Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-19
MINNESOTA NEWS.

A heavy snow storm occurred at St.
Vincent last week.
Chippewa county is about to build q
county poor house.
Ortonville barely escaped destruction
from prairie fire few days since.
A new Baptist church edifce is being
erected in Fairmont, Martin county.
Wild geese and ducks are reported
plenty in Graceville, Big Stone county.
The Polander church in Swan River,
Morrison county will soon be ready for
use.
A manufacturing company with capt.
tai of 100000 has been organized at St.
Cloud.
The Morris Tribune says more than two
miles of cars pass through that town
every day.
Fifty of Hastings songsters gathered at
Music Hall the other night to form cho-
raj society.
H. P. Bennett of st. Cloud, had his
pocket book stolen last week containing
500 IN cash.
The construction of street railway, in
Lake CITY, from the post-office to the de-
pot, is talked of.
John Bombach's Touring mill at Spring
Greek was destroyed by fire last week.
Loss $4,000; insurance $4,000.
ST. Cloud people are luxuriation in the
advantages and convenlences of electric
lights, gas works and water works.
S. S. McKenny, who has been connected
with the ChatieId Democrat for fifteen
years, retires and is succeeded by Mr.. R.
MCNEIL.
The Presby terrain church Harvest
Home" supper at Hastings the other night
was gratifyingly successful. The supper
Melted $50.
Real estate is said to have advanced 25
per cent in value in Mankato during the
past year. An evidence of growth and
prosperity.
A horse thief was arrested at Granite
Falls the other day. He had stolen three
horses ana sold two of them. The money
was recovered.
The Catholic church at Willard propose
to hold a church fair Oct. 90, "a, % and
&c, and to have grand raff1s on the last
day of the fair.
John Carver, thief in Jail at Faribault,
attempted to hang himself in his cell the
other night but was discovered before the
job was finished.
A notice has been issued in due form
for peoples convention to assemble in
Hallock, Kittson's county, to put in nom
nation full county ticket.
"Ihe Joa1ndU is the name Of a new pa
per just started at st. Peter. It is six
column folio, and Democratic in politics.
1t seems to be ably, intelligently and in
dustriously edited.
The Alexandria Neacs says recently an
eight ear-old son of Mrs. George Dement,,
or Brandon was instantly killed by the &C
cidental discharge of a gun in the hands
of his ten-year Old brother.
The Sentinel is informed that the atten-
ton of eastern capitalists has been recent
IL directed to the splendid water power at
Sank Rapids. Al investment of capital in
improving the water power is anticipated.
The Hastings NeeO Era says the body of
man, was found i'll Connelly's Lake Sat
urday. From papers on the body, his
name is supposed 20 be Peter j. Hunt,
and as he is known TO have been a drunk.
ard, it is supposed ne some how fell into
the lake while drunk.
On Sunday Oct. Z, a congregation of at
least one thousand people from all parts
OF Lac qui Parle county assembled at the
Lutheran church in Cerro Gordo, to cele-
brate the 4OOth anniversary of the birth of
Martin Luther. Preaching and appropri-
ate religious services were had.
Rochester Post: A woman inmate of
the insane hospital escaped last Thursday
evening. went out upon the railroad track,
as the east bound freight was coming and
threw herself before it. The engineer saw
her, stopped the train, took the woman on
board and carried her to Eyota. She was
sent back by the next train.
Long Prairie Argus: The report is
current that the crew will be here to COM
mence laying track beyond Browerville
by the Goth of this month. This report is
probably correct, as they intend to lay the
iron to Eagle Bend before the winter closes
in. This will be good news to oar read
ers along the line beyond Browervillee.
The Lake City Sentinel gives an anus
ing account of the antics of flying
squirrel during service in the Congrega-
tional church on late Sabbath. There
was unwonted excitement in the congre-
cation and hardly the usual attention to
the sermon. The choir at last broke up
under the heavy wall, 'How tedious. and
tasteless the hour; ETC."
Detroit Becker county, Record: We re-
greet to state that M. E. Dahl, treasurer of
Becker county, died in Norway only ten
days after kis arrival in that country. Mr..
Dahl left this colnty about two months
ago, in hopes that the change of climate
would result in favorable change in his
health. Consumption, however, had too
firm a hold on him, and he has fallen a
victim to it. Mr.. Dahl, during his resi-
dence in this county, and during his term
of two years as treasurer, has won a host
of friends, and his death will be deeply
deplored.
Il. II. Young, secretary of the state
board of immigration says that the immi-
grafton to the northwest this year is much
less than in 1882. He no doubt means in
to the country north and west of st. Paul,
for the immigration over the northwestern
road into Canral Dakota this year has
been unprecedented. Mr.. Young says
that the decrease amounts to about one
third. The class of people are, however,
somewhat better. This is especially true
of the Germans. Many of these Germans
are men of means, having from $500 to
$4,000. A great many of the poorer
classes are going into the northern coun-
IL