Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-02
MINNESOTA NEWS.

Wheat sold on the streets In Red Wing
Aug. 80 at $1.2l per bushel.
w. G. Ward has leased the Waseca
Radical to j. F Murphy for one year.
| Corn is so far advanced that cutting
and shocking is going forward rapidly. Z
| A new German Catholic church is be-
ing built in the town of Eagan, Dakota
county.
The Glencoe Enterprise says the pros
poets of the amber cane crop this year
are very fattering.
The ice supply in Glencoe has been ex-
hausted. Social entertainments can no
longer be supplied with ice cream.
Fred. Hontige has received his COM
mission as postmaster at VOllmer, on the
Brownston and New Ulm star route.
Prof. Soaring, of Mankato, is to deliver
the address at the Blue Earth Agricultu-
raj far at Garden City, September Is.
| Mr.. Dortt, of Owatonna, expects to get
200 bushels of standard apples from his
orchard this year, and nearly as large an
amount OF the crab variety
| Last week Oracle, f. year-old daugh-
ter of NJ w. Saunders, of Appleton, was
taken suddenly sick, and before a hastily
summoned physician arrived, she was
dead
The barn of William AuDyke, of For
est, Rice county, was struck by light
ming the other day, and valuable horse
killed The electric fluid entered the
| head of the horse. ~
Fergus Falls Journal A lad named
Webb Casey last week shot golden
eagle at Swan lake, Otter Tail county,
which measured seven feet four inc hes
from tip to tip OF wings.
Rev. G. T. Emerson, a Baptist clergy
man, aged "a years, recently died at
Moorhead, Clay county. He was worthy
man, and much respected. The closing
up of his life was peaceful and full of
hope.
Last week J. G. Carlton, of Appleton,
Swift county, photographer, was found
in his room lying in an unconscious con-
d:tion, and without recovering conscious
ness he soon died. He leaves wife and
children.
The house of Frederick johnson, of
Earibault, was struck by lightning the
other night. Fhe chimney was torn to
pieces and other damage was done. Mr..
johnson was Frustrated and rendered in
sensible for time.
A 2O-year-old boy discharged a pistol
loaded with powder into the face Of Jack
Dickinson's little girl, in the town of Lake
Johanna, Pope county, the other day,
idiots OF his class, knew the pistol was
not loaded.
A brutal rascal in Hasting the other
day attempted to violate little six-year.
old girl. The girl was rescued by her
mother The villain fled, but was pur-
sued, although he drew revolver and
threatened to shoot his pursuerS, he was
arrested and is in Jail.
The Lake City RevieaO says Hon. P. II.
Rahllly has nearly finished threshing.
His wheat crop, q, 900 bushels, will av-
erage, he thinks, about fifteen bushels
per acre. He will have 5000 bushels of
oats and 5000 Of barley.
Mankato Reviev: Last week melon
dealer from Iowa brought in a Car load OF
| watermelons from Muscatine, Iowa. on
which the freight was nearly one hun
dred dollars The whole car load, some
thing over 1900 melons, was sold here
for about enough to pay for freight.
Eddie Waugh, l2-year- old boy in Red
Wing, was improperly riding on freight
car, when by jerk of the car he was
thrown off, striking on his left arm in a
heap of coal. His arm was badly broken
in two places below the elbow, the ends
of the bone being driven through the
| skin.
St. Peter IaS6uee: Jacob Freiburt of
| st. Henry. while IN well on the farm OF
Michael Kehoe, was overcome by foul
air and while being drawn up became
dizzy and fell about sixteen feet. When
| taken up it was found that one leg Was
| broken and he was considerably bruised
| about his breast
A stranger died suddenly in Bart Mil
ler's saloon IN Hastings. one day last
week. He said he had been sunstruck,
asked for a drink of pop, which was
| supplied Soon after drink
ing it he expired His name was ascer
tained to be G. W. Julian, and his for
nler home Chicago.
| Even the beautiful town of Farib.ult
is disturbed and flustered by drunken
rows. Three drunken boys raised a dis
graceful row in the Opera house the other
might, and Sunday night, in the most
conspicuous part of the town, there was
a row caused by certain hoodlums having
100 much beer on board.
Lake CITY Reoiew: While riding sulky
pillow one day last week, Richard Ham
mond, of West Albany, was thrown to
the ground while turning around and Sc
verelv injured. He fell head foremost in
front the pillow and before he could be
extrlcated, three OF his ribs were broken
and one of his hips dislocated.
The Albert Lea Enterprise says, Mrs.
Lucy E. Nottingham of Shell Rock, was
| adjudged insane by the probate court,
last Monday, and was taken 20 the Roch-
ester asylum by her husband. Tie doc
tors agree that her alteration is only tenn
porary, and that she will soon recover
under treatment at the asylum.
On Saturday afternoon, August q,
some young men of Blue Earth City were
hunting in that vicinity, and while one of
the party was crawling upon some ducks
his gun was accidentally discharged, the
contents entering the left breast of a
young man named Bartholomew, about
II years old, who died few hours after
wards.
| Faribault Republican: Not for num-
Der of years past has there been so much
activity in building in our city as at pres
ent, 1t is safe estimate to say that the
public buildings now in progress, the new
elevators and manufacturing improve
ments, in addition to the new dwelling
houses, will involve total expenditure
of over 800, 900.
New Ulm Review: All but four or five
of those wounded by the cyclone are
again able to follow their usual voca-
lions. Among those most severely in
jured we notice that VIM. Spoerhase,
Mr.. Siebenbrunner and Jos. Kuntz are