The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-07-02
MINNESOTA NEWS.

AUAG. RDKE, of Milford, Brown coun-
ty, lost three children by diphtheria last
week.
In Olmsted county 6,242 scholars draw
public money, and it is to be paid out
early in July.
LAST Friday forenoon Mic. Brant, of
Reads Landing had valuable team of
horses drowned in the slough.
The late rain in and about Rochester,
Olmstead county, destroyed three-fourths
Of this years strawberry crop.
IT is stated ON good authority that
fifteen families are coming direct to
Alexandria, Douglas county, from Swe-
den.
THE Whalan mill property at Rush
ford, Fillmore county, was damaged by
the late high water to the amount Of
$4,000.
DIED, in Pipestone City, on the 18th
inst, of typhOid-pneumonia, Rev. Ben
jamin Wharton, aged sixty years and
nine days.
ATELEaRAPH man ut Elk River climbed
to the top of pole to make repairs,
when down came the pole, man and all.
The man was severely injured.
The Delano cornet band has thus far
expended for instruments and tuition
fees, during the short time they have
been organized, between $500 and 5000,
all provided out of their own means.
LAST week r. o. Sweeney, Of st.
Paul, member of the state fish commits
sion, sent supply of young brook trout
to st. Cloud, to stock the streams with
that most excellent of all brook fishes.
MAJ. BAILEY has completed taking
census in his district and has filed his re-
turn. He finds our township to con-
tain close to 800 population and the vii
lage between 500 and 6O0.-JacksOn Re-
1ubLic.
The LIE Sueur Ne,cs learns that some
of the good people Of Ottawa actually
dug holes in the ground, prepared to
burrow, in anticipation of the big storm
on the 18th, according to spiritualistic
prophecy.
LAST Thursday w. ID. Washburn &
Co. paid off their army of employees for
May. 1t took over $1,000. Last week
Thursday the Anoka lumber mills paid
over $1,000 to their employees, on pay
roll for May. Durham & Storms dis.
bursed over $700.-AnOka Union.
LAST Sunday afternoon three young
men named Ross went into the Zumbro
river, half mile below the dam at Oro-
nOco, for bath. One of them, Frank,
aged about 16 years, went to far into the
swift current and was drowned. His
body had not been discovered at last ac-
counts. dorchester Record and Union,
June 49,.
LARS LARSON and family were going
from Salem to Rock Dell, during the
storm of last week Thursday morning,
when lightning struck and killed one of
the horses, broke the wagon tongue,
burned the finger OF John Hoganson,
who was driving, and stunned all the &C.
cupants of the wagon, and the other
horse also.-ROchcster Record and
Union, June Is.
On Sunday last an old gentleman
named Un was drowned in Skunk brook
in Rich Prairie. No person was with
him when the accident occurred, but his
body was found soon afterwards. He
was probably trying to cross the stream,
and in some manner fell into the deep
water, and was unable to reach shore,
being somewhat decrepit.-Littte Fats
Transcript, June Is.
We are panied to announce that Major
J. Il. Doughty of Lake City is now an
inmate of the hospital for insane. Sick
ness and business troubles for some time
back are the cause of his insanity. His
friends brought him here recently.
Major Doughty has been prominent
lawyer and enterprising business man of
Lake City, and very popular with all
who knew him. We hope for his speedy
recovery.--.S. Peter Tribune.
A FARMER named Andrew Bredson left
his home recently to transact some bust
ness at another farm between Chatfield
and Fountain, Fillmore county. Not re-
turning home, search was made for him.
His horse was found with the bride on.
He was last seen riding toward the river;
hence search was made there, and his
body was found. 1t is thought he fellor
was thrown from his horse III crossing
the Root river, as the water was very
high.
As we go to press we learn that while
Mr.. Stephen Ellsmore, with nine other
men, yesterday. between four and five
o'clock p. NJ, were crossing Rum river
mile and half above the city, the boat
struck one end of the boom, which was
under water and was not seen by the
men, causing it to capsize instantly.
Mr.. Ellsmore, who was unable to swim,
fell out backwards, and was drawn under
the logs by the swift current. The rest
succeeded in clinging to the logs and
boat until help arrived. Mr.. Ellsmore
recently came from Maine, and is spoken
of as an upright, honest man. He leaves
a wife and five hildren.-AnOka. city
Union, June Is.
The Breckenridge Free Press tells the
biggest wind story of the season, the
scene being laid on the farm of Mr..
John Egger, between that place and Nc.
Cauleyville. Mr.. Els wife was out OF
the house at the time the furious whirl-
wind came that way, saw it stalk sud
denly and fearlessly up to her home, lift
the house four or five feet off the ground
whirl it around several times, carrying
it from one claim to another, letting it
down, as Mr.. Z. says, being in the
building at the time, with a sudden
thud! The wind also picked up an ice
box that stood in the yard, weighing
some 800 pounds, carrying it about
twenty rods across the field. IN passing
over a piece of new breaking the wind
literally picked up and destroyed the sod
that had been turned over.
A Princes Gift.
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