Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-06-20


ported to be very encouraging at the pres
ent time.
Four teams are kept on the road busily
gathering cream for the creamery at
Sleepy Eye.
The Lutheran church edifice at Gran
lite Falls is nearly finished and presents
very fine appearance.
A drove of 800 head of cattle passed
through Browns valley, the other day,
en- route for Bismarck, D. T.
The Marshall Messenger has had brought
to its office sample of wheat straw near
ly two feet long, sowed this spring.
Minnesota grown strawberries have
made their appearance in the Winona
market at thirty-five cents quart.
Eighteen bricklayers are at work erect
ing the walls of Ladies' hall, one,>o of the
buildings of Carleton college at North
field.
Three children, the oldest only twelve
years old, recently arrived at Moorhead,
having come all the way from Norway
alone.
The editor of the Currie Minnesotsaa
went to Good Thunder the other day and
reports the crops on the way In good con-
dition.
The cool weather of the night time is
good for wheat, but not favorable to the
corn crop, but July and August tell the
story tor corn.
Six persons were recently baptised on a
Sabbath day in Vermilion, Dakota
county, by the Rev. William Riley, pastor
of the Baptist church.
Messrs. Clark, Scott and Rothwell are
about erecting $50, 900 saw mill at Little
Falls, capable of turning out $50, 600 feet
of sawed lumber daily.
A herder near Currie, Murray county,
went to sleep while watching his herd
A prairie fire came along and set his
clothes on fire, He woke up!
The Glencoe Enterprise says, lake
Preston provides the fish this season.
Multitudes of them are being caught, and
the market seems to grow no less.
The Sleepy Eye Herald says fifty men
at work in the stone quarries of Kasota
struck for higher wages last week. New
men have been hired to take their
places.
Two little boys were playing On the
railroad track in Detroit, Becker coun-
ty, the other day, when. train came
along, running over and killing one of
them instantly.
The Lac qui Parle Independent says
Hon. 1gnatius Donnelly spent night in
that place recently He was serenaded by
the band and made them graceful
speech in return.
Joseph II. Taylor, Of Brooklyn, N. Y,
who was stopping in Monticello, Wright
county, hoping to benefit his health, was
drowned IN Bertram lake the other day
while swimming.
The other day Ole Anderson, u Swede,
of Evansville, in attempting to pass from
one car to another on a moving train, fell
between the cars and was so badly crush
ed and injured that he died soon after.
Last week the residence of Mrs. Mary
Easterly, of Hastings, was destroyed by
fire. There was an insurance of 81 400
on the building, and $500 on the contents,
in the Etna, which, it is thought, will
cover the loss.
Henry Sheher recently attempted to
board moving train, fell between the
cars at Evansville, Douglas county, had
his left arm crushed and was otherwise
injured. His arm was amputated. Re-
covery doubtful.
Atwater Press: The crops are doing
well, especially wheat. Everything is
more or less behind hand, though, and
the croakers are, as usual, numerous. A
partial, or total failure of the corn crop is
predicted by this class. It's early yet,
and in the fall we will see what we will
see.
Winona Republican, June II: Crop re-
ports are of the most encouraging char
acter. Mr.. A. P. Baker came in to-day
from an extended western trip. He
says that from the Minnesota river west
ward he never saw wheat looking better,
particularly as to color. 1t does not
stand so high as he has seen it sometimes,
but the color is very satisfactory.
The Plainview Neaos relates that Hon.
George FROM, of Olmsted county, liv-
ing near Potsdam, the other night was
thrown from his wagon by his runaway
team and rendered Unconscious, and thus
lay on the ground all night within q
quarter of mile of his own door. His
injuries were much aggravated by his all
nights exposure, but he will recover.
Preston Republican. During the first
five months OF this year, from January
to June l, there were 2OS wolf scalps
presented to the county auditor, for his
inspection, and orders on the wolf fund
for that number were drawn and some
thing over 81 900 has been paid. The
bounty was reduced to IS per scalp, May
!, and had not this been SO we could have
given the figures paid on scalps as $1,-
$50.
The house OF True Mooers, a beautiful
one, on the bank of the Crow Wing
river, on what is known as the old agency
farm, about ten miles west of Brainerd,
was destroyed by fire the other night |
with all it's contents, the family barely
escaping with their lives. A smudge had |
been made in some vessel, and on retiring |
the vessel was placed in the kitchen and
water thrown upon it. But this careless
ness cost the family their beautiful home.
Another fool has turned up that "didn't
know it was loaded" Glenn Blakely, of
Princeton, pointed pistol at the head
Of Charles Vinton, saying, "I'n shoot
ysu," and blazed away. Vinton knew
'slt was loaded" quickly lodged and re-
ceived only flesh wound in the cheek,
narrowly escaping instant death. An
IDIOT like Glenn Blakely ought to have a
guardian appointed, and should be re-
strained of his liberty. He is too big a
fool m he trusted abroad alone