St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-03
STATE JOTTINGS.
Local and Personal, Gathered
From All Parts of Minnesota.

The Albert Lea Standard says that, in view
OF the raYages OF the chlnch bug, wheat rails
ing in that county, except of the winter va
nety, is ended for many years to come. Wet
weather. dragging the ground, and other
supposed aids will not eXterminate the bugs;
they have taken the land and will occupy il
SO long as anything is sown upon which they
thrive.
Chas. Schneider, of PickereI Lake, reports to
the Albert Lea Enterprise wolves very plenty
and also very daring in his neighborhoOd, as
several grown wolves have of late come into
their door yard and carried away several
chickens, turkeys and young pigs. Henry
Schneider, living near by, lost eleven pigs by
being carried away by the wolves.
The Austin Democrat says that Elmer, who
was lynched at Wahpeton, was formerly Il
deputy sheriff at Austin and the citizens will
remember the fact that he waited on a very
eStimable young lady while here, and was
quite popular generally. He Is said to have
been addicted to drink some, and might be
termed rather fast
The Albert Lea Standard, in noting that
no bounties for pocket gophers Will be paid
after Aug. %, says 1t has proved a very eX-
pensiye business for the county, and as
gopher killing was not general in the county
it is believed that but little good has been
done, and that the pests will soon be as
numerous as ever.
Receipts of flour for July at Duluth have
been 500, 049 barrels and shipments $50. S67.
For the same period last year receipts were
II
year to date the total receipts of flour have
been $4,000 barrels, equal to 3,765,000
bushels of wheat and shipments have been
go, 600 barrels.
Ole o. Juvie. of Houston, was run over by
the early passenger train Saturday. his left
leg being completely torn off above the knee,
and the right leg broken above the ankle.
He Iajd down on the track late in the even
ing while i'll an intoxicated condition, with
the above result.
Mrc Jol,, of Do1l
while looking out of her window during a
storm received such severe electric shock
that she was knocked back on to the floor in
sensible, rendering her speechless for about
three hours, says the Herald.
Albert Lea has. says the Enterprise de-
scendant of the famous pioneer of Kentucky,
Daniel Boone, In the person of DR.. H. H.
Wilcox. The we'll known Indian hunter
would have been the great-grand-father of the
doctor. had he lived
A couple of Minneapolis gentlemen passed
Winona in a sail boat Wednesday morning
bound for McGregor, TO- They reported an
upset and a swim of nearly mile while
crossing Lake Pepin.
William Hart was drowned at lie Sueur last
Monday evening about o'clock. His horses
swan 10 the shore, but Mr. Hart went down
when swimming but twelve feet from land.
bold robbery was committed Thursday
at julius Schleuders store in st. Peter
About forty secondhand watches were stolen
which amounted to something near 5000.
a nephew of Andrew Robertson who re-
sides near Alden, was killed by runaway
team III that village on Saturday last, aged
about Is years.
Thomas Carrie, a man who has been at work
on the railroad at Granite Falls, put pistol
to his head Tuesday night; no cause for the
act is known.
Ole lverson, of Adams, who was confined
in the county Jail at Austin for wife beating,
attempted suicide Saturday night by cutting
his throat.
During thunder shower Monday fore
noon Simon Allen, of Pine Island, was
struck by lightning and instantly killed.
Quite number of Winona men have left
for Dakota to work in the harvest fields.
They will return in the tall.
John Allet was run over and killed at Fari-
bault SATURDAY..