The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-02-06
MINNESOTA NEWS.

Mrs. G.. VICTOR, of Rush City, has
received 81 200 from the Druids.
DOUGLAS county il going to build
Jail at II cost not to exceed $4,000.
IT is estimated that about onc-third of
last years crop Of wheat is still in the
houses of the producers.
The Pine Tree Record says John Nc
Kean, of Win Staples camp, has been
arrested for biting off the ear of Charles
Storey.
Rev. A. G. PERKINS, pastor of the NJ.
L. Church, in MelrOse, Stearns county,
died january 10th from violent attack
Of pleurisy.
IT is reported that $4,000 acres of
prairie have been set to trees in Mime
sofa during the year 1879. The rail-
roads have set $1,000 along their lines.
TIE children of John Farley, of Will
ton, Waseca county, were playing with
edge tools the other day, when by some
means the fingers of his little girl were
cut of.
A TEAM of horses was stolen from w.
II. Crook, of Wright county, recently.
The thief was caught, and proved to be
Mr.. Crooks brother, whom he had not
seen for eighteen years.
LUvERNE U.raid: james Sorenson
sold this week to Charles Williams, of
Sergeant Bluffs, Iowa, forty-sevcn head
of young cattle, averaging l,0G6 pounds,
for which he received 81 ,407.
TIE Morris Tribnnc says II young
man III that place was offered 5000 III
bonds if he would quit the use of
tobacco. He considered the matter two
weeks, and then accepted the offer.
Mrs. McINTOsCH, whose husband was
accidentally killed at Hawk Greek, Rem
vile county, early in the winter, has re-
ceived 81 900 in cash from the Druids, Of
which society her husband was men,
Der.
HENRY DAVIS, of Warsaw, Rice conn
ty, 1t pioneer settler, died last week of
injuries received i'll his spine while milk
ing i'll the barn, being in some way
thrown over backwards. He was 81
years old.
ENGINEER CHARLES MOORE, OF the
Southern Minnesota railroad, met with n
severe accident few days ago. The
latch Of the lever broke Willie III the act
of reversing his engine, the lever slipped
ahead, striking him on the side, break
ing three of his ribs.
Or the 1911 deaths that occurred III
Brown county during the year 1879, five
were caused by accident, four by suicide
and forty-three by diphtheria. The
largest portion of the diphtheria cases
occurred in the towns of Cottonwood,
Stork and North Star.
ANDREW PETERSON, of Ham lake,
Anoka county, while leaving the village
of Anokn, one day last week, was thrown
from his vehicle by his frightened run
away team and almost instantly killed.
He was about fifty years old, and leaves
n wife and five children.
Mrs. HANS JOHNSON has lately brought
herself into notice by selling roll butter
with slices OF salt pork carefully con-
cealed inside. She was arrested Mt st.
James and Madelia, and held to answer
charge of swindling, as the result of her
stupidity dishonest enterprise.
A VERY interesting relic of olden times
in Grow Wing county has been recently
placed in st. Paul's Church, in this city.
1t is IL piece of broken bowlder, upon
which is engraved very neatly IN Indian
pipe of peace and broken hatchet, both
surmounted by Roman cross.-Prain-
erd Tribune.
A GENTLEMAN residing at Marseilles,
France, had heard that Uncle Sam gives
away 100 acres of land to every settler
who wants it, but the French gentleman
could not believe the story, and wrote to
Hon. Sorel Listoc, of the Fergus Falls
land office, to rciterate the fact, which
Listoe could do without drawing the long
bow.
LEON GREEN, of Oak Grove, Anokn
county, met with serious accident mt
Lawrence camp, on Kettle river, thirty
miles from Hinck'ey, Pine county, re-
Gently. He was standing near Il load of
logs ON sled when one of the logs rolled
off, catching him against another log be-
hind him, crushing both legs badly. He
is recovering.
II. G. SToRDocK, of Breckenridge,
Wilkiu county, who was SO terribly frozen
during the Christmas cold weather, has
suffered the loss of both feet. They be-
ing entirely dead, were removed at the
ankle joint without his knowledge, and
without the administration of ether or
chloroform. A further amputation of
the ankles will be necessary when lie is
better able to endure it. The fingers
and thumbs will also have to be removed.
Mr.. SEvERENcE, of Huron Lake,
Jackson county, while walking to Jack
son one night last week, had his atten-
ton attracted by sudden jerk Mt his
clothing, and turning quickly around
found himself confronted by large tim
Der wolf. Mr.. S., who was totally UNI
armed, attempted to brighten the brute
off by striking at him with his scarf, but
the brute seized the scarf and tore it
from his hand. Next he brought one of
his No. 12's to bear with such force that
the wolf became discouraged and gave
up the attack.
FAIRMONr has u sensation i'll the dis
covery of n new born infant on the door
step of farmer named IL. II. Rouse.
He was awakened in the night by
knocking on his door, and going to see
what was wanted, found little paper
Dun Ill WHICH, WIN tiio pNpSi
81 and these words: "Ploasc
take care of this child-If You won't he
rewarded in this world You will in the
world to come" There is no clue to the
parentage of the little waif save that it
has light red hair. 1t will be kindly
cared for by Mrs. Rouse.
4 FEW mornings since the residence of
John Knhnlcin, of Elizabeth, Wilkin
county, was destroyed by fire with NIL its
The family, wife and seven
children barely escaped with their lives.
They fled from the burning building in
their night clothes and barefooted into
tho wintcry blast, the nearest neighbor
being some forty rods away. Some had
their feet frozen, and the others were
terribly chilled. Mr.. Koehlein made q
desperate effort to save his justice docket
and some valuables and got badly burned,
md would have lost his life If one of
his SONS had not pulled him away. Loss
SO, 900; no insurance.
Bread Cast Upon the Waters.
This story comes from Pittston, Pa,
In 1862 Mr.. w. j. Chappclle, then nh
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