The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-05-28
MINNESOTA NEWS.

A NEW paper mill is soon to be erected
on Hennepin island, Minneapolis.
CHAMBERS among horses are reported
in Wabashaw and some other counties.
JAMES CAMPBELL has been appointed
postmaster ut Westield Center, Dodge
county.
AT Detroit, Becker county, the other
day 5000 young salmon were put into
Long Lake.
THE school at Tracy, Lyon county, has
of diphtheria.
THE Citizens Bank of MOntevideo |
bought $1,000 school district eight per |
cent. bonds for $l.01.
THE safe of BRISTOL & Bensington, at
Carver, was blown open recently and
500 i'll currency stolen.
DIR. J. II. BRYANT of st. Paul, who
owns a farm near Herman, has just
planted Il, 500 trees on it.
J. SHAW of Walnut Lake, Faribault,
had sixteen sheep killed by wolves re
Gently, in broad day light.
The Tier publishes rilmor that late
Crookston man made $38, 900 recently
on Milwaukee wheat deal.
THE little daughter of Ole Lysaid, of
Swedrun, Otter Tail county, recently fell
into well and was drowned.
A BOY of eight years old, the other day
caught a pickerel out of the mill pond i'll
Mantorville that weighed eleven pounds.
HARRY BARTLETT and a man named
Godfather were drowned i'll Lake Ben
ton, near Washburn, Hennepin county.
HENRY IMDEKE has been appointed
postmaster ut Meils Grove, Stearns
county, in place of Michael Schmit-re-
signed.
GOVERNOR PILLsBURY has pardoned
Jefferson Droddy, sentenced i'll Wright
county in 1879 to the penitentiary for
larceny.
LAST week NJ. Hanth, living near
Eyota, while blowing had his team kill
ed by lightning during a shower. The
shock rendered him insensible for some
time.
In storm last week, the gas works in
Faribault were struck by lightning.
The damage to the works is estimated ut
from three to four thousand dollars. No
insurance.
Hon. c. II. CHADBoURNE, of Sher-
bourne county, who was so badly injured
a short time since by an enraged vicious
bull, is now out of danger, and rapidly
recovering.
DURING heavy thunder storm ut
Owatonna on Monday, Ernest Tuttle, Of
East Prairie, a young man about l9years
of age, was struck by lightning and in
stantly killed.
The straw stable of Gerge Walbridge,
of Appleton, was destroyed by fire last
week, and one mule and three cows
persisted, and some farming machinery
was destroyed.
JOHN WATTS, a young man in charge
of herd of cattle from New Munich,
Wis, Ell route for Fort Garry, was struck
by lightning recently, at Pomme de
Terre, and instantly killed.
In wind storm the other day at Oden,
Watonwan county, ii. Hammers house
was turned round, but not seriously
damaged. A threshing machine on the
place was carried half mile.
A LARGE brown eagle, measuring seven
and a half feet from tip to tip of its
wings, killed eleven lambs belonging to
Mr.. Skitts, of Becker, Sherburne coun-
ty. The eagle was caught in the act and
killed.
A SAILING boat containing a party of
eight professors and students of the
Norwegian seminary at Red Wing, was
upset by squat on the Mississippi re-
Gently, and a student named p. Levinsk
was drowned.
Mr.. HANS ERICKSON, resident of
Hendrum, shielded on the 9th. He left
his home in the morning, crossed the
Wild Rice river in skilf, and taking
his boat rope, hung himself to sapling.
He was found on Monday afternoon,
May 10th.-CrOOkston Journal.
AN eleven-year-old son of n. +. Berry
was attacked, near Lake Benton, while
riding horseback, Tuesday, by stallion
belonging to VIM. Ross. The boys arm
was broken between the wrist and elbow,
aud also dislocated at the elbow, prob
bly, rendering amputation necessarily
1yter Tribune.
TIE Braincrd Tribune has an account
of the death of L. II. Ryan, employed
on the work train of the Northern Pacific
last week, and adduces evidence to show
tn t he was poisoned, probably by
man named Sutherland, who has since
disappeared. A large amount of strych-
nine was found in Ryan's stomach, which
has been sent to st. Paul for further eX-
animation.
ELIJAH McGRAw found on his farm,
on the Root river, seven miles from
Chatfield, flint arrow heads, earthenware
and six Indian skeletons. None of the
skeletons were found entire. One bone,
the femur, from its enormous size and
length indicated that the skeleton of
which it was a part could not have been
less than seven feet in height. This,
with three other skeletons, was found IN
one mound.
EDWARD O'BRIEN was engaged in dig
ging well mt the Cedars, Cedar Lake,
Scott county, the other day, when he
came near losing his life by foul air. He
was almost overcome, but knew just
enough to get into the tub and shout,
"haul up" When his assistants got
him to the top he was insensible, aud
a portion of his body hung over the side
of the tub and in ascending his face had
been considerably bruised against the
curbing Of the well. He was speedily
restored to consciousness by the fresh
air, but for long time felt the effects of
the gas.
AN exciting hurdle race took place at
lie Mars just over the state line, under
the auspices of the English residents.
The course was nearly mile long and
over four hurdles. Four horses were in
the race. One of the riders, one Of the
I,
ut hurdle and had his collar bone
broken, but he says he's satisfied, for he
took the tumble for the benefit of the
spectators. Another Englishman, after
the race, was practicing his horse at a
hurdle, and was more dangerously hurt.
His horse fell, rolled over him, and then,
in struggling to his feet, planted its feet
Oh his body. But it was hoped he would
recover, and anyhow the spectators all
said the sport was very fine.
Feeding the Animals.
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