Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-11
MINNESOTA NEWS.

A young son of P. Gould, of Medford, Steele
county, was drowned the other day, while
bathing in the river.
Philip H. Clague has been appointed post
master at Herman, Grant county, In place
of w. c. Whiteman, resigned.
The burglar that robbed the iron foundry,
the other night, of Summer Bros, of Hutch
inson, Mcleod county, has been captured and
the stolen property recovered.
George, son of Christian Youst, of Deer
field, Steele county, the other night, while
asleep al an open window, fell out. His head
was badly damaged and one leg was broken.
A vicious little scoundrel in Faribault, who
is preparing to be a second Griteau, the other
day exploded q fire-cracker in the ear of one of
his playmates, burning him severely and en-
dangering his hearing.
The barn of A. Bringgold, of Roscoe, Good
hue county, was recently destroyed by an in
cendiary fire, with all its valuable contents OF
hay, grain, farm machinery, etc. Loss,
$4,000; insurance, 81 400.
The Montevideo Leader says recently a
Norwegian boy about ten years old near Full.
ler's mill was thrown from wagon loaded
with wheat, and wheel passed over his neck,
breaking it and causing instant death.
Miss Susie Russell, who established and
published the Duluth Weekly, has suspended
its publication, and has left for journey TO
the East She made sprightly and readable
paper, which was credit to Journalism
The Madelia Times of July s says as
freight train was coming from the west, when
at the Lincoln switch, Frank Markle, brake
man, made misstep and fell between the cars,
and received injuries from which he soon died.
Frederick Lockwood was at work at turn
ing lathe in Faribault, the other day, when his
chisel broke and piece struck him In the
neck, severing small artery. He had mar
row escape from much more serious injury.
The Alexandria Post says one night last
week burglar gained entrance TO Mrs. Jen-
kns' house. When she discovered the rascal,
she rang an alarm bell, and he fed, just in
time to escape the nelghbors, who were as
sembling.
Mrs. Charles Gutzkon, of Rush City, was
badly poisoned last week by scalding large
quantity of potato bugs which she had picked.
She inhaled the steam Of the boiling water and
her blood was poisoned, and her face, hands
and arms were terribly swollen.
The Lyon county Ne,cs says "The county
scat trouble in Marshall county is assuming a
serious shape. The county auditor has re-
moved his office to Mill River, while the
county treasurer remains at Warren. the old
county seat; and as each declines to have any
official relations with the other, complete
embargo exists as to the collection of taxes
and the making of the June settlement with
the auditor of state"
Rush City Post, July S: young man by
the name of Jacob Rupp, who has resided
part of the time of late with the priest in this
place, elOped on Monday last with the daugh-
ter of John Ryder, of Pine City. Miss Ryder
has been d frequent visitor at Rush City, a
guest at the residence of the priest, where, we
o;,fon IF P,rp
was formed. The whereabouts of the truants
is at present unknown.
The Kasson. Dodge county Republican, no.
tices the finding of the fossil remains of an
enormous snake in limestone slab which
was being worked by Adams & Remington in
TO bases for tOmbstOnes. The section of the
reptile that the editor examined was seven feet
long and five and half inches in diameter.
Although petrlfied, the form was perfect, and
the marks of scales were very distinct. Large
reptiles must have fourshed in this region at
some period.
Caledonia (Humboldt county, Journal:
James Murphy, an S-year-old son of Timothy
Murphy, while out hunting the cows, came
upon deer lying in the bushes. He crept up,
and, grasping the deer Nv the horns, threw
himself u, OF the deer's back. Thus surprised
the deer sprang up and dashed away over bluff
and ravine with the boy still clinglng to him.
He ran some eight miles, until he was COM
pletely tagged out, when the boy slid off,
skipped home and related this remarkable ad-
venture.
Albert Lea Enterprise, July T. Wheat is
looking fair in this county, and the prospects
are that We shall have an average yield. The
late warm weather has somew hat rendered the
prospects for this cereal less favorabl' than
they were two weeks ago. Corn has grown
as if by magic. and prospects were never bet
ter for No. corn crop, than now, when two
weeks ago, prospects looked rather dark.
Wheat harvesting will begin in about two
weeks if the warm weather continues.
Waseca Herald, July s: A serious accident
befell Miss Ella Phelps on last Saturday morn
ing. She was returning from the cemetery
with span of horses and light wagon, and
when coming down the hill south of N. j.
Leavitt's residence the tongue fell from the
neck yoke, and striking the ground, caused
the wagon to be overturned on Miss Phelps,
resulting in very badly bruising and seriously
iniuring her. The horses ran u short distance
and became so entangled in their harness that
they fell to the ground, where they lay until
help came shortly afterward. Miss P. was
taken to Mr.. Leavitt's and cared for until she
could be taken home.
Glencoe Register: We had no less than
three incipient fires in Glencoe on the Fourth.
One caught under the sidewalk in front of the
Glencoe house from fire cracker, the second
in bale of cotton goods on the depot plat
form, the third dangerously near A. H. Reed
& Co. elevator. The two latter caught from
sparks from the engine and were extinguished
by Agent Snyder and his assistants. The wind
blew gale from the southwest all day, and
if fire had got well started it would have
swept every thing before it. in spite of all
that the few people who remained in town
could have done tn Dreyent it.