Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-23
MINNESOTA NEWS.

j. n. Sheets has retired from the Orion
vile Herald, and L. G. Lane succeeds him.
Grey squirrels which were formerly
so scarce in Minnesota, are now reported
very numerous.
A meeting was held in Verndale the 9TH
CT night to consider the question of grad
ing of wheat, farmers making much COM
plant of injustice in grading.
The new bridge across Rock river at sthe
east end of Main street in Luverne is all
| finished, it needs only the approaches
to the bridge to be prepared, to make it
| passable for teams.
The Pipe Stone county, Star hears a
| rumOr that secret movement is on foot to
spring full peoples ticket on the public
| on the eve of the election, but the Star
puts but little confidence in the rumor.
Hastings Gazette: The paper were
served on Wednesday in a suit commenced
by Mrs. Mary E. Braden, of st. Paul,
| against the city Of Hastings, to recover
upon three of the old Hastings & Dakota
bonds, 500 each, with interest from
August, 1870.
Sank Centre Herald: Charlie Carr met
| with painful accident, a few days since,
while threshing on the Love place, which
| may cost him the use of an eye. A bur
was thrown from the cylinder striking the
| pupil with such force as to drive some of
the little sharp thorns of the bur into the
| eye ball.
| QSpring Valley Mercury: There has been
| two suits before Justice Burleson this fall
| between farmers and their hired men, in
which they have tried to collect pay for
washing. The custom. heretofore, has
been where man hired olt by the month,
on farm, board and washing was in
Guided.
| Rochester Post: Hon. A. Burnap, a
thrifty and wealthy farmer and one of the
leading citizens of the town of Orion,
Olmstead county, died on Monday of last
week. Mr.. Burnap bad represented his
district in the legislature one term, and
had also served one or two terms as coun-
ty commissioner.
| The Currie Southeastern Minnesotia,s of
Dot. 10, says: Prairie fires began running
last Friday in the south part of the county
with the wind from the south. It came
into Slayton and gave the people of that
place hot time, but they were fortunate
enough to escape with only the loss of a
large amount of hay belonging to Mr.. A.
Simpson, we hear about $50 tons.
Winona Republican,: petrifcation
which resembles and undoubtedly is that
| of human skull has been left on exhibi-
! ton at the Republican Office by DR.. Samuel
| Miller. 1t was found few days ago on
| the bluffs near Cedar creek, by Mr.. A. B.
Huffman. Il is certainly remarkable
curiosity, and Prof. Shepard designs, if
| possible, to have it placed in the Normal
| school museum.
Window Reporter: That it pays to raise
good stock may be seen by the recent
| sales of Mr.. Kendall, and weight of young
cattle he sent from here to the Rock coun-
ty farm to eat his timothy STRAW" He
sold six grade two-year-old heifers, the
average weight of which was $50 pounds.
10 the Rock county farm he sent % year
ling steers, 10 yearling heifers, % spring
steers, IA spring heifers, altogether weigh
ing 3S,O9S. They were all short horn
grades.
Willmar Republican Gazette: Mr.. G. j.
johnson, the engineer at the new elevator,
met with very severe accident last Satur-
day morning, and narrowly escaped hor-
rible death. In attempting to put belt
on one of the wheels, he was caught and
his right arm broken between the elbow
and wrist and the right hand terribly lace
rated. Fortunately, he had turned on but
q small amount of steam before making
the attemt to put on the belt, and when his
arm was caught the engine almost imme-
diately stopped, Had the full head of
steam been turned on he would have been
twisted up over the wheel and his death
would have been inevitable.
Zumbrota Free Press: A long family
quarrel eliminated last Sunday night in
an attempt by Torbjorn Kittleson to kill
his wife. He succeeded in stabbing her in
the left breast and making several severe
mesh wounds upon her face. It was his in
tention to kill himself, but what frustrated
his plans we have been unable to find ont.
The couple lived about three miles east of
Aumbrota, near Lena station, and had
been residents of that section for nearly
twelve years. The woman had long been
considered of quarrelsome disposition.
Medical aid was summoned in time to save
her life, but it was rather close call, and
may yet result fatally.
Waseca Herald: On the evening of the
18th inst, John Kenney, of Morristown.
was accidently drowned in Horse Shoe lake
while out shooting muskrats. The partic- |
ulars, as near as can be ascertained. are |
1Aas nc Went ABOUT sunrise to the lake, and |
getting into boat, rowed around where
he had been IN the habit of SHOOTING in the
vicinity Of the dens of rodents. About |
DUSK, his father, who lives on the banks of |
the lake, heard the report of his gun sew
eral times, after which no more was heard
OF him. The next day the boat drifted to
the shore, and in it were found a gun and
revolver. The supposition is that he stood
up to shoot or look for rat and slipped
and fell overheard.
"aseca Herald: On last Saturday even
ing at Morristown, q lady whose husband
is unfortunately addicted to drink, entered
saloon kept by couple of Mime
apolls gamblers, and with an
axe demolished every glass bottle and
in the establishment. One
Of the keepers of the place drew his
revolver and offered to shoot the lady If