Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-16
MINNESOTA NEWS.

The Presbyterian society, of Litchfeld,
are intending to build a parsonage the
present season.
At Paramount, Martin county, G. H.
Ballard has been appointed postmaster
vice j. A. Jewett.
Japanese SociabIe," whatever that
may be, is advertised to come off in Roch-
ester at the NJ. E. church.
Real estate in Fergus Falls changed
hands the other day to the amount of $780,
600. That flourishing young city is boom
ing.
Alfred Abrahamson, aged twenty three
years, of Chisago Lake township, has been
declared insane and has been sent to St.
Peter.
Pine Island is temperance town and
voted no license. But men get 'beastly
drunk" there all the same, and numer
ously, too.
Miss Lena Pastoret, of Duluth, who was
injured by fall on the ice by coming in
collision with two careless young scamps,
has died from her injuries.
At Red Wing last week John Nillos
little boy was run over by a sled loaded
with wood, and severely injured. 1t is
thought he will recover.
An exchange says there is scarcely a
county in the central part of Minnesota
that is not sgitating the creamery subject,
and in many localities these institutions
will be established this season.
The Plainview Nctcs says John Kinsslla
of Highland had leg broken by being
caught under a load of wood. Fears were
entertained that amputation would be nee
lDy-% - hat &hn
may be saved.
Red Wing AdUdnce:: Another alarm of
fire called our citizens from their slum-
bers at $50 o'clock this morning. It
proved to be in the roof Of the Milwaukee
round house, and WAS soon extinguished.
The firemen were promptly on hand.
Longevity runs in the family. The
Brainerd Journal says: An old man from
Mile Laos named W. L. Spencer, aged
seventy-five years, says his father is 105
| years old, his mother is 102, an uncle is
| lis, and his grandfather died at the age of
134 years, five months and eight days.
Sank Rapids Sentinel: A change has
taken place in the Office of postmaster at
Rice's, Henry Fox being appointed in place
of NJ r. Trace. As far as we are informed
there is no other reason for the change
than that governed by the principle of ''to
the victors belong the spoils."
Bishop Whipple, on recent visit to the
Indian department of his missionary do
cese administered the communion to pa
Chippewa Indians. Fifteen years ago
! there Was hardly a commitment among
them. There are now eight churches in
the Chippewa mission and one, now build.
ing, will cost $4,000.
The Marshall Messenger says that Aug
ust Strohschein and wife, of Lyon county
have been in The habit Of locking their five
little children-the oldest but five years
old-in the house. while they, the parents.
would go OF TO parties. They went home
from a party about l o'clock one day
last week and found the baby dead on tht
floor. It's supposed that il fell out Of
bed, and the others being too small to loOl
after it, it lay thoce and froze to death.
Fisher POLK county, Bulletin: A lsstel
from St. Paul conveys the gratifying in
formation that plans and specification
have been made for a new mill to b.
erected here, to be in running order b!
September next. The contract entered int
and signed calls for roller mill of 1O'
barrels capacity. The spot selected Is OF
the 62SU slQe OIL lne rdllrOau, near Va
ground chosen for the new depot, whers
new elevator company, recently formed
will put up large elevator adjacent to tn
mill, both to be run by the same power.
E Fergus Falls Telegram, March Il: Yes
l terday about noon JAS. Keegan, fireman
, on the yard engine at the st. Paul, Mime
! apolis & Manitoba depot, fell from the ten
: der while the engine was taking water a
= the tank and striking on his head was SER
- ousIy injured. Just how he came to fall
= not clear 'Delr' Nichols, the engineer, we
. busy about the engine and noticing kee
gan was not visible began to look aroun
> for him and found him lying senseless o
the ground. DR.. Rutherford made an exam
, nation and said the man had sustained
conclusion of the brain and that his INF
ries are serious.