Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-04
MINNESOTA NEWS.

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Maple sugar church parties are coming into
vogue.
Charles Kreis has been appointed postmaster
at Monticello.
Robin redbreast put in an appearance at LIE
Sueur the last days OF March.
Farmers are buying, salt extensively, to
spread upon their wheat land.
Fifty men left Rochester last week, to assist
in opening the road beyond Sleepy Eye.
John Mahoney, living north ofaMazeppa, re-
Gently lost two children by diphtheria.
MANY of the school children of Owatonna
are reported to be down with the measles.
| Janesyille, Waseca county, is giving all due
and proper attention to the mumps at present
The house of Mrs Hustled Of Alexandria,
was damaged to the amount of $3.50, the other
day.
| Several of the farmers of Lac qui Parle
county lost cattle during the storms of the
| past winter.
The wild goose, the black crow and the prai-
| rie chicken have put in an appearances as har-
bingers of spring.
A son of Martin Walker, of Millwood, ,stearns
county, run down and captured deer two
years old last week.
A new, large elevator is being built in Hec.
tor, Renville county. There is already one
| large elevator there.
Delane has voted to bond the town in the
amount of 81 900 for the purchase OF fire
engine and apparatus.
Since 1871 Hennepin county has had one
divorce suit for every fourteen marriages.
Total divorce suits, 373.
The large body of snow acting as fertiliz.
err, gives the farmers cheering hope OF large
crops the present season.
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Waseca county, was recently nned $IOo 1or
stealing timber of F. Collins.
Many of the farmers of sibley county are
selling off their sheep because OF the inroads
made by wolves on their focks.
Henry Chase, Of Litchheld, says he has
bought 300 fox skins this winter. Foxes
have heen uncommonly numerous.
D. R. Butler, school teacher in Litchneld,
and brother OF his have recently fallen
heir to some $1,000 IN Pennsylvania.
The wheat dealers of Rochester have bought
1900, 900 bushels of wheat, and nearly 100000
bushels of barley since the first Of last August
The GAINESVILLE Argus says: Last week R.
Rogers caught in the lake at that place, and
safely landed pickerel which weighed @7A
pounds.
The melting of the snow has brought the
work of logging to an end: Nearly all the
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work has been done generally.
cinity of st. Charles, Winona county, are
being purchased to be shipped to Southern
Illinois, to grow up with the country.
The dwelling house Of W. H. Martin, of
Green Lake, Kandiyohi county, was destroyed
by fire recently, with most of its contents
set on fire by stove pipe through the
roof.
The Wright county bank at Delano is about
to open branch office at Howard Lake, and
contemplates changing from private institu.
ton to corporate bank under the banking
law of the State.
Two brothers, Albert and II. Schroeder,
from Paynesville, were cutting timber, re-
csntly, in the woods at Mannannah, Meeker
county, when limb fell, killing Albert and
seriously injuring the other.
Margaret Decker Of Homer, Winona county,
was found dead the other day. Her husband,
Aaron Decker, testified that they had been mar
ried for the last thirty years, and that for the
iastsnine years she had been drunkard.
Recently, the fine large house in Saratoga,
Winona county, belonging to the Culbertson
estate, was destroyed by fire. 1t was occu.
pied by the Widow Culbertson. Loss, ST 800;
insurance not known. Incendiarism Is sus-
pected.
Warren County Herald; The number of
deaths in this county during the year 1878
and 1879, was 124 each During the year
1880 the number of deaths was 200. There
were 1893 births during the year 1878, 372 dur
ing 1879, and 444 during $780,
r. G. Robinson, ESQ.,, of Rush City, Chisago
county, few weeks since, started to make
his brother In Texas visit and has not been
heard of since he left. Letters addressed to
him at his brothers. home in Texas have been
returned by the postofice officials.
A Mr.. Kojeten, of Henryyille, Renville
county, while digging well, recently, struck,
at the depth oftwenty-fve feet, signs of first
coal mining, and believes something bas been
found worthy the attention of capitalists.
Polk County Journal, March 31st: Several
car loads Of men, horses, mules and farming
implements arrived on Sunday morning for the
farm of E. S. Corser. Every day our depot
platform is crowded with baggage belonging
to the returning settlers and to the friends
they bring along with them.
Mr.. Duncanson of Troy, Winona county, re.
ceived serious injuries the other day by his
team running away Mr.. Duncanson had one
His wife and little girl were thrown from the
wagon, the former escaped unhurt, the latter
received a cut across the forehead.
Crookston Journal: Our depot platform is
stacked mountains high with every conceive
able style of baggage, the property of return
ing settlers and also many who are here for
the first time to look for homes. At this rate
it would seem as though all the vacant lands
in the county would be occupied. And still
they come.
Anoka City Herald, April l.: Monday a
young son of James Kerr was playing upon q
lumber pile in Washburn's yard, when by
accident he fell, striking his forehead on
sharp edge of timber, cutting the scalp clean
to the bone as neatly as could knight Of the
tomahawk A portion Of his scalp as large as
the palm of ones hand hung loose.
Todd County Argus: We learn from reliable
sources that In Ward and beyond parties are
butchering deer in disgraceful manner. Some
of the deer are SO poor that they can scarcely
stand, and yet these bones are relentlessly pur
sued on snow-shoes and slain. This is q
shame, and no man who calls himself sports
man would be guilty of such an act.
Red Wing Republican, April I'd: The secre-
tary of the Senate finished his work on
Wednesday, and then learned that by the reck-
lessness of the legislature on the first day or
two, in voting gratuities, the appropriation is
exhausted, and that four clerks, for indexing
and transcribing the journals, must 60 unpaid
for two years. Deakin, Howard and Wedge
will 1oin in our unexpressed sentiments.