Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-08-23
MINNESOTA NEWS.

Potatoes are selling in the village markets
for thirty cents bushel.
New wheat is being shipped by the Car
load from several of the local markets in the
State.
The other night III. A. Calkins, drunk, was
put in the lookup at Owatonna. He suicid-
ed by taking morphine.
Mr.. Wetstein, of st. Charles, fell from a
load of grain the other day and broke both
bones of his left arm, just above the wrist.
FL. M. Richardson, of Haverhiil, Olmsted
county. has threshed 1,227 bushels of wheat
from 125 acres, an average of less that 10
bushels an acre.
Two miles west of Herman in Grant coun-
instantly killed by being run over by g
frightened mule team.
party of some half dozen men, OF
Montevideo, Chippewa county, on Saturday
the day before it was lawful so to do, shot
ninety prairie chickens.
Tramps have been creating quite dis
turbance in Owatonna, Faribault and Other
towns recsntly. They seem to 10 rowing il
large numbers through the State.
Mrs. P. Schuster, of Owatonna, on re-
cent early morning discovered q burglar in
her house. She gave the alarm-the rascal
ran and secreted himself in barn. He was
found, arrested and put in the county jail.
Duluth Neaos The new -four warehouse
on the ST. Paul 81 Duluth slip is almost com
pleteo. 1t is 500 feet long and about thirty
feet wide, and will hold 10000 barrels OF
flour. There is not window in the whole
building, but any number of doors.
- W. A. Bailey, of Reynolds, Todd county
township treasurer, a member Of the school
board, has disappeared with township and
school money and borrowed money, to what
amount is not known. A woman was his
companion in his flight. His whereabouts
is unknown.
Rochester Record md Union: The re.
ports from threshers which are daily being
received from various portions of the county
do not justify the extravagant estimates
made earlier in the season. Many fields of
wheat will not average five bushels per acre
and oneis reported of two and a half te
four bushels.
Rochester Record and Union, Aug. 20
Mr.. John A. Amundson, of this city, winner
of the De Forest prize medal at Yale college
received the medal on Tuesday direct from
the United States.mint at Philadelphia. It's
weight is seven and half ounces, and being
of gold is valued at 800. 1t lisa neat med
al and worthily bestowed.
st. Charles Times: MIR. w. T. KennDe re-
ports the following yield from his wheat
fields: SO acres of fife wheat yielded 20C
bushels, little over five bushels to the acre
of wi h,,ch hal,
a little less than bushels to the acre, ano
100 acres of Lost Nation turned out 1,70(
bushels, just II bushels to the acre. Total
on 203 acres, 2,400 bushels, or nearly 1:
bushels per acre.
G. w. Woodworth, of Rochester, has
eleven improved farms in Olmsted and ad
joining counties. He reports to the Pecorc
md Una0n that the average yield of wheat
in Winona county will be about 7 bushels.
He threshed 60 acres or his farm near Utios
which netted So per acre fer his share OF
the crop. He says there were thousands Of
acres both of wheat and oats in Mowel
county which would not pay the expense O.
harvesting.
Morris Stevens county Irabune' There
| is considerable loud and rather strong Ian
guage used in this vicinity in regard to ths
| lack of provision made for the support of tn;
Connemara emigrants. These people ara il
destitute condition, no food and no work
| and no prospects of either. A long and Sc
| we're winter is before them, and they are bu
lily provided with clothes or shelter. Man,
of them are leaving and quite number arr
| coming to this place, but there is very LITTLE
they can find to do in a town of this size.
Owatonna Reo5e'o, Aug. 81: Last SUNDAY
| morning Mr.. Jas. McNamarR and younI
Leisses went out southwest of town to shoe
prairie chickens, aud when out of tow,
some six or seven miles, the former met will
a very severe accident. AS he was p!acin,
his shotgun into the wagon the team started
suddenly and caused its discharge. Th,
whole charge of shot entered the feshy par
of his left arm below the elbow joint, pas
sing upward and inward through the arm
breaking one Of the bones, and lodging il
his shirt sleeve. Drs. Bigelow and Bloos
dressed the injured limb, and are in hope!
to save it, although it may be rendered
useless.