Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-03
MINNESOTA NEWS.

The salary of the postmaster at North
field has been increased.
Climber wolves" are being poisoned by
farmers in Winona county.
The Moorhead daily Ne1VS has succumbed
to the inevitable, and is no'more.
A new Catholic church edifce is to be
built at Brainerd the present year.
Last week, at Hastings, Martin ROBBIE, a
brakeman, fell under a freight car and was
killed.
The Window Citizen thinks flax will be
the main crop of majority of farmers in
that vicinity.
A merchant in Spring Valley, offers
twenty eight cents in cash, or thirty cents
in trade per bushel for potatoes.
Much attention is being paid, at various
points in the state, to the establishment of
creameries. They are found to be paying
institutions. both for their operators and
to the farmers.
The Detroit Record says: "Plainly
speaking, we believe there never was
time since the organization of the town
that so little money has been in circulation
as at the present time"
A recent club dance at Pine Island was
badly demoralized by the drunkenness of
! some of the members. The free imbibers
/ of whisky have but little, perhaps it
| should be said no self-respect or respect
! for others.
! The burning of mail pouches on rail
roads is getting to be quite too frequent,
and some remedy should be devised to
protect the mails. Last week three mail
| pouches were burned in a mail car at Lit
tie Falls, Morrison county.
Capt Dennis, of Chicago, another ''suc-
| cessful" weather prophet, says ''the back
bone of winter is broken" that there will
be but little more zero weather, if any, IN
the Northwest, and predicts an early
spring. 1t is to be hoped the prophetic
captain may be right
The Telegram gives an account of the
organization of new bank IN Fergus
Falls called the Citizens National bank
with a capital of $4,000, with the priv
Iege of increasing it to $25O,O0O. James
Compton was elected president. The ag-
gregate bank capital of Fergus Falls is
now rated at 100000.
Last week Mrs. Daniel Heising of Albert
Lea, committed suicide by cutting hel
throat. The unfortunate lady had been in
bad health for some time. The sad tragedy
produced deep sensation in Albert Lea
where she had long resided. She was tenn
porarily stopping with her daughter, Mrs
Charles II. Ruble, of Pickerel lake, where
the tragedy occurred.
Sleepy Eye Herald: Robert Craig, g
: brakeman on the Redwood train, was shot
and slightly injured in front of j. Friess
saloon on last Saturday night by a travel
. ing man. The shooting was the result of &
saloon quarrel. The man who did the
shooting was arrested. but discharged a:
Craig did not appear to prosecute him.
Rochester Record and Union: G. Hin
ton. of Quincy, lost valuable brood mare
lately. from the effects of getting some
, wire into her stomach, probably while eat
, ing oats. She was all right in the evening
, but he discovered something wrong in the
morning, and led her out of the barn to {
J spring to water, when she dropped down
; and only lived few moments.
St. James Journal: The Madelia mills
/ opened this week. These mills have beer
7 thoroughly overhauled and fitted NJ
throughout, and is water power no long
er. steam having been substituted. Tn,
Z roller process has been also introduced
3 the stones being taken out, thus making ;
3 first-class mill, one that is benefit and al
3 ornament to the county.
: The LIE Sueur Sentinel: We regret t.
Q learn of the misfortune of William Con
nors, of Tyrone township, who has becom
temporarily if not hopelessly deranged
u He was in st. Paul last s.eek, and Will
n coming home on the train manifesto
9 such symptoms of insanity that the con
d ductor. took him on to st. Peter an
put him in the care of the sheriff there.
The Fergus Falls daily Telegram an
nounces that &c. i. Baxter has taken a
: interest in the paper, and will hereafte
. assist in its management" Mr.. Baxter
an experienced newspaper man. A stoc
company is being formed to publish tn
: paper, and articles of incorporation hav
| already been filed. The Telegram is Wig