Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-24

OudhOpSc 4S COAbSSIluS LHO AOOdCAOA VI
the German Lutheran college with New
Ulm. So far Shakopee is ahead, having
offered $4,000 in cash and ten acres of
land. New Ulm will put in another bid,
and try to go one better.
Glencoe Register: Mr.. VIM. T. Whit
lock, of Hutchinson, sowed last year six
quarts of variety of wheat known as the
improved Scotch fife blue stem, from which
he harvested seven and half bushels. The
yield was at the rate of forty bushels per
acre.
The board of trustees of Albert Lea
college have accepted the Subscription Of
$4,000 by the citizens of Albert Lea, and
this with the $4,000 from the Presbyter-
ian Synod, of Minnesota, will enable them
to commence the work OF erecting a col
lege building Immediately.
Rev. Father Pavelin of the Catholic
church, on Monday handed to the Roches-
ter relief committee of our city $57 it ad-
dition to $50 previously contributed by his
church. This swells the Rochester relief
fund to 1,14733, Our people have con
tributed between 20 and 80 large cases Of
clothing, bedding, etc, remarks the
Mortified Journal.
The ST. Cloud Jomna7-Press: Bears are
very numerous this year. Many have been
killed and carcasses are brought to town
almost every day. Mr.. S. G. Gilman in
forms Us that at their mill in Morrison
county, about twenty eight miles from St.
Cloud, bears are scarcely ever out of sight.
We understand that some Chicago persons
are talking of organizing a bear-hunting
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Hastings Gazette, Sept. 20: The steamer
Annie Barnes was run into Monday night
on her way to Prescott at o'clock by the
boat Robert White and sunk. Only g few
passengers on board, and they all escaped
She lies about midway of the lake, with
only her pilot house and hauser box and
pipes visible. The Percy Swain was hauled
up near her Tuesday evening to raise her,
but we have not heard how she succeeded.
Chaska Herald: Henry Jaspers, of
Yorkville Prairie, adjoining this village,
met with a severe loss last Friday. He
lost seventeen stacks of grain, mostly
wheat, by fire, and it was only by the
greatest efforts that his buildings were
saved. We are informed that the stubble
was set on fire by sparks from a passing
locomotive, and spread so rapidly that
nothing could be done to save the grain.
LIE Sueur Sentinel: On Sunday night
fire destroyed about $50 bushels OF wheat
in stack, owned by Patri OK Dwaine, IN
Derrynane township, and the fire spread
to some wheat stacks of D. Fowler, and
burned two of them. Mr.. Dwaine had the
misfortune to lose lot of wheat in stack
by fire last year, and it is very properly
surmised that lightning could not strike in
precisely the same place two successive
years without some special cause.
Farmers in Brown county, says the Her.
aid, who had their crops destroyed by hail,
and who held policies Insuring their crops
against danger from that element, claim
that they do not realize anything from it.
After the numerous deductions for the
supposed loss by wind and rain, ETC., they
realize about enough from the policy to
pay the first of the notes which they gave
for it. Hail insurance is nearly always a
profitable business-for the insurance
company.
This is prolific year for bears. They
are seen nearly everywhere and are turn
ing up in most unexpected places. The
Sank Center Tribune says; Last Friday
morning, while Mr.. R. L. Weeks, of Ash
ley, was going over to neighbours to
thresh he espied a large bear in a field
near the road and Immediately gave chase.
The bear ran over near Mr.. Jardine's
house, who, with rifle in hand joined in
the pursuit, and with we'll directed shot
laid bruin low. The bear weighed 25512
pounds.
The Lanesboro, Fillmore County, jour
nal has the following: The reports of
farmers as to the amount OF damage
caused by the heavy fro5t5 are conflicting.
Some say the corn on their farms is en-
tireiy destroyed, others think they will
gather half a crop, while not few farmers
acknowledge that the corn has not been
damaged near as much as reported. The
flint was out of the way Of the frost, and
fields planted with early dent corn have
not been damaged, probably, more than
twenty per cent. There can
be 10 doubt but great damage has
been done, but the majority
of the crop will be good feed for hogs and
cattle. Our advice is-gather the ripest
ears in the field for seed corn, and put
under cover to dry. Corn that was hard
before the frost will grow if properly
cured. Don't plant any more southern
corn.