The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-08-13
MINNESOTA NEWS.
A BRIoKMAKER Of Brainerd expects to

A BRIoKxAxER Of Brainerd expects to
turn out 2, OOO, 900 this season.
A rEN-THoUsAND dollar hotel, very
fine structure, has just been completed
in Big Stone city.
CARLETON college, at Mortified, is to
receive So, 600 from the estate OF tho late
DIR. Colt Of Norwich, Connecticut.
MICHAEL FALLoN, an inmate Of the
insane hospital from Blooming Grove,
Steele county, died on Sunday last.
A PosroFFIcE has been established in
Elsborough township, Murray county,
and r. E. McAllister appointed post
master.
LAST week son OF Rev. g. A. COnant,
of Cannon Falls, carelessly handling q
revolver, had bullet put through one
of his hands.
The Taylor's Falls journal says: A
blast was let off in the Dalles, Wednes-
day forenoon, which threw rocks weigh
ing seventeen pounds over quarter OF
mile.
The Hon. Elmer Swan, of Glencoe,
who was stricken with paralysis o few
months ago, still suffers from his first
stroke, his left side being entirely life.
less.
G. G. RICHARDSON, Of Ramsey, was
kicked by O four-year-old colt last week,
and badly hurt. The animal kicked
with such force as to send Richardson
through the side of a barn.-AnOkd
Union.
RECENTLY William Roy, of Pipestone
county, very inconsiderately built q
smudge fire in his barn and went away
and left it. The barn, three horses, har-
ness and other things were destroyed.
He returned in the height Of the fire and
was terribly burned in vain attempt to
save his horses.
FRANK BANCROFT, of Spring Valley,
Fillmore county, recently attempted to
board q moving railroad train, when he
fell under the train and had his left leg
crushed, and his right foot shattered.
His left leg was amputated, and splinter
ed bones were removed from his right
foot. Recovery doubtful.
A LADY in Waterford, Dakota county,
recently, in searching through her house
for carpet rags, came upon an old vest,
which she appropriated, and in dissect.
ing it, she struck suspicious piece OF
paper, which proved to DE wheat
check issued at Castle Rock, Dakota
county, for about fifty-two bushels of
wheat. The First national bank redeem.
oil the check with S40.S8.
RECENTLY Henry Harving, of Rich
Prairie, who lives near Reinhart Stumpfs
place, accidcntly stepped on tie snath OF
a scythe that he had laid in the grass,
and the point of the scythe few
up and cut his abdomen open, &c
that his bowels protruded. It was be.
lieved at first that the wound would
prove fatal, but we hear later that there
is fair prospect of his recovery.-Litttt
Fails Transcript.
WILLIS HALL, Carleton college, North
field, rebuilt and greatly improved, rap.
idly apprc aches completion, and will be
ready by the opening of the fall term,
September 9th. A new science hall will
be finished in November. The house
formerly owned by Rev. Chas. Seccombe
aud standing on the college campus, il
being fitted up and furnished for a
music hall. The foundations for new
ladies' hall, to cost S35, 900, are to be put
in this hall. The plans are furnished
by Mr.. Radcliffe.
HENRY PROPELLER, NJ. G., in the Sec.
ond district, has given notice that he hat
the appointment of cadet to West
Point, and states that competitive ex-
animation of all applicants will be held,
by committee appointed for that pur'
purpse, at st. Peter, at 10 o'clock, on
the 9th day of September, 1880, Mt which
time cadet and alternate will be select
ed. The candidate must be not Less
than seventeen years of age nor more
than twenty-five years; must pass sat
isfactOry physical examination, and also
in the common branches, including the
history of the United States.
The people of Minnesota lake were
startled recently ut the shooting, either
accidental or otherwise, of two young
ladies by hired man working for Albert
Sonnax. The young ladies were Albert
Sonnax and Mrs. Seeger's daughters,
and were Mt the barn of the former when
the hired help came in, and going under
the stairs to the barp, took up gun
that lay there, and, accosting the girls
with, "LOok out, am going to shoot,
the girls looked ut the gun and said,
"That gun is not loaded" They had
scarcely spoken the words before the
gun was discharged, the contents enter,
ing the shoulder of the Sonnax girl and
the face OF the Seeger girl. Medical AZ.
sistrnce was Immediately called, and the
wounds dressed. But little hopes are
entertained of the SOnnax girls recovery.
The young man plead innocence on the
ground of accidental discharge. Wetts
advocate.