Daily globe., 1881-09-21
MINNESOTA NEWS.

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Buyers are offering 40 cents bushel for
corn in Albert Lea.
Incendiary fires are producing good deal
of alarm in st. Cloud.
The foundation for the new union elevator
at Glencoeis being laid
Numerous horse stealings are reported in
various parts OF the state.
Rolph Hushberger, of Wabashaw, aged %
years, died of diphtheria, Sept. H.
Sheep killing dogs have been doing consid-
cradle damage in Pine Island township.
The Madelia Times say, the son of Simon
Roland, who was accidentally shot, has died
of his wounds.
Two salmon were recently caught in Lake
Minnetonka, the one weighing five, the other
nine pounds.
The holding off of the frost has given amber
cane abundant time to rpen, and great deal
of syrup will he made this season.
Amber cane works, which are running at
various points in the state, are reported to
be turning out some very fine syrup.
Such is the demand for carpenters work in
Glencoe, that the Register says fifty hands
could at once find full employment.
A man in Martin county claims to have
| made seventy five gallons of sirup from one
A genuine case OF small pox has appeared
at Red Wing, but such precautions have been
| taken that it is believed there is no danger of
| its spreading.
A boy in Elbow Lake township, otter Tail
county, received such injuries from moving
machine as to make the amputation of one OF
his feet necessary.
The Register says farmers are haunted by
the grave suspicion that $4,000 will not
cover the damage done to grain in the stack
by the recent rain storms in Mcleod county.
The Long Prairie Argus says: 1.-THE grass
on the river meadow bottoms is reported as
being green as in July. Though late the hay
will be good as when cut in August in other
years.
+ There is great deal of sickness reported to
be prevailing at Sleepy Eye, almost producing a
panic, at any late many residents are suddenly
leaving, temporarily, to visit friends at a
| distance.
The toy pistol fiend is still alive. The Has
| tings Gazette says Albert Weiman, a young
| lad, was severely shot in the breast by a TOW
pistol, loaded with stick, in the hands of his
brother, and narrowly escaped serious injury.
Pipestone City Star: Millions of potato
| bugs have blown down upon this locality
from some quarter during the past week or
weeks. Unless they blow away again our far
mers will have lots of picking to do to save
their potato crop next year.
LIE Sueur Sentinel: This years grape crop
in this vicinity has demonstrated to ali doubt
ers that Minnesota is one of the best OF
states for grape culture. Grape culture, at
least on a small scale, should be entered upon
| by all who have land or town lots It is a
very healthy as well as luscious fruit, and a
profitable one to sell.
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near Jordan lost horse the other night on
account of a defective bridge across Sand
creek. The animal stepped into hole in the
plank and broke his leg. The owner consulted
lawyer about bringing an action against the
proper authorities, but was informed there
was no law in this state giving him a right of
action.
St. Cloud Times, Sept a. On Monday, the
| 5th inst, a young daughter OF the late John
Ambrocic, of the town of st. Wendell, went
after the cows, and not returning that night,
search was mado for her next day, but with
out success. On Wednesdaysthirty or forty
| men secured the country in all directions,
| but no trace of the missing girl could be
found.
Sauk Center Tribune: Miss Sarah Morris,
| who was one of the table walters in Goes
hotel for some time, has met with a genuine
stroke of good fortune. Her uncle recently
died and left her property valued at $4,000
There are restrictions, but Sarah will not have
| to work out for livelihood any more. She
| is known as good, faithful and true cir, ,and
| is deserving of her changed fortune.
Currie Mimnesotian, Sept. IA: Rev. j. P.
| Bodfsh, Boston; Rev. W. II. Fitzgerald, Mil
| ton, and Rev. John Flalley. C,nton, all of
Massachusetts,, made us very pleasant call
yesterday. These fathers of the church are on
| a visit to the colonies in this county and at
| Adrian, with view to the location of some
of their people. They are satisfied that here is
room for more, and, as one of them remarked,
we have lots of land to the acre here.
Osakis Observer: Mr.. Fuller, at work in
Mr.. Knuteson's mill, in attempting to throw
| off belt, had his clothing caught in rope,
and was carried around a drum, used for pull
| ing logs into the mill-making three revolu-
tions before breaking loose, and caused him
to strike directly on his head. Though no
bones were broken, he feels pretty badly broke
I'D, and it was miracle he was not killed
outright.
Hastings Union, Sept. IA: On last Friday
afternoon a little son of Mr.. Simpson met
with very painful, though not serious acc-
dent at Libbey q Thompson's mill. 1t seems
young Simpson stopped down to clean away
some sawdust from under the edgiDg saw,
and when he attempted to rise up his head
came in contact with the saw, thereby recev-
isg a terrible cash on the back of his neck.
Stevens County Tribune: Not less than a
dozen farmers with whom we have conversed
lately, speak in wonder of the remarkable
growth made by the amber sugar cane in this
vicinity. 1t stands from eight to fifteen feet
high. The farmers in this locality can do no
better than commence the general cultivation
of this sugar-bearing plant, resting assured
that Sauk Centre will provide refinery which
will consume the whole crop as soon as the
farmers produce it.
Hastings Gazette, Sept. II: A man by the
name of Chris. Hettinger, late of Freeport,
ILL.,, who left town Sunday evening with
party of eight or nine men to work on the
railroad near Alton, was brought back in
couple of hours by John Torgerson, having
been stabbed in the left side by one of his COM
rades and left by the roadside. He was taken
to the Western house, medical assistance was
procured, and the wound, although painful,
is not considered dangerous.
The Todd County Argus relates that T. n
Shinnebarger and three children were taken
very sick on the night of the 4th inst. The
attending physician pronounced it poison, and,
in the absence of any other explanation of how
they had taken it, gave it as his opinion that
it found its way into their stomachs through
their cows milk. 1t is believed that some
unknown enemy had attempted to poison the
animal. Mr.. s. and children were saved by
the use of powerful antidotes.
A floor gave way in the Lacy warehouse
at Taylors Falls last week, precipitating
several car loads of feed into the base
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