Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-11
MINNESOTA NEWS.

Mankato is now lighted by gas.
John Klein is building q large brick
warehouse in Mapkato.
New Ulm has voted to appropriate $780,
600 for new school house.
The Murray county fair was success,
though the weather was somewhat unfav-
crable.
The new railroad buildings at Fargo it
is said will not be ready for use before
Christmas.
It is reported that 81 cars of fax have
been shipped from Mountain Lake, since
early in September.
The Aitkin Age has lively article on
one Rev. Root, who has recently recovered
six bits damages in liable suit.
The telephone line has been completed
from Manketo to Mortified, and is being
pushed vigorously on to ST. Paul.
W. A. Henderson, the largest wool
grower in Waseca county lately shipped
1000 pounds OF wool to Philadelphia.
A valuable horse N Marshall, belonging
to R. ii. Addison, had g leg broken the
other day by stepping upon rolling stone.
The court room in the new court house
at Austin will be ready for occupancy il
time for the special term OF the court in
December.
A Bohemian at Springfield, Cottonwood
county, had three fingers smashed while
coupling cars recently, making anaputa-
tion necessary,
Burglars at Eyota the other night blew
open the safe of G. R. Blair and took from
it 5000 Of pOstofice money and $50 of
Mr.. Blair's private funds.
DR.. Livingston of Mankato, was recently
offered professorship in the college of
physicians and surgeons in Minneapolis,
has declined, preferring to remain in Man
kato.
The postmaster at Hul's Corners, Blue
Earth county, has resigned, and it is
thought the Office will be discontinued. 1t
is not remunerative enough to secure an
incumbent.
The other day the dead body of Thomas
Waters was found lying near q slough, in
the vicinity of Browns Valley. Liquor
was the cause, according to the verdict Of
the coroner's jury.
Fountain, who kept saloon at Baron,
and who made a murderous assault upon
Postmaster Wenams, has had his trial
postponed until next Decsmber and mean
while will have to remain in Jail at Litch-
field.
Hiram Chamberlain of Medford, Steele
county, attempted to commit suicide the
other day by bleeding himself to death
by cutting his arm. When discovered
he was nearly dead from loss of blood
bat may recover.
The Mankato @@ubhc Spirit says: The
found dead in his field, after an absence
from his house of less than hour. He had
gone out to dig potatoes. Heart disease
is assigned as the cause OF his death.
Owatonna Journal: A good many
farmers in this section are digging their
potatoes and feeding them to their hogs.
Potatoes are a profitable crop even for
that purpose. The abundant crop is
some recompense for the short crop OF
corn.
William S. Derrick, a printer employed
on the Moorhead Ne,Cs dropped dead, in
hotel in that city the other day. The tessi-
mony of physicians was that whisky killed
him, but the fastidious coroper's jury re-
turned verdict of death caused by paraly
sis Of the heart.
The Ada Inden says, M. Arstoj was
found dead the other day half a mile be-
low Wild kice river. He was a drunkard,
and had been drinking heavily for week.
The coroner's verdict was, death caused
by a fit, which was brought on by the ex
cessive use of Intoxicating liquors.
Sleepy Eye Herald: A friend at Farm
lneton sends US by express an apple
bearing with it the inscription: 'Igna-
thus Donnelly, First premium awarded at
the Dakota county fair" We tested it
and found it good. Mr.. D. is evidently
q good granger IS well as successful au-
thor and legislator.
The Detroit Record calls the late annual
fair of the Becker county agricultural
society,"" fraud. "But few entries are
made, and only two or three of the articles
entered are placed on exhibition. Evident
" the farmers OF Becker county, have not
yet risen to a due appreciation of the value
of agricultural fairs.
Beaver Falls Times: RenvilIe county
has an area of 621, 650.S9 acres of land and
6,3S5,69 acres of water. According to the
census of 1880, the population Of the coun-
ty was 1O,791-G,556 natives and $3.50
foreigners. The assessed valuation OF
property for last year, including country,
city and personal, WAS $2,436,625. Num-
Der of farms in the county, 1872; culti1a-
ted area, s6,5l5 acres; taxable, 353,lO7
acres; non taxable, $685. acres.
Mankato Rec5e,c: The tendency of the
youth of the present day to use tobacco,
both chewing and smoking, is surprisingly
On the increase, and that it undermInes
the constitution, entailing diseases of vari-
GUS kinds, is self evident fact. Recently
Mr.. Lord, superintendent of st. Peter
schools paid visit to the several rooms
under his supervision, and in one room he
found seven boys under twelve years of
age who chewed tobacco. Nervousness,
emaciated looks, and tendency to ca
tarrh are among the most apparent effects.
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