Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-01
NEIGHBORHoOD NEWS.
Gathered by the Special Reporters Of the
Daily Globe.
SALTWATER.

New York in few days.
Warden Reed leaves to-day for his farm in
Blue Earth county to be gone some ten days.
Three DRINKS and one disorderly braced up
before his honor yesterday morning, and were
assessed the legal rate. E1 9
Thos. A. Kane and Miss Maria E. johnson
was united in marriage Monday night by the
Rev. Tice, of the Methodist church.
The land league will hold meeting in
Opera hall this evening, at which time speak
ers from abroad will address the meeting, to-
gether with some of our home talent.
A meeting of the Universalist society will
be held at their church Saturday evening, and
business of importance will be attended to.
Let every one come out that belongs to the
society. aqr M
A full attendance of the members of the 1.
Q. 0. F. lodge is requested to be present this
Wednesday evening at their hall. Election
of officers and other important business to be
transacted
The inspectors met yesterday and after trans
acting he usual business, made the following
awards for furnishing supplies: Charles La
Combe, beef, at 6Ac per pound; saltwater
mill, flour $4.94 per barrel.
Officer Reardon in arresting brute by the
name of Prescott Wade, Monday evening, had
one of his fingers bitten off by the fiend in hui
man flesh. The man was drunk at the time
and refused to be taken, and in the squabble
he got the officers finger in his mouth and
bit off the end of 1t. He should have had his
inhuman body perforated with lead.
Monday night the LESSEE family got on one
of their periodical uprisings. They and some
of their neighbors have been having trouble
for some time. Last spring Mrs. lessee and
one OF the girls were sent to the county jail
for thirty davis IT. caornc that MOudav n o. hit
the old woman, two of the girls and one boy
armed themselves with shovel and an axe and
other things and made raid upon one of the
neighbors by the name of Mrs Schruel. They
hit Mrs. Schruel in the face with the shovel
and in the back of the head with the axe, cut
ting an ugly cash and one that may prove fatal.
The whole party was arrested and bound
over to appear before the grand jury, which is
in session, and at the present writing are
family and something should be done to put a
stop to their work las the people living in their
neighborhOod are not safe. We understand
that small child had it's arm broken in the
fight. 1t seems that they went for blood and
succeeded IN getting it.
Yesterday morning at about 8 o'clock a
prisoner by the name of A. A. Watson at
tempted to commit what might have been a
murder and suicide had he not been prevented
by fellow prisoner. Weeton is a life con-
vict and was sent from Blue Earth county for
deliberately shooting his wife. He has been
in poor health for some time and at times has
not been considered sane, but he has never
been violent, but always peaceable and obedi-
ent. Owing to his poor health he has been
allowed to sleep in the hospital nights and
during the day he has worked around the cell
room. He did not appear any different Mon
day from what he always has and has never
given any cause for suspicion that would
show that he was any way dangerous.
On Monday night he retired as usual, as like
wise did the rest. At about O'Clock noise
was heard by one of the prisoners, who was
sleeping near another prisoner by the name of
Minis, and he Immediately jumped up and took
Weston off from Minis. 1t appears that Wes-
ton had gone to Minis bed and had knife in
his hand. At first he attempted to strange
HIM, but Minis, being a stronger man, had
succeeded in getting loose from his hold when
Weston struck at him with the knife, inflict-
inf slight scalp wound. By this time the in
mates of the hospital were aroused and came
to Minis relief, when Weston ran back to his
cutting several deep gashes IN his neck, but
how badly b: is hurt is hard to tell at this
time.
Weston is man about 46 years old and bias
been prisoner some four years. He has new
er had any trouble with Minis on any occas-
sion to do as he did even if he was insane. 1t
is very evident that his purpose was to COM
init suicide, as he left note directed to the
warden in which he wished the warden to
send his body to his brother who lives IN Blue
Earth county. It was very close call for
Minis, and at the time caused considerable ex.
element.