Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-07-26
MINNESOTA NEWS.


in Benson is steadily progressing.
The new depot building at Long Prairie,
Todd county, has been completed.
Burglars of late have been actively ply
ing their trade at Redwood Falls.
Water impregnated with an alkaline ele-
ment is not particularly attractive:
Some vile scamps has lately poisoned
twelve valuable dogs in Red Wing.
The Ortonville creamery hasre ady
shipped 1000 pounds of choice butter.
Several houses in Hastings were entered
by burglars. and articles of value taken.
A Congregational church edifice to cost
$4,000 is in process of erection at Crook
ston.
The new Bryant school building in Has
tings is finished and is now ready for
scholars.
Farmers in the vicinity of Wadena, are
raising funds to build an independent ele-
vator at that place.
A new steamboat named "Addie L." has
been put on Lake Osakis for the accommo-
dation of excursionists.
farm house west of Fisher, P ok coun-
ty, was struck by lightning the other day,
set fire and destroyed.
The Northwestern railway is considering
the matter of extending their line from
Zumbrota to Red Wing.
Work has been commenced on the foun-
dalton of the new hotel in Hastings on the
site of the old fremont.
A Norwegian Lutheran church edifice
will be built this season in the town of
Delafeld, Jackson county.
Burglars committed depredations and
petty thefts at the store of j. H. Lime
man, in St. Joseph, Stearns county, few
nights since.
Farmers northwest of Fisher are san
guine of bountiful wheat harvest, and
are calculating upon a yield from 20 to 80
bushels to the acre.
Every year farmers generally are plant
ing more corn, and raising other crops,
and place less dependence than formerly
on extensive wheat raising.
Frank Leech was severely injured in
Mantorville the other day by his team
running away. One of his horses was
badly, probably fatally injured.
A burglar got into the store of J. Giles
pie at Yerndale, the other morning about
3 o'clock, but was discovered and arrested
in the building, and taken to Wadena and
jailed.
About forty young people of Little Falls
on a recent evening, surprised Misses Ell
len and Mary Lafond, daughters of the
Hon. M. Lafond, and were made most
heartily welcome.
Christian Ernest who lives at Lake Lat
inner. Round Prairie, had his granary
burned the other day, and with it new
seeder, a tanning mill and other farm i'm
plements of value.
Van Amburg's Circus Jared badly during
the late storm at Owatonna. The ele-
and it took several hours to gather them
in after the storm.
The st. James Journal says 'if the wheat
crop in this section is all it promises to lie
at this date, southwestern Minnesota will
boom as never before. And other grains
are an assured success"
Lanfond is the name of a new postofice
in Morrison county and M. Lanfond is the
postmaster. 1t is the first station west of
Little Falls on the Little Falls & Dakota
railroad, and will have daily mail each
way.
Trouble for the tree claimants is at the
door. The Ada I1lde1 says that of the
large number of tree claims examined at
that place by the special agent of the gov
eminent, only one could be held according
to law.
The Rev. J. II. Chandler. who has been
preaching in the Congregational church in
st. Cloud, as stated supply, for about
one year, has been invited to the perma-
nent passionate of the church, and has &C
copied.
Mr.. Charles Gilman of Sank Rapids, ia
Their of the Lieutenant Governor, few
days ago in attempting to jump across {
wide ditch fell backward and dislocatei
one of his shoulders. He is over eighty
years old.
In Winona last week four year old boy
crawlea under car upon the break bean
to have ride. Result-he was caugh
under the wheels, had both legs crushed
and was otherwise injured. Yet he wa:
taken up alive.
st. Cloud Times: VIM. Lenhart, of st
Joseph, is sick with infamatory rheuma
tism himself, and within one week has los
two daughters, and one son, by diphtherit
and scarlet fever. Another child is dan
gerously i'll of same disease.
The Rush City Post says the plans TO
the new court house for Chisago count!
have been presented and adopted, and tn,
authorities are advertising for bids. TIL,
building is to be 36x6O, and to be finished
and furnished in the best manner.
The Rochester Record and Union, says
there has been rare sport of late catching
trout in Bear creek and its branches
Many fine strings have been caught. Tn
Mayor of Rochester the other day caugh
a couple that weighed pound each.
At Mankato, Mrs. J. A. Arnold ant
daughter were thrown from buggy by tn
running away of a frightened horse. Bot
are severely injured, Mrs. Arnold it i
feared fatally. If she lives she will have t.
g. have an arm amputated, which was badl,
broken and crushed.
The residence of j. W. Seager, of st
James was burglarized the other night ant
a watch and $50 in money taken. A clue
led to the arrest of a negro, and the watcE
and $44 of the money was found in the
grass near where he was arrested. He
had thrown his plumber away when he saw
the officers coming,
The funeral of Mayor Oliver of Dulutl
took place on Saturday last. Elaborate
civil honors were paid the deceased. Mos