Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-14
MINNESOTA NEWS.

presence in Red Wing,
Minnesota strawberries this year are not
abundant. Winter killed.
The only thing demolished in Window by
the late storm was the circus bill board.
severe wind and hail storm passed over
Glencoe last week, but did no essential dam
age.
During late hail storm at ST. Cloud,
Mrs. Joseph Howard had over sixty spring
chickens killed.
The Congregational church in Anoka was
struck by lightning last week, but was not
seriously damaged.
The rain few nights since nights since
undermined two dwellings and an ice house,
and, also, greatly damaged the brick
yard.
1t is reported that over eleven thousand
acres of homesteads were entered at the Ben
son, Swift county, land Office during the last
month.
In Donnelly, Stevens county, lightning
struck barn. killing two COWS and setting
the barn on fire, which was entirely con-
sumed
Geneva, Newry and Moscow, in Freeborn
county, were visited by terrific hail storm
one night last week, but without much dam
age to crops.
had one of his horses killed by lightning
last week. The horse was grazing in the
pasture at the time.
The other night lightning struck livery
stable in Morris, Stevens county, killing
valuable team and knocking down every
horse in the stable.
| The publication of the Alden Freeborn
county, Eagle has been discontinued, and
| the material of the Office removed to Madi-
sont Dakota, territory.
Henry Aspden, of Chanhassen, Carver
| county, received kick from horse the 9TH
er day, injuring him so badly that his recov-
cry is thought to be impossible.
The treasurer of Wabashaw county has
received nearly $4,000 in taxes during the
current year, $56, 200 of which were received
during the last seven days of May.
The local papers from nearly every Sec
| ton of the State are bringing reports of ter
rife storms of wind and rain, causing more
or less damage to buildings and crops.
Samuel Haycroft, of Fielder, Watonwan
county, had fine mare killed by lightning
last week. She and her colt were going to
the stable when the bolt struck her down.
| Last week q twelve-year old boy in Faxon,
SibIey county, was carelessly handling q re-
volver, when it was discharged MORALLY
wounding young man named John Barley.
During severe storm the stable of Au-
gust Gust, of the town of Amboy, Cotton
wood county, was fired by stroke of light
ming. It burned together with seven head of
cattle.
The house of Mr.. Hennerberg, of Hem
derson, was struck by lightning recently and
set on fire, but the prompt appliance of due
| amount of water put out the fire, and but
little damage WAS done.
| valuable horse belonging to Israel Olive,
of Mantorville. being frightened by hail
storm, attempted to 60 over wire fence and
was so-badly injured that he could not be
saved, and he had to be killed.
The Ad00nce says the storm of Saturday,
June 5, blew down eight telegraph poles be-
tween Worthington and Hersey, Mobiles
county, and about eight between Worthing
ton and Sibley, Sibley county.
During a storm last week the barn of
Matthew 81. Malalan, of Hassan, Rennepin
county, was struck by lightning and 5000
horse instantly killed. Six other horses in
the same stable escaped injury.
w. s. Hopkins has been awarded the con-
tract for building the addition to the new
school house in Northwood, Freeborn coun-
ty. The contract price is 1896. When
completed the cost of the entire building
will be So, 600.
Little Falls Transcript: Two sons of
John Sontag, of Rich Prairie, one Of them
young man, went in bathing on Sunday
last, while they had the measles and the re-
suit was that the older one died the same
day, and the other died'on Tuesday.
The residence of Louis McHale, of Shak-
opee, was struck by lightning one night last
week. The bolt descended into the sleeping
apartment and passed within ten inches of
the occupants. Piastering was scattered
around the room free gratis, but no other
damage was done.
Delano E0qle, June 10: Several families
of emigrants just from Germany, arrived in
| town on Tuesday mornings train. They
| have relatives living in this (Franklin) town
ship, in the Schwerin neighborhood, who
received them at the depot, and will proba-
| bly, locate in this vicinity.
Little Falls Transcript Miss Mary Kuder,
of Rich Prairie, became the mother of a
baby on Saturday last, June D, the father OF
the child being Miss Kuder's own uncle
She is only fifteen years of age. The guilty
wretch who is responsible for this untimely
arrival of an heir, is her mothers brother.
A. NJ. Abbott, of Maine Prairie, Stearns
county, had COW die last week, and post
mortem examination by DIR. Brown showed
| large number of punches of wire in the
stomach and intestines. 1t is supposed that
she got this wire by eating straw that had
been cut and bound by q wire binder ma
| chine.
st. Cloud Times, June 8: Last week
might be appropriately termed "week of
rain.' The showers were of daily OCCUR
renee, and many of them very heavy. Hail,
wind, thunder and lightning accompanied
the rainfall. AS result, the crops in the
timber are suffering. Roads in the woods
are very bad.
One night last week the dwelling house
in Faribault, owned by the sisters, back of
the Catholic church was struck by lightning
and thirty eight lights of glass broken. One
of the women was stunned and did not re-
cover for an hour and half. A girl was
sewing on machine near one of the shat
tered windows and wss scarcely stunned St
all.
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