The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-08-06
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.

destroyed by nfe last week.
JOHN ANDERSON fell fifty feet from IN
elevator ut Brandon, Douglas county,
but will recover.
THEODORE JACOBS, of Jacobs Prairie,
broke leg in jumping from load OF
hay the other day.
The lazy vagrant tramps in many
places arc milking the farmers COWS to
gain their sustenance.
A STATE teachers institute, TO cOntin-
ne for two weeks, will be held ut Sank
Center, beginning August 30th.
NATHANIEL GARLAND. prominent
business man of Waseca, died on the
Goth ult. He was native of Kingston,
N. H.
JOHN SULLIVAN, n school-teacher who
resided in Pennington few years ago,
died at his home in Greenwood, Eldora-
do county, Cal, on the 18th inst.
EUGENE w. SHENTON, brakeman on
the Winona & st. Peter road, who was
killed ut Sleepy Eye recently, was a
graduate of the Winona orphan school.
On the night Of July 2lst the stable
of Mr.. Buchanan, seven miles from
Lamberton, was burned, together with
four fine horses. The work of an i'll
cendiary.
JOHN SULLIVAN, of Feildon, Waton-
wan county, was 80 seriously cut by the
knives of his mower on the instep that
physicians were compelled to amputate
the foot Mt the ankle joint.
The people of Browns Valley have
taken steps towards effecting township
organization, by selecting list of off
GERS, and petition the county commits.
sioners for their Endorsement.
On the 25th ult. lightning struck the
barn of John Ward, near Trott Brook,
Anoka county, and killed two valuable
horses, one belonging to Daniel Shannon,
the other to VIM. Ward. Two other
horses standing beside those killed wer,
uniniured.
GEORGE ALLEN, of st. Paul, captured
over It's pounds of pike, pickerel, bass
etc. in one days fishing last Thursday
This amount of fish is pretty gooG
catch for one man, considering that il
wasn't very good day for the business
--DctOH Record.
WHILE John Mccarthy, Of Anthem
Watonwon county, was absent the Other
day his children went to playing witt
the harvester. A little three year ole
daughter had her right thumb cleanl,
amputated tby the sickle between the
nail and first joint.
The town of Foster has real, liv'
lord rs permanent citiZen-a Mr.. Bur
nett, formerly of Scotland. He has takei
claim and has settled down to becom,
true American citizen, and will engage
largely in agriculture, as he has means
ut his command. -OrtOHvitie Herald.
VIZ saw stalk of sugar cane, raise.
on Gen. Edgerton's place, that measured
nine feet ten inches high, and anothe
raised by ]. Gerouh which measured
nine feet six inches. The stalks wer
three and three-fOurth inches in circum
ference foot above the ground.-kas
son Rcpubiican.
The boss fnt boy of the northwest j
living at Hersey. His weight is 80
pounds, aud measures around the anal
part Of the waist, 80 inches; aged q
years. Anti-fat medicine has no etfec
upon him, as II two weeks trial of tin
remedy increased his weight just !:
pounds.
Mr.. SHAW Of Winncbago city, partner
of Hon. A. II. Bulls in blooded cattle
left last week for Portland, Me-, wher,
lie goes to secure nine more head o.
Hereford cattle, from II shipload just ar
rived ut that place from England. These
gentleman are going into the business
extensively, and have now large NUM-
her of the best blOoded cattle that can
be obtained.
RECENTLY Mr.. McCracken was going
from Wykoff to bis home on load OF
lumber, and while going down the
Wykotf hill the lumber showed forward
on the horses, causing an alright which
resulted in throwing him violently
against the trunk of n tree, terribly in.
juring his shoulder, side and arm, and
inficting dangerous wontlds on his fore.
head.-Spring Vattcy Vidctte.
On late morning, while James
Schweizer, OF Belle Greek, Goodhue
county, was examining his hives, think.
ing the grubs were Mt work, the bees
became enraged, and stung him repeat
cdly about the head and face. He was
taken to the house and help summoned,
but it was some hours before he fully
recovered consciousness. 1t was q mar.
row escape from being stung to death.
HORACE, a nine-year old son of Moses
Hutchins, OF Anoka, in attempting t.
Jump on a moving freight car on the
oath ult., which was being drawn by a
switch engine Mt the west end of the rail-
road bridge, missed his footing, and his
right leg was run over by two wheels OF
the car, cutting the foot off about two
inches above the ankle, and when the
unfortunate little fellow was found his
foot only hung by single cord.
The house of Mr.. Sweet, seven
miles north of Pipestone City, was
struck by lightning on the 18th inst.
Mrs. Sweet, who was preparing dinner
ut the time, was Frustrated by the shock,
while q little daughter was knocked
senseless and for time was thought to
be dead, but was finally brought to con-
seriousness by her father having the pres
ence of mind to grab her and rush out
into the rain that was falling in torrents.
DIR. G. H. MITCHELL has lately per.
formed a surgical operation that reflects
CreQlb upon Ills skill as IN operutof. IL
was nothing less than the removal of n
silver from the eye Of Henry Dixon,
which entered the eye and projected
back of the pupil. The doctor cut
through the sclcrotic and cornea until he
reached the larger end of the silver,
when, applying his tweezers, the enemy
was removed and the eye saved.--Hk
River Ncirs.
A FATAL accident occurred ut Mission
creek last week, whereby Mr.. Albert
Davis lost his life. He was employed
by Laird & Thomas in the lumber yard,
and was, on Friday morning assisting in
coupling cars about the yard, and i'll at
tempting to make q coupling between
two cars loaded with piling, the ends OF
two piles extended beyond the end OF the
cars, and close together, while his head
was between the two. The cars wert
barely moving at the time, and the
squeeze could not have been more THAI
q quarter of an inch, but enough t.
make O rupture in his head, extending
out through the roof of his mouth. liz
died soon after.-Rnsh city Post.
Utilizing the Russian Army.
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