Daily globe., 1883-08-18
MINNESOTA NEWS.


The Catholics in st. Peter are preparing
for grand fair to be held in October.
The tramp season has commenced with
some activity. Look out for the scamps.
The fremont House lately destroyed by
fire at Winona, will be rebuilt at once.
A lumberman at East Brainerd, the
other day committed suicide BY shooting
himself.
Arnquist & Wallm arks store building in
CHS .go was destroyed by fire. Contents
mostly saved.
The law-breakers who have been shoot
ing prairie chickens. may pursue their
game lawfully now.
The barley field of George Dreever of
GAINESVILLE, seven acres in extent, yields so
bushels to the acre.
Two new and beautiful statues have been
placed in the Catholic church at James
vile, and the altars readiusted.
S. w. Muncy, Two Rivers, Morrison
county, was instantly killed the other day
by being thrown from his wagon.
The Hastings New Era says, that the
chinch bug has done more damage to the
wheat in that vicinity than had been sup
posed.
The GAINESVILLE Argus says the corn
crop, in the main will be an unusually
good one, much better than was generally
antici pated.
In Browns Valley, cattle and horse
stealing, has become very prevalent, and
what is most surprising neither animals
or thieves are often found.
The Swedish Lutheran congregation in
Sauk Rapids, have decided upon the ereo-
tion of a new church edifce, and the work
will be commenced Immediately.
, The other day, young girl at Crook
ston got before moving machine and
had one of her legs badly mangled by the
sickle. 1t is thought the limb may be
saved.
The clerk of the court killed him with a
club in the court, house at Mantorville the
otk ar day, and with malice prepense. The
victim was ''woodchuck." What business
had he in the judges seat?
The Sleepy Eye Republican publishes a
list of thirty-two names of farmers in the
towns of PrairieVille, Hone and Stark, each
of whom suffered the total destruction of
his crops by the hail storm of July 21.
A brilliant man in st. Peter found an
old rusty toy pistol the other day and
didn't know it was loaded, but he found
out it was when it sent bullet into his
head. Toy pistols are handy to have
about.
Waseca Rad ical: Bailey came in on the
home stretch. He found his uniform and
"cocktail' hat-which had been long lost
in coal bin, with a couple of ton of
sheet iron atop of it. Laid it down as
usual and forget where.
The other day a week old baby boy was
found in threshing machine near Glyn-
don neatly done up in a basket with a
good supply of clothes and bottle of sour
milk. The poor crying, abandoned little
one was taken in and cared for.
On recent night drunken hoodlum
rode through the streets of GAINESVILLE,
recklesslY firing a revolver. People
rushed rapidly t. places of safety. The
blubbering BOBBY was arrested, hand
cuffed, and put into the county Jail.
Ls Sueur Sentinel: A seven year old
son of A. Mahlor, in playfully swinging a
nail struck the pupil of one eye, which
DR.. Fisher informs US will, in all proba-
bility destroy the sight permanently.
The other eye has also become infamed,
and it is feared may be lost.
Amasked mob visited the house of A.
A. Nuhrew at Bailey station Sherburne
county. on a recent night. He appeared
at the door when shot was fired at him,
the bail passing near his head. After
committing various depredations the mob
dispersed. Several arrests have been
made. The cause of the mob is not
stated.
The Hastings New Era says of the river:
The water in the river has not been so low
in long time as at present. All the larger
boats experience difficulty in reaching st.
70 4I,aV hor
this city and that point. Hastings is at
present the head of navigation for the
larger packets on the river. The Keokuk
is now running between here and st. Paul
as transfer boat for the St. Louis & St.
Paul Packet Co.
Fergus Falls telegram: The body of a
man was found by trainmen about six
miles beyond Breckenridge on the North
ern Pacific, Fergus & Black Hills rail-
railroad Saturday. The men returned to
Breckenridge with the news and the switch
engine was sent out after the body. The
The inquest was held and the body buried
Sunday, The deceased was apparently
about fifty years of age, respectfully
dressed and had evidently been struck by
the cars, the back of his head being
crushed and several bruises testifying to
this. Nothing was found upon his person
to identify him.
The Rev. DR.. Talmadge is to lecture at
Crookston, August 21. The committee
having in charge arrangements for the
lecture have addressed to DR.. Talmadge
formal request, asking him to make some
reply to Mr.. Beecher's lecture on "Evolu-
tion" recently delivered in Crookston.
The committee say: Some admirers of the
Rev. H. w. Beecher, engaged him to come
to Crookston and give his lecture on
Evolution" He gave it and in this his
last and widest venture, Mr.. Beecher
turns away from the Bible as the 'Su
preme revelation from God and substi-
tutes in its place Evolution which he
confe' sed is nothing but + glorious, sagac-
ious guess. Mr.. Beecher's position, some
think might appropriately be classed as
one of the Big Blunders' about which you
are to speak.
Hastings New Era: An unknown man,
about 30 years of age, boarded the Annie
Barnes at this place last Tuesday after
noon, and went down the river as far as
Prescott. Arriving there ne registered at
the Union House and on retiring informed
the landlord that he did not wish to be