Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-03-14
MINNESOTA NEWS.

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MINNESOTA NEWS.
| A new Catholic church is to be built this
season in Rosemount, Dakota county.
| The st. Cloud JournaI-Iinles says spotted
fever is quite prevalent in that vicinity.
| A fourteen year-old boy was bawling drunk
in the street in St Cloud the other day.
The excavation for large, first-class hotel
is under way in Litchfeld, Meeker county.
| A small dwelling house at Monticello,
| Wright county, was recently destroyed by
fire.
| Ex-Gov. Miller, of Worthington, is reported
to be improving rapidly, and will soon be
around again.
An average of $500 bushels of wheat daily
was received at the Lincoln Touring mill in
Anoka last week.
1t is claimed that LIE Sueur and Hennepin
counties rank first in the quantity of maple
sugar in this State.
The Congregational society of Brainerd is
making active preparations for rebuilding its
church this spring.
A girl of II years old, living at Graceville,
Morrison county, recently committed suicide
by shooting herself.
Nearly $1,000 railroad ties have been bought
this winter at Osakis, Douglas county, at an
average of 80 cents piece
The Argomat says, it is wonderful to see
how many Fargo business men and business
houses are moving over into Moorhead.
The treasurer of Anoka county collected
So, 1851 personal property tax the day before
the five per cent. penalty went into force.
Flocks of wild geese are beginning to put in
an appearance, flying northward, and the black
crow sportively appears in some localities.
Sank Center, at recent town meeting, re-
solved to raise S700 for revenue fund; $500 for
poor fund, and $500 for roads and bridges.
+ A reform club has been organized in Livonia,
Sherburne county, with Mrs. John Stretch as
president, and Miss Jennie Sherlock as secre-
tary.
The Radical says there were at one time
last week at the Waseca station 100 loaded
| freight cars snow and ice bound, waiting to go
West.
Houses for rent are very scarce in AleXan-
dra Douglas county, insOmuch that parties
wishing to locate there are obliged to 60 else
where.
The building boom has commenced in Moor
head, Clay county, developing great activity
| in the making of brick and general building
materials.
The Melrose, Stearns county, Record says the
death of the children of Michael Meagher is
another loud call for law for protection
against quacks.
The Litchfield Independent says the mate
rial for the Manannah bridge is being deliv
ed and the structure will be completed as
| soon as possible.
Two enterprisirg chaps were before justice
of the peace in st. Cloud, the other day, on a
charge of sheep stealing. They plead guilty
and were sent to jail
The March term of the district court in
Lyon county is not likely to be held, on ac-
count of the impossibiity of the snow-bound
judge reaching Marshall.
The sugar makers, where maple tree groves
exist, are busily preparing for sugar making,
with favorable prospects of large make Of
maple sugar and molasses.
The little girl of William Campbell, Of
Sharon, LIE Sueur county, was dangerously
burned by an explosion of gunpowder with
which she was playing, recently.
The outlet of Lake Ripley in Meeker county
is to be damned to increase the depth of wa
ter, which thus may be increased from two to
four feet during the months of summer.
A preliminary meeting was held in Hastings
recently to consider the organization of a
building association. Associations of this
character are becoming deservedly popular.
The death of the postmaster of Cresco, Blue
Earth county, leaves the office without an in
cumbent. A petition is in circulation for the
appointment of Mr.. Simmons to the vacancy.
Mrs. Logan, of Anoka, was chased by a
vicious COW the other day, and, falling down,
the cow ran over her, and stepping upon her
right arm broke the bone in two places above
the elbow.
While two sons of Frank Knower, of Maine
Prairie Stevens county, a few days ago were
playing together, the oldest one aged z, cut
pff two fingers from the hand of the youngest,
aged years, with an axe.
Alcott Agan, of Austin, the other day
dropped coupling pin on an alarm torpedo
which is used by railroad companies. The
torpedo exploded and badly cut and bruised
his face, endangering the loss of sight of one
eye.
The remains of the members of the Dustin
family, who were massacred by Indians, near
Smith Lake, and there buried, are about to be
removed to Howard Lake cemetery, in
Wright county, by the express wish of surviy-
ing relatives.
The Pennington Press says that
William Freeman, of East Castle Rock, who
| lately lost two children with diphtheria, is
now sick with slight attack of the same
disease. His remaining child has also the
same, but is convalescent.
Little Falls Daily transcript: VIM. Grell,
of Rich Prairie, whose wife has been confined
to her bed three and half years with an in
ternal tumor, intends to take Mrs. Grell to st.
Paul 10 have the tumor removed by the sur
geons at st. Joseph's hospital. q
Henderson Independent: The prospect for
getting three railroads through this county
this year looks bright. The Minneapolis 4
st. Louis company have already caused the
towns of Green Isle, Arlington, Dryden and
Transit to call special elections to vote upon
the question of issuing bonds TO the company.
Sank Center Herald, March IL: The snow
is now two to twenty feet deep in the town of
Spring Hill. Capt Hogan, who dug through
the drifts to this village on Monday, says
nothing like it was ever seen in that town
The Herald also says: The Ice taken from the
lake now measures over three feet in thickness,
and is clear as crystal. Immense stocks have
been harvested for summer use-at least double
that of any other season.
Redwood Falls GaSatte; A movement to-
wards organizing company for the pur-
pos of prospecting and mining in the vicinity
of Redwood Falls, has already taken shape
The plan of the organization will be to
issue a certain number of shares at S. per
share. After the required number of shares
are taken, the company will employ compe-
tent person to bore until they find coal, or
are satisfied there is none to be found.