Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-06-18

amount of water put out the fire, and but
title damage WAS done.
A 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 s, blew down eight telegraph poles be-
tween Worthington and Hersey, Mobiles
| county, and about eight between Worthine-
ton and Sibley, Sibley county.
During storm last week the barn of
Matthew n. Malalan, CT Hassan, Hennepin
county, was struck by lightning and $500
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 $2,965. When
| completed the cost of the entire building
will be $4,000.
Delano Eagle, 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 neghborhood, who
received them at the depot, and will proba-
bly, locate in this vicinity.
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. Plastering was scattered
| around the room free gratis, but no other
damage was done.
| A. M. Abbott, of Maine Prairie, Stearns
| county, had COW die last week, aid post
| mortem examination by DR.. 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, james: Last week
might be appropriately termed "week of
rsin.' 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 Tot re-
cover for an hour and half. girl was
sewing on a machine near one of the shat
tered windows and wss scarcely stunned at
all.
st. Cloud Journal Press, June 10: The
dwelling house of Mr.. z. Douglas, of the
town of St. Jo., on the Rockville road, was
struck by lightning yesterday morning. The
boards were torn from the side of the build.
ing and the plastering was badly broken, but
none of the inmates were injured, although
bed on which boy was lying was over
turned. The building was rodded.
Last week Mr.. Erick L. Peterson, of Fari-
bault, made complaint to the authorities of
the abuse of little girl three years old,
taken from the poor farm by man and his
wife named Schneider. The neighbors were
knowing to the frequent and cruel beatings
of the child. The child was ordered to be
returned to the poor farm. Dr.. Nelson ex-
amined tho child, and found bruises upon
it's back, hips and legs, and found, also, that
it WAS coming downsaith the scarlet fever.
Ortonville Herald, June 10: Ella Wellman
aged 10 years, step daughter of Daniel Burns
residing twenty-five miles up the lake from
this city, on the west side, Was found dead
on Friday morning last in the milk house, .
short distance from the dwelling house. It
| was at first supposed abe had been killed by
lightning during the severe storm at the
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of injury could be discovered, nor had the
building been injured in any manner. The
opinion of the physician called ia was that
sic had died from fright.
Louis O'Connor, Of Credit River, Scott
county, made quite an important capture
last week. For months he has been trou-
bled by some animal. Chickens, geese and
turkeys would nightly disappear leaving no
clna tn tina mapanier On WodnaadaV of
last week Mr.. 0'Connor solved the mystery
surrounding the disappearance Of his fowls,
and at the same time brought to speedy
justice part Of the gang of marauders. The
party numbered fve-all wolves. Two
young ones, about two months old, were
killed, but the mother and two young wolves
escaped. =..s.-s-. .-.s.- ..sst -.
Albert Lea Standard, June 10: Wsdnss-
day night Of last week the dwelling house Of
U. L. Ease, in the town Of Hayward,
Freedom county, Vas struck BY lightning,
and demolished beyond repair. The house
contained six or seven occupants, i've OF
whom vere In the chamber, and, strange 10
Say, not one OF The entire family were Killed.
A little girls hair was scorch4d, and tbs face
Of one Of the others showed nRns Of faint
stroke, but besides the natarsl shock az Tie
thnnder-b bolt no injury Nas done 10 the 9TH
IN. The roof vas IS badIy dsspoilsd that &
had % % psied up il order 70 entxieats o.
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