Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-06-26
MINNESOTA NEWS.


some uneasiness in the southern part of
Sibley county.
A building boom of no inconsiderable
dimensions is now making things lively
in Worthington.
Rain plenty, !good driving stage of
water at Taylors Falls, and logs flood
ing in the river, June %.
Last week 10000 trout were received
from the state fishery to be placed in
the streams of Olmsted county.
Ex-Gov. Marshall is to do the talking
The says he shan't orate) at the Fourth
of July celebration at Taylors Falls.
The smallpox in Culdrum, Morrison
county, is believed to be under control,
and no new cases are now expected.
A second child of Mr.. and Mrs. Wag-
ner, of Hastings, died last week of diph-
liberia after sickness of nineteen days.
A COW thief was arrested in Minnesota
City the other day and was lodged in Jail.
He had stolen two COWS from widow
woman.
The house of D. E. Sawyer of Pine
Island was burglarized the other night to
the amount of $500 in money, watches and
other articles.
A German near Ada, Norman county,
committed.suicide the other day, by cut
| ting his throat with razor. He leaves
wife and child.
The Owatonna Press says seven-year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Tiffany
was drowned by falling into Straight
river, above the dam.
Rush City Post: One thousand six hum
bred cords of wood were burned last week
four miles south of Moose lake at Cowan's
side track. Loss, $4,000.
G. s. Hanson of Fergus Falls, recently
brought 300, 900 feet of lumber into Pei
lean Kapids--the longest drive ever
brought down the Pelican.
In Grove Lake, Pope county, Nellie
Johnson was shot in the heart by her
| uncle, who thought the revolver was
not loaded. Where is the fool killer?
The house of Mr.. B. Sperry of Willmar
was burglarized the other night. He lost
valuable gold watch, and would have
| lost more, but the rascal was scared
away.
The store of Watson s. Moses, of North
field, was burglarized, being the third
time in six weeks. Twenty-six dollars
and fifty cents, all the change in the
| drawer, was confiscated.
Fergus Falls Journal: A wealthy young
Englishman named Cooke is opening a
| 1000 acre farm in Pomme de Terre town
ship, Grant county. He advertises in this
issue for breaking teams.
| Burglars broke into the store of Mr..
Converse in Blue Earth City the other
night, and blew off the safe door. They
found no money in the safe ana took no
goods. Money only seems to have been
their object.
| The Northern Pacific conference of the
| Congregational aud Union churches
commenced their session in Brainerd,
June 90. Twenty members were present
from Dakota territory. The remainder
| for Minnesota.
| The Ortonville North Star says fishing
in Big Stone lake appears to be better
than ever before, and for man with a
trolling line in couple hours time, to
catch from twenty-five to seventy-f1ve
fish, is just as easy as rolling off log.
Glenwood Pope county, Press, June 16:
There are $500 men and 500 teams at
work grading the Little Falls & Dakota
railroad. 1t was expected that the grad =.
ing would be entirely completed at the
close of this month, but there will be a
few short gaps left to fill up.
The "Southwestern Minnesota and
immigration society" met recently at
Mankato. Sixty representatives from
eighteen counties were present. 1t was
agreed that 100, 900 copies of a twenty
four page pamphlet should be printed for
distribution in the Eastern states and in
Europe.
| The Commercial says that A. N. jeff
ries, residing south of Lamberton, Red
wood county, says that he has planted
this season 10000 young trees, built an
addition to his house, sown seventy acres
of wheat and forty acres of corn, and that
his crop of wheat and corn looks very
promising.
| 1t is reported that constable in
Paynesville, Stevens county, called at the
house of German to collect a dog Ii
cense The German refused to pay, and
the constable shot the dog. The German
shot the constable and the constable shot
the German, and both were mortally
wounded So ends the story.
| Jacob Frank, of Traverse, Nicollet
county, aged 81, died suddenly Of apo
plexy on Sunday morning, June Is. The
| night previous he had walked to his
home from St.Peter where he had been at
work, distance of twelve miles. He
leaves wife and several children. He
was an honest, hard working mana
stone mason.
Preston Republicans: Judge Sherman
Page has never fully recovered from the
effects of his attempted assassination,
and to gain rest and necessary recupera-
ton, he has given up the practice of law
and gone to tie mountains of Colorado.
His legal business has been turned over
to Geo. w. Hall, formerly of Maine, and
Capt. j. Mcknight, Of LIE Roy.
Glencoe Enterprise: A countless num-
Der of trees of many varieties have been
set out IN Glencoe this season, and with
but very few exceptions all are growing
finely. They are trees of several years.
growth already, and it will be bus short
time when they are grown to magnif-
cent shades. Glencoe will soon be the
forest city of Minnesota.
The other day the body of an unknown
man was found in the Blue Earth river
at Vernon Center, Blue Earth county. 1t
had apparently been in the water several
days. Nothing was found on the body
by which il cOuld be identified. Wheth