The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-29
MINNESOTA INTELLIGENCE.

800 900 railroad bonds.
The dog.killer at Minneapolis gets
one dollar per head for every animal
killed.
The post office at Blue Earth City
was burglarized last Saturday to the
tune of $1l0.
The board of equalization of Steele
county increased their assessors valua-
ton $25, $3.50.
Dogs recently killed several blooded
calves belonging to +. Il. Sherwood,
Of Faribault.
Hon. w. G. Ward, of Waseca, gen.
erOusly contributed $500 to the New
Ulm sufferers.
Col. LOunsberry, editor Of the Bis
mark Tribune has lost 200 acres Of
oats from grashOppers.
Capt. j. A. Leonard will start for
Leith, Scotland, to assume the duties
of consul, August 10th.
Joseph Mott, a farmer in Steele
county shot himself last Saturday on
account of family quarrel.
Bruce Dickey. of Fairmont, has
lately been granted a pension Of 81
per month and $1G4 back pay.
Minnesota consumed 1000 more
barrels of beer during the year recent
ly past than the previous year.
st. Cloud is having business boom
such as it has not experienced since
the days of the Red river carts.
The chinch bugs are at work in
Dodge county and within a few days
have done great deal of damage.
A new town called Prairie Junction
has been established at the crossing
of the Southern Minnesota and the
Sioux City roads.
J. w. Babcock, of KasOta has been
confined in the insane asylum. His
hallucinatiOn is that there is a con.
spiracy to kill him.
The Seventh Day Adventists have
unfurled their tents at st. Peter, and
intend holding meetings rs long as
the weather will permit.
Chinch bugs ara making havoc of
the crops in some portions Of the State
while rust and the Hessian fly are
damaging them in other sections.
100 men will be employed for some
months to come ut South saltwater
in the construction of the 100 fiat
boats to be built by and for the gov.
eminent.
The citizens of Howard Lake have
demonstrated to certainty that a
town can not only live but thrive
without whisky. There is not a sa-
loon in the village.
A few struggling grasshoppers have
come to the ground at various points
in Big Stone county during the past
week, but nowhere in sufficient mum.
bers to do any damage.
A pea nut vender at Saltwater has
been arraigned before the court sever.
al times for selling his goods on Sun.
day. His fine each time has only been
ten cents, which was cheerfully paid
by subscription.
Next to missing the connection
yourself it is annoying to have your
baggage delayed on the railroad, es.
pecially If you are preacher and
your well.prepared sermons do not
reach you in time for the Sabbath
services. Journal.
An attempt is being made to secure
a pardon for the Younger Brothers,
who are residents of the stone jug at
saltwater an the ground that they
never committed any very serious
depredatiOns. They have always been
a trio of good Sunday school boys.
The Spring Valley Vidette is a,l-
thOrity for the following "Mark H.
Dunnell a few days ago, in Rochester,
told j. V. Daniels that he would not
be a candidate for Congress again in
this district, but that he was going to
make deep dive for Gen. EdgertOn's
seat in the United States Senate"
The saltwater Messenger says that
Rev. d. G. John, ID. d., president of
Hamline University, is again enjoy
ing one of those periodic tempests in
the brewing of which he has become
principally famous, and that Method.
lists throughout the State are greatly
incensed at the success of Mr.. Johns
rule-Or-ruin schemes.
The Rochester Post was issued last
week under its new management, l..
II. Kelley publisher, and Hon. S. w.
Eaton editor. They are both old and
tried newspaper men, they having
been with that paper the past four.
teen years. j. a. Leonard, former
proprietor, has been appointed consul
at Leith. Scotland.
Thirteen years ago, in the summer
of 1868, Mr.. Robert Benjamin caught
a live tortoise or mud turtle. cut his
initials with the date into his shell
and let him 60. A few days ago
Mr.. B. found the same fellow within
fifteen rods of the same place in
which he caught him thirteen years.
before. The letters and figures were
still plainly to be seen.-GlencOe Reggie
ter.
The Glencoe Register, in speaking
of the late cyclone in Renville county,
closes lengthy article by saying that
it is beyond the power of description
to describe the terrible fury and
power of the tempest. No one who
did not witness it can form an idea
Of its awful force, and only those who
have seen the dreadful destruction
and desolation left in its path, can
realize the fearful ruin it has
wrought.
The friends of Hon. j. A. Arm
strong, of this county, have decided
to present his name for State Auditor.
1t is perhaps useless to discuss the
question Of his competency for the
position. His age, experience and
education form combination Of es-
sential qualifications required in that
position, which Mr.. Armstrong pos.
sesses in AN eminent degree. He has
for nine years filed the position of
county auditor of Martin county, and
his administration of the Office Is an
enduring certificate of his tact and
ability.-Fairmont Sentinel.
The contract for Martin county's
new court house and jail has been let,
the bonds have been sold and building
operations will probably commence
next week. We have inspected the
plans and specifications Of the build.
ing, and are compelled to say that
they far exceed our expectations.
The building is to be veneered with
brick. Its size 63x81 feet; the cell
ing in first story will be II feet high,
and in second story 10. There will
be five good, large Offices, two vaults.
two jury rooms, two cells, jailer's
residence OF four rooms and a court
room 36x4l in size, capable of seating
200 persons. The tower will be 70
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