The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-09
MINNESOTA NEWS.

SEVERAL farmers In Tyrone township,
Le Sueur county, have Loaf sheep lately
by wolves.
A MAN named Hensey was nearly
killed by q runaway accident at Sharon,
lie Sueur county, recently.
Mr.. MIAL NICHOLS, an old resident
of Fillmore county, died at his home, In
Beaver township, Of asthma
DAN BERRY, of Sleepy Eye, had leg
broken in two places, while wrestling
with Henry Conrad, recently.
THERE has been . postoffice estab-
lished ut Collinsville, Olmsted county,
and 7. ]. Carroll appointed postmaster.
The well-known trotting horse, Jim
Raven, formerly owned in Rushford,
has been sold TO Michigan gentlemen for
$4,000 in cash.
JOHN DEIrLINa was caught In q cog
wheel at Wasecs recently, and revolved
around shaft, sustaining injuries which
caused his death.
Forty out of sixty pupils in school
at Beaver Falls, Renville county, had
the measles, and for that sufficient rea-
son the school was closed.
FRRD HALvKRsoN, of Urues, armed
with an axe, gave chase the other day to
q full-grown otter, and succeeded in
capturing and dispatching him.
NRIsoN Fox, of Ortonville, lost an
or last week, caused by the animal eat
ing straw that was bound with wire,
the small pieces Of wire clogging the
intestines.
AUGUST RIDER, of Miltona, Douglas
county was recently very badly injured
by the bursting Of a gun, which he was
carelessly and indiscreetly handling. He
will recover.
THE Methodist church at Waseca was
burned down ON Friday night, the fire
originating in the furnace. The build.
ing cost 5000, and was nearly new.
Insured for $4,000.
The Window Reporter says It is re.
ported that at Pipestone the people are
out of wood, and the Southern Minnesota
road being snowbound, 1t has been
necessary to burn pine lumber.
MRS. PAULsoN, living seven miles
from Cannon Falls, had her feet badly
frozen, the night before Christmas,
while going home from town. She will
probably lose part of one foot.
A WIDOW woman named Wilkins was
fatally shot q few days ago by gun
csrelessly handled by her nephew. The
accident occurred near Long Prairie.
She leaves three children, the youngest
8 years old.
THE last assessment of the Masonic
Mutual relief association of the state IL
for the payment, among Others, OF the
insurance of Fred Struckman, who died
at Santa Rosa, CAL, October Sd, of acuGe
meningitis. His family will be psid
$1,000.
TIE wooden mill at Rockford, Wright
county, has closed for the season, and
the girls win have rest. The mill has
turned out between 5000 and 5000
yards of cloth this year, and will be
improved and the facilities for manufac-
turing increased for 1880.
The State Horticultural society will
hold its annual meeting In Minneapolis,
commencing January 20, and continuing
three days. The papers and reports
already promised give evidence Of q
very interesting and instructive session,
and the attendance will be unusually
large.
CHATFIKLD Democrat: II reports are
true, Albert Oleson, of this vicinity has
met with terrible accident In the loss
of both ears. One night last week he
froze these member hard as sticks, and
two friends, in endeavoring ~ start Q
circulation, rubbed them clear from his
head.
Gov. PrLLsBURY has appointed Hon.
w. ID. Washburn on the general COM
mittee to be appointed by the governor
of the various states to arrange for the
centennial celebration of the battle of
Yorktown, October 10th, 1880, and of
which Gov. Letcher, Of Virginia, Is
chairman.
JOHN CARLSON, of Ellington, Otter
Tail county, the father of little four
year.old boy who was lost last March,
offers $25 reward for information Of his
whereabouts, and publishes an advertise
ment to this effect in the Detroit Record,
acting upon the theory that the Otter
Tail Indians may have stolen the child.
AMAsA PICKETT, the young boor at
Ashley who was recently fined for
sssaulting the young lady school teacher,
has since been arrested and fined $40
and costs for injuring the school build.
ing by breaking the door, throwing in
stones, &c. He Ia making q good start
for the penitentiary.-&. Cloud Journal
L. WYcKorF, of Taylor's Falls, lost
span of horses, recently, by breaking
through the ice into the river, near
Arcadia. He froze his ears and feet In
. vain attempt to save his horses. He
had made q safe trip to saltwater, but
on his return the wind was blowing
furiously, and the binding snow caused
him to lose the road, with the above
result.
On q late morning Thurston Land,
living near Fergus Falls, was found
lying by the road crossing Opperman
lake, with life nearly extinct, guarded
by his faithful dog. he was drunk the
night before, and probably fell from his
sleigh, and there he lay in sight Of his
house, while his loving wife sat up dur. |
ing the entire night waiting for his
He was taken to his house,
but never revived.
A MAN reading In the western part OF
Stevens county, and living In his claim |
was awakened the other morn. |
ing by hearing noise; he awaited de- |
and pretty soon OF went
roof board from his house, and board
after board kept going until nearly half
the roof was gone. The owner began TO |
think It was time to investigate this, 20 |
him, cool proceeding, 90 he got up and
went out, and discovered neighbor,
busy piling up the lumber on his sleigh. |
Two more surprised men probably never |
met, but the owner was equal to the
occasion, the thief was compelled to not
only replace each board, but also made
him pay for every article that had dis
appeared from the premises during the
Some Mems Hobbies.
A banker, well.known In the financial
world, died lately In one Of the Atlantic
cities, at the age Of eighty, leaving q
property valued at millions. After his
death, q collection of toys was sold for
over 800, 900, which he had been aocu- |
for twenty yearA Scarcely |
any valuable scientific or mechanical toy |
had been made In Europe OF which he |
had not . specimen, but his assortment
included, also, the most trivial OF chill.
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