Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-16
MINNESOTA NEWS.

appreciate him.
MINNESOTA NEWS.
The LIE Sueur Neus says: J. NJ. King sold
his dairy farm near Ottawa, the other day
to James Barnes Of LIE Sueur for $4,000.
The public schools in Carver have been
closed for three weeks to give the teachers
and pupils chance to enjoy the holidays.
Maple sugar festivals are already being
advertised. Rather early in the season for
the saccharine water to exude to produce a
new crop.
Minnesota farms are bringing good
prices these days, showing that the state is
making substantial progress in the line Of
material values.
The Benson Times says five freight
trains were run Off the track there. the
other day, by tho carelessness of the ''head
brakeman" Not much of a +'hsad'' on
that brakeman.
The Ada Alert, of Norman county, gives
an account of the burning OF the house of
David Buhsel,. who persisted IL the flames.
He lived q few miles from Ada He was
drunk in his house.
Litchfield Independent: Now the bonds
are voted, and the next thing is 70 get the
railroad. Stearns county should hurry mp
and do her part of the bonus business and
then the dirt will begin to iy.
An incendiary attempt was made one
night last week to burn the village of
LuVerne, Rock county. The plot had been
well planned, but poorly executed, but
timely discovery prevented damage.
Fulda Republican: While oiling a hay
in Sc,
3 o'clock a. NJ, Warren Chamberlain had
his left hand and arm crushed in a shock
ing manner by being drawn between one
of the twin wheels and the frame of tho
| machine.
Meeker county has voted $4,000 aid to
the st. Cloud, Mankato and Austin rail-
| way. This makes the bonus already re-
ceived considerably over 100000. The
desired amount, $4,000, will in all prob
ability be raised.
Zumbrota Independent: On Monday
| night last A. A. Lewis wealthy farmer
of tho town of Bslvidere hung himself at
his farm in the above named town. He
was scandinavian, and has relatives in
the town of Goodhue.
New Ulm Reriec: Oscar Dingler, a lit
| tie boy about six years old, came very near
! freezing to death while going home from
school in this city during the late storm.
When his parents found him his fingers
and ears were terribly frozen.
Otter Tail county year or two ago vot-
| cd 5000, 900 in bonds to aid the cross road
| through that county. The tax was voted by
the entire county, which comprises 60
townships. Some of the towns which vot-
| ed the bonds are 80 miles from the rail
| road.
| Caledonia Argus, Dec "A: Senator O'Brien
leaves to-day for st. Paul to argue before
the supreme court the auditors side of the
Fleming tax case. The case involves the
refunding to tax purchaser, where his title
is declared void, of his purchase money
and interest, and is of general importance.
| st. Peter Tribune: The wolves are COM
mencing their raids on the chickens and
sheep along the bluff north of St. Peter
and in the timber southeast of Ottawa.
! Deer are very scarce this season in the
big woods and it is thought that the
wolves had something to do with the
scarcity.
| Red Wing Argus, Dec. IA: Henry Brown,
a young man about twenty years of age,
was caught in tho machinery of the Dia-
mond mill last Monday evening about Z
O'Clock, and had his left arm torn almost
! completely from his body. Surgical help
was promptly at hand but Brown only
lived about four hours.
! Hastings NeU Era: The two parties,
Julius Stacy and Andrew Hoffstetter,
charged with burning hay in the town of
Waterford, after a trial before Justice
| Crosby were bound over to await the &C.
ton of the grand jury, the former under
$1,000 bonds and the latter 5000. Stacy
went to Jail by default.
| Red Wing Argus, Dec. IA: The track of
tbs Minnesota Central railway was laid to
| where it is to Cross Main street last Mon
day, and since then the workmen have
been putting down long side track. AS
soon as bridge over the driveway from
Betcher's mill is completed the track will
] be laid to the depot grounds.
| Mortified Ne,rs, Dec. 8: A very sad case
is the death of Helen Miller, sister of Oscar
Miller of this city, who died at Redwood
| Falls on Friday last, of lung fever, after a
short illness. Miss Miller had been teach
ing school for some time past at Redwood,
| and had many warm friends here and
there, who greatly mourn her death.
| luO cISuS T Ills Dutt9 ASteUfnM pun
| fishes detailed account of the number
and value of buildings of all kinds erected
in that fourishing city during the past
year, enumerating brick blocks, hotels,
church edifces, school buildings, stores,
banks, residences, etc. The whole amount
expended in building is set down at $685.
O29.
Winona Herald: A steam coil in tho
Office of the L. G. Porter mill exploded last
Friday afternoon, and created quite a
racket. The Office mon thought the comet
had como at last and were scared out of q
years growth, but soon recovered their
base when they discovered the damage was
! slight and the giddy old world was spin
ming along as usual.
Mankato Review: On Friday evening a
Dane who gave his name as Frank Smith,
! but which is probably not correct, stopped
at Peter Larson's boarding house, South
Front street, and while the family and
boarders were at supper, went up stairs
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