Daily globe., 1882-10-03
MINNESOTA NEWS.

The county fair at Madelia was graft
flying success.
In the academy at Owatonna 110 stu
dents are enrolled.
The cranberry crop is reported to be
very light, almost failure in some locali-
ties.
Valuable improvements are being made
on the Presbyterian church edihce in
Rochester.
Judge Page advertises for sale, at his
residence in Austin, a number OF hne
horses. household furniture, etc.
A man near Owatonna, aged "a years,
one day last week, stacked all the straw
from steam thresher unaided.
There were two alarms of fire in Waseca
last week. But little damage was DONE
The fire ladders were called out.
The twenty fifth anniversary of the NJ.
E. church in Rochester, Olmstead county.
is to be celebrated on Sunday, Oct. 8.
The store of John Flaherty, of Waverly,
Martin county, was recently burglarized
and goods to the amount of $1,000 taken.
The name of the new town called Cy-
clone Center, on the Minneapolis and st.
Louis railroad, has been changed to Boston
The Mankato Free Press is told by far
mers living on the prairie that the recent
frosts have injured the corn very material
ly.
The Granite Falls, Chippewa county,
Journal. issued handsome "Daily Fair
Journal" during the days of the county
fair.
The Northfield Ne,cs appears in new
dress, and is ''as handsome as drawn
picture and withal is very valuable
journal.
The Hastings Gazette says: The corn
crop is being harvested in good shape this
season, and the yield and quality is up to
the average.
The Carver Free Press says: The little
six year old girl which fell off the railroad
bridge eighty -four feet, short time ago is
nearly recovered.
George Edgerton, of Kasson, was thrown
from his sulky the other day and was bad
ly injured. The sully was demolished and
the horse badly hurt.
Some complaint is being made of the
continued dry weather. The ground can
not be pIowed, and the fall grazing land is
being seriously affected.
Frank Machcek. of Lyle, Mower county,
recently committed suicide by shooting
himself. Family troubles are alleged as
the cause. He was sixty years old.
The Rev. Mr.. Hamilton, of Texas. on
the recommendation of Bishop Whipple.
has been invited to the rectorship of the
church of the Good Samaritan. at Sank
Center.
st James, (Watonwan county, Journal,
Sept. 80: The diphtheria scare has turned
into serious reality. Since our last issue
half dozen new cases have appeared, and
two deaths resulted.
Recently fire broke out in the engine
room of Libby's mill, in Hastings, about
two o'clock in the morning, and but for a
timely discovery, there would have been a
disastrous copaagration.
The Crookston Chronicle says: Gener-
ally speaking, the wheat yield is not up to
the mark this year, as regards quantity,
but as to quality, we challenge the world
and the rest of mankind.
Melrose Record, September 20: A large
flock of wild geese passed over the village
lest Monday morning, flying toward the
sunny south, a sure sign of storm in about
ten days. The prudent will prepare for it.
The other day Amos Beach, an elder
ly man, who resides in the town of Lien,
on Lake Comerant, in Grant county, by a
fall had two ribs broken, and was other
wise injured. The injuries are not fatal.
Carmon Polk county, Courier, Septem-
Der %: On Monday afternoon the separa-
tor owned by Mr.. Gray was destroyed by
fire, caused by spark from the boiler
About forty bushels of wheat and IT'S of
oats were also consumed.
Willmar Republican Gazette: Conduc-
tor Goran has been placed under $1,000
bon DIS to appear at the November term of
court and answer to the charge of man
slaughter preferred by the grand jury.
The railroad company is his surety.
The other night, Andrew Engerbertson,
a farmer living in the vicinity, while
drunk, was assaulted on the depot grounds
at st. Vincent, by three men, Knocked
down, choked and robbed of $245 in money
and his watch. One man was arrested on
suspicion.
The Heron Lake Guardian says recently
7. p. Turnbull fred at flock of ducks
from a boat and Immediately fell over
board and sunk in about three feet of
water. His body was soon recovered, but
he was dead. The doctor thought he came
to his death from heart disease.
Rochester Record and Union: Barney
Vroman drew his quarterly pension last
Saturday, of $3.50. He was first granted
a pension of $500 per month, and it has
been increased to $50. Barney deserves
ii, as he was terribly mutilated in the army.
In fact, he was scattered over nearly a
quarter section.
Brainerd Dispatch: A lamp in Stratton
d Hays saloon exploded on Saturday even
ing, setting fire to the saloon and destroy
ing some fine liquors. But for prompt as
sistance rendered by Officer McElroy and
Others the building must inevitably have
been burned to the ground. The damage
to stock and saloon was about $3.50.
Albert Freedmen, seven-year-old son of
Gottleib Fechner, living near Faribault,
was grazing COW, having rope around
her horns. The little fellow incautiously
tied the rope around his waist. The COW
becoming frightened ran, dragging the boy
some forty rods, bruising and mangling
him fatally. His death soon ensued after
being rescued.
St. Vincent (Kittson county, Herald
Rev. R. j. Cresswell. pastor of the First