Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-08-03
MINNESOTA NEWS.


The work on the new school house in De-
lano has commenced.
Farmers generally did fairly well IN securing
their hay crop last week.
1t is reported that there is great deficiency
in the crop of blueberries this season.
The rye crop is nearly harvested, with a
good yield, says the Anoka City Herald
The potato crop in lie sueur county PROM
ises, at present, to be the best ever grown.
The law does not allow the shooting of
prairie chickens before the LIST Of September.
Pattersons elevator at Waverly station,
Wri yht county, was burned down last week.
Burglars and horse thieves have lately been
at their work at different points in Winona
county.
The intense heat of the past week has
caused good deal OF sickness of various
kinds.
A petition has been largely signed recon-
mending Charles Morton for postmaster at
Hastings.
Mrs. Frank Fall OF Mankato had shoulder
dislocated the other day by being thrown
from buggy.
The ground has been broken for the new
city hall in Mooehead. 1t is to be 44x32, and
40 feet high TO the roof.
Numerous fields OF corn are reported to be
tasseling out, which gives promise of fair
harvest of matured grain.
The village council OF Marshall have de-
cided not to issue any saloon licenses for the
sale OF beer or other liquor.
The Caledonia Argus says: POTATOES prom
Use big yield, Notwithstanding the workings
of the festive potato bug"
The German Lutheran church in Elysien,
LIE Sueur county, is said TO have one of the
best brass bands in the state.
The Chaska Herald says Michael Waller
Chanhassan committed suicide last week by
drowning himself In Long lake.
The farmers in Benton county are confident
OF good wheat crop. The harvest in some
localities will soon commence.
A Moravian church located three miles east
Of Bird Island, was dedicated on Sunday, July
%. There was large attendance.
One of the encouraging signs of the times
is that farmers SO generally are preparing to
erect commodious farm buildings.
Barley, wheat, oats and potatoes never
looked better at this time OF the year in the
Eeighborhood of Mazeppa, says the Tribune
A nine year-old son of VIII Swartz of Roch-
ester had both feet cut of the other day by a
moving machine. He is not expected to
live.
The Winona Tribune says the hum of the
y
side as he passes through the country. Har-
vest is In full blast.
Herman is no longer the county seat of
Grant county. By decision of the district
court-Judge McKelyy-the county seat will
go back to Elbow Lake.
The building of the new Catholic school
house, brick, in LIE Sueur, is progressing fine-
ly. 1t is to be three stories high and will be
an imposing structure.
Ortonville Herald; A gasoline lamp ex-
ploded In NJ. f. Potter's store one day last
week, and while putting it out of doors while
all in blaze, he was badly burned in the face.
Erick johnson committed suicide at Alex
andria last week by cutting his throat. He
had but recently arrived from Sweden. He
was drinking man. He was fifty years old.
In 1879, wheat cutting commenced July 10;
in 1880, July 81, in 1881, July Is. This year
the wheat is not yet ready to cut, delayed by
the cold weather in June and the fore part of
July.
In Stewart, Mcleod county, Mrs. DegelI
hurried home before the approaching storm
of last week. and died soon after reaching
there from the effects of her haste aud excite.
ment.
Shakopee Argus, July %: On the prairie
harvest will begin early next week. In the
timber section of the county but little har-
the second week In August.
The Ortonville Herald says a farmer in the
town of Prior, few days ago, was driving
one of his horses off his grain, and lightly
tossed stone towards the animal. The stone
struck the horses leg and broke it.
Hastings Union: Smallpox is slowly but
surely drawing nearer to our city. case is
reported at Spring Lake in the family of Mr..
Lennigan. The patient was sick about ten
days before the doctor or anyone else was no.
titled.
This LIE Sueur creamery is prospecting and
rapidly charging its business. 1t has eight
teams on the road gathering cream, in an
area from twenty to thirty miles, and turns
out 800 pounds of butter day from fresh
cream.
New Ulm ReuieiD: Complaint is made by
some farmers that q worm is DESTROYING the
wheat crop. Whole fields, they say, are turn
ing white, and examination shows that the
roots OF each stalk have been gnawed off by
these insects.
c. E. Lindberg's elevator at Grove City was
destroyed by fire recently. The elevator
would hold from fifty to sixty thousand BUSH
els Of wheat. The fire is believed to have been
set by an incendiary. The building was in
sured for 5000, the wheat was insured for
$4,000.
Shakopee Argus: Suel post office has been
closed for a month past, but it is expected
that it can be opened again in couple of
weeks. The smallpox patients in the post
masters family are recovering. Mr.. Peter
Barabeau, the postmaster, is entirely out OF
danger. His little daughter Ida died with the
errible disease.
Fairmont Sentinel: New Affections seem
to be constantly arising to harrass the far
mer. VIM. Suter, OF Manyaska, saws the
blackbirds are now making an invasion upon
the grain fields. They swoop down upon the
fields in such countless numbers as to bend
the stalks to the ground, after which they
proceed to devour the heads of grain, ex
tracing the last kernel therefrom,
Currie Minnesotian:c On Saturday last.
while Mr.. VIM. Warrenson, of Center, was
moving, he drove against stone and the
until his sister came from the house and re-
leased him. His mother, also, on the same
day, while assisting Mr.. E. A. Engbritson to
loose his mower from bog, got in front of
the knife aud had her ankle quite severely cut.
Wells Advocate: The farmers in this Sec
tion are getting little frightened over a
worm that is playing havoc with the potato
vines. The worm is described as about one
inch in length, of grayish color, streaked,
and very lively. 1t works on the inside of the
vine, and causes it to wither and die. To what
extent the injury already done is not known as
the worm has only been noticed within the
past week.
Anoka City Herald There is hardly surer
gaugeof the increase of business of any town
one year with another, than the amount done by
the postofice. We are indebted to Post.
master Foote for the following which is wen
worth considering. Money orders sold at
Anoka postoffice from July 1, 1880, to july
|, 1851, Sl7,695 IA; from July 1, 1881, to july
/, 1852, Sc, 944.47, an increase of * 04Q 90
OF nearly 80 per cent.