The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-02

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A BRAKEMAN Was hlled In Ct. Re4sG
The other day By falliag froa . fai(11
car and being rnn Over and tecrihly
nanglsd-
In 10 stated that there ore twenty
elevators in process Of erection O he
line of the railroad between 6hakopee
and Ortonville.
A DAUeHrER Of T. @. Beaumont, agcd
Is years, Of Fayibsult, fell down the
cellar ssairs the other dsy and wa
seriously injured.
HESRY NIXON, Of Anoks, the other
asT, 81. ss-io-s-s- h-s-t .n Z =.-;ngt~ -"iii,
and but for prompt assistance might
have been killed.
The diphtheria IL making ssd rsvages
in White6eld, Kandiyohi county. Five
children in different families have already
died. and many Others are dangerously
sick.
The Chicago d Northwestern Railroad
company il building large coal house at
Kssota. The company relies largely up
on coal for fuel and burn comparatively
little wood nov.
TIE other night the store of A. w.
Etter, OF Ester station, DAkots county,
was entered by burglars, and the sale
carried away for some distance, but the
attempt to break il open failed.
A RAILROAD employe at Elk River,
while digging for q sewer under the rail.
road track, was buried by csving earth
70 the depth Of three feet, but in five
minutes time he was unesrthed and
saved.
Miss IDA WHEELER, of Winnebseo
| City, while removing stains from q pair
# gloves with bsnzine, held her hands
near the stove, suddenly igniting the
benzine and severely burning her face
and hands.
WnMAR Rs9,tblscGn: Mr.. Harris
Hanson informs us that fire has been
burning in slough in section 10, town
of Winfield, for about three months,
and that il shows no signs Of abatement
IL the present time.
IH Pipesione, Flandrau and along the
line there il 80 near q fuel famine that
fesrs are entertained of actual suffering
should trains conveying wood be de-
tanned any considerable length Of time
by snow blockades or other causes.
OLE ToKERND left on the afternoon of
Saturday, December is, for his home IN
Wilkin county, distant some nine or
ten miles across the prairie. Hegot lost
and persisted with COLI, when near his
homa. His horses were found In 8 SUI
fering condition.
TIE New Ulm Repiep says that more
snow fell within the past ten days than
has fallen in that section for four years
previous. IL lies in the timber Al least
| 10 the depth Of fifteen inches, and, ss no
wind storms have prevailed, sleighing
was never better.
Boys caasiinr on the streets of Fan.
/ hsult the other DAY ran inUo Airs. III. /.
Hawley, and severely injured her. One
IL the runners of the sled struck one OF
Mrs. Hswles's knees and loosened the
cap. The injury is likely 10 cause per-
mRnent lsmenesA
TRE other day 8 man by the nsRe OF
| Arnold attempted TO cross mil pond
in Hutchinson, Mcleod county, with q
horse and cutter, on the Zoe. The ice
gave way, and all were precipitsted into
the water. The man made his escape,
but the horse was drowned.
WAsECA people are proud of the sac
cess of Mr. Il. ]. Wadsworth, of that
place, NJ the New York dairy fair. She
took the f. lrize Of $50, for the best
butter MAJ. in Minnesota, and the FIRST
prize Of so jOr The handssmest orns-
mental specimen Of butter.
Blue EAKTH CITY talks Of having 9
quarantine 70 prevent diphtheria going
there. WinBehsgo City has . q uarantine
in full operation there. Policemen, fUr-
uished with q list Of names of those fam
lies where the oi-e2se has been, guard
the roads leading into town.
PRoF. PAYNE, Of Carleton college, il
spending his vacation in special work n
the astronomical observatory in Chicago.
This il by appointment with well known
astronomers from other states. Ii ID
designed TO offer next year, at Carleton,
a special course Of mathematical and
astronomical study.
TEE Congregational Church in Sank
Centre had a bonded debt of 81 600,
besides other liabi titles. A few weeks
ago Andrew J. Smith offered 10 pay one
half the church's Indebtedness, provided
the other half could be raised by Christ
mas. Vigorous action was at once CON-
menced, success has crowned the effort,
and the church il free from debt.
SOME oneexpresses the belief that our
farmers aae making q mistake In seliip &
of their young cattle % he taken out
Of the state and fstted. the Faribault
Republican, says . dealer at that place
has shipped over 1880 head from Rice
county and vicinity, and estimates that
as least 90. 600 head of young stock have
been shipped out of the state last year.
TaR Prinoeton Uaioa gives the psrtic-
ulars Of the death of Mr.. j. s. Morris,
principal Of the VILLAGE school. which
occurred Last Friday week. While walk
/ ing 70 the school HOUSE. distance al
two blocks from his residence-he over
exerted himself and ruptured blood
vessel, causing o hemorrhage OF the
lungs. He was conveyed 20 his home
and died in a few moments after arriving
there.
HOWARD LAKE Advocate: Peter, Cue
taye. Charles and Rosa Rousseau, OF
Mopticello, Wright county, have been
recognised, after l5o years OF litigation,
IS the lawful descendants ii an old line
of kines of Belgium and Franco The
right came from the grandmother, who
was a princess. On Saturday, the 18th
instant, the necessary papers were slgneds
by which each Of the shove parties are
10 receive SIC, 000. all that IL lett of q
large estate.
Mn GBoRGE MILTON, at Haywood.
Benton county, was going home one
night from Sank Rapids and came upon
a man ahead IL him who sppezred % be
a strsneer. Detsrminea % BE prepared
for any emergency which might arise.
he plaued his left hand In he breast
rocket % pull out q small pistol which
4 n had there. % have IL ready for use In
Il nas. he was aftacked. In pulling out the