Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-29
.MANKATO NEWS.

MANKATO NEWS.
sPEaA1LY REpoKTED FoR THE DAILY GLOBE.
Raid by Tramps Three Hotels and =
Grocery Store Broken Into-One of the |
Burglars Believed to be Wounded.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.l
MANKAro, May q. -Burglsrs broke into three
hotels and . grocery and saloon between II and
O'Clock this morning. In each case tho door
was broken open with chisels secured from
wagon shop. They were dis
covered by the proprietor of the grocery, who
started in pursuit, and found them breaking
into saloon. He fred three shots, and they
returned with five. It is supposed that he
wounded ono Of them in the arm, ~ two men
were seen an hour or two after answering tho
description Of the thieves and one had cost
sleeve empty, tho total amount secured was
between $l8 and e24 and . watch. Parties in
the city are being Swallowed.
General Intelligence. Isl
MAnKATo, May %, 1879. 1t rains almost con-
tinually, yet the roads are apparently in good
condition, judging from the number of farm.
err in the city daily.
The mas0ns have commenced building the
brick !veneering to the Whitrock cooper shop.
Miss L. Ingram opens select school on June
lot. and Z. 9. Lord on the 9th, yet the little
folks appreciate it not.
The grand jury was in session five days and
found but three bills. This is the smallest
number given for number of terms.
The Winona and st. Peter railroad has had
their track on the levee, between Main and
Mulberry streets. torn up and removed, - we'll
a. the trestle at the foot of Mulberry.
The Revie,o has broken ground for an addi-
tion to it's present building, to be used 40 an
engine room. The intention ia to have press
room, composing room, job department and
sanctum and engine room all on level.
Last Saturday the tree ON which John
Campbell was hung was cut down. This has
been carefully guarded for years, but parties
living in the vicinity complained that it was
rotten and unsafe, and it had to 60 down.
Nine wolf scalps were brought to the audi
tor Yesterday; three by one man and six by an
other. Owing to the trouble the auditor ha.
had in detecting young wolf scalps from young
fox the county board at their last meeting
passed resolution that the animal was to be
presented entire.
Murray's dramatic company has been adver.
tised to come here, and Robert Chambers sold
somewhere near $175 worth Of re-
served seat tickets. On Tuesday the
rumor was current that they could not come
Later advices are that they will be here on the
3Oth as advertised.
A little strip of paper, with the heading
stop thief" and signed Midnight" created
1 quite stir on the street yesterday. It was M
anonymous attack on the council for their lacl
of action on the bridge across tho river at thi,
point, and accusing them of underhand deal
ing in regard to the same. $500
l On Tuesday the jubilation over the PASSING
of the 8. m. railroad into the hands of the NJ.
st. p. q Q. was very conspicuous in the city
and we think it is not confined to few OF tn
people. The Winona st. Peter and st. Pau
business men Of the city to great extent g
over the Central road, and as this goes witt
the Southern Minnesota the probabilities ar
that they will not be quite SO stiff-necked i,
their dealings with this city in the future.
Tuesday night mass meeting of the citi
sens was held at the Opera house to cast abou
! for means to make Roadway on the bridge ques
ton. The meeting came to order With ez
Mayor Wiswell in the chair and j. G. Wise sec
rotary. Several gentlemen, DESTROYS of airiu
tbeir.oratorical powers and making displa
of their bad grammar, took the floor and pre-
ceeded to say nothing. Mr.. Barney took th
floor and in his remarks said that the chairma
; of the bridge committee and the city council
had been dallying along and doing things in
. very unbusinessike manner-that they want
ed to give up tho matter before they had don
anything, not even found out what it woul
; actually cost to put = bridge over the river
the location decided upon by vote of the pc.
pie. At the foot of Main street was, in b
opinion, the only place for 1T.
He was followed by Mr.. j. A. Willard with
motion that the city council be instructed
advertise for proposals and specification
which motion was. after some further discu
sion. unanimously adopted by the meeting.
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