Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-24
MINNESOTA NEWS.

An Episcopal brick church edlflce is
about to be built in Madelia.
1t is reported that the Hessian fly has
commenced to work slightly in some
pieces of grain in Faribault county.
The Mankato Free Press says several
farmers report that the grain on low land
is nearly all killed by the late rains.
In the Catholic church at Red Wing on
Sunday, June 18th, twenty six children
received communion for the first time.
Last week j. A. Royce, of Caledonia.
Houston county, shipped carload of
twenty horses to Worcester, Massachu-
sets.
Alfred B., son of DR.. j. Benjamin, of
Hutchinson, Mcleod county, aged IA
years, was drowned while bathing in the
river at that place last week.
The Albert Lea Standard says the
search for coal at Freedom has not been
given up. An effort is being made to
organize company with ample capital
to prosecute the enterprise.
Madelia Times: We hear complaints
of the farmers, that their grain is very
thin and weedy. 1t is reported that some
| find their fields in such condition that
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Hastings Gazette, June 18th: Mr.. and
Mrs Ignatius Donnelly, of Nininger,
gave party on Tuesday evening, which
was largely attended by people from this
city, and proved very enjoyable affair.
A barge containing about 1000 bushels
of wheat, was towed up to Hastings from
Prescott one day last week for reshipment
to Minneapolis, and twenty-five men
| worked two days to get it on board the
| cars.
Hastings Gazette, June 18TH Mrs. w.
G. LeDuc and daughters arrived from
Washington Wednesday morning, and
their residence on Vermillion street is
once more occupied, after having been
closed nearly four years.
Mrs Mcneil, a lady well known to the
people of Marshall, Lyon county, was
taken to the insane asylum at St. Peter
last week. Her insanity is of a religious
| character, she fancying that she IS in
partnership with divine beings,
There is no circus billed to exhibit in
Winnebago City. Faribault county, this
season, but four different and distinct
| camp meetings are advertised to take
place during the present month of June
| in the immediate vicinity of that village.
On Monday the 18th, Nicholas Walden,
one of the first settlers of Fillmore coun-
| ty, residing about five miles north
west of Lanesboro, died suddenly, aged
| 10 years. He had been to visit one of
his sons, living near by, rode home on
horseback, went to his bed, and died i'm
| mediately.
Mantorville Express, June II: During
the storm on Saturday afternoon two
| COWS belonging to W. D. Wheeler, two
and one-half miles north of here, while
standing with their heads near wire
fence, were struck by lightning. One of
| them was killed then and there, and the
other, after laying awhile, got away with
| the loss of one eye.
Red Wing Republican, June IS: Light
ming struck the large barn of Mr. G. G.
Roberts, of Belvidere, last Saturday night.
1t passed in at the window in the gable,
| the frame of which it cleared out into
kindling wood as well as the post below
it. There was hay in that part of the
barn visited by the bolt, but luckily moth
ing was set on fire. Five sheep were kill
ed belonging to Mr.. Roberts, which, with
the damage to the barn, constitutes all
his loss.
Mankato Free Press: Last Tuesday
morning, while John Mecksler, an old
gentleman aged so, living near Eagle
Lake, was hoeing potatoes close to the
railroad track, he was struck by the en-
CINE and instantly killed. He was some
what deaf, and although the engine
whistled he did not hear it, owing to his
deafness. Coroner Durkee was summon
ed, and after his 1nvestig alton found that
it was accidental, and no blame attached
to any one.
Kasson dodge county, Republicans: The
fossil remains of ponderous snake was
discovered in limestone slab which was
being worked by Adams s. Remington in
| to bases for tombstones. The section of
the reptile that we examined was several
| feet long, and 81 inches in diameter.
| Although petrltied, the form was perfect,
| and the marks of the scales were very
distinct. Large reptiles must have -four
| ished in this region a few hundreds Of
thousands of years ago.
Faribault Democrat, June 18th: The
funeral service of Rev. Geo. W. St. Clair
took place al the cathedral of our Merci-
full Savior, Sunday afternoon last Mr..
ordained a deacon of the Episcopal
church two years since. Six Chippewa
Indian clerymen, two of whom were of
one family and whose father was killed
by Sioux, acted as pail bearers and min
gled their tears with those of the rela-
tives of the deceased. This one fact
more than any other shows the effect of
Christianity over the red men, as it will
be seen when understood that in their
wild state the Sioux and Chippewas are
swern enemies and never meet but to
draw the scalping knife.