Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-30
MINNESOTA NEWS.

A new railroad depot is being built at Com
stock, Nicollet county.
The fair in Watonwan county this year Ii
said not to have been equal to former years.
1.-The amber cane mills of Mankato are turn
ing out syrup in large quantities and of very
fine quality.
j. W. Bass, of st. James, Watonwan coun-
ty, has sold his farm of 1900 acres, to man
from Memphis, Tenn.
The corn crop in Brown county is said to be
a good one, and to have got out of the way of
the frost in good time.
The seventeen year old daughter of George
Green, of West Newton, Nicollet county, died
last week of diptheria.
George Wagner has returned to his home in
Hastings from Germany, bringing with him
his mother. brother and sister,
Sleepy Eye Herald: Farmers are beginning
to market their grain and will soon be happy,
as soon as their old debts are paid.
gun that he did not know was loaded, in
the lands of boy named Oleson, in Otiseo,
Waseca county, went off, and killed the boy.
MIR. Fischerbauer, of Milford, Brown county,
set fire to some weeds the other day. and the
fire caused the burning of four large stacks OF
wheat.
Large quantities of sugar cane were Guilt
waited in Wright county this season, and many
farmer now rejoices in the possession of from
one to three barrels of syrup.
An "unloadod" shot gun, he knew Ii was not
loaded, in the hands of enc James Cummins,
"want off" the other day but nobody was killed,
though James was nearly scared to death.
A fire in the new residence of @. 3. Peck, of
Sleepy Eye, caused q stirring alarm to 60
through the city, but by prompt and speedy
action on the part of the citizens the fire was
yuae and ho h,iiaioo rauad
GAINESVILLE (Waseca county, Argus. We are
glad to state that the children of John Fields,
of Freedom, are recovering. Two daughters
were buried week before last, one last week,
and two others have been very i'll, with diph-
liberia, but are likely to recover.
Melrose Record: On Sunday, the 10Th inst.
the following gentlemen were ordained priests
at the church in st. Cloud by BIT. Rev. Bishop
Seidenbush: f. Watry, F. Gamahe, Beda
Northman, o. s. D. and Barnactus Becker, the
latter of San Francisco, CAL, and the first three
of this diocese.
The county fair was held at New Ulm, Brown
county, on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. Is and
26. It rained both days. but, Notwithstanding,
there was good display of vegetables and
fruits. The show of stock was limited. The
ladies graced the fair with fine displays of
fancy work.
L. @. Shoemaker. of Lincoln, Blue Earth
county, prominent and worthy citizen, died
suddenly last week. He had been in poor
health for some time but his illness was not
regarded serious His name had been announc-
ed to come before convention soon to be held
for nomination for the legislature.
Hastings Ne,c Era: During the past two
weeks our city has. been infested with innumer.
able street peddlers, selling humbug articles,
and we are sorry to say they have literally
h,1y,, aun of nr1r tuhn how
patronized them. Better spend your money
with home merchants and get good goods.
Medalia Illness: Last week Clarence Cane
took his horse to the watering place and the
animal turning away he attempted to take him
by the bit. but only caught the rein. and wat
swung violently around striking q tree with
such force as to fracture his thigh bone near
the hip.
The Tribune says the well known and some.
what celebrated Elizur Wright, of Boston,
Mass, has been in Brainerd recently, where
and in its vicinity, he has valuable real estate
interests. He is very much pleased with that
portion Of the State, and proposes spending 6
considerable portion of each year in Mime
sota's delightful climate.
Lamherton Commercial: Last week while Mr..
Melikanje was holding a spirit lamp in one
hand and bottle of varnish in the other, a
gust of wind blew the fame against the varnish
1t exploded, scattering the fire in every direc-
ton, and igniting the photographers clothing
ing. Hearing cries of fire, Mr.. Dubois ran te
the place and succeeded in extinguishing the
flames before any serious damage was done.
Melrose Record, Sept. %: Mrs. Mary Krier.
Mess, who lives in the town of Sank Centre
on Monday last, while attempting to load a 80.
calibre revolver, one of the cartridges, which
was an extra long one, refused to Ego down, v
and in attempting to force it into the charu-
Der with nail, it. exploded, sending the ball
through the palm of her hand and entering the
left side just below the heart, and following 6
short distance just undeg the skin, the bullet
entered the abdominal cavity, and all efforts tc
detect its location were unavailing. It is 9
serious accident and may terminate fatally.
A young woman at Sleepy Eye the other
day got caught in the tumbling rod of thresh
ing machine, which would have killed her out
right if it had not been for one of the thresh.
ers, who had presence of mind enough to catch
the rod at joint and run to one side, dis
jointing it. The injured woman. who weighs
$50 pounds, turned around the rod three times
and had her arm broken and the flesh torn
from her side, causing frightful wound. Hel
garments were torn completely from her. DR..
Marcellus, who attends, reports that she is
suffer- ng intensely but will recover in time.