Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-24
MINNESOTA NEWS.


Fairmont Sentinel: The bottom has fall
len out of the butter market, and it is re-
ported that several of our local dealers are
heavy losers in consequence.
Three thieves broke out of the Jail at
Crookston the other night, with the aid of
outside assistance. One has been cap
tured, the other two are at large.
The Monticello Times says recently Her
mon Rsiliby, of Albion, Wright county,
was killed by falling tree. One tree
lodged against another, and in disengag-
ing it, it fell and crushed the young man.
The house of G. N. Nav, of Ortonville,
took fire the other day, but by active efforts
of the citizens, the fire was extinguished
and the building was only partially de-
stroyed, and most of the household goods
were saved.
Winona Republican: The project of a
telephone line to connect WinOna and La
Crosse, together with the neighboring
towns of Onalaska, Trempealeau, West
Salem, Bangor and Sparta, is assuming
definite shape.
Redwood Falls Gazette: Cattle feeding
is soming into vogue with our well-to-do
farmers, as we always commended 1t should.
Aug Knippel is fattening 100 head of his
own, and has conveniences so that he does
almost all the work himself.
Lake City Sentinel. Mrs. Murphy, the
woman who attempted suicide few days
since by hanging, made another effort last
Saturday morning by throwing herself
down twenty-four-foot well. Fortunate
", help was near at hand, and she was
taken from the we'll uninjured. She is I'M
doabtedly insane, and should receive proper
msdical treatment.
jackson Republic: Rob't Muir last week
killed big otter on his farm seven miles
southwest of town. The animal was first
seen and attacked by his girl, assisted by a
dog. The otter was fierce and grasped the
young Iady's dress in his teeth and quite q
struggle ensued before he was dispatched.
These handsome animals are getting to be
a rarity in this section.
Waseca Herald: Previous to the cleo
ton of Gen. Baker to the position of rail
road commissioner, that Office was quite
generally regarded as sinecure, but the
present incumbent has taken hold of the
matter in such vigorous and able manner
that we are constrained to believe that with
the right man in the right place, as we
certainly have now, that Office is quite in
dispensable to the welfare of the state.
Sleepy Eye Herald: A new difficulty is
experienced this week in bucking snow on
the road between Sleepy Eye and Tracy.
The mild weather has thawed the snow and
the rails are covered with soft snow which
So af mir CO
perry that the engines cannot get up speed
sufficient to charge into snow bank with
any effect. All appliances, except shovel
ing seem to fail under these circumstances.
This is the reason that so much time was
spent early in the week in opening the
road to Tracy.
Winona Herald: An epidemic among
hogs is raging throughout the county. 1t
is reported that some farmers have lost all
the hogs they had. Among the heaviest
losers reported are Chas. Blair, 40; ?.
SchermSrhorn, 80: N. Watson, 80; G. Marks,
80; J. Ball, 80; and H. Harding, so. The
disease is a subtle species of cholera. For
this disease plenty of fresh tar has always
induced to eat it, cure is nearly certain
mObL HUGS Will, IL uuukTy3 OdU IL IOehLlJ
when well mixed with their food. Then
keep them clean and warm and you will
have no more trouble.
Fergus Falls Telegram: Saturday after
noon about o'clock Samuel T. Shilston
was engaged in removing the household
goods of Nicholas Reilly from the upper
story of the house occupied by Kissinger's
shoe store on Lincoln avenue, near Whit
ford street. While carrying sewing ma
chine down the stairs he slipped and fell
distance of eight feet. The fall hurt a
little, he said, but he soon recovered and
kept on working until o'clock in the
evening. At that time he did not feel
badly, but seemed in the best of spirits
He went to his home on Cleveland avenue,
Just above Mount Faith avenue. and there
was Immediately taken with severe alb
dominal pains. He grew rapidly worse,
and died Sunday evening. His injuries
were internal.