Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-14
MINNEsOTA NEWS.

ment, was discharged yesterday upon motion
of the county attorney.
MINNEsOTA NEWS.
NC. Russell has retired from the Du-
luth Tribune.
Many formers are now busy with their
fall blowing.
An amber cane mill in Austin is about
ready for operation.
The Marshall Messenger has entered
upon its ninth volume.
The demand for residences in Waseca
is far in excess of the supply.
A planning mill is soon to be established
in Verndale, Chisago county.
| Ground has been broken on the public
square in Austin for the court house.
| Of late sneak thieves have been indus
triously plying their trade in Litchfeld.
| A big telescope has been ordered from
New York for the public school in
| Waseca.
There was a death of a 12-year- old
child from diphtheria in Waseca the
| other day.
| Mr.. NJ. Dunn, of Fillmore, obtained
over 200 gallons of sorghum from one
acre of cane.
The big wheel on the wind grist mill
in Claremont, Steele county, was blown
down last week.
The rains of last week are reported to
have done incalculable damage to the un-
protected crops Of grain.
A dealer in Albert Lea sells nineteen
| different makes of pianos, and each one
| is superior to all the others.
Burglare attempted to break into j. F.
Lewis drug store in Elk River the other
night, but were frightened away.
The Long Prairie Argus reports bears
as very numerous in the big timber and
very fat. The crop of acorns is abund-
ant. -. III.
The Pine Island Neaos says: The other
day Mrs E. Merriam, aged IS years, was
assaulted by vicious cow and received
fatal injuries.
The Crookston Journal says the court
house begins to assume shapely proper
lions and will be an ornament to the city
when completed.
The Waseca Herald of aSeptember 8
says, several deaths have occurred in this
vicinity the past week, mostly from
cholera infantum.
The Cambridge Press, of Sept. s, says:
On Thursday Of last week. P. o. Peter
sons four-year- old boy fell from the Sec
ond story of barn and had one of his
thighs broken.
The Princeton Union says: George
Bockhover, we'll do farmer, while re-
turning home drunk the other night, fell
from his wagon and received injuries
supposed to be fatal.
The Fergus Falls Independent says:
Rev. g. +. Swan has declined the call
received from Moorhead and will go to
Maryland on call to preach in well
established church, on liberal salary.
One night last week some miscreants
placed keg of powder on the floor of
the new jail being built at Elk River, and
touched it off with slow match The
roof of the building was blown off, and
the sides badly damaged.
A party of English sportsmen who
pent several days last week in Fergus
Falls, had the misfortune to have one of
their dogs, full blooded setter, valued
at $500, run over by the cars. The dog
will recover with the loss of leg.
Faribault Democrat, Sept. 9: Yester-
day afternoon, about o'clock, Harry st.
Martin, eleven year-old son of Frank
st. Martin, engaged as teamster for
Greene & Gold, was drowned in Straight
river, just below the dam Of Kendall
mill
Cambridge, Nsanti coHnty), Press, Sept.
s: Andrew Erickson, of this town, and
for the last few years an inmate of the
insane asylum came home, on foot, last
Saturday night, as crazy as ever. The
probability is that he has escaped
from the asylum.
The Hastings Union, of Sept 10, says
the body of John Rock, who was drowned
on the 9th of July last, was discovered
about four miles below Prescott on Mon
day. Word was sent here, and Sheriff
Newton and F. M. Richards went down
and buried the remains.
Hastins Union, Sept. 10: A barn upon
Mrs. Charlotte Dances farm in Douglas
was struck by lightning on the night of
the I'd inst, and the tenant, John DIM
mer, lost four horses, a reaper, harness,
and quantity of grain and hay. Loss
estimated at $500; no insurance.
Scott County Argus: AS threshing pro-
crosses the weld Of wheat in this county
can be more reliably obtained. Eight
bushels TO the acre is the lowest yield
and eighteen the highest the argus has
learned. Probably an average yield per
acre will be thirteen or fourteen bushels;
the yield No. l.
Zumbrota Independent: During the
thunder storm on Friday morning last
the house between the residences of II.
II. Palmer and James Cram, owned by
D. T. Seward of Forest Mills, was struck
by lightning and considerably damaged.
The north end of the honse is total
wreck, and the interior is not much
better.
Ortonville Herald, Sept. s: The steam
er Mercury is to be removed from Mime
tonka to Lake Traverse next season. The
boat is fast sailing craft, eighty feet
long and fourteen feet beam. This is the
vessel which was to be brought to Big
Stone lake some weeks ago, but the own
ers concluded to make it the pioneer boat
of Lake Traverse
Big Stone County Herald: The estimate
of the wheat crop for 1881 in Big Stone
county made up from various sources,
gives an acreage of II 900 acres and a yield
Of twplvp h1Ishp1a nor acre making to-