St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-01
STATE JOTTlNGS.
Local and Personal, Gathered
From All Parts of Minnesota.

These details are gathered by the Winona
| Republican in reference to the effects of the
storm Saturday about St. Charles: A man
named William Small, residing a couple of
miles outside t he city, was killed by light
! ming. The family of Charles Smith was also
badly shocked They were sitting at the din
ner table, when bolt of lightning struck a
| windmill near the house. the electricity max
| ing itself felt inside the building. When the
| family regained consciousness they were all
standing on their feet in bewildered state of
mind. A windmill belonging to another
resident was blown to pieces. The lightning
also killed several bIooded calves belonging
to a resident of the vicinity.
The Graceville Democrat reports among the
losers by the recent severe hail storm IN that
section: Jerry Donovan, half his crop: An
drew Olson. twelve acres: Albert Bailey one
quarter of his crop: George Plummer. o. j.
and j. T. Webb lost over 200 acres of wheat
OBrien farm eighty acres, total loss. George
Plummer lost three-quarters of his entire
crop. Mr.. Reardon lost all his wheat and
oats. The following are few of the farm
ers who lost oyer half their wheat: j. NJ.
Finney, r. Hickson, II. c. Lyman, G. Hull,
John and Fred Lockwood. c. A. and j. W.
kins, William and John Dow. II. II. Tyler, E.
A. Chen.
The returns OF the secretary of the state
board of health up to July Is show that dur
ing the month of May there were 1853 births
in Minnesota, of which 939 were males and
905 females, five being unknown. The
deaths during the same period numbered
100, of which Cos were males and 1872 fe-
males.
The chiuch bugs have about ruined the
barley crop in some parts of towns about St
Charles, says the Union. A specimen of bar
ley shown the editor consisted of old dead
bugs and live ones. To stamp them out he
advises the total abandonment of the culture
of wheat barley and oats for several years.
O'Neal Brothers, of Saltwater, have closed
q contract with the Laird-Norton Company
of Winons to cut. bank and deliver at the st.
Croix boom for them 2O0,O00,0O0 feet of
logs on Kettle river and Sandstone creek.
The consideration was fixed at 100000.
The board of education of Duluth is III
trouble. Recently they hired lady teacher
from Canada, and now the friends of some
applicants who failed to get places threaten
to prosecute the board for importing con.
tract labor.
Cannon Falls is excited over the disappear
ance of II. c. Sager, foreman of the Good
hue mills cooper shop. He has not been
seen since Saturday, when he had $50 in his
possession. Fears are entertained of murder
or suicide.
Last week there was a railroad excursion
from New Ulm to Redwood Falls and a vote
to indicate presidential preference was had.
There were 1o1 votes polled, and Cleveland
had 7S, Harrison 10, Fiske 2 and Belva Lock
wood 2.
Mrs Estelle, niece of Mr. Lorin Cray, was
killed by lightning Friday night at her hus-
bands farm, two miles from Browns Valley.
The accident occurred during heavy thun-
der shower.
rumor is current with the Moorhead
News that on searching tramp who was ar
rested at Detroit Sunday there were found on
his person $50, 900 in money and certificates
of deposit.
There is boy in Little Falls who COM
menced chewing tobacco six months before
he was weaned, and still continues its use.
Mrs. William Eichstadt, a resident of West
Mankato, has received word of the death of
her husband at Spokane Falls last week
In Dakota county there are ten candidates