The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-10-15
MINNESOTA NEWS.

MALcoM DoTY, of Mapleton, who ac-
cidentally shot himself some time since,
is dead.
JOHN DANIELS, Of Anoka, whose arm
was amputated some weeks ago, lied OF
lOckjaw on Sunday morning.
The remains of q man named Abra-
ham Langler were found near North
Branch last week. He died from expos
ure and want of food.
The Hastings NeD Era says on Thurs.
day morning, September 80, two old
people, Jacob Grass and Mrs. Gould,
died in one house in the short space OF
half an hour.
Hon. p. p. HAsLERuD, of Peterson,
Fillmore county, died last week. Mr..
Haslerud was born in Numedal, Norway,
in 1898, and in 1S43 he came to America.
in 1853 he settled in Minnesota. In 1862
he was elected to the Minnesota legisla-
ture, and was an honored member of
that body. He was proprietor of the
town of Peterson.
WHILE Willard Alden, of Ida, Doug
las county, was out hunting last week
and in the act of firinga Spencer breech-
loading gun, it exploded, blowing the
stock into fragments, and seriously burn
ing his face. At first it was thought that
he would lose his sight, but later reports
are more favorable. He was fortunate to
escape with his life.
ST.. CHARLES Times, October l: On
Wednesday of last week the body of q
stranger was found in rayine in the
town of New Hartford, this county. The
coroner's inquest disclosed eight or nine
wounds on the head, sufficient to have
caused death, and apparently made with
a slung shot or club. The man was six
feet one inch high, had heavy mus
tache and goatee; wore dark clothing,
wooden shirt of dark or grayish plaid;
boots nearly new. No clue to the per-
petrators of the dark deed.
w. II. INGALLS,, Of Lowville, informs
us that n Norwegian, fresh from Father
land, was discovered on Saturday last in
the tall grass in the outlet to Bear Lake,
who had laid there entirely without food
for three weeks. All he subsisted upon
was very poor water from hole near
where he lay. When found he was too
weak to walk, but was taken to house
and is getting along well. This beats
Tanner, for he remained out of doors on
the ground all this time and had no care
nor companionship.-CMrie Pioneer.
DULUTH News: McKellar's Island,
lying close to Fie Island. was sold to
Chicago parties last week. Five thou
sand dollars have been deposited at
Prince Arthur's Landing for the COM
mencement of work, and the shaft was
located last Saturday. The island is
some five acres in extent, and the diff
culties encountered ut Silver Island will
not he met here. Work will be vigor-
ously pushed all winter by the McKeller
Island mining company, seven Chicago
gentlemen comprising the company in
addition to the two McKellars and Mr..
Mcintyre.
PETER FRED, n German who has
worked for Mr.. Pfefier and others, was
found last Friday noon, lying near the
shore of Fountain lake, in Mr.. Ruble's
grove; a revolver lay near him, while q
bad wound near his right ear indicated
that he had either shot himself or some
body had shot him. His pipe, with the
fire still smoking, lay near. Subsequent
ly he stated that he had lain down to
rest, and somebody had shot him while
he was lying there. To account for his
revolver being found lying near, he said
he had dropped it after he was shot. No
body accepts his account as probable
Albert Lea Enterprise, September 80.
The Red Wing Republican states:
Ezra Phillips received a letter from his
brother, located at Verndale, Wadena
county, on the Northern Pacific road,
which records another of those sad cases
resulting from the ravages Of diphtheria.
He writes that his boy Willie, aged 10,
was taken sick on September 18th; two
other boys, Sherman, aged 7, and Eddie,
aged 8, were taken down with the same
disease the 18th, and Sherman died the
2lst. The little girl, Lulu, was taken
sick the 22nd, and on the same day Will
lie, the oldest boy died, and the third
boy, Eddie, died on the Oath. There was
hopes that the little girl would recover.
Mrs. Phillips started up yesterday morn
ing at 4 o'clock to be with them in their
affection and assist them in nursing, az
the grief and watching has almost pros
| trated the father and mother.