Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-08-30
MINNESOTA NEWS.
Sneak thIevery is quite common in Kas,


be dedicated Sept. 8.
Complaint is made of an unusual number of
tramps in Red Wing.
The Renville Union says prairie chickens
are plenty this season.
Pinkeye has appeared among the horses at
Aitkin, Aitkin county.
Harvesting is about over, remarks the Wa
SEGA Radical, Of August %.
Ihe Catholics are preparing to build a new
school house in Sleepy Eye.
The Montevideo Leader says prairie chick
ems are reported plenty and plump.
kasota has no police officer. The conse-
sequence is tramps hold high carnival
there.
The commissioners of Kandiyohi county
have made levy of $4,000 for its years ex-
penses.
large quantity of new wheat has reached
the Touring mill at Elk River, Sherburne
county.
John johnson, of Arundel, Otter Tail coun-
ty, had leg cut off the other day by har-
vester. He died.
Wheat of the new harvest is already finding
its way to market, and some of it has been
made into -four.
An accident occurred on gravel train near
New Ulm the other day, by which Franz
Meacho lost leg.
The Alexandria Post is advocating a rail
road from that town to Willard, distance of
about twelve miles.
An lncendiary fire in Crookston the other
night, was luckily discovered in time to pre-.
vent confagratlon.
A ten.year- old son of Nick Henry, of Union,
Houston county, fell into cistern the other
day and was drowned.
The young men of st. Cloud are trying to
organize dancing club to number forty, to
be called the "Big 40"
The county commissioners of Meeker county
have ordered levy of $4,000 to pay county
expenses for the ext year.
The other day Albert Kingsley was crushed
and killed In the railroad yard at Brainerd,
while employed in switching cars.
E. Woodbury., of Zumbrota, had a stack of
hay containing ten tons struck by lightning
the other day and entirely consumed.
The Sleepy Eye Herald says: In the vicinity
of Walnut Grove it is estimated that oats will
average from IS to 80 bushels per acre.
The Rev. Peter Dillner, pastor of the Swed-
ish Lutheran church in Atwater, Ksndiyohi
county, died last week of typhoid fever after a
briLf illness.
The Red Wing sportsmen propose to live
up to the game law, and will see that no
prairie chickens are shot before the first of
next month.
The st. Peter Tribune says the sand prai-
RE west of that town turned out more wheat
this year to the acre than did the high or sup
posed better land.
A small boy recently fioated out into Peli-
can lake on two boards tied together. His
cries for help brought relief. A boat went to
his rescue. He had got eighty rods from the
shore.
The Montevideo Leader is soon to be
equipped with one of the celebrated Campbell
complete cylinder presses, large enough to
print four pages on one side of nine or ten
column folio.
The Bralnerd Journal says Mr.. McFadden,
the register of deeds, has just recorded deed
given by Farnham & Lovejoy, conveying a
one-third interest in certain real estate for the
sum of $4,000.
The Jordan ADVOCATE says last week five
children died of diphtheria, out of Peter Me
sens family, near st. Johns church. Three
were buried in one grave,
The large new barn of G. B. McDougal, of
MontevideO, was struck by lightning and
burned the other night with valuable con-
tents. Several horses were got out, but one
could not be rescued and persisted.
Brainerd Dispatch: Brainerd has nearly
double the population she had one year ago.
and physicians tell us that there is not nearly
well for the health of our metropolis, but
yet much might be done to improve our sani-
tary condition.
Glencoe Enterprise: Another fool very
nearly bit the dust Thursday afternoon while
attempting to board the passenger train when
it was in good motion. The train stopped
but the fool had slid into car and crawled
under seat to hide himself.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Rose, of Chatfield, cell
brated last week, the fftieth anniversary of
their wedding. A goodly number of con-
graduating friends were present. A number
OF gifts were made, among them S25 in
gold, making it truly golden wedding.
Chaska Herald: August Hoffman, of this
village, had his left hand fearfully lacerated
by the accidental explosion of loaded cart
ridge which he held in his hand last Sunday
The flesh was almost entirely torn from the
hand, inflictiug an ugly wound. Dr.. Lewis
was called and hopes to save the hand.
GAINESVILLE Argus: Harvesting is nearly
completed in this section, but very few farm
ers having wheat remaining to cut. good
many are getting their stacking quite well
advanced. Should the weather continue
favorable week or SO longer the wheat crop
will be pretty well in the stack and in good
shape.
Rochester Post: A few days since a bull
snake, three feet five inches in length, man.
aged to crawl in the bird cage at the house of
Mr.. M. e. Claflin, five miles north of the city,
and before his snakeshp was discovered, it
had made way with five of the pretty ca
naries Mrs. Clafiin killed the snake as soon
as she discovered it.
Lake City Reriev: A vile wretch named j.
Diekey, living near Lake City, was beaten last
improper liberties with. This is not his first
ofense, but it is likely to be his last, as there
has already been strong talk of lynchipg him,
and his next outrage will probably result
fatally to himself. 1t would serve him right.
Montevideo Leader, August 10: One of the
heaviest thunder storms we ever witnessed
gathered and broke above our heads last Mon
day night. For about an hour the heavens
were filled with fire, and the deep reverbera.
ton OF distant thunder was in strong con-
trast with the sharp reports above our heads.
The electrical disturbances were unusual and
severe, and lightning struck in several places
in this vicinity.
Fairmont Sentinel: The crop OF pinnated
grouse near this village is very good, aud will
furnish first class sport for the field trials.
The Iowa territory nearest this point has not
proved to be well stocked with the birds. The
late burning of prairie in that section was
successful in destroying all the nests, young
birds, and in some cases, hens on their eggs.
Rush City Post discaIds patents, and herce-
forth 1t will be printed all at home In making
this change the Post says: ''By this change
we shall give our readers more home news,
and during the fall have an opportunity to say
more in political matters as well as to accom-
modate our advertisers. Besides we believe it
to be advantageous for publisher to control
his advertising columns, and by this move we
are able to do so, and now if foreign adver-
tisers wish to come in for share of the bene-
fits of the Post they must pay for it,
Worthington Advance, Aug. "a: A singular
accident occurred yesterday afternoon to A.
W. Hustled, a hardware merchant of Sheldon
Mr.. a. was riding in the baggage car of she
Sioux Falls train. As the train was crossing
the Kanaranzi bridge, just beyond Adrian,
Mr.. 81. fell out of the door into the creek.
The train was stopped at once and Mr.. II. was