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Newspaper
Galesville Transcript
Location
Galesville, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1860
Page
8
A Thursday morning storm in St Paul brought large hail and heavy rain washing seeds from fields. Lightning killed German resident Theodor Messig near the German Cathedral and caused bizarre house damage including a breech gun, torn pants, a boot torn off, and glass damaged as the bolt exited.
On a last up river trip of the steamer War Magle below St. Paul a deck hand Doran killed fellow Marley with fist blows and a capstan bar after jealously disputing a German girl. Doran was jailed for trial at St. Paul. Also notes on fence posts by maul driven methods and prairie schooners crossing into Minnesota.
A La Crosse Dem article urges opening an Intelligence Land Office at La Crosse to guide emigrants to Wisconsin Valley lands. It notes fifty thousand acres of unoccupied lands in Trempealeau Buffalo and Chippewa valleys and contrasts them with distant border lands. Also reports Kansan hail storms and a death notice for Wm C Preston of South Carolina.
Market ledger lists items with erratic OCR entries including potatoes boggi butter and smoked shoulders with prices like 4.50 5.00 and 8.00. Several lines show garbled words and numbers, reflecting a damaged historical listing and uncertain item names.
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