Daily globe., 1883-08-03
MINNESOTA NEWS.

Some farmers are losing COWS by milk
fever.
Pink eye still largely prevails in Ohm
sted county.
Rochester gives $4,000 to the sufferers
by the storm in Elgin.
A large black bear was seen in the woods
on Round Prairie last week.
A drive we'll in Long Prairie has been
put down % feet, and has 10 feet of water.
A house was struck in Ward, Todd coun-
ty the other day instantly killing Mr..
Baker.
Five miles of telegraph line between st.
Peter and Huron was blown down during
the recent storm.
The local papers in southern Minnesota
all give full and thrilling accounts of the
late destructive cyclone.
julius Brinknan, carpenter in Fairbault
had an eye put out by broken nail which
he was driving flying into it.
Active preparations are being made gen.
orally. to be ready for operations in the
rapidly approaching harvest.
In Jndson, Blue Earth county, the other
day wire fence was struck by lightning,
and three horses near by were killed.
Farm hands are asking $3.50 day.
Farmers demur, claiming that $500 a
day is ample compensation for farm work.
Lightning struck G. @. Towner's barn
in the township of Morris, ntevens county,
the other night and killed one of his best
horses.
A young boy, son of Nils A. Boestad, of
Riverside, Lac qui Parle county, was
in M TQa RI ha
other day.
Miss CLARA Roberts of Mankato has gone
to Los Angeles, California to engage in
school teaching. She is said to be an ex-
perienced teacher.
The late heavy wind at st. Hilaire, tore
to pieces large general store under pro-
cess of construction, and other buildings
suffered more or less.
A daughter of J. S. Brown of Long Prai-
rie had forefnger chopped off the other
day, while holding stick for her brother
to strike with hatchet
n. G. Rews of Round Prairie had his
arm broken in two places by a runaway
team the other day, and it is feared also
several serious internal injuries.
Mr.. Grevestad delivered lecture the
other evening in Benton. in the Scandina-
Wan tongue. 1t was able and lucid of
course especially to English ears.
The Bird Island Union says: ga small
water spout in the air passed over this
plaza last week, but as it did not touch
the ground no damage was done"
Mrs. Forden, of Eden Prairie, with her
ssafinity" were overtaken by detective,
and she returned to her husband sorry,
either that she was arrested, or had run
away.
improvements on the Minnesota House
at st. Cloud have been commenced. A
third story will be put on and large new
kitchen added and other improvements
made.
The barley, rye and part of the winter
wheat crop throughout the Minnesota val
ley has been harvested. Next week the
harvesting of the spring wheat crop will
| commence.
The Reuie,c says the returns of the asses
sors of Blue Earth county show a wheat
average in 1882 of 62,933, and an average
yield of IA bushels to the acre. The wheat
average of 1888 is 60,417.
The creamery at Slayton, Murray coun-
| ty, has temporarily shut down on account
of the depressed state of the butter mar
ket. They hope to be able to commence
collecting cream again soon.
| The State Fair buildings at Owatonna,
destroyed by the late storm will be rebuilt
in time for the fair. Money for this pur-
pose was literally contributed in Ovation
ma, st. Paul and other places.
| Office seekers are scarce In Kandyohi
county. Would it not be we'll to import a
few? AS yet there are only six candidates
for Register of deeds, though some pre-
cincts remain to be heard from.
The other day the Is months old child
| of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hoffner of Beaver
Falls fell into tub of water and was taken
out apparently lifeless, but prompt and
professional attention, saved the child.
| Burglars attempted to break into the
store of Horace Brighton of Grove Lake
the other night. Mr.. Brighton discover
ing them fired his revolver at them, and
the enterprising gentlemen suddenly left
The other day, Norwegian boy in st.
| Olaf, aged nine years, had leg cut off by
a moving machine. The accident occur
red on Tuesday, and through dense igno-
rant stupidity the poor boy had no surgi-
cal aid till Sunday, and yet he may live.
| The Lac qui Parle Press says, j. B. Nash
civil engineer, representing the King
Bridge company, of Cleveland, Ohio, has
secured the contract at 81 200, of the coun-
ty commissioners for building bridge
over the Minnesota river at Beauchmans
ferry:
Charles Fornham patient in the insane
asylum at Rochester, escaped into the
boiler room crawled into the upright arch
over the hot CRATES, and was literally
roasted to death. He was. SO years old,
and had friends at West Albany, Wabashaw
county.
Some scamps in violation of law have
been taking large quantities of fish in a
seine on Horse Shoe Lake. Is there no one
willing to prosecute these law breakers
1t will not take long to despoil lake of
its fish at this rate, and legitimate fishing
with hook and line will soon be at IN end.
The law prohibits the killing of wild
ducks before the first of September, but
common humanity should protect them
while they are young and unable to fly or
help themselves, remarks the Long Prairie
Argus. But humanity or common decency
has no influence on the hoodlnm 'sports-
men,"