St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-28
STATE JOTTINGS.
Local and Personal. Gathered
From All Parts of Minnesota. q


the depth of $50 feet.
The Hokah Chief says the heavy rains have
played havoc with the trout
Hastings wants good factory OF some
kind that will employ 100 men.
An elk was killed within a quarter of a
mile of Verudale one day this week.
The prOhibitionists have decided not to
put up county ticket in Dakota county.
There have been several fatal cases of
diphtheria at Willmar, aud the disease APP
pears to be spreading.
The citizens of New London are rejoicing
over the prospect of a large brick hotel that
will shortly be built there.
The gang of men taking up the old rails
and laying down heavier ones ON the Mani
toba have reached Willmar.
A twelve-year-old son Of Rev. Butler. Of
Lltchfield, was badly burned in the face
while playing with a cartridge.
Thomas Dewire, of Lexington. says that
he has nine acres of fall wheat that will
average forty-five bushels per acre.
Dr. Chiffon announces in the Howard
Herald that he will give liberal premiums for
twin babies at the county fair year hence.
A mob of Flnlapders near Wadena threat
ened violence to one of their countrymen
over n land matter and he has made them
sign bonds
was found i'll a meadow near Morris, and was
supposed to have died of sunstroke July 13,
the hot day.
One farmer across the river from Month
cello has given eighty acres of wheat to the
chinch bugs. Others have made free contri-
buttons to the potato bug.
Col. Lounsberry, late editor of the Duluth
Herald, made an assignment of his Herald
stock to protect those who had Endorsed for
him, and has returned to Dakota.
The Pennington Tribune supposes that an
apparent solicitor for Minneapolis job Of
thieves
been working that place with some success.
Mr.. Gray has severed his connection with
the Otter Tail County Farmer, and is about
embarking in the literary venture of writing
volume of early Minnesota "reminiscences.
horse belonging to j. w. Porter, of Crow
Wing, was stolen las Friday, it is said by a
man nam ed CORTLAND. There is q $50
reward offered for the thief's apprehen-
sion.
The prospectors for natural gas at Mime
opa Falls, near Manlzlto, have struck water
instead of gas at depth of sos feet. 1t
flows fiveinch stream and rises fifteen feet
above the surface of the ground.
The strike of the railway crew at Lichfield
did not amount to much. About seventy-tve
of the crew said they must have % cents a
day more wages and. being refused. boarded
the afternoon train for Minneapolis.
Several passengers on a train from Wadena
to Brainerd to political meeting refused to
pay their fare until they were provided with
did not put them off, and finally found
them seats.
The Howard Lake Herald represents one OF
the Oldest conductors on the Manitoba road
treating the wife of Rev. Lane with great
rudeness, snatching her parasol and giving
it to the brakeman to keep for security for s
cents. 1t was probably one of his dySpeptic
days.
At Window George Grimes pony ran away
with him and frightened VIII Maynard's
ITl. Il ,f.1,
wants Grimes to pay, and has brought suit to
compel him. The trial will involve the ques-
ton of responsibility for the flighty DISPOSE
ton of horse.
The Warren Register relates that John f.
Ostrom ane Aug. Lungren, whose premises
are adjoining. had narrow escape during
the thunder storm lust Friday evening while
standing near each other watching the
clouds. There was a heavy discharge of
electricity in their vicinity. and the concus-
sion drove Mr. Lundgren's hat down ov9r
his head to his eyes, and benumbed Mr.. Os-
from.
Ap odd character now travelling in the
stateis one Andrew johnson SiXte, dog
trainer, professional hunter and fisherman.
He travels entirely by dog train and FREE
quently makes 125 miles between daylight
and dark. He has driven every day since
last March. having travelled through Mime
sofa, Dakota and Montana. He drives team
of six dogs to low wagon, and can distance
any team of horses on the road.
Badger State Brevities.
The school population of Ashland is l, 4S5.
an increase of 196 since last year.
William Hammer, Il resident of Springvale
Fond du Lac county, is dead at the age of
100 years.
William Stiles, of Appleton. had his jaw
bone fractured in two places and was other
wise injured bya runaway horse atAppleton.
The Methodist church at Mcmillan was
struck by lightning last Friday night and con-
siderably demoralized.
A. j. Wilcox. a Chippewa Falls druggist.
was fined $50 and costs for violating the
state law requiring the employment of reg
istered prescription clerk.
corps of photographers has recently made
a tour of Chequamegon bay, making mega
tives of all points of interest The party in
cludes the representative of the Harper pub
fishing house.
The body of male infant was found near
Mineral Point, which had been killed by a
blow on the head. reward of 5000 is
offered Tor the discovery of the perpetrator
of the crime.
News from Baker City, Or, is to the effect
that Colin Campbell, of La Crosse, son of ex-
Lieutenant Governor e. d. Campbell, was
murdered at that place. He was forty eight
years old and had become wealthy.
At Milwaukee the police ran in a young
man named Walter Gould, who has been adj
vertising for "a refined and graceful young
lady who would like TO adopt the stage as
profession" Numerou S letters from stage
struck girls were found on him.
The city of Superior held special election
this week to vote on the proposition to bond
the city for the sum of 100000 for the pur-
pose of paving and otherwise improving their
streets. The proposition was defeated.
AtNeillsville lightning struck the residence
of Fred Pogenkoff and killed his boy, aged
fifteen years. and badly injured two other
children, so it is doubtful if they will recover.
The children had got up and gone into their
parents room after the storm commenced
and laid down on the floor, where the fatal
bolt reached them. The parents were unin-
jured, and the house does not seem to have
been injured.
Iowa Notes.
The contract has been let for building a
new depot at Sioux City for the Sioux City &
Pacific road.
S. LIE Bar, of Emmetsburg has IL, 600 silk
worms which will commence spinning in
about ten days.
James Ormrod, sheriff of Franklin county,
died at his home in Hampton Sunday even