St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-08
MINNESOTA NEWS.

The question OF starting creamery in, or
near Glencoe is being agitated.
Pipestone has voted bonds to the amount
of IS, 900 in aid of the Burlington railroad.
Mr.. Hertz, late of Iowa has bought lots
and is about to erect hotel at Sank Rapids.
La Sueur Sentinel There have been few
cases of diphtheria near st. Thomas the past
week, and one death in the family of Pat
rick Duwane.
The house of D. w. Drake, two miles
north of Dover, olympia county, was re-
Gently destroyed by fire with most of its con-
tents. No insurance.
An enthusiastic farmer near Nicollet
county, says wheat will be sown in that
county in March. But lot of snow will
have to be disposed of first.
Early Sunday morning the dry goods store
of Lortz & Larson, in Lac qui Parle was de-
stroyed by fire with all its contents. Loss
S10 600; insurance $4,000
Mankato Reoien: A young girl named
Alta Page, while skating at the Opera House
rink on Saturday night, dislocated the knee
joint of one of her limbs by fall.
The Lake House, Conrad Goebel, proprie-
tor, at Alexandria, Douglas county, was des-
troyed by fire last week. The contents were
mostly saved. Loss S4,000-no insurance.
Lyon county has voted, by an overwhelm-
ing majority, 724 to 156, $40, 900 in bonds,
for the building through the county, of the
Duluth, North Shore and Southwestern rail-
road.
The Rev. D. Gum Significantly named)
of Window has been presented by New York
friends with $40 duck gun. The Reverend
gentleman, is now armed an equipped for
fighting the holy warfare"
The Sleepy Eye Herald brings out state
Senator Peterson against Mr.. Wakefield, the
incumbent for congress. The Herald says
Mr.. Peterson is fairly in the field. Mr..
Wakefield is serving his first term. There is
to be music in the air in that district.
LIE Sueur Ne,cs: Quite a serious accident
happened at the high school on Monday
morning last, during recitation in chemis-
try, in which Chas. Patten had his right hand
severely burned, by the breaking of bottle,
containing phosphorus and caustic potash,
the contents being spilled on his hand.
ga child IA months Of age, whose parents
live about two miles northeast of Gilmore,
was smothered to death on the 25th. The
child, who had heen out at play, was put
upon the bed by the children, and on turning
ever became entangled in the clothes in such
manner as to stop its breath"
LIE Sueur Sentinel: A number of the farm
ers on the Ottawa and Sharon prairies are
talking of clubbing together and buying a
carload of salt to SOW on wheat lands the
present spring. There is scracely an in
stance where wheat lands have been sailed
but the crop has been improved in quality
and quantity.
Mankato Remeu: One of the chimneys at
Pleasant Grove school building caught fire
from an overplus of SCOT on Wednesday
morning, and for while the outlook was
alarming. The children were got in readi-
ness for any emergency but fortunately no
bad results were realized, aside from pretty
general scare.
Wells Advocate: The proceeds Of the jug
breaking at the Presbyterian church of seve-
raj weeks ago, have been invested to start a
Sunday school library, and the start is good
one as one hundred volumes were purchased
By the time this hundred volumes have been
exhausted, the school ought to be prepared
to buy another hundred.
st. James Journal: Two men started
home from Mountain Lake drunk last week.
Their team ran away, leaving them to foot it
in. One was too drunk to walk and was left
on the prairie while his companion went for
help. On returning to the man he was
found in freezing condition. His hands
may have to be amputated.
Litchfeld I7adependenat: A number Of Itch
fields people have been taken with the min
ing fever, the Ceur D'Alene mines being
the objective point. Among those of our
citizens who are thinking of going to the
new Eldorado, are F. Kelley, Dr.. Bacon,
Arch Howe and others. If they 60 1t will
not be long before they come back.
The Fergus Falls Telegram: gives dia-
gram showing the protective building
of nine brick block on Lincoln ave
nue.. The telegram says: sThis is the
most important building improvement ever
contemplated in Fergus Falls" Other build
ings will also be erected in the city. This
makes a very decided building ''boom.''
| Faribault Republican: Frank Watson, who
lives on Hon. John Hutchinson's farm, near
Fox Lake, in the town of Forest, killed a
| wildcat in his hen house, few days ago,
which measured four feet In length from tip
to tip. which is very large size for a bob
tailed cat. Mr.. Watson found the animal in
his hennery at night, and lively fight with a
club, and shot from a revolver, dispatched
| the brute. -
| Winona Republican,: A young man named
Holzworth, of Quincy on Friday morning
was caught by falling tree while at work
chopping wood with his father. His left
leg was dislocated, his right leg badly
smashed below the knee, his left shoulder
was badly .sprained and he received severe
scalp wound five or six inches long. Not
withstanding the complex nature of his in,
| iuries he will survive.
Dodge Centre Iadez: One of the men en-
gagged with the snow pillow gang came neal
losing his life Saturday When near Tap
pans crossing the pillow struck, running W
on the drift instead of through it, Barney
Barnegan got under it to shovel outwhen the
ponderous machine settled pinning the un
fortunate man to the track Nothing bu
the prompt action of the men with him il
application of of the jacks to raise the pillow
saved his life. He was perfectly black il
the face when taken out. There were inter
nal injuries from which he will recover Blu
: slowly.