From the October 12, 1885 Brooklyn Daily Eagle:

“St. Paul, Min.–There is considerable excitement in Belgrado, this county, in a settlement of Swedes, over a case of what they believe is witchcraft. A woman has been sick for three years and accuses her aunt of being a witch and causing her sickness. The Swedish Church has had a trial, and witnesses solemnly testify to a belief in witches and state what they had seen in this particular case. The statement was made by one woman that she was posted in witchcraft and had seen witches send the craft off through the air and seen it strike persons who were soon after taken sick. What will be done with the alleged witch has not been determined.”