Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-05-14
MINNESOTA NEWS.

MINNESOTA NEWS.
The liquor license in St. Cloud IS $50
Melvin johnson, of Spring Valley, had
one of his knees badly dislocated last
week while dragging wheat.
The school in district No. in Vern-
dale has been closed on account OF the
prevalence of measles among the chill
dren.
C. E. Herrick, of Duluth, got into a
quarrel IN saloon, the other day, and In
the scuffle fell, or was "felled," and broke
one of his legs.
A man named Stafford, who attempted
to 90 by the river in skiff, last week,
from Marshall to Redwood, was drowned
when about seven miles from his destina-
tion.
Last week Mr. Fielder, of st. Cloud,
had an arm amputated on account of o
deep seated cancer in the hand, causing a
dangerous hemorrhage.
John Virtue, of Owatonna, had a
field green with wheat last week which
he has sown two week previous. There
is virtue in early sowing.
Walter Tanners store at Hawley, Clay
county, was destroyed by fire the other
night, and only.$5O worth of goods were
saved. tbs believed to have been the
work of an incendiary.
A few days ago lady dropped a pock-
ct book in the ST. Cloud postoftice con-
tanning s45. Returning fifteen minutes
afterwards she found it where it fell, un-
disturbed. Score one for the st. Cloud
postofice. Gen. Brady was not around.
Alexandria douglas county, Post: A
correspondent informs us that Carl Carl
son, Scandinavian blacksmith, young
and unmarried, grieved that his lady love
would not come to him from the old coun-
try, committed suicide by drowning in
the Pomme de Terre, river, In Grant
county, last week.
st. Peter Tribune: The coroner's jury
in the case of Mr.. L. Ludke, who was
killed on the railroad near Window, rem
dered verdict that he came to his death
by the carelessness of Charles Cole, road
master, who was in charge of the road,
and the neglect of the railroad company
in not furnishing proper signals.
Ada Azert:: A dispute concerning the
ownership of claim in Twin Valley last
Friday came near being serious. P. s.
Olson, the Twin Valley miller, was rid
died with shot by Mr.. Severson. For
tunately nothing serious resulted, how
ever. MIR. Olson had the hasty shootist
arrested on charge of attempt to kill,
but somehow the whole thing fell through
and the suit was dismissed.
The Sauk Centre Herald says: "The
steam mill is in the midst of another
army contract of $500 barrels OF flour,
making a total of $500 barrels furnished
the government this season. The inspect
or Of the list contract lot, after receipt
ing for the goods, declared that they ex-
ceeded the sample in quality. The con-
tract is for straight flour at s5.S7 per bar
rel delivered on the cars at the mill F."
Sauk Center Herald: There have been
a half dozen Iowa cattle buyers in this
market the past week, besides several
from Manitoba. all bidding for cattle for
shipment. In addition to these there
have been number of local buyers who
are shipping. This vicinity is contribut-
ing to the supply of stock both north and
south of us. If this demand keeps up
stock raising will be the most profitable
of farming.
Redwood Falls Gaxctte: Three wheat
stacks on the farm of John McGittrick-
enough for a single Setting of thresh
er-foated out into the Redwood when it
overhowed last week. One of them land
ed on another farm across the Redwood,
and considerable distance below, and
the other lodged about thirty rods from
where they were launched Strange to
say, the stacks landed right side up, and
were not badly shattered.
Long Prairie Argus: Last Sunday
evening during the thunder shower the
lightning struck the residence of T. T.
Barnhart, of Ward, killing a dog and
stunning the entire family. The dog and
a child were in the middle of the room
near each other when the fluid burst up
through the floor, killing the dog and Sc
yerely shocking the child. No place
could be found where the lightning had
moved anything except the floor.
St. Peter Tribune: Mr.. Abner Dun
ham, who lives in this county opposite
Ottawa, went out on Monday in boat to
gather up some drift wood. His boat
was turned over and he was not seen after
ward. His body has not been recovered,
although diligent search was made by his
friends Mr.. Dunham was farmer and
an old settler. He was a strict church
member, and an honest, upright man in
all his dealings. He leaves large family
to mourn his untimely death.
Mankato Free Press, May 3d. Last
Thursday noon as the Wells train was
running between the water tank and
Good Thunder, the engineer observed an
old man and young boy attempting to
cross small trestle before the train, a
feat that would have been successful if
the boy had kept his footing, but he fell
between the ties and before he could ex-
tr1cate himself the engine was upon him,
cutting off both legs and left arm. He
lived about one hour afterwards in great
misery.
Winnebago City Neaos.: While Theo-
dore Tilton, the lecturer, was waiting at
the hotel here on Tuesday for the Blue
Earth train, big, overgrown individual
claiming to be corn doctor by profes-
sion, who was also stopping at the hotel
braced up to the lecturer, and by way oi
introduction, as well as to pave the way
for the sale of bottle of his "valuable'
tmedicine, inquired how Beecher was get.
ting along. One glance of witherine
scorn was the only answer the corn doctor
received.