St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-22
AUSTIN.

AUSTIN Mimi, Sept. 20-Courting has been
the principal occupation the past week at this
city, and has not been concluded yet. The court
very obligingly adjourned over one day to give
the Mower county fair chance, but caught on
with redoubled energy as soon as it was over.
There has been no criminal business thus far,
and will not be any except two or three cases on
motion for new trial for. Although there
were several indictments found the subjects are
still at large, and quite likely to be for some
time. Mower county has the finest court house
in Minnesota, but their Jail is no great shakes,
and the attempt to confine rogues there is very
much like the attempt to confne canary birds in
chicken coop. Recently some four or five pris-
oners were relieved from durance vile with
the cid of a friend on the outside
who manipulated a common pinch bar. The
hour was D. m. and the act was done without
ostentation or display and the uncaged birds are
now on the wing, regardless of the indictment
just found against them by the grand jury.
When Mower county gets ready TO do it they
will construct jail that will hold bad men as
safely as flies in jug, and it won't be very
distant day either.
Of D. j. Tubbs against Mower county. The
claim was some $500 for alterations in the con-
tract on the stone work of the new court house
After one days trial continuance was obtained
on account of new testimony and counter claim
introduced by the county. The session will
probably close by the middle of the week.
LIGHTNING.
Among the most remarkable escapes on record
from the frey fluid was that of three young men
named C. A. Mcbride, j. H. Ballweber and Geo.
Wetter, which occurred at point zine miles
east Of Austin, in the township of Marshall, at
about ~ midnight on Thursday. The
boys who operate steam thresher were stop
ping at the house of Peter Hauriegan, and were
awakened by the tremendous conclusion which
tore the rolf off from over their heads (which ap
preached to within two feet of them) and
through which aperature vast quantities Of the
dismanted chimney was hurled upon the bed in
which they lay literally burying them beneath it.
Wonderful to relate, although looking as if they
had been wrestling with cyclone, they felt none
of the usual effects from the close contact of the
fluid and the only marks they bear were caused
by the falling brick Not soul in the house
was injured although things were badly torn up
and both chimneys were wrecked. A vast
chasm in the roof attests the severity of the
stroke. The young men were sleeping upon a
feather bed, which may in measure account for
their escape.
NOTES.
One OF the most interesting features of the re-
cent fair here was the fine display OF thirteen
horses from the ''Taopi farm" This institution
embraces 5000 acres, and is under the manage
ment Of j. w. Woods. one of the owners. A
few years since they sunk $4,000 in the attempt
to raise wheat, and have practically abandoned
that mode Of farming. They have imported the
best stock to be found anywhere, and are on the
high road to fortune and success. They have
500 head of cattle, 800 horses, 1900 sheep and
1000 hogs at present on the place. In cattle
they breed to Short Horns, and in horses Norman
and Clydesdale. Their display at the fair was
one which did them great credit and unlike the
bonanza wheat farms of north Dakota the
''Taopi'' farm can be truly said to be benefit to
the farming community in their vicinity.
The board of directors of the Mower county
Agricultural society met on Friday, and after
auditing all accounts found funds enough in the
treasury to pay all premiums and claims what
ever, very encouraging outcome.
The Austin Roller rink continues to draw
crowds of people, and Of the best citizens in the
city. On Thursday evening last fully SOC people
were present, and at least one fourth of them
had skates on. The rink is well managed and is
consequently popular.
The remodeling of the Opera house progresses
and when completed it will contain over 500
chairs and will be a very nice place of amuse-
ment. There will be an entrance from Main
street, by means of an outside stairway on the
north side of the block.
The utterly worthless stone with which a
number of buildings were underpinned has been
replaced in nearly every instance with the more
durable Mankato stone and things may therefore
be said to be upon a solid basis at Austin. Sew
account Of the poor foundations originally put