Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-08-08
MINNESOTA NEWS.

Rochester contributed $40 for the relief Of
cyclone sufferers.
G. johnson, of Linden, Brown county, had
an arm broken the other day by falling from
load of lumber.
Resident lots are selling rapidly in the vii
lage of Verndale.
The Elk river is reported to be lower than
it has been for years.
new elevator is to be erected at Faribault
of So, 900 bushels capacity.
The Alert says prosperity was never SO
marked in Ada as at present.
The weevil is reported to have injuriously
affected the wheat at Lone Tree Lake.
G. D. Keven has been appointed deputy
State inspector of oils, for Martin county.
The Baptist church at Hastings is about Gel
ebrating the 25th anniversary of it's organize
ton.
Mrs. Annie M. Rodgers has been appointed
custodian of the postofice at Mantorville,
Dodge county.
Owatonna Journal, speaking of the farm of
J. G. Ellis, says it will yield rs bushels to the
acre of No. wheat.
A German farmer living five miles west of
Sleepy Eye, recently had Che finger Of one of
his hands cut off by a reaper.
A runaway team in Owatonna, last week,
plunged into barbed wire fence. One horse
was instantly killed, and the other badly cut.
The dead body of man was found In the
river at Montery, Traverse county, the other
day, which had apparently been in the water
some months.
Scarlet fever has made its appearance on
Stone Prairie, Traverse county. In the family
of 8. Ward two children have died and others
have been very sick.
The wife of John Whtenect, of Elk River,
elop ed the other day with tramp named Nc
Donald-leaving her husband and six chill
dren.
The Big Stone county Herald says crop re-
ports from throughout the county are TO the
effect that they will turn out better than has
been expected.
Day Rathburn, of Spring Valley, Fillmore
county, has received back pension to the
amount of 81, 200, and is to receive So per
month for the future.
j. B. Moll's 9-year-old girl, George, of
Faribault, fell and broke both bones of one of
her arms below the elbow, recently, while
running across the street.
On recent morning, John Schweitzen, of
Anoka, fell from load of barrels and was Sc
verely injured. When taken up he was uncon-
scious. He ls recovering.
A new postoffice named Judd, has been es-
tablished at sCrystal lake, in the town of
huntsville, Dakota county, and Esther E.
judd appointed postmistress.
The Ortonvile Herald says the large gran
lite rocks mile below town are turning
out to be good property, as stone is already in
much demand for building purposes.
The cupola OF Childs & Co.'S elevator in
Ada, Polk county, was struck by lightning
the other day and the roof set on fire. The
heavy rainfall at the time put out the fire.
Browns Valley Reporter, Aug. 4: Harvest
ing is now fully in operation, and the wheit
crop is very good, producing in some local
tiles yield of twenty-five to thirty bushels an
acre.
Jens TOrsen, treasurer of Watonwan county,
died, at his residence in st. James, Aug. 4.
He was serving his sixth term as county treas
urer. His age was A years. He leaves wife
and three children.
received to the effect that many fields of wheat
that were considered very poor a few weeks
ago, are now in good condition, and will yield
much better than was expected.
Marshall Smith, of Lanesboro, killed two
rattlesnakes the other day. One had seven
and the other six rattles. They measured, re-
spectively, 81 aud feet. He has sent them
to Germany, preserved in alcohol.
j. D. Newell. of Lanesboro, says a very
large majority of the farmers in Fillmore
county are happily disappointed in the result
of the harvest. He has some wheat that will
go twenty-five bushels to the acre.
Little Falls Transcript: We hear no more
of bad crops among our settlers. Such talk
It is the 'same old game" every year, but such
scares are forgotten as the harvest begins.
A 14-year-old son of Mr.. Gusroggen, of
Freeden, Waseca county, was terribly man
gled by reaper the other day, the team run
ming away. The wonder is that he was not
killed outright. The reaper was made total
wreck.
Hastings Gazette: A gentleman of this
city has an original manuscript of poem
written by Edgar Allen Poe, which is not
only rare curiosity as the work of great
poet, but also as specimen of superb pen
manship.
Caledonia Houston county,) Journal: DR..
Dustin, while picnicking on the Winnebago,
Tuesday, killed rattlesnake which measured
forty four inches in length, and sported
twelve rattles and "button" at the sing end
of his snakeship.
Spring Valley Vidette: Some friend of John
Dormady reported him to the pension office
at Washington, D. G., as not entitled to draw
pension. Investigation was set on foot, and
the result is Dormady's pension was increased
to $24 per month.
RED Wing Republican, Aug. 6: Henry
Nibbe, of the town of Goodhue, had three
wheat stacks struck by lightning and burned
during the storm on Monday night. He had
just made the stacks. The loss was about
$500, which was covered by insurance.
The Waseca Herald says willow trees and
cuttings have had an immense growth this
year in that vicinity. There is no tree raised
that is more profitable than the willow, be-
cause of its health-glving properties. and
Lanesboro Journal: Tramps are unusually
scarce this season. In fact there are none, to
speak of, which surely indicates healthy
state of affairs. Demand for labor exceeds
that for many seasons past, and is a positive
indication OF the general prosperity of our
country.