Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-24
MINNESOTA NEWS.


The Caledonia Journal is offered for
| sale.
A state teachers institute win convene
at Kasson, Dodge county, April z.
On vote in Worthington license was
carried by majority of fifty-two.
The new village of Gaylord, Sibley coun-
ty, has newspaper and a lawyer, and is
happy.
Street cars are soon to be in operation in
| st. Cloud. Parties have gone to Chicago
to purchase the rolling stock.
The Register says: "Glencoe has abun-
dant banking facilities and has clearly be-
come a monied center for a large section
of country"
Col. j. W. Polleys, of Wells, has been
awarded a pension. He has received
$4,000 back pay, and is henceforth to re-
ceive $22 a month.
1t is reported that the treasurer of the
Methodist Sunday school of Lake City has
been arrested for embezzling the funds
| belonging to the school.
Four hundred and ffty-six citizens of
Albert Lea have subscribed an aggregate
amount of something over $4,000 as a
bonus for the establishment of a mill in
that place.
4 wild goose weighing twelve and half
pounds and measuring six feet from tip to
tip of wings was killed the other day in
Whitefeld, Kandiyohi county. Old hunters
say it was the largest goose they ever saw.
Red Wing Argus: A man about twenty
four years of age broke his left thigh
bone last Sunday evening while coasting
down Pine street. 1t is supposed the sled
nI-
in the street.
The safe in W. e. Porter's lumber Office
in Kasson was blown open by gunpowder
last week, By burglarious villains, who got
no money for their criminal exploit. The
books and contents of the safe were good
deal damaged.
Glencoe Register: They send nearly
everything by mail nowadays. On Friday
last, when one of the mail bags was open
ed at this Office, some two or three pounds
of snuff was spilled out upon the floor,
| causing general sneeze all around.
st. Charles Union: A fire started Mon
day morning in the roof of the Thibau
building, south of the depot, now occupied
by B. n. Miller as sewing machine and or
gan store. About four feet square of the
roof was burned. Promptly extinguished
Dy Inc DucheL DrlRdue.
The Catholic fair in LIE Sueur, for the
parish school, which was kept open one
week, Melted, above all expenses, $1,S00.
A beautiful gold watch was presented by
Mr.. p. ii. Kelly, of st. Paul, to be voted
for, and it was voted to one of the priests,
the Rev. Max Wurst, of LIE Sueur.
The Mortified Journal says the ''new
Ladies' hall mot the old Ladies' hall), was
dedicated. on Wednesday, March 81. This
new halr' for young lady students cost in
| round nRmbers 100000, is a very fine
structure, and we'll adapted in all its ap-
pointments for the purposes of the
school.
Princeton Union: Mr.. Hulett's house, in
| East Baldwin, was completely destroyed
by fire Sunday forenoon. The family were
off visiting at neighbors when the fire
broke out, and it is not known how it
originated. A dog, three cats and pig
persisted in the flames. Nothing was saved
| and there was no insurance.
A state exchange says: B. B. Herbert,
| editor of the Red Wing Advance and Re
| publican, will go to st. Paul in short time
to engage in the real estate business. He
| will, however, continue to devote consider
able time editing his journals; that is, re-
| turn to Red Wing once week to let Win
dom and the postmasters know that he still
holds them in sweet remembrance. We
hope Mr.. Herbert will strike it rich in st.
Paul.
| Red Wing Argus: Mr.. John Wilkinson
removes to st. Paul about the 1st of April,
he having bought an interest in the house
of Powers, Durkee & Co., wholesale dry
goods, notions, ETC., at Nos. 230 and 232
East Fourth street. Mr.. Wilkinson has
/ had extensive experience in the dry goods
| line, and will make valuable addition to
the firm. He will have the best wishes of
! host of friends in Red Wing for success
in his new departure.
The bank of Herman has suspended. It
| had on deposit of county funds $4,000, and
| $4,000 Of general deposits. G. Q. Wash
burn, state senator, and F. W. Webster
were the proprietors. Arrangements have
been made to secure the loss, and the assets
Viii ultimately pay the general depositors,
though not at present available in cash.
Intention of fraud is not imputed TO the
proprietors. The excitement at first pro-
duced by the suspension has subsidized.
Waseca Radical: A sad accident occurred
on Friday night last, whereby Matthew Ma
loney, of Otisco, brother of Mr.. John Ma
loney of this place, lost his life. Nothing
whatever is known as to how the accident
occurred, the remains, in horribly multi
ated condition, being found on the NJ. & S.
track just south of the union depot, at
about midnight. Mr.. Maloney had been
in New Richland during the day and it is
supposed took a freight train late at night
for this place, though the train men and
railroad employees claim to know nothing
Of the matter. In getting from the train
he must have fallen under the wheels,
which cut off the left arm and mashed the
body below the breast into fragments
The remains were inferred in Iosco ceme-
terry on Monday.