The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-05-27
STATE NEWS.

The American House at Glencoe
WAS destroyed by fire last Monday
morning. The loss was estimated at
about $4,000.
Hans Olson. a clerk in a store at
Jackson, was drowned in the Des
MoineS river, early Sunday morning,
the 18th inst. He formerly resided
ut Albert Lea.
The State fish commissioners are
stocking many Of the lakes in differ
ent localities with salmon and the
streams in the southeastern part of
the State with trout.
John Bush, the Oldest white settler
in Minnesota, informs the st. Peter
Times that in the year 1929 the flood
in the Minnesota river WAS five feet
higher than in the year 1881.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
officials have been in consultation
with Il committee from Austin, Mimi,
and it has virtually decided to con-
struct the company's machine shops
at that point.
The Watonwan County Sabbath
School Association will convene ut
the Presbyterian church in Madelia,
on Tuesday, June :, 1881, at o'clock
p. IN. Schools are entitled to one
delegate for every ten members.
The cry in st. Paul has been for
more tenement houses, and still Il
mechanic writes the Pioneer Press
that in few hours hunt he found
plenty for rent, but the price asked
was beyond the reach of ordinary
mechanics. Perhaps that is the case
in other towns.
The WinOna RepuJtiem says that
the Winona Wagon Company are
shipping their wagons by the carload
to all parts of the West. One OF the
latest was a shipment to Dallas,
Texas. The establishment is well
conducted, and promises to become
one of the most favorably known
wagon factories in the country.
Negotiations are going forward for
the purchase Of the water power ut
Taylor's Falls by Saltwater COM
pany. n competent engineer is to
make survey from the head of the
rapids to the bridge, a distance of
about six miles, to ascertain the vol
ume and fall of water, number and
location of the dams, chances for
canals, mill sites, etc.
w. Is. iurner shipped through the
State last week, over the Milwaukee
& st. Paul road, special train of
thirteen cars carrying l20 full.blood.
ell short-horn bulls, 200 thoroughbred
heifers, $50 full-bloOded Southdown
sheep, and three imported Jerseys.
One of the bulls cost $4,000. The
owner takes them to Montana to 20
into stOck-raising.
j. w. Fisher, night operator at
Lewiston, Winona county, was set
upon by one Stevens, at the depot On
Sunday evening, and badly beaten.
Fisher attempted to defend himself
with knife, but cut his own hand.
He then pulled revolver, but it was
knocked from bis grasp. Stevens,
who is a section boss, pleaded guilty
before justice, and paid a fine Of
SIS. Fisher has begun proceedings to
recover damages.
The Importance of learning to
swim is realized when such circum.
stances as the following occur, and
which we find in the Waseca Heruid:
" While out sailing on Clear Lake
last Saturday evening, Mr.. Evans, of
lie Sueur, and Mr.. Cameron and
Frank Hall, of this place, had the
misfortune to capsize in the middle
of the lake. Mr.. Cameron could not
swim, and Messrs. Evans and Hall
had their hands full in their efforts to |
save Mr.. G. They finally succeeded |
i'm getting him on the bottom of the |
boat, which was upside down. Mr..
Hall dove under the boat and cut the
rope to the anchor, after which the
party padded with their hands for
the shore, which they reached about
Q o'clock p. M, in a badly chilled
Mr.. Evans had the mis-.
fortune to lose his pocket-book which
was loaded with about $l5 worth Of
Uncle Sans trade marks"