The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-09-15
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The Herald, of Waseca, accuses the
mayor Of that city Of getting drunk
and behaving In a disgraceful manner.
The Marshall Neps. complains that
the mode of grading wheat in that
market Is calculated to drive buyers
to other towns.
A rebellious gang of prisoners at
Duluth refused to 60 to work OH the
streets, until their leader was knocked
down several times by the overseer.
On the 30th ult., VIM. Harlow shot
and probably killed one of band of
four horse thieves that were entering
Mr.. Henry Steele's barn near Albert
Lea.
w. X. Gibbons, young English.
man who has been in Waseca for
two years, recently received $4,25O
OF the fortune that fell to him In
England.
The man at Austin who was swim.
died out of 81 900 by the three. card
monte men with Bachelor & DORIS
circus last month, has recovered $500
of the money.
On the 30th ult., candidates for
c;uletship at West Point from the
first district were examined ut Rocll-
ester. and George r. Martin, of Kas
son, was recommended.
a ''gift tea" enterprise, started in
Chicago, has fallen into trOublOus
ways ut minneapolis, where it has
got into the courts as violation of
the statute against lotteries.
Hastings Is said to have five GENE.
teries that are doing their best to
keep mp with the tifty.two saloons
in that town and with some hope of
success il the town does not grow.
a rock weighing n ton fell from
the top of the retaining wall of the
Bassett elevator at Minneapolis on
Monday, u distance of thirty feet,
striking a workman named II. Lind
berg, killing him instantly.
Loren Searles, Of Mortified, was
robbed of $50 10y hIghwaymen on
Tuesday night. They pounded him
with brass knuckles and lett him in
sensible. He had just received his
wages from the c., III. & st. Z. pay
car.
\ politician of Albert Lea, Major
Lewis by name, made an assault,
Thursday, on w. w. Williams, editor
of the Standard, as the latter was en-
tering the postOffice. They clinched
and fell, Lewis getting whack in the
face while the man Of the lead pencil
was unhurt. Both were arrested, Lewis
paying a fine, while Williams Q case
was continued. Lewis got mad at
Williams had said about
him In his paper, and took this un-
lucky way Of getting even. The suit
against Williams has been withdrawn,
as there was nothing to rest case
on. Some folks will learn after a
while, that editors are dangerous
class of individuals to fool around.
G. A. Demorest. DIN. Ferry &
Co.. seed agent, was robbed Of 800
or $500 about half a mile west of
Harris at 9 o'clock. On Monday last
when within about half mile of
town he was met by two villains,
who stopped him and said some one
had stolen a pair Of horses from them
and they believed him to be the thief,
at the same time taking the horses
10y the bit. Mr.. Demorest jumped out
to defend his team, when he was
senseless by one of the vii.
lains, dragged about 20 #. In the brush
md robbed of between 800 and $500
md very fine watch. The robbers
hen drove off the team some little
distance into the brush and left the
buggy and harness and rode the horses
north towards Rush City for some
distance and then turned them loose.
The horses camo In to Harris. MIR.
DemOrest was found about two hours
sfterward by j. f. White. of Rush
City, who was riding by and heard
him family shout.