Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-22

found dead in his room at hotel in Man
kato the other day. His death was caused
by an overdose of morphine, taken to re-
lieve him, and not with suicidal intent. He
leaves wife and three children.
The st. James Journal says that the
New York children brought to that place
in August of last year have proven great
nuisances. Out of thirty distributed there
all but seven have rgn away and are back
IN the old way of living in the larger
towns.
furious runaway occurred the other
Gay at Albert Lee, by which one horse had
leg broken in two places. The mad
dened team dashed into the school room.
while the children were at recess, only two
of whom were slightly injured. The
escape of the other children from iniury
was marvellous.
The blow on Lake Pepin last Sunday is
said to have been one of the hardest ever
experienced on the lake. The white CABS
ran high and the little steamer Pspin
broke from anchorage and it was with the
greatest effort, with steam up, that she
was kept from being dashed against the
shore. So says the Graphic.
New Ulm Review: Two Sleepy Eve parties
have gone to law over an insignificant
stick of wood. Both men are determined.
New Ulm attorneys have been retained to
argue the case, and before the matter is
settled up both parties will feel like kick
ing themselves all over Sleepy Eye for
making such fools of themselves.
RenviIle Times: Hector and Ericsson
were thrown out of the official count, the
former town failing to send in its returne,
the latter returningsits vote for district
judge instead of probate judge. This
hitck will, in all probability, bring about
a contest for the offices of Judge CT pro-
!, bate and county commissioner in The First
district.
peculiar accident occurred on the
farm of j. F. johnson, about two miles
south OF Sabin, by which young man
ma med John Lewis lost his life. He had
secured calf and tied it to post, which
was supporting granary. The calf strug-
gled and pullsd the post out, whereupon
the granary sank down, crushing the
young man to death.
The attempt to prevent the Fargo South
ern from crossing the Manitoba's tracks at
Wahpeton failed utterly, and it is supposed
that the struggle between the two compa-
MES is ended. Force was resorted to in
order to remove the Manitoba's obstruc.
tons. The foreman and two section hands
of the obstructing party were put in irons
} and taken to Fargo for trial.
st. Peter Journal: Last Sunday after
noon the house of A. Volk, on the shore of
, Lake Emily, was burned. But little of
the contents were saved. 1t was a fine
country seat, and the loss to Mr.. Volk, of
house and contents will fall but little if
any short of $4,000. Mr.. Volk had only
| GO 000 ircn no No Sc
honest and upright men in LIE Sueur coun-
! ty, and the public sympathize with him in
this, his day of financial affiiction.
II Zumbrota Independent: One night last
week thief entered the house of R. Davis
who lives in Mazeppa township, and ex-
tracted from bureau in Mr.. Davis bed
room about $500 in clean cash. The bed
room was On the ground floor and the thief
cautiously opened the window, went into
! the room, took the money and made his
exit without arousing any of the sleeping
occupants, and the theft was not discover
ed untillthe next day some time. Thieves
are getting numerous in these parts late
. ly.
Sleepy Eye Herald, Nov. II: A fire
broke out at noon yesterday in the Loreno
house. 1t started in the floor of the second
story and was caused by a defective Chin
ney. 1t was soon extinguished and part
, of the floor and partitions were torn up in
order to get at it. The fremen got out
the engine and within five minutes from
the time the alarm was first given had
, their hose laid and a stream of water
ready. There was strong wind blowing
|, from the south, and if the fire had once got
beyond control it would have been good
bye to large portion of the town.
Worthington Advance: On Tuesday
about noon, during the high wind, prai-
} RE fire came down upon the farm of Rob-
3 ert Shore, in Ransom, and burned his barn
and grsnary, together with considerable
machinery, quantity of grain, eight head
: of sheep, three fat hogs, and number of
! smaller articles such as farmers have about
, barns. The lossis from $500 to $1,000.
No insurance. The fire started about two
miles north of Mr.. Shores place. va
cant house on the Clark place was also
burned, and considerable hay toward Big
: Glow. Parties who saw the fire bearing
, down say that flames were carried fifty
feet high ana whirled about as in wh1rl-
wind.