Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-03
MINNESOTA NEWS,

1t is reported that the Hokah car shops will
| be removed to Albert Lea.
| Lamberton Commercials Wheat is coming
| up nicely and the fields are looking green.
Nels Larson, of Litchfeld, Meeker county.
the other day, sold an OK that weighed just an
| even ton.
| The Mankato brick company are filling
| orders from the Duluth iron company for 95U-
| 600 brick.
One day last week a lightning bolt scattered
| chimney in Barron House., at Faribault de-
ing considerable damage.
Peter E. Larson, of Litch6eld, Meeker coun-
ty, has Norman colt three years old that
weighs nearly 400 pounds.
Patrick s. Gleeson, formerly editor of the
Weekty Visitor, at Providence, r. l., has taken
charge of the DeGraff Courier.
Last week twenty-three Swede emigrants,
all single men, and apparently in good circum-
stances, reached Mankato last week.
Prairie schooners westward bound are being
constantly noted in the local papers. They
are very numerous the present season.
In Rice county, last week, during cold and
chilly thunder storm, hail fell in large quanti-
ties, In some places measuring six inches deep.
Mrs. Katie l.. Spell died at Murdoch, Swift
county, April IL. She had been married only
two months, and her sudden death causes gem
eral sorrow.
The other day at Rushford, Fillmore county,
small boy, son of Norwegian, had both feet
mangled by passing railroad train, one OF
which had to be amputated.
The weather in Minnesota on MAY Day.
was as delightful as could be. The numerous,
radiant, lovely May queens, bedecked with
floral crowns reighed in shimmering sunshine.
Ex.Postmaster Patrick Mccormick, of Green
Isle, Sibley comfy, while splitting kindling
the other day, had the misfortune to have a
silver strike one of his eyes, in such a manner
as to entirely destroy the sight.
Last week the residence of Mrs. Jacob Sim
mons. af Warsaw, Goodhue county, was
DESTROYED by fire, with nearly all its contents.
The cause of the fire is not known. Mrs. Sim
mons was alone in the house at the time. No
insurance.
Holm Mccarthy, of Antrim, Watonwan coun-
tv has recently set out IL, 900 soft maple trees,
covering eight acres. They were raised from
the seed which he gathered and sowed some
two wears ago. He will soon have fine grove,
and ultimately valuable timber.
Last week Mrs. A o. Hendricks, of Adrian,
Watonwan county, had cancer removed from
her left breast. In order to extricate the can
Ger thoroughly the entire breast had to be re-
moved The operation occupied thirty min
ntes and was successfully performed. 1t is
thought the patient is doing well.
The local exchanges of the State report that
the lightning rod swindlers are again plying
their vocation in many counties. Their meth
cd of operating is similar to that employed
heretofore Notwithstanding all that has been
said by way of exposing their dishonesty, they
continue to find victims.
1t is alleged no season ever opened SO auspici-
ouslv for wheat. The seeding was mostly over,
and much of it up, when the late rains came,
and the cool wet weather was just the thing
for its well roofing. 1t has got good start,
and if no accident comes through shine and
heat and storm to switch it off, a good result
may be looked for.
Albert Lea (FreebOrn county, Standard,
April 81: Last Monday was a good day for
wolves. NJ. Nisum, of Alden, brought in the
scalps of four young ones and one old one,
and s. f. Chamberlain of Manchester, brought
in the scalps of four young ones. The county
paid a bounty of SO each. We notice that in
Winona county 50 is paid also by the State for
each wolf scalp.
The St. Peter Tribune of April 2Sth says:
Last Tuesday as the train from st. Paul was
passing a log house about mile this side of
LIE Sueur some one fired pistol ball which
passed through a window where Mr.. Marshall
of the town of Marshall was setting. The
glass was shattered and the ball and pieces of
glass passed Just over his head. He was at
the time leaning forward and talking to some
one in the next seat, but had he been sitting
up as usual the ball must have struck him In
the head.