The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-06-16
MINNESOTA INTELLIGENCE.

| The fine brick residence of John
Hauenstein at New Ulm was COM
pletely destroyed by fire on Wednes-
day night. Loss not stated; insur-
ance 81 800.
Prof. Hill of the Swede college ut
st. Peter, has been sent to Utah by
his people to put u stop, IL possible,
to the further conversion of Swedes
by the M0rmons.
Mortified will vote, the 28th inst,
on the issuing of SIC. 900 in bonds to
the Minnesota Central Railroad Com.
pany to aid in building road from
Red Wing to MankatO.
John Sundine's Oldest daughter.
Annie, was badly bitten by a vicious
dog In Carver last week. Her cheek,
neck and shoulder were badly torn,
making a CHASTITY wound.
The proposition to bond Big Stone
county in the sum of $50, 900 for the
benefit of the Little Falls & Dakota
railroad has been submitted to tho
voters and resulted in majority of
100 against issuing such bonds. Or.
tonville recorded 227 votes i'm favor
and only one against the bonds.
The Minnesota Central railroad
alias Cannon Valley railroad is of.
licered for the ensuing year us fol-
lows: Hon. l.. +. Hubbard, president;
Hon. Il. =. Clement, vice.president /;
l.. Il. Rogers, ESQ.,, secretary; Hon.
j. +. Meigher, treasurer; Directors
l.. F. Hubbard, W. p. Brown, Red
Wing; Il. b. Clement, l.. Nntling. a.
w. Mckemptry, Faribault; l.. Il.
Rogers, Watervi!le.
The large stone church belonging
to the Catholics in MarystOwn. six
miles south Of ShakOpce, was partial.
ly wrecked OH Thursday by wOrkmen
on an excavation beside it digging too
close TO the foundations. The whole
north gable fell with crash, invOlv-
ing in the ruin all the paraphernalia
of the altar. The workmen noticed
the crumbing of the foundation in
time to get out, but their escape was
narrow one.
Mr.. Alex Murray, Of Byron, has
returned from France, whittier he
went some two months since to pur.
chase some Norman horses. Mr..
Murray has brought over one mare
and two stations of the PerchcrOn
Norman breed. One stallion and the
mare are dapple gray, the other is
black and as fine horse as was ever
imported. Mr.. Murray reports very
rough weather OH his return trip, but
he succeeded in getting his horses
over without injury.-Rochester Post.
One Of the thrifty and progressive
farmers of this county is William
Eckles, Of Eyota. Mr.. Eckles has
three hundred acres of land, OIL which
is very fine spring which furnishes
an ample supply of water for his
stock. He Is now building stone
creamery over this spring ten by
twelve feet in size. Mr.. Eckles is
stock man. He has ten Devon and
Durham cows, and full blood Dur.
ham bull, a magnificent animal.
There are three hundred sheep and
one hundred lambs on the place, and
twenty Poland China and Berkshire
pigs. His farm horses are three.
quarter NOrmanS, ana WelRn TWO
thousand pounds. There is also a
fine orchard, and all his buildings are
such as indicate the frst.clasS farmer.
His brother, Thomas Eckless. who
lives opposite, gives his attention to
horses, making the NOrmans spe-
cialty. He has three stations, Avail
anche, weighing one thousand seven
hundred and tyenty.fiye n let black
Wenona, weighing one thousand
seven hundred, gray, and Napoleon,
white. These are all imported, and
are magnificent animals. He has al
ready sold two of his colts for 81 900,
to parties in Minneapolis. Mr.. Eek
less has number of Durham cows,
and other live stock on his farm.
These brothers are model farmers,
and good examples for others to pat.
tern after.-ROchester Post.