Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-14
MINNESOTA NEWS.

in Sherburne county.
! Four elegant brick blocks are to be put
up in Anoka this season.
Arrangements are being made for start
ing bank at Sank Rapids.
The Catholic fair at Avoca was a success.
! The amount taken was $3.50.
! The Glencoe Democrat has been sus-
pended for lack of financial support.
A successful burglary was perpetrated
at Sauk Rapids one night last week.
Fifty young people of Sank Center at
! tended a recent "broom-parade" at Mel
| rose.
A new daily paper, the ''EUening Her
Gld," price two cents, has just been issued
in Duluth.
The county seat contest in Lincoln coun-
| ty Is ended. The county seat remains at
Lake Benton.
Building operations will be renewed with
the opening season in New Ulm with in
creased vigor.
Ice went out of the Minnesota river at
New Ulm April s, and the new ferry is in
full operation.
A white vest, ''harbinger of spring." put
in an appearance on Third street, st. Paul,
the other day.
Seeding is quite we'll advanced in and
around New Ulm; much more so than in
southern Minnesota.
The Mississippi is now open for neviga-
tion from st. Paul to the Gulf, with the ex-
ception of Lake Pepin.
A creamery is being built at st. Charles,
Winona county. One is also being built
at Tracy, Lyon county.
The Duluth Nclcs says W. G. Sargent put
in 100000 feet of logs at his Mission
Greek camp, the last winter.
The Methodists now hold regular Sab
bath services in hired hall at Ortonville,
having as yet no church edifce in the
place.
The patent of wheat drying machine,
invented by doc" Cullen, has been pur-
chased by a syndicate in st. Peter for
$4,000.
The Sentinel thinks that the burnt dis
trict in LIE Sueur will be built up this sea-
son with four brick stores.
A colony of fourteen arrived at Sank
Center last week from Warsaw, N. Y. AL
| thrifty, well-to-do farmers.
| The Herald says the "Libbie Conger"
was the first packet to reach Winona this
!
duced quite ripple of excitement.
During an evening thunder storm in
Faribault last week, the lightning caused
a loud explosion in the telephone Office,
and the Switch board" was set on fire.
Tom Connaughty, of Iosco, Waseca
county, has had awarded to him pension
of $12 month, and $1,266 back pay, for
disabilities received in the war of the re-
bellion.
Recently a sixteen months old son of
George Cooper, of MapIeton, Blue Earth
county, while eating popcorn, got ker-
mel in his windpipe and died in three min
utes.
At Delano lot of boys were arrested for
egging Meyers saloon, and fined SIS and
costs; and in return Meyer was COM
plainedsof for selling liquor to minors,
and fSed $25 and costs.
Building operations are being COM
menced in Albert Lea. Messrs. Ransom
Bros. will erect a two-story brick store
44x12O, and will rush it to speedy COM
pletion, to accommodate their large trade.
The residence of M. I. Desmond, of
Rushford, took fire one day last week, but
was saved by the brave work of the bucket
brigade, with damage of some four or
five hundred dollars, which is covered by
insurance.
Three years ago there was not creamery
in Minnesota. Now there are about
seventy, and last year the Minnesota but
ter product reached value of $4,200,000
and over 100000 pounds of cheese were
marketed.
The Herald says the young people OF
the Congregational church at Winona
gave their retiring pastor, the Rev. J. H
Morley, who is about to make st. Paul his
future home, pleasant surprise donation
together with warmest wishes for his future
success. The donation was cash, amount
ing to $50.
The other day Mrs. Timothy Murphy, Of
Mayville, Houston county, in fit of de
rangement cut her throat with a table
knife, making terrible wound. She sew.
cred her windpipe, and several arteries
4 physician was summoned and did what
he could to save the unfortunate woman
but her recovery is not probable.
Winona Herald. April 10: Three colonies
passed through Winona last Saturday-on,
from Syracuse, n. Y, containing NOR
than 100 well-to-do farmers going t.
Devils lake; one from Pennsylvania, o
200, going to Montana; and one from Ell
mira, n. Y, going to the neighborhood o
Bismarck. Verify, of emigration Their
seems no end.
Mile Laos county voted last week o.
the proposition to issue bonds to th
amount of $4,000 to build court house
and there was six majority in favor of tn
t bonds. The vote stood 226 for, and %
f against the bonds. Princeton, the count
3 seat, cast 220 votes in favor of the bonds
, It appears that outside of Princeton tn
people are very unanimously hostile t
issuing bonds.
: A colony of French settlers from Mich
gan have recently located at Grandview
Yellow Medicine county. They were me
at Marshall by the priest and number G
fellow settlers who had preceded then
Their train comprised thirty seven car
S the people occupying passenger coac
and caboose, the remainder of the trai
being freight cars filled with stock an
immigrants movables. The Marsha
Messenger says these people are intelliger
f and we'll prepared for the work befor
: them.
6 Exhibitions of fancy skating at the Wigwan
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