Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-08-17
MINNESOTA NEWS.

Horsethieves are committing depreciation
In aid about Moorhead.
The commissioners of Scott county have de-
cided to build new Jail.
A depot is to be established at st. Hubert
on the cutoff branch of the Hastings & Da
kota railroad.
Swear old son of Cad. Clifford, of St
Cloud, fell from a window the other day anG
broke one of his arms.
The name of the Sleepy Eye Pioneer has
been changed to Republican. The title of the
paper heneefortb will be the Brown county
Republican.
The Post says Robert Walker has put the
whole of his fine crop of wheat in the Alex
andria elevator, The average was twenty nine
bushels per acre.
The greatest part of the Peoples Advocate
at Paramount has been purchased by the Jack.
son Republican. The Sentinel has the Jour-
nalistic field at Paramount to itself at present
Window Reporter: We are told by gen.
tleman from st. James that seven or eight
deaths from smallpox have occurred at But
terrified, the first station this side of St. James,
recently, among some Russian immigrants.
Last week 7. Stems barn, at Mound Prairie,
stearns county, was struck by lightning and
burned. Four horses and two calves were
killed. A large amount of lumber, tools, ETC.,
we're burned. Loss $1,000. The horses were
insured for $500.
st. Peter Tribune: We are informed that
diphtheria is again raging in a malignant
form in the southern part of the town of Ka-
sofa. The family of Jacob Klasse, thirteen
in number, all took it. Two have died, and
the Others are yet very sick.
The Bird Island BliSsard says that two
children of Fl. II. Gekey, were playing with
their little Ratchet one day last week, when
the elder OF the two chopped off one of the
fingers OF the younger child. They are re-
spectively three years, and one year of age.
A four year-old boy of Michael Deitheler, of
Chaska, was playing with loaded pistol the
other day, which he got from trunk. He
discharged the pistol, and the bullet, enter
ing the right nipple, went upward and out
back OF the collar bone. Recovery doubtful.
The LIE Sueur Sentinel says farmer in Red
wood Falls who had 800 head of sheep that
were greatly annoyed by wolves, finally hit
upon the plan of hanging lantern at
night in his sheep pen, and that thereafter his
sheep were not disturbed. If this simple de-
vice will protect sheep from wolves, it is
worth knowing.
Austin Mercury, Aug. IL: The crops are
fast being put into the stack, and this week
will see the same nearly finished. But few
have done any threshing, but those who have
report their wheat goes from twelve to eight
cen bushels OF good quality. In fact the crop
is turning out better than at first expected,
and we hear but few grumblers.
The st. Charles Union says that recently
COl. Carter had horse gored to death by
bull Mr.. c. was engaged III driving here
of cattle to his premises, when the bull, he
coming Infatuated at the horse, turned sud
denly am plunged his horns into hum. Mr.
z. was riding The horse at the time, but wa
totally unprepared for the attack
Last week Axel AntOnson, four miles east
Of Benton, Was leading a YOKE of oxen al
tached To harvester, when Oae of them
stepped on his foot, throwing him down in
front of the sickle. His right leg was nearly
severed close to his body, the left leg ant
right arm being also considerably bruised. 1t
is thought he may recover, but will be a Grip
pie.
Elk River Star: 1t was feared that the Sc
we're storm last week would injure the wheat,
but the succeeding fine weather has dispelled
Ill fears. The cutting is all completed in this
vicinity, and the most of it stacked The
threshing machine will soon tell the story of
the average yield. Unless we are very much
deceived, 1t will not fall below fourteen BUSH
lis in the county. Corn couldn't very well
look better than it does around here.
Worthington Adrance; On Saturday last,
Mrs. N. Y. Mcdowell, of Ingelow, met with
2 painful accident, which may prove fatal
Mr.. Mcdowell was engaged in repairing the
horsepower to his thresher, and Mrs. Nc
Dowell was assisting. She was Bending over,
watching the movement of some part of the
when her husband moved one of
The levers and caught her head between lev
.r and a beam. The front part of her head
below the temples was badly crushed and one
Eye nearly crushed out. She will lose one eve
md her recovery is doubtful.