St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-04
Badger State Brevities.

| crop i'll that vicinity, with but few excep-
| tons, is looking fine. The prospect indi-
| Gates an immense growth. During the past
| week. buyers have been securing the country
| in search of 81 leaf, and have succeeded in
| obtaining a liberal quantity, at prices rang
Ing slightly in advance of the previous week.
| During storm at Durand trees and small
| houses were tumbled over and the large roof
on Vantrots hardware store, 50XS0 feet, was
torn Off and made complete wreck. To re-
| place it will cost $500. The large plate
| glass fronts in several of the stores opposite
and adjoining Vantrot's were broken and
blown in.
A fire in the Kelly block at Eau Claire de-
stroyed about $4,000 worth of groceries and
provisions in the store of George M. Reed.
The building was damaged to the extent of
$1,000. The losses were covered by insur-
ance.
George Kahl was killed by lightning while
setting up binder in his field near Mount
Horeb. His brother Jacob and an agent
named Charles Lange. who were assisting
him, were knocked senSeless.
The body of George Aul, an old resident at
Fort Howard, was found afoat at Green
Bay. Before he lett home he placed Grape
| upon the knob of his bed room door,
A Prohibition meeting ut Brandon, was adj
dressed by Rev. W. d. Cornell of Rosen-
| dale, and l.. G. Wheeler, of Madison
Ripon has decided to build water works.
Six miles Of pipe will be laid and from sixty
to eighty hydrantS put in.
companies ID ana i, 1WenIE-SeCOnQ WIS
| consin infantry, will hold a reunion near Be-
lott, on Sept. l.
j. I. Case, of Racine. will build an $4,000
barn at the Hickory Ridge Driving park, near
| the Belle City.
| Contracts have been let for five new cot
tages ut the Veterans Home, at Waupaca.
Kloss' distillery at Two Rivers, was de-
stroyed by fire. Loss, 5000.
Iowa Notes.
A school house i'll Preston township, Plym-
/ outh county, was struck by lightning last
week while school was in session. The bolt
broke every pane of glass and otherwise
damaged the building. Several of the pupils
were stunned and the teacher received a
slight scorch on the hand.
A Des Moines druggist named Whitney
was arrested Saturday and his stock of
| liquors contiscated for violating the prohib-
| itory law. AT the trial Tuesday of this week
/ the prosecution offered in evidence a photo,
graph of drinking party behind the drug
| gist's prescription case.
| J. The Oldest voter in Iowa is said to be
Micah French of Nevada, Story county, who
| is ninety-seven years old He voted for
Monroe i'll 1916, and carries a British bullet
in his body which he received in the war of
1Sl2.
Last Sunday Father Spring. of lie Mars,
attained the advanced age OF Lightweight
years, and III remembrance thereof presented
to the Presbyterian Sunday school sum OF
money equal to his age.
Des Moines was excited lately over the
rumor that men visiting certain drug store
for the purpose of getting drink were be-
ing secretly photographed.
Ed Gadd. proprietor of a lunch ccAnter at
Ottumwa. mlstook his night cook a*xoman,
for burglar Saturday night, and shot her.
The wound was not fatal
A Des Moines woman complains that all
the prominent society ladies, young and old,
big and little, chew gum constantly, even at
fashionable parties.
Two serious cases of sunstroke or prostra-
ton, while at work in the harvest field, &C.
Cured yesterday near Columbus Junction.
1t is estimated that 1000 members have
been added to the knights of Pythias order
in the state during the past nine months.
An old and heretofore respected citizen of
Dubuque was caught stealing oats from
neighbor's granary last Monday night.
Muscatine claims more real estate men than
any other town of its size in the state.
Council Bluffs had three fatal cases of SUM-
stroke on Monday.