Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-11
MINNESOTA NEWS.

Inc sleepy Eye Herald has been en-
larged to an eight-column folio.
A meeting of the citizens of Winona was
lately held to encourage local manufac:
tories. A sensible thing to do.
Glenwood Messenger: A little daughter of
Adolph Engtrom Of Douglas county, fell
into kettle of hot soap last Friday and
was scalded to death.
A Swede, in the night time, recently fell
from the second story of the Pacific hotel
in st. Vincent, and had his jaw broken and
was otherwise injured.
The Long Prairie Argus says a post
Office has been established at Eagle Bend
Chg Bend) with G. O'Dell postmaster, and
one at Birch Lake with W. Il. Hunt post
master.
Morris Tribune: The rain of the past
few days was greatly needed. OF course
it has impeded threshing but it has been of
benefit in most other kinds of work. It
was especially needed for blowing.
Rochester Record and Union: DIR. Sedg-
wick was called to see young woman at
the Bradley house, one night this week.
She had accidentally taken poison. He ar
rived IN time to prevent any serious conse.
quences.
Browns Valley Reporter: Ducks and
geese are being slaughtered by the hun
dreds by our local sportsmen, and still
they come, thicker and faster. The lakes
are alive with 'em. This country is truly
the hunters paradise.
Rochester Record and Union: young
man fell off the railing in front of D. A.
Morrison's bakery, last Tuesday evening,
striking on his head. He lay :senseless for
some time, but was able to get up after a
while and could stand while holding to the
railing. It turned out that he was affected
with too much tanglefoot.
Brainerd Valley Reporter: About 8
o'clock last evening an @rolite of immense
size and brilliancy was observed at this
place. When first discovered it appeared
about the size and shape of a barrel, de-
scendlng towards the earth. It was visi-
BILE but few seconds, and presented one
OF the grandest sights imaginable.
Northfeld Ne,os: Threshing was never
before as far advanced at this season of
the year as now. Six weeks of continuous
dry weather has gwen every industrious
farmer an opportunity to garner his grain
in excellant shape. There is no occasion
for any wet or spoiled wheat in the market
this year. The grade will be nearly uni
form.
Crookston Chronicle, Oct, 6: Yesterday
while the workmen were employed digging
cellar for the new house being built for
Herb Mason, they came upon nest of
snakes which were situated under the root
of a tree. They killed fourteen snakes. the
largest being about four feet long and
| three inches around the largest part OF It's
body.
Hancock, (Stevens county, Olire Branch :
On Friday evening last couple of Scan
dlnavians from Scandal, came to town and
after imbibing pretty freely, concluded
that they would have pugilistic perform
ance. The result was black eye for Abra-
ham Lee, and five dollars and costs for
Peter Rustod. Both parties went home
satisfied.
Rochester Record and Union: Last
Saturday the railroad company finished
laying the track for the switch at the asy-
lum. There was quite train waiting the
completion of the switch. Contractor
Woodwork had three carloads of material
and there were five carloads of coal for the
asylum. It was run up to the asylum Sat-
uAN"J oACOAAOOhs
The Rochester Record and Union saws:
Mrs. DR.. Berkman wassat the falls below
Oronoco, Olmsted county, the other day
fishing, and brought home fifty-one black
bass. She had her husband along to bait
her hook, take off the fsh and hold one of
the poles, but he cannot catch any fish. as
he tried it the next day without her COM
pany, and only caught one bass.
Long Prairie Argus: The other day a
man living somewhat east of town partook
of too much spirits while in town, and
while crossing the Turtle bridge on his
road home, he fell off head first into the
mud and would have sufocated had some
one not seen him and pulled him out. He
reached home and went to sleep and slept
three days before he could be reused.
st.vincent (Kittson county Herald, Oct.
s: The rain this week of course impedes
the threshing somewhat, but it is just what
we needed for making the ground in con-
dition for blowing. The ground had be-
come too dry to admit of blowing being
done with facility, and We heard many e1-
press desire for rain, Crops that are
not threshed are well in the stack in this
county as far as we can learn. A Dakota
farmer told us, however, that there was
yet considerable grain in Pembina county
unstacked and some that was not even
shocked.
Grove City (Meeker county, Tribune: A
farmer named Mclaughlin, living several
miles from the city, while going home
Saturday, was brutally assaulted by a
neighbor named Mulhelland, and pounded
to jelly. his face was horribly marked,
several ribs broken. and other injuries re-
ceived. He was found unconscious in the
road by passing neighbors and taken home.
His injuries are thought to be fatal. The
sheriff started out to-day to arrest Mulhol-
land. The men had quarreled at saloon
on their way home, but had departed seem
ingly friends.
Sleepy Eye Herald: The railroad COM
pany is doing an immense business in
freight transportation. The freight re-
ceived for local delivery here during Sep
TENDER was double the amount received in
August, and if the present receipts are
continued the amount in October will be
double that of September. Through
freights are taxing the road to its utmost
capacity, nearly every regular train being
followed by an extra. Grain is moving
briskly to eastern markets, furnishing