Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-28
MINNESOTA NEWS,

Crookston Northern Tier: A postal
card received from Tom Box, who is on
the farm of his father, near Warren, stat
ing that they had started threshing, and
that the yield is twenty-five bushels to the
acre, of No. hard.
Ashly Grant county, Avalanche: The
damage to the corn crop by the frost of
the latter part of last week seems to have
extended over large session of the coun-
try. Only few localities report serious
damage however.
A statement having been made that
Benson county would average only IL
bushels of wheat to the acre, the Sank
Rapids Sentinel corrects the statement,
and says Benson county will average from
Is to 20 bushels per acre.
1t is stated that male child was re-
Gently born in LIE Sueur county that has a
stead of the upper lip and nose the two
are merged in one part, and in the mouth
ars small tusks like those of swine.
Judging from the reports in numerous
state papers, from various localities it
seems safe to say, taking the state as a
whole, this years average of the wheat
crop will be fully up to and probably
slightly over twenty bushels to the acre.
Rochester Post, Sept. IA: Up to yes
terday morning eighty.one houses DAM
aged by the storm had been re-roofed or
otherwise repaired and ffty-six new
houses were up and enclosed. This is a
1t is good work we'll done.
The other day Thomas Lamb, of Buck
man, Morrison county, in taking loaded
shot gun from a wagon, accidently dis
charged one of the barrels and the charge
passed through his right arm near the
shoulder. His arm was smputed, his con-
dition is critical and recovery doubtful.
Another careless fool on deck. He
stacks his wheat and then burns it up.
The LIE Sueur NeaUs learns that Timothy
Donehue of Ottawa township, had six
wheat stacks burned up. He was burn
ing some old stumps in the field, when the
flames spread with the above result. It is
estimated that there was about 400 bush
els of wheat in the stacks.
Lac qui Parle Press: Don't have too
much iron about the managers to which
your horses are hitched by a chain. The
electricity recently struck stable having
such an arrangement, and the fluid ran
along the conductor, killing sixteen fine
horses, the electricity in each case passing
in at the neck, and running down the fore
legs to the shoes.
Foolish men still exist on the prairies.
for what reason is not known. Here is
one of them. The Wabashaw Herald
says: While John Phillips of Mount
Pleasant was burning straw stack, fire
Yves blown therefrom to a setting of four
wheat stacks on the adjoining farm OF
Andrew Leddy, and the product Of thirty
five acres were consumed.
Two men riding in buggy the other
day, near Sank Rapids had loaded rifle
which was placed in the forepart of the
buggy leaning upon the seat. A heavy
jolt OF the buggy discharged the rife, the
ball passing through the feshy part of the
body of one of the men, under the right
arm and come out of the side. The wound
is severe but not fatal.
Pine Island Journal: A slight frost
visited this section on Friday night of last
week, which was followed by regular
ripper on Saturday night. All the corn is
ruined, as well as all green vegetables OF
fruits of perishable nature. The corn
market rose 10 cents in one day, and stock
hogs were given away to any one who
were foolish enough to take them. We
estimate the amount Of damage done in
this county alone at not less than $780,.
600. A cyclone is nowhere. What will
come next?
Gotteib Gehrenbeck, Jr., living four
miles from Monticello, the other day had
his grain stacks entirely consumed by fire
with most Of his farm machinery. The
stacks contained the entire crop of grain
for the season. When the fire was first
discovered the flames nearly envelopeG
the stable in which was horse. A brave
woman rushed in, and rescued the poor
animal. A six year-old boy playing with
matches started the fire. @ careful, pru-
dent, wise parent, be sure and leave
matches around loose for the children te
play with!
The Episcopal council of New York will cleo
an assistant to Bishop Potter to- day with th'