The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-05-21
MINNESOTA NEWS.

sofa Falls VIII build this season Il bridge
across the Yellow Medicine at Larkins'
mill.
The governor has appointed Major A.
l.. Sackett, Mayor of st. Peter, resi-
dent trustee of the state Insane asylum
there, in the place of the late Hon. AL
bert Knight
WHILE at Willmar recently, Mr.. Hiram
Johnson, Of Marshall, was fixinga wedge,
and the knife slipped and the point of
the blade went into his eye, destroying
the sight forever.
RECENTLY German ut Little Sioux,
Jackson county, had his barn set on fire
by sparks from the house chimney, burn
ing up the barn, granary, 100 bushels OF
oats, 45 head Of cattle and about 100
sheep.
SOME emigrants, said to be from lie
Sueur county, helped themselves tofarm-
ing implements and stock on their way
through Spruce Hill, Douglas county,
but were Overhauled and compelled to
give them up to their owners.
On the 18th inst. Pat Collotin shot
John Campbell, ST., of Brockway,
Stearns county, intlicting dangerous
wound. He went to st. Cloud, surren-
dering himself, and is now i'll jail. He
claims that the shooting was i'll self-de-
Tense.
PAT DESMOND, drunken saloon keep
er of Glyndon, Clay county, was found
dead in his bed, the other morning, his
skull having been crushed with beer
faucet. Two men are under arrest for
the murder. Revenge is supposed to
have been the motive for the murder.
AS Mr.. +. r.. ABBOTT was blowing on
the farm OF his brother, Henry Abbott,
adjoining the village Of Lamberton,
lightning struck and killed a yearling
colt that was following his team. MIR.
Abbott had three horses hitched to a
sulky pillow, and all three were knocked
down and his pillow turned upside down.
G. p. Cooke, of Lake Crystal, Blue
Earth county, proposes to organize the
North Empire Home association, the
object being to form colony of 5000
persons to emigrate to Oregon, Washing
ton or Idaho Territories and build town
composed of Christian people, with all
the elements and facilities of civilization,
education and religion.
IDA, foortecn-year-old daughter Of
John Abbott, of Glencoe, fell i'll love
with q hired man named Ed Farrier,
whom the father discharged upon learn
ing the situation Of affairs. But Miss
Ida eloped and was married to Farrier in
WATERFOWL, Carver county, and the
happy couple have since returned to
clave the blessing of the old folks, which
they will receive in due time if they be-
have themselves.
A DISASTROUS runaway occurred ut
Lancsboro on the 9Th inst. A farmer
left his team tied near one Of the mills.
In his absence, becoming frightened ut n
locomotive, they broke loose and started
at full speed on the road over the bluff
toward Preston. On reaching the bluff
they plunged headlong over the steep
declivity into the mill pond. II is need
less to add that the team, a fine span of
young horses, were lost.
GLENCOE has already become one of
the largest stock markets of the state
Nearly 1900 hundred head of horned
cattle have passed through our cattle
yards within the last ten days. Four
teen car loads were shipped to Iowa on
Tuesday last, while seven hundred head
have been driven over the county,
Glencoe Register.
SOUTHWESTERN MINNEsOTA has just
been visited by Mr.. Foster, who was
deputed by 500 Lincolnshire, England,
farmers, to inspect New Zealand with n
view of reporting to them spot suitable
for them to emigrate to-. Returning by
route he heard of Minnesota while in
Chicago, and ,tooka trip thither, as above
stated. After viewing the section of the
state named, he came to the conclusion
that the land there was the finest that he
had seen in all his travels, and should
recommend his clients to settle upon it
in preference to New Zealand. He was
surprised to learn that such large body
of available lands, conveniently situated
us to railroad and other facilities, yet re-
manned in the market, and there is little
question but he will be the means of III
ducing large number of his constitu-
ents to emigrate to Southwestern Min
nesota.
The Blue Earth City Post, in its an
nouncement of the death of Mrs. Elmira
Combs, wife of Louis Combs of Delavan,
relates the following singular incident:
About six hours before her death she in
formed her daughter, young lady of
sixteen, that she would like to see her
married before she died. This request
from mother in her dying moments
may seem very strange to some, but her
mother who was in full possession of her
faculties, wanted to see her daughter
provided for; and knowing that she was
engaged, and the event not far off, she
would only hasten events and see her
married. The mothers request was i'm
mediately carried into effect, and the
rational smile upon the dying mothers
countenance as she witnessed the event
betokened the joy and consolation with
which she viewed the scene. In short
time from the marriage the bridal cham
Der was turned into death scene. After
giving the bridal party mothers bless
ing she calmly and peacefully sank to
rest in death.