St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-23

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and have it returned to the friends of the
owner 1t was given to me by NAH
zo-ka-ta mini (Red Iron, l believe), who
got it from Little Crow
II promised her | would do as she de-
sired | am not positive, so long time
has elapsed since then, but if memory
serves me right she said Little Crow killed
the man and took the book from him,
thinking it was a pocketbook containing
money, but seeing what it was-a book full
of writing, and having a superstitious dread
of the Same-he turned it over to Mahzoka
tamini, who in turn gave it to Mrs. Rem
vile. ! put the book away, and during
those exciting times it was soon forgotten,
and when we were ordered South it was
packed with other books and papers and
left behind. The last entry made in the
book was Sept. 2, when they arrived and
camped at Acton. There was some heavy
fighting at Acton, but whether it was at this
time l do not know"
SOME OF THE ENTRIES
are of interest. The journal commences
Jan. /, 1862; mentions the weather. Their
mometer Z a. H., 4 ., 5 o'clock p. m, 0,
and states that he recorded five instruments
| for $5.25 which shows that he was evil
IDENTIFY engaged in the recorders Office.
Jan. % - IlOty
gives the name of the owner of the book,
to-wit: IL. Hawkins account with George
| w. Chowen and credits him with gallons
molasses, 3 loads poles and 81 cords wood
and 80 pounds beef, and charges him with
| l woke of oxen. $50; sap tubs, S11, and l
gun, 81, and showing Chowen was running
farm for him.
Jan. 6-Met with wells Band' at
| Wolford's.
Jan. 15-Received a note from treasurer
of Meeker county that the tax on my
| land, northwest quarter of section z, town
| 119, range 80, is S5.07. Said land in the
town of Rice City, was assessed in 1861 at
$3.50.
Feb. 6-Sleigh load of eleven went out to
G.. w. Irwlns to a donation party given to
Rev. J. A. Davis: Mr.. and Mrs George G.
Wells, Mr.. and Mrs. Reynolds, TIFF
Jones and Miss Hockey, John Hockey and
Hiss Annie Cooper, and J. A. Wolford and
Miss ComStOck.
March 19-George went to st. Paul after
D. c. Cooley, Esq, who is to lecture before
the Soldiers Aid society.
March 31-Worked on Gales ''Grand
List"
April 21-Serenaded Albert A. Ames and
bride. Miss Sarah E. Strout, who were mar
ried this evening.
May 24-At Office, recording.
June 15-An 'episode" of the mascu-
line persuasion happened at our house last
night.
June 16-Sue and baby doing finely.
June III this day solemnly declare that
from this day until the full completion Of
six months from this day 1 will not
read any newspaper story, novel, romance,
by past present or future writers, hereto
fore read or unread, in any form whatever.
save only what appear in the Atlantic
Monthly, and combining myself even in this
to the numbers OF the present year.
| Signed d. G. HAWKINS.
THE INDIAN OUTBREAK.
Aug. 2O-News comes of great depreda-
Meeker and Carver counties, etc. EX-
Gov. Sibley and four companies of the
Sixth regiment went up to-day.
Aug. 21--lndian excitement still very
great. Men, women and children pouring
into town from all directions west.
| Aug. 22-Indian excitement undated.
Cavalry forming all over the state to go at
once after the internal devils"
Aug. 25-EnliSted in Capt. Stout's com
pany for an expedition after Indians.
| Camped six miles from town ON j. DEL HoWe's
meadow.
Aug. 27-Message from the governor to
proceed to Glencoe.
! Aug. 2S-Left Clearwater about6 o'clock
a. IN. Met eight OF ten teams from Forest
City with wounded. One man had five
wounds, but killed two Indians. When be
was too weak to do any more, then his wife
took the gun and kept the Indians off for
two days, when the Indians left. One
woman was asked if she had seen any In
dams. The poor creature gave an agonized
look, bowed her head and said nothing. A
man answered for her that '.She had lost
her husband and only son by the internal
redskins" Arrived at Forest City about
$50 o'clock p. m.
| Aug. 29-Forest City and vicinity nearly
deserted, but two women of the place re-
main. Nine-tenths of the inhabitants have
left. Crops neglected and waiting; cattle
straying away and q perfect scene of desc
lation pervades the whole country around.
most sckening and gloomy sight. Some
twenty-five murders have been committed
within ten miles of Forest City.
Aug. 30-Passed Greenleaf's house at
the town of the same name; he and family
left everything, having apparently got out
of bed and run. Camped last night at
Cedar City about eighteen miles from For
est City. People about here have sent most
of their women and children to Hutchinson.
Passed Hutchinson 10 o'clock a. m. Here
! they have erected quite substantial bar
racks and are quite well prepared to portect
themselves against large force. No In
dams have lately been seen or heard of.
Aug. 31-Arived at Glencoe about five
o'clock; no disturbance about here. Met a
company from Carver here; most of the
buildings vacant, from the Indian scare.
Sept. Left Glencoe at IL and arrived
at Hutchinson 4 o'clock p. m. and camped.
went on picket until midnight.
Sept. 2-Lef5 Hutchinson at 6 a. M.
went to Cedar City and thence to Acton;
Acton is about twenty-five miles from
Hutchinson, and camped at night on the
premises of Mr.. r. Jones, who with his
wife and Norwegian girl and Mr.. Baker
and his wife, living quite near, were muir
dered by the Indians. The houses of
Messrs. Jones and Baker were completely
ransacked and everything valuable except
large quantity of cheese and bacon. was
destroyed or carried away.
| This is the last entry made by Mr.. Haw-
kins. On the next page for entry for Sept.
is written on the blank page in an en-
| tirely different handwriting: KILLED;
| peace 10 his aSneS. Inc Dalalce Oh the
book was blank leaves. From the above
entries it was evident that the name of the
owner of the book was D. G. Hawkins, that
he was resident of Minneapolis, a clerk in
the recorders Office and a member of Wells
band. Should any one recognize this diary
as the former property of relative or
friend Capt. Stees will gladly send it to
them, as the only relic perhaps that would
be priced highly. His address is the
Clarendon hotel.
ADJUSTMENTS.