The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-07-09
MINNESOTA NEWS.

4 Mn. TAYLOR, of Litchfeld, has been
awarded $500 back pension.
ON the Oath ult. man named Hans
Erickson was drowned in Lake Jennie,
town of Collingwood, Meeker county.
THERE were seven births recently in
one week in Janesville, Waseca county
five boys and two girls.
Mrs. THOMAS HOLIDAY, Of Lexington,
lie Sueur county, had one OF her legs
broken the other day 10y being thrown
out of wagon.
THOMAS PETrDoHN, of st. Peter, has
been awarded "a per month back pay
prison and is totally blind.
p. e. HAUGEN, a prominent farmer
and business man of Iowa, is the owner
Of 800 acres of land in Lac qui Parle
county, and has $50 acres in crops.
A NEWLY BORN babe was left at the
door of Mr.. Hespinhider, of Blakely,
Scott county, and he traced it to the
home of q farmer in LIE Seuer county
whose daughter had loved unwisely and
too well.
WILLIAM COLLINS recently hung him
Grove, Waseca county, because the widow
failed to requite his love and refused to
marry him.
D. F. BRAwLEY, late Of st. Vincent,
has gone TIC Winnipeg to burn brick for
the Hudson Bay cOmpany'sn new building
soon to be erected there, which will be
100 feet square and cost $4,000 when
completed.
A LITTLE six-year old daughter of
Christoph Meyer, who lives about three
miles from New Prague, Scott county,
was knocked down and stunned by
stroke of lightning, and lay unconscious
for about six hours.
r. 2. HAsLERUD, of Peterson, six
by the late rains and high water, as the
water from Root river backed up into his
trout ponds, and in recedlng carried of
not less than 100000 trout, most of
which were yearlings and two-year Odds.
ST. PETER Tribune: On Friday last
Hiram Meeker, O farmer living near
Scotch lake in Cleveland township, end
ed the troubles of this life by committing
suicide. The report of a shot gun was
heard in his woodshed by his family, and
upon going to the place they discovered
him with the whole top of his head
blown of.
ST. PETER Tribune: Ole o. Norman,
of Norseland, lost five children in one
week, all of whom died of Group diph-
liberia. 1t is a peculiarly sad case, and
the parents have the sympathy of the
community. Charles Menk, living in
the south part of New Sweden, has lost
seven children from diphtheria. He
came to town last Sunday for q coffin for
the last one.
QUITE number of cattle in the herds
that have gone west from here to be
herded during the summer have died
with the blackleg, and the disease is said
to be prevalent in Faribault and Martin
counties. Mr.. Homer, who returned
from herd in Martin county recently,
reports the loss of two head of his own,
besides others. The disease seems to
attack the latest cattle. In this connec-
ton il would be we'll to remark that a
mixture of salt, salt-peter and ashes left
where cattle can have access to it Is said
to be an excellent preventive of this
disease. -ALbert Lea Standard.
The Crookston Northern Tier of the
Dist gives an account of three bad acct
dents at that place. Darby Thompson,
yard-master, was knocked from freight
car by projecting beam of coal tram
and seriously, but not fatally injured
While number of men were
engaged in moving house, a beam op
the capstan broke and struck r. b.
Gates on the side of the head, inflicting
q dangerous wound. His condition is
critical. L. w. Cowan, while
coupling cars, had the life nearly crush
ed out of him by the cars coming togeth-
er. No bones were broken, and he will
recover.
ZUMBRoTA independent, June "a: We
learn to-day of the death of DIR. j. n
Farran, OF Oronoco, Olmsted county, by
drowning. AS near as We can ascertain,
he went out with friend yesterday af-
ternoon to take boat ride Oh the mill
pond at Oronoco. A short distance above
the dam the boat became unmanageable
and as it approached the dam the doctors
companion leaped into the water and
swan ashore. The Inflated doctor
plunged over this, now, swollen water
fall, and his life was taken with but q
seconds notice. This accident so close
upon the one that occurred but few
days ago makes it sad indeed for little
town