Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-14
MINNESOTA NEWS.

I'D flpeStone county.
The Fergus Falls Independent is now
issued as tri-weekly
The smallpox is prevailing in the
vicinity of Fort Ripley.
The fear of the smallpox kept visitors
away from Prior Lake July 4.
The organization of grand wolf hunt
is all the talk in Scott county
The potato crop will be large one
this year, says the Shakopee Argus.
a Catholic church, st. Joseph's, is
being constructed in Perham, Otter Tail
county.
Waseca is enjoying considerable of a
oullolng boom this summer, remarks the
Radical
The business of the st. Cloud land
otilce for the quarter ending June 80,
1852. was $46, 430.39.
The ST. Charles Times SAYS valuable
horse was killed the other day by running
against wire fence
The Waseca Radical says the cut-worm
is doing more damage to the potatoes
than the traditional, festive potato
bug.
On recent evening hail storm visit
ed the southern part of Redwood county,
and the crops on several farms were
badly injured
A wet June leaves a dry harvest. saws
the old saw. Which is right, Vennor.
the Canadian weather prophet, or the
venerable ''saw ?''
The Albert Lea Enterprise says: Wheat
IS heading out, and some fields are look
ing very promising, but the straw is very
| short In many cases.
The Marshall Messenger says the 18th of
July fireworks at Tracy came to sudden
end by a premature explosion of the
entire invoice of fireworks.
The st. Cloud Journal Press saws the
crop of wild Strawberries this year is I'M
usually large, and hundreds of pickers
visit the choice fields near the city.
The clothing store of A 0. Adams of
St. Charles, was burglarized the other
night. The change in the money drawer,
some $40, was taken, but nothing else
The New Ulm Reoieao of July 9Th saws:
| ''The rye harvest has commenced. The
yield is reported to be very good. The
barley harvest was well begun yester-
day."
| The hail storm on the evening of the
first Sunday in July, did considerable
damage on the north side of Redwood
river. Several farmers will reap light
crops in consequence.
| Marshall Messenger: We are glad to
state that most of the grain ruined by hail
some time ago, In the towns north and
west OF us, has recovered and now prom
lses to be good crop.
The appearance of big storm caused
so much apprehension in Ortonville on
the first Sabbath in July as to break up
q Sabbath school, But there was no
wind, and only little rain.
The crops of all kinds throughout the
Northwest are reported in excellent CON
dltion at this time. But the character of
the remaining portion of the season
must tell what the harvest will be.
Shakopee argus: The Wampach Manu-
featuring company will soon add fifteen
or twenty men to their working force.
The Shakopee Iron and Brass works will
also employ number of additional men.
A desperate fight recently took place
in the town of Watab, Benton county.
between Joseph Johnson and two Young
men named None. Johnson was so Sc
verely beaten that his life is departed of.
A drunken Swede the other day ran
his team into James McCann's buggy. in
Anoka, throwing HIM out aud badly
bruising him. But Macs hurt so fired
him up that he took strap and strapped
the drunken devil till he howled. Served
him right.
Worthington Advance, July 6: On
Thursday last the lightning struck the
barn OF Frank DInsmore, living near the
Little Rock s. Grand Prairie line, killing
one horse and knocking the other horses
down. 1t also knocked Mr.. D. and his
boy down.
The Spring Valley, Fillmore county,
| VIdette says DIR. Lathrop Of Granger was
the victim of a terrible accident, July 4.
While "fooling'' with cannon, pre-
mature explosion caused the loss of both
eyes. He has since attempted suicide by
taking morphine.
The Rev. George H. Davis of Faribault,
vice rector of the Shattuck school, hold
ing also professorship, has rendered his
resignation to take effect immediately.
He has received call to the rectorship of
ST. Michaels church, Boise City, Idaho,
salary 81 500 year and rectory.
| Window Reporter: A gentleman was in
this vicinity last week buying cows for
dairy farm at Minnetonka. OF Robert
Miller ne bought SIX paying therefor 5000.
He paid $50 for two bought of a Men
MONTE. Cows are valuable. They arc
the product that docs not perish with
rust and blight.
Rochester Post, July Z: Mrs. Vail of
Rock Dell was in the city MONDAY. and.
while sitting in Mr.. G. Hargesheimer's
store, she was struck with paralysis, one
side of the system being thoroughly
paralyzed. The stricken woman was re-
moved to her home, and on "Wednesday
she died Of the attack.
The Chaska Herald says reports from
different parts Of the county unite in
saying that wheat looks splendid and
promises fair yield. The barley and rye
crop is also reported excellent, but some
apprehension is reported in regard to the
corn crop, which is pretty large one in
our county this year. We hope for the
best, however.
Shakopee Argus, July 6: Monday the
body of an unknown man was found in
Sand creek, at Jordan. Coroner Alois
Hirscher was notified and an inquest
held. The body was so much decom-
posed as to be beyond recognition. 1t is
| thought to be a case of suicide, and the
coroner's jury rendered verdict that