St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-25
MINNESOTA NEWS.

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with the robbery.
The London Advocate has been consolidat-
ed with the Shakopee Argus, and the united
paper will henceforth be published in Shake
pee under the name of the ''Scott county
Argus.'' Mr.. Matchett of the Advocate re-
tires.
One hundred and twenty five men on the
outlook for buying land visited Jackson in
one week lately.
Winona Republican: little fourteen
months old boy of Mr.. Dobbleford of this
city was drowned in tub partially filed
with water on Friday. The mother was en-
gagged in washing and while she was absent
from the room for few moments the child
climbed into the tub with the sad result above
stated.
Little Falls Transient: A. K. Hall of Green
Prairie threshed 1000 bushels of wheat and
oats this year, being the largest crop raised
by any farmer on the prairie. His wheat
yield lSl4 bushels per acre, and his oats 43
bushels per acre.
Pine City Record: This friday morning
NJ. j. Shonhour, brakeman on the Hinck-
ely accommodation train for Mr.. Buckley,
conductor, attempted to jump into the engine
at Hinckley and fell down between the en-
CINE and the lumber pile, and was apparent
drawn along by the engine and scraped
against tbs lumber pile. His scalp was al
most entirely removed, lifted off the skull,
besides cutting his leg to the bone from the
knee to the thigh. DIR. West attended him
and done up the wounds and thinks he will
recover. notwithstanding the wounds are
very bad. He was taken to the st. Paul hos
pita on the passenger train Friday.
Pine City Record: A young man named
George Stenger, living at Rush lake, while
attempting to remove some straw twisted
about the tumbling rod of a threshing ma
chine, had his pants leg caught and his leg
was twisted about the rod like cord. The
ankle and lower bones of the Leg were badly
crushed
Waseca Radical: Comparatively little
threshing is done yet, the heavy rains inter
fering. We understand there is a great
amount of wet grain in the country, and
some ruined grain. Requires good stackiD g
to Withstand such heavy, soaking rains.
There was lots Of grain, too, not stacked till
after the two heaviest rains.
| Waseca Radical: chap was taken in
by the police Saturday for stealing goods at a
house between Meriden and Owatonna, but
! denied strenuously any knowledge of the
matter. Later in the night some of the boys
! about town went down to the lookup and
talked rope and hanging and clustered about
till the fellow was so frightened he admitted
the theft and told where the goods were con-
| cealed, and accompanied the officers to the
| place, under railroad bridge near Meriden.
The stolen property was secured and the
thief lodged in the jail at Owatonna.
Taylors Falls Journal: A man named
John Hennessy, from Saltwater, at work on
| Schulen burg, Boeclxler s. Co.'s drive, was
! drowned in the st. Croix river near the
mouth of Kettle river last Sunday. He was
about twedty-four years of age and leaves a
/ wife and one child. The body has not been
recovered and the water is so high no effort
will be made to get It, He fell from a log
near the middle of the stream, about one
mile above the st. Croix rapids. The bat
teaux belongi to the drive had been stolen
and the crew were working without boats, or
his life might have been saved.
Litchfeld Independent Sept. 16: Last Tues
day night the 9th inst, David Condor black
smith, who has been running the old Berens
shop in this city, met with an accident which
| terminated in his death. On the evening
in question he started east on a late freight
train. When in the vicinity of Dassel, as he
was twisting up brake, he fell beneath the
cars, and one leg was cut off close to the
body.
Litchfeld Independents: on last Thursday
night about IL O'Clock fire was discovered in
the residence of William Desmond, situa-
ted just east of Nogren's store. The fire COM
! pany came out but the flames had too much
the start and the house burned down. The
| fire is supposed to have started from a de-
fective chimney, Mr.. Desmond and wife
were nearly suffocated with the smoke be-
fore they woke up, and barely escaped from
the burning building.
Morris Tribune: The news of the most
/ brutal cruelty TO horses upon the Bull farm.
west of the city, is reported. 1t seems their
method of treating horses that are inclined
to be be balky, is to fasten the tongue of the
balky horse to the harness of his mate and
then start the team. The tongues of two val
liable animals have been torn out by the roots
| The horses after being thus treated, are of
course unable 10 cat and are left to starve
Such cruelty ought not to be tolerated and the
perpetrators of it ought to be summary
dealt with.
Red Wing Advance: Frank Knox of Gran
lite Falls, accidentally shot himself last Thurs
day morning while hunting at Long Lake.
! His gun was in the carriage, loaded, and he
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lift the gun out in a hurry, when it went off.
sending the whole charge into his arm above
the elbow shatterihg 1t terribly, and tearing
off nearly all the flesh and muscles He was
not in good health and the shock was toe
much for his nervous system. He lived only
about twenty hours.
Faribault Democrat Bishop Whipple has
secured the originals of two letters written
| by Thomas jefferson, author of the Declare
ton of Independence, in 1890 to members
of his family in Virginia, after an absence
of a few weeks. The letters are plain and
simple in language, hut show at once the af-
fectionate nature, the gentle courtesy, and
the loyal, loving heart that made him
Thomas Jefferson. He mentions his long
absence from home, his pain at not receiv-
ing letters, his desire TO return, and that be
I has found some rare and curious prints
which he sends, land an extra number
that YOU may be generous to your friends. -
! The bishop has had the letters handsomely
framed, and one will be placed In Shattuck
/ ScnOol and the other in st. Mary's Hall.
Thomas Jefferson was good model for boys,
and pretty fair model for girls.
Hastings Gazette: W II. Holden, Of this
city, has a crab apple tree in bloom, with al
so a second growth of apples, and Peter Con-
/ zemius, of Hampton. reports five trees in a
similar condition This Is something entire
" out of the usual order Of things, even
for Minnesota.
st. Peter Tribune: Two years ago wheat
was worth one dollar per hushel and now it
is worth 20 cents. But 4 bushel Of wheat
now viii buy more sugar than 5ushel Of
wheat would bus two years ago.
TheNorthhcld News says: The fair given
by TIE Rice County Union Agricultural soei-
cf, ,Vas q sflra.ss inanefsfiv- M ,,sh.r,-isa