The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-19
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"A fall of eight inches of snow las
night, followed by high wind to-day
has placed IN embargo on railroad op
emtions and also on business.
MIR. Swan, book.keeper for Jno. F
Meagher, has a iinger-ring in his posses
sion which the owner can have by prov
ing property and paying for this notice
MIR. Daniel Wagner was subjected
To II stroke of paralysis on Thursday,
and while tritle better this morning
there are complications which do not
give the most ilattcrlng evidences OF
! speedy recovery. Indeed there arc grave
approximations as To the result.
! The next meeting of tho Minnesota
National Guard Association will be
held in Mankato the second Tuesday in
January. 1884. Those of our boys who
were in attendance at the meeting at
winona tins week report No. l time,
and are unstintcd IN their praise rs To
the manner i'm which the members Of
Winona Guards entertained the large
delegation present.
Sheriff Monks is in receipt of a
poster announcing the disappearance
of man named =. W. Bird, together
with "a team, who left lie Mars, Iowa,
for his home at Maple Landing, Monona
county. on the 25th at Dec. last, since
which time he has not been seen nor
.caid of. Mr.. Bird is represented as a
IA IL years of age, about feet o
inches high, Roman nose, dark COM
pleXion, hair partly gray, heavy beard
and mustache. The family is greatly
distressed over the unfortunate circum-
stance, and liberal reward will he
given for information that will lead to |
his whereabouts.
On Monday night, the Sth inst, the
saloon of Miles Barrett, of Mapleton,
was burglarized To the amount of two
gallons of liquor, valued at about eight
dollars, by three young men named
Charles Mead, Charles Gaymon and
Loren Tenney. On the 10th INST. Mead
was arraigned before his honor, Justice
Clark, for burglary in the night time,
Charles Gaymon having turned States
eviience) and in default of bail was
committed to Jail TO await the action of
our next grand jury. Loren Tenney,
who staid outside while the Others
entered the saloon aud got the liquor,
has been arrested, charged with simple
larceny, and is having his trial to-day.
County Attorney Freeman appearing
Tor the prosecution, and NJ. f. Berry
ior the defendant.
II. q. Howard. Esq, while no doubt
4 good Alliance man and a passably
good politician, has proven 10 his own
at least, Ihat he knows lit.
lie or nothing about handling an en-
aged bull. The story is briefly told
III II. c. that on passing through his
tables one day last week hc noticed
hat his short horn gave evidence Of
icing thirsty. Calling the attention of
lis hired man Ia the need Ii. L. was
Iut III Possession of the fact that the
'critier" was dangerous 20 lead 10 water
md his thirst would he Stacked by the
'paiful.' At this, Howard put on
me of these Enthusiastically broad
miles and remarked, who's afraid
III show you how In lead bull 10
water" And he did 81, but il took the
efforts Of his household. assist
ii by dogs. pItchiorks, axes, old shot
guns, &c. 10 get the animal back into the
Darn. and bottle OF camphor To place
Il. c. on his equilibrium. The en-
aged brute Knocked Howard down,
ent him some ten feet distant into II
now bank, and had he not stepped on
he roue which was attached to ring in
lis nose, il is more than probable that
he inturiatcd bull would have killed
lis would-bc master on the spot. Friend
Howard says he got u reasonably sound
hrcohing at the late election, but it is
not circumstance Ia the pummeling
&C received from that charming short
norm. The animal will not be led to
water any more. at least not by II. c.