The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-08-03
MINNESOTA INTELLIGENCE.


Charles EitenhttZ. u young man
living near Saltwater, was killed hy
lightning last w-,k.
Farmers in the vicinity If Wadena
are raising funds Ia build aE indie
pendent elevator ut that place.
Mormon missionaries are working
in Ottur Tail county, their victims
being principally among the Swe'!rs.
\ iurd of Flanlreau Indians has
encamwd ut the sacred red PHI es'one
J,arrirs in Piwstonr. AMI are quar-
rying il supply uf the rcd stone.
a building is being fitted up in WI
mona for the employees "i th" Wm"ia
Il 81. Peter ana the Chicdgo& North
western railroads tu usr as Il reading
room.
Gov. Hubbard will make prori,ma-
ton declaring the stiip OF land lr-
tween Polk and Marshall counties to
hrlong to the lattcr.and let the courts
take c:tir of the rest.
Alsup brothers. of Moorehcad have
received Sl5O damages from The -.
Paul Il Manitoba railway for OBJ
slructing navigation 10y the railway
bridge at Moorehead.
David Davis, one of the oldest and
most respected citizens of Me l.-od
county, committed suicide hy shoot
ing himself with Il rifle. Deceased
came TO Glencoe in 1865.
Cyrene COmInandery of Knights
Templars of Owatonna, are Ia have 4
five days picnic encampmtnt at
MaplewOod, On Cedar Lake, " Isrca,
commencing August 10th.
The Chicago Inter Ocem quotes
Gen. Washburn as saying that Mr..
Windows name will be presented at
the nationa' Republican convention
as il Presidei tial candidate.
Preparations are steadily going for
ward to make the 18th fair OF the
Minnesota State Agricultural society
to he held ut OwatOniIa. the first
week in September, Il grand success.
The body of james Wood, Il promi.
nrnt farmer living near st. Vincent,
was found on the railroad track hor-
rilly Inangled. II is suspected he was
murdered by IL tramp and his body
thrown on the track.
a reporter of the St.Paul Pioneer Press
has learned that 20.0o0.Om glasses
Of soda water, pop ana other light
beverages, are daily passed over the
counters in that city at ) cents Il glass
during the summer.
The annual meeting of the Ameri-
can Forestry Congress will he held at
st. Paul, Minnesota. commencing on
Wednesday. August Sth, 1883. 1t will
be meeting of great value to those
interested in the timber culture.
The remains Of the three men
burned To death in the Cnkato fire,
Kelly. Shepherd and WilIigan, were
taken to Waverly and buried in one
coffin. Shay. who Was badly injured
is getting better and it is hoped will
recover.
Several farmers i'm the vicinity of
Long Prairie have lost young calves
Of late from some cause unknown.
The calves die suddenly, seeming
well as usual only short time be-
fore, and no one can give the cause
of the trouble.
According to the Warrington Ad.
vance the people of Noble county do
a., INT .ct In, h..i
ty politics, though quite IA number of
vacanies occur this fall. The reason
given is that they are paying close
attention to the crops.
The last issue Of the Window Re-
porter contains an interesting account
Of the progress of Cottonwood coun-
ty and of it's leading business men.
The growth Of the county has been
prodigious, and the Reporter has good
reason tn he proud of it.
Arrangements have been comrlet-
ed for the building of saw mill at
Crookston, in the Red River valley,
which is to have n cutting csracity
of 5000, 900 feet of lumh". per az
nun. 1t is to he completed in time
10 cut 5000. 900 feet this season.
&. NJ. Dil. .nan, a st. Paul real es
tate dealer has yielded to the pres
sure of numerous creditors and is IL
use mild term, suffering temporary
embarrassment. His assets exceed
his liabilities, but being in lands are
not at present readily convertible in
to cash.
Wabasha HeraH "Dr. Lincoln has
amputated the left leg of Il little girl
six years old the daughter of William
Finn of West Albany. The child
fell in front of mower and her foot
was caught by the sickle and 81 ter
ribly mutilated as to make it ncces.
sary to cut off the leg above the
ankle"
Father Tomasin. the Catholic priest
in charge of the White Earth Indian
reservation ut Ret Lake, Mimi, has
been removed by secretary of the In
terror Teller. The charges against
him are immortality. and melting the
Indians to rebellion, both of which
seem to he well sulstantiated. Bishop
Siedenbush, Of st. Cloud. has ordered
TOmasin to stay from the reservation.
A twO.year old son of Jackson
Leach, OF Anoka, while playing at Il
neighbors, saw il pipe laid up on IL
window, and in II little while succeed
ed in getting hold of it. AS he touch
ed it the pipe turned over in such u
manner as to empty the tobacco,
which was lighted, on the little fell
lows head and shoulders, igniting
his clothing, and cefOre discovered
was fatally burned. The child died
in a short time.
The bodies in the old burying ground
OH Park Point near Duluth, are being
removed TO Forest Hill cemetery and
other places. by order of the county
commissioner. One of the bodies re,
moved was that of IL little girl. buried
twelve years ago. When it was bur-
led some musk was put in the coffin.
and upon opening the coffin this week
it was found that the perfume WAS
still in it, though hut the skeleton OF
the child was lett.
+. w. Philbrick's safe ut Redwood
Falls was blown open by burglars.
who secured SIS in cash and some
checks as follows: Check from W.
Il. Mills. MankatO, for *lS.lS; cheek
from }. ii. Long * Co. Manka,o.
$ll.46; check from Hubbard x Fay,
81. Paul S72.l0; check from j. W.
Griffin, Minneapolis, 81; cheek from
Jackson 4 Pond, Minneapolis, $3.50;
creamery receipt to William Root,
1921; creamery receipt to +. n.
Martin, S4.6l
Mower county came near losing it's
cOurt house Il few days ago. One of