Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-25
MINNESOTA NEWS.

MINNESOTA NEWS.
Horse thieves are committing some dep
relations in Scott county.
A fine new school building is being
erected in Hallock, Kittson county.
-Four coaches, carrying $50 emigrants,
passed west from Sleepy Eye the other
night.
The diphtheria is prevailing in Hender-
son, and the scarlet fever in the nearby
vicinity.
Work on the new Episcopal church edi-
flee at Detroit is being forwarded with
great rapidity.
john L. Frogaton, Norwegian farmer
was badly hurt in LIE Sueur the other day,
by his team running away.
Miss Gertie Seager, of st. James, was
thrown from a buggy the other day, the
horse running away, and was considerably
but not seriously bruised.
Many persons are predicting, and for
various reasons satisfactory to themselves,
that the approaching winter will be the
severest experienced for many years.
Saltwater Sun, Oct. %: Emma Lee, SEN
fenced in Ramsey county to term of six
months for keeping house of ill-fame,
was lodged In the state prison Saturday
evening.
Detroit Record, Oct. 81: Farmers are
very much delayed in the work of thresh-
ing by the wet weather, and large guam
tity of wheat will be more or less injured,
owing to poor stacking.
The Pelican Rapids Times says the
meteor that was seen last week lit down in
the lake on the Gulmar Bartnar farm. Mr..
Hoodley was at the spring for pail of
water and saw it strike but few rods
from him. His wife called to him through
fright thinking it was going to hit him.
A special from Detroit. Mimi, to the
Moorhead Enterprise of October 81, says.
"One Gilman Kean was killed on Tuesday
in the Walker camp near Clearwater, by
the falling of a tree. The remains were
brought here last night and taken by night
express to Minneapolis. He had no rela-
tives in the west.''
Long Prairie Argus: Wednesday even
ing the tracklayers were within two and a
half miles of Browerville, and will reach
that place Friday evening. It has been a
difficult matter for the construction train
to keep the crew supplied with material.
Liz Guy 1uo uTlVcT anu tIlc COuQUCtOr are
both almost worn out with working night
and day.
Lake City Graphic: ?. Il. Rahiny.
some time since, sold two pairs OF driving
horses to Mayor Rice, of st Paul,
and one to Had. Gillett, &C this city. He
received from Mr.. Rice, $500, and from
Mr.. Gillett, $500. A few days after the
sale. the st. Paul team was sold fer $500,
and friend Gillett says he would not take
less that 5000 for his team.
Detroit Record: Col. GEO. Fl. Johnston
is meeting with rousing receptions at all
towns in the district where he speaks upon
the congressional question. and is reported
to be doing most satisfactory work in de-
feating the bolter, Nelson. Nelson's mis-
representations of the district convention
are being shown up in their true light, and
the Kindred wave is on the boom.
LIE Sueur Sentinel: A large force of
workmen were RELAXING the old with new
track, using sixty pound steel rails, through
town last week, on the St. Paul e. Omaha
railroad. The new track has been laid this
way from Lake Crystal and westward from
st. Paul to Shakopee, leaving a gap of
about thirty-fve miles to be laid with the
| new rail, which is one-fifth heavier than the
old.
Detroit Record: Last spring w. S. Dun.
ming, of Lake View, planted one pound
each of ''White STAR" Chicago Market
| and american Magnum Bonum" potatoes
to test their merits, and the result was 6
most agreeable surprise. The 'White
Starr yielded one and one half bushels
the ''Chicago Market" one bushel; the
america Magnum Bonum, five pecks
This is what we call good yield.
| Fergus Falls Telegram: About O'Clock
Saturday evening, Oct. 81, horse belong
ing to Geo. Head, driven by Miss Sallit
Kinkle, took fright on Sheridan street neal
the Northern Pacific railroad, and over
turned the carriage. It fortunately broke
loose from the vehicle, but not until after
it had reduced it to the condition of kind
ling wood. The young lady narrowly es
capped death or serious injury, but fortu
nately only received a few bruises, although
she was very much Frustrated by
fright.
Browns Valley Reporter: During thu
past week extensive prairie fires have beer
burning all around us, the heaviest being
in Dakota. 1t is reported that a little CIR
two years old was caught by prairie firt
near WATERFOWL, D. T., and burned K
death, and a vast amount of hay has beer
destroyed in several localities. Would i
not be we'll for our citizens to turn out anl
burn around the town to prevent any pos
sibie chance Of prairie fire from swoop
Ing down on us some night and cleaning
our village out9
Sleepy Eye Herald: Yesterday morning
a runaway occurred in which Mrs. 7. E
Bowen was thrown out of buggy, strik
ing on her head as she fell. Mrs. Burn
sides baby was thrown out at the sam,
time and received some bruises about tn,
head and face. Mrs. Bowen's little girl
Lulu, stuck to the buggy while the hors,
ran furiously around town. He was inalI,
stopped and the little girl was taken GU
uninjured. Mrs. Bowen was unconsciou
when picked up. At present both the vic
tins are suffering considerably from tn
shock.
Fergus Falls Daily Telegram: Mr. Sore,
Listoe on October 21st received telegram
informing him that His Excellency c. S!
A. Billie, the Danish minister resident i,
Washington, will arrive in this city to-mor
row. Mr.. Billie was for many years edito
of one of the leading daily newspapers i,
Copenhagen. He is also distinguished
statesman and was for over twenty years