Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-09
NUMBER l76
MANKATO NEWS.
ESPECIALLY REPORTED FOR THE ST. PAUL GLOBE

MANKATO NEWS.
ESPECIALLY REPORTED FOR THE ST. PAUL GLOBE. |
| MANKAro, July s.-The crops in Blue
Earth county suffered much Sunday, by a
terrific hail orm-farmers saying that hail
stones fell as large as hens eggs-and in at
least twelve instances crops of all kinds were
more or less destroyed. These are in the
townships of Decoria, McFJ lerson, Ceresco,
Medic and Garden City. In the last named
town the crops of Major j. G. Thompson
was almost, q total loss, and that of an ad.
joining neighbor was all destroyed. AS to
/ the city of Mankato, there was washout OF
a trestle bridge on the st. Paul & Sioux City
road, near the Episcopal church. The tres
tie was washed away bodily, leaving
| the track and ties suspended across the
creek. It was promptly repaired and no
trains delayed. Other washouts are report
ed, but they are of no Importance to men
| ton.
MIR. William Bierbauer's house was struck
by lightning and one of his children shocked
into insensibility, on Sunday morning.
It is strange coincidence that the p. p.
mans item of the hail-storm should bear
such resemblance to the special written by
the GLOBE reporter that the GLOBE did not
get.
Judge johnson is too good Republican
to fritter away his time and talents on the
paltry Office of deputy assessor in this dis
trict, and consequently has declined for
| something more "phat.''
large willow was struck by lightning near
Mr.. Basnelps residence on Thursday morn
ing, and the topmost limbs were hurled with
great violence against the building. and some
glass was broken by the shock.
There was quite gathering of young
| people at the residence of DR.. Warner Fri
day morning, in honor of his son Clayton,
| who left for Denver, Colorado, Monday.
Several st. Paul gentlemen were present.
About twenty five men resumed work
Monday in laying the water mains. This
work is completed to the Mankato House, q
distance of six blocks, and if far weather
continues Front street will be completed in
ten days.
George Wilson, son of Conductor James
| Wilson, of the Winona & st. Peter bobtail,
in trying to get off train in motion, was
thrown against warehouse near the track
and had his left shoulder bruised and one of
his fingers on the right hand broken.
| Gen. J. 81. Baker is negotiating to buy out
the Record Office. His intention is to con-
solidate it with the Union and run q Repub-
lican sheet. The only drawback is, that the
Union and "Jim" cannot come to terms,
but it may in time be accomplished.
Died, on Saturday night, Mr.. J. G.. Cald-
we'll, of Mcpherson, at one time sheriff of
Ramsey county, in territorial days. He has
lived in this county some twelve or fourteen
years. His health has been rather poor, and
] To r,4ko, IT,, nkol
John Griswold of this city, was indicted
by the United States court of Winona, for
passing of counterfeit money. He has for
of the most notorious crooks in the country.
He has been so ely" heretofore that he has
evaded all attempts to catch him mapping,
but he has been caught at last, and it now
remains for twelve of his peers and the Judge
to say that he is wanted at Saltwater.
The Blue Earth Valley Stock Company
propose holding an agriculture fair in con-
nection with the exhibition of Norman
horses at Wilder's grove on Friday, the Sd
of October. On June 2Sth there was a
meeting held and the election of officers was
an order of business. Mr.. L. F. McKibben,
of Pleasant Mound, was made president; E.
D. Cornish, of Vernon Center, secretary; and
VIM. Scofeld, of Martin county, treasurer.
Mankato is, believe, an exception to the
general as we'll known saying that "Light-
ming never strikes twice in the same place.
yet withal, the only reasonable explanation of
the cause why the lightning has struck 50
often in this city without injury to
the inhabitants, is based upon the
hypothesis that some higher power was con-
scious of tho Eruption of brain force into
this city from the Siamese stP.'' Office, and
has thus taken this method to prepare our
people.
The strike was nothing more than fash
| in the pan. It was entered into without any
| definite conclusion, by the men, other THAI
that they wanted $3.50 per day. There were
no recognized leaders, or if there were they
did not have hardihood enough to come for
ward and stand up for the principle involved.
In my last report I stated that the men were
getting $1.25 per day, which is true only
conditionally. Each man is given two Sec
tions as days work, if he fails to finish his
stint before six he gets but one dollar. The
sections are ten feet long, eight feet deep,
four feet at the top narrowed to foot and
foot and half at the bottom When this
was completed it was understood that the
man could knock off, be it as early as three
in the afternoon, or he might continue and
at the end of the week the extra work done
would be accounted for. But this not meet
ing the economical views of one of the
bosses, he carefully watched tho men and
spotted those who would be likely to do
more than the allotted two sections aud threw
every obstruction he possibly could in the
| way to hinder them. In this can be seen
the primary cause for the strike. The fast
workers struck because they were not al
lowed to make the extra work prices, and
the slow worker that he might at least man
age to make the dollar and twenty-five cents
promised him for his days work.
Serious Accident.