Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-02
MINNESOTA NEWS.

MINNESOTA NEWS.
Some 600 persons we're naturalized in
Grow Wing county in 1882.
The ice in the river at Mortified is re-
ported to be three feet thick. That will be
an average thickness generally, probably.
This cold winter, with the deep snow, is
hard on the birds that remain with US.
Large numbers are starving and freezing
to death.
Brainerd Dispatch: Considerable I'M
easiness is felt by train men at the frailty
of the bridge crossing the Mississippi at
this point. 1t is claimed by some that
when train passes over the bridge it Says
about two inches.
Madelia Times: Mr.. Henry Hudson
was baptized by Mr. Stewart, the Camp
bellite preacher, who has been holding
! was immersed in the river, hole being
cut in the ice for that purpose.
Fergus Falls Telegram: Reports come
| to us from Fish lake in the town of Aurdal,
that the timber thieves are making worse
| havoc with the timber around that lake
this winter than ever before. We should
not be surprised to see some of the tres
passers ''nipped" one of these fine morn
ings. They had better look ''ouit."
Anoka City Herald: Kline can safely claim
the coolest place in town, if his spirit
| thermometer is true criterion, as that in
strument registered 140 degrees below
zero last Friday morning, beating all the
rest about 100 degrees Doubtless it
| would have been a great deal colder if
Kinne's thermometer had been larger.
What pity.
Red Wing Republican,: Ed. Brown, son
of Mr.. Stephen Brown, reached his home
in this city about two weeks ago, from La
Crosse, and is doing finely, though still
confined to his bed. One leg was ampu-
below the knee. 1t will be remembered
that he was run over by freight near La
Crosse the 9TH of November.
Marshall Messenger: A new swindle,
somewhat new, is being played on farmers
who have confidence in strangers n.this way.
The buyers select what cattle they can and
pay part cash, giving check on some city
bank for the balance, which is as large as
they can make it. After taking the stock
the buyers are heard of no more, and the
| check is found in a few days to be worth
less. Don't deal with strangers except on
a cash basis.
Winona Republican, Jan. 30: A fatal &C.
cident occurred on the Northwestern road
near Wilton on Sunday morning. A tank
spout had been left hanging over the track
and as freight train passed along the rear
brakeman, a young man named Dow, about
| nieneteen years of age, was carried with
terrible force against the spout and swept
| to the ground IN an instant. He was fin
ally found dead wedged in between the car
and the truck, where singularly enough he
| had fallen, and been carried the entire
distance.
Kasson Republican: S. II. Daniels had
about $4,000 insurance on his mill, in this
village which was destroyed by fire early
in the summer. Several of the companies
refused to pay in full. The adjusters met
Mr.. Daniels and his attorney, G. G. Wilson,
in this village last week and they spent
two days trying to settle by arbitration,
but failed. Suits have now been COM
menced in the United States circuit court
| in st. Paul to secure the full amount OF
insurance.
Rush City Post, Jan. 26: Thursday
evening about o'clock the safe in F. h
Pratt & Co.'s, ofice, in Rush City, was
opened by some person unknown and over
| $1,000 in currency stolen. The safe was
unlocked, but the money drawer was
locked, and Mr.. Pratt must have accident
ally left the key on the shelf in the safe
This morning Vim. Weiser, brakeman
has been arrested on suspicion, as he wa;
seen in the store last evening under slightly
suspicious circumstances.
Fergus Falls Telegram, %: Another &C
cident occurred at the Cable mills yester.
day, which although not as shocking as
that of the day previous, was still quite
severe N E. White, carpenter, was
reaching for screw in a spout at the enc
of one of the bolt boxes when conveyel
caught his arm at the wrist, cutting il
badly-nearly third through. Mr.. White
n few minutes afterwards was showing tn
cut to one of the men when he tainted deaC
away. Dr. Rutherford, who was called
| says the injury will not be permanent.
Fergus Falls Telegram, Jan. 81: Yester
day morning the Gable mills were going
to shut down for soma repairs. This re
ouires the services of three men to slip tn
belts from the shafts of the different ma
chimes. and Henry McDugall, a young mai
who had deem employed in the mill TO
about two months, undertook to slip tn
belt from one of the Stevens corrugated
roller machines. In some way his left arm
was caught and drawn through pair Of
cogwheels, crushing it at the wrist III
horrible manner. The injured man wa
conveyed to W. n. Woodworth's house
where he boards, and Drs. Rutherford and
IT4I.-, ,-o-o ooiIad who fouud IL necessar'
to amputate the hand and wrist.