Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-10-20
MINNESOTA NEWS.

| Inc r6rGuS rdIlS new mourning hill Is
nearly finished, costing $4,000.
| Ernest T. Walker has been appointed
postmaster at Rolette. Polk county.
Alexander Beaudetie has been appoint
ed postmaster at Gentilly, Polk county.
| The new Lutheran church ediflce at
Long Prairie is approaching completion.
The st. Peter Tribune says much
corn there cannot be harvested until it
freezes up.
George Tousley, of LIE Sueur, last week
RATED his hay from the watery river bot
tom to dry land.
Mrs. Julia M. Everson, of Lake City,
has been granted divorce from her hus-
band, E. M. Everson.
Mrs. C0rnelia Carson has sued the city
OF Mankato for $4,000, for injuries re-
ceived in consequence of defective side
walk.
A new postof1ce called Rochstad has
been established in Polk county, and
Charles A. johnson has been appointed
postmaster.
The wheat of Peter Ley, of Leaf Val
ley, Douglas county, averaged 2625 BUSH
els to the acre and his oats 501S bushels
to the acre.
Lawyer Crump, of GAINESVILLE, was hand
ling revolver the other day, when the
thing went off, putting ball through
his right hand.
The Marshall Messenger, of October 13,
says prairie fires were running Monday
night, but were stopped the next day by
the heavy rain.
Burglars entered the house of A. j.
loft, of Mazeppa the other night, in
which $40 is missing and some articles of
valuable clothes.
A project is on foot to divide Polk
county, by putting the four southern
tiers of townships into a new county, to
be called Norman.
The LIE Sueur Sentinel says the series
of murder trials in LIE Sueur county q
year ago cost $4,000, and now another
murder trial is coming on.
Last week Chris. Zeladorf, of Marion
township, Olmsted county, was thrown
from wagon by his runaway team, and
severely, it is feared fatally, injured
A session of the Congregational con-
ference was held in Rochester last week.
FOrty-one churches were represented.
The meeting is reported to have been
of great interest.
In portions of the state but small por-
ton of the potato crop has been dug, and
the remainder cannot be secured until
the flood subsides-and then there will
be danger of frozen ground.
The Presbyterian syno& of Minnesota
met in Hastings last week. The Pres
byterians of Dakota, Mankato, Red
River, st. Paul and Winona were repre-
sented by an aggregate of 50 members.
The Red Wing Republican, of October
IL, says the prevalence of diphtheria has
caused the closing of the schools on
Spring Creek, in the Sergeant ne1ghbor-
hood. The family of Mr.. Taylor have
lost three children.
The Carver Free Press says the flood
has destroyed great deal of hay and
hundreds of tons are rotting on the
ground. 1t also says the Crow river last
week was higher than ever before, and
bridges were in great danger.
At the fair grounds in st. Peter the
other day, Fred Liljegren, aged 20 years,
got pushed on to the race course by the
crowd, and was run over by trotting
horse and taken up for dead. His injuries,
however, were not fatal. He will re-
cover.
New Ulm Revso, Oct. IL: Fifteen car
loads of Montana cattle, in transit to
Chicago, were unloaded at this place last
Monday evening for nights rest and
feed. The transport of this class of
freight is becoming business of large
proportions with the Chicago & North
western road.
The umbrota Independent Of October
13 says verdant youth from the country
was robbed of 81 while returning from
the fair grounds on Thursday evening
about O'Clock by some unknown par
ties. They fired several shots from their
pistols into the air and nearly frightened
their victim to death.
Elk River Neaos:: 1t is reported that
some fields and meadows near Princeton
are so deeply flooded that the farmers
have to harvest their corn with RATS and
beats This is getting the thing down
pretty fine. The next thing they will
need is diver to bring up the stray ears,
"and yet they don't complain"
Sameul NJ. Patterson, of LIE Sueur coun-
ty, was found dead in the hay loft of his
barn, on Sundoy, Oct 9, with bullet
through his heart. "Was it murder or
suicidel" is the question asked. His wife
is suspected of numbering him and it is
probable will be tried on the charge of
murder. She was twice widow before
she married Patterson, and was always
unhappy in her marriage relations.
Redwood Falls Gazette: Mr.. G. Bundy,
of Vail township, tells of phenomenal
shower of minnows on his place during a
recent storm. Some of the little fishes
were two or three inches long, and Mr..
Bundy offers to convince the incredulous
by showing the remains of dead ones in
the prairie grass, on high ground several
water, and also by exhibiting specimens
preserved in bottle, which he captured
alive soou after the storm