The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-05-17
MA INTERESTING LETTER FROM STE
VEINS COUNTY.

MA IN tRES M Ii ! tn FROM = r.
VEINS COUNTY.
The following interesting commu-
nication arrived too late for last
week $ issue.
NORRIS, May 7.
A : singular meteoric display
took pl7ree here on Tuesday. the BIRD
Of April. The nrolite fell on the farm
of the Hon. r. NJ. Richardson not
half mile from Norris 1t was seen
by Mrs. Baldwin and appeared like "a
huge bail of fire SO bright, as, to daz-
zle the oversight, and fell few yards
from where she stood-npon searching
for this meteoric stone. it was found
embedded in the earth to the depth
Of seventeen inches from the surface.
The stone is irregular in shape.2 IL
! inches III length, by IL inches i'll
breadth, its color I'M the surface is
| yellow, Whilstin the center it is of a
| broWnlsh hue; it weighs 3 IL ounces,
and is as hard as flint. Here is q sub
ject for the meteorological to expound
and account from whence did this
wrolite come. There are various
conieetures, some say it was beiched
forth from one of the volcanoes in the
moon. | don't believe such a theory.
Our village is rapidly Increasing
Mr.. Wunch is getting up a building
that will do him credit and prove an
ornamental adjunct to the town OF
Morris. The Rev. r. Walsh, Catholic
pastor Of Morris, Is about to erect a
church at once. for church accomoda.
tion is much needed for his congrega
ton, who number over one hundred
families. Ills church will not be 4
gem in point Of Architectural beauty
it viii be simple IN style--like the
early apostolic ediiices. and built in
proportion to his means-thus avert
ing the evil Of i'll ever coming under
the hammer IF our sheriff.
There is.also, another Catholic church
10 be erected at Donnelly Station, anC
1t Is 70 be constructed under the au
spices OF AIessrs- Sebastian Eegel ant
George Giltinan Of Engel Lake. ant
David Giltinan and Daniel Donovan
of Philadelphia. who with their
wonted iberality have contributed
large sums towards the accomplish
ment Of this laudable undertaking
May God bless aud prosper them. An
other church Is III course of erection
in the Bohemian settlement at Wape
tor ID. z. These significant facts
clearly demonstrate That Catholicit,
Is gaining ground and making rapie
strides in Northern Minnesota. ON
village paper. the Tribune, is publish
ell by Mn. Todd. al accomplished law
/ yer and courteous gentleman.
! wish his paper lucrative and IN ex
tenslve patronage.
; No hoppers have appeared, as yet
In this region, so. the farmers art
{ hopeful and look out for an abundant
harvest. That little animal known
TO eutomologists as parasite is ievour
ING the hoppers ora by thousands
The Il. Il. company are sinking a vel
near the elevator, it will be sixty feet
, IN depth-the contract has been let tc
Messrs. Dolan 4 Monaghan.
Next Thursday. the Rev. p. Walsh
viii hold his festival in Goods Hall
. the proceeds 20 toward the erection
, Of his new church, which will i'm du,
time be dedicated to the glorious and
illustrious apostle Of Ireland. st
Patrick.
By-the-by, | was near forgetting ia
inform your readess that Joe Myers
known BY the sobriguet, in this re
gion as Dutch Joe-is about to erect
a nme-kiln at Donnellv Station, where
there IS plenty of lime stone to be