The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-08-24
MINNESOTA INTELLIGENCE.

purchased Il 50 300 church organ.
| Tie Farmers Home, u hotel at
Hastings. was entirely destroyed by
fire recently.
NJ. II. Dunnell delivers the address
ut the Mcleod County fair Septem-
Der 81, al Hutchinson.
Main street, saltwater, from the
prison to the It. Crnix mills, is to he
paved with cedar blocks.
y little son of DR.. MorehOuse, of
Owatonna, was severely injured by
the explosion of toy pistol last
week.
Other buildings in Austin are said
to be shaky, among them the court
house. which has been partially aban.
dOned.
f. Is. Schoiield, of Washington
County, was killed last week by be.
ing thrown from reaper, in front of
the sickle.
Rev. Thompson. the Methodist
pastor at Pennington, has shocked
his congregation by endorsing Beech
er's theory.
Robert, the seven-year old son of
/. W. YaSker, slipped off the dam in.
to a whirlpool at Granite Falls and
was drowned.
John Henry, a married man of
New Hartford land girl twelve years
Did, have been arrested on the charge
of fOrnicatiOn.
While Gov. Gilman's daughters
Nellie and Carrie were berrying in
Alberta they were chased by bear,
but fled in safety.
The Northwestern Water and Gas
company OF Minneapolis has secured
the contract for the construction of
water works at Red Wing.
Burglars and highwaymen are
ruling with high hands ut MinneapO.
rs. Nearly every night one or more
citizens are fOrcibly robbed.
Elk senator John Gorham Of Dodge
county, was crushed between "a HAY.
rack and his barn, one day last week,
receiving injuries from he died.
a local, wOman's suffrage society
has been organized ut Red Wing with
membership ot nine, which mum
Der it IS expected will soon increase
TO thirty
y little daughter of Mr.. AMI Mrs.
&. 1. lines. al East st. Cloud, died
recently, beiladonna having been AL.
lninlsleicd by mistake for cough
medicine.
The correct figures of loss by the
fall OF Bis!ord * Jones block in Aus.
Lin is $S25 300. his is dead loss of
course, rs no insurance covered such
4 disaster.
W. j. Ahernethy, of Minneapolis.
Jiiclsa premium of 800 for the best
sample of Saskatchewan fife wheat
exhibited at the coming state fair at
Owaionua.
burglars broke into the store of
John Bailey, postmaster ut Milford,
.dst Friday night, taking from the
safe STAMPS. checks ami cash amount
ing 90 over 500.
Sharpers are now working through
the State claiming royalties from
those who cool milk by submerging il,
OF the ground that the idea is paten-
Ted. Don't be gulled.
1t is stated the Close Brothers
have purchashed all the railroad
lands i'll Mobiles and Rock counties,
ana VIII either sell the land Or place
tenants upon every section.
In many places in the northern
part Of Washington county, the
chlnch bugs AMI black rust are play
ing havoc in the fields. Some fields
will not pay the cost of gathering.
Practical silver miners have ex.
amined the shaft Oh PiendmOnt
avenue, Duluth, and declare the mi he
IL promising one. Ore of rich and
better quality is being taken out
every day.
Four hundred car wheels for IL
Northern Pacific have arrived N Du
luth from Adrian, Michigan, con.
signed to Tacoma, Washington terri
tory. This will be the first freight
shipment over the entire lengGh.
Two bars of silver bullion weigh
ing about 800 pounds were discover
I'd buried in the sand al Rice IS point,
Duluth. They were stolen from the
cars several weeks ago, being part of
a shipment from Helena. Montana.
John Cabastian, who lives near st.
Paul, killed a bear last week which
WAS just about to attack his little girl.
\ cradle was thrust between the child
and bruin, which diverted his atten-
ton until Il rifle could be got, when
the bear was killed.
Il. l.. Moore, of Spring Valley, Il
Ieputed graduate from Rush Medical
college. Chicago. has been convicted
of gross malpractice, in the district
court ut Preston, the jury finding a
judgement against him for 81. 700.
Moore is said to have ruined lady
named Betsy Ann Holmes.
While Mr.. Levi Strader and family
living near the city of Duujas. were
At Mortified attending the circus his
barn and granary were burned with
the contents, viz: $40 pounds of Hour,
100 bushels of oats, il reaper and two
Flows; also two stacks of hay. Loss.
about 5000: no insurance.
John Quinn and JnhE Gilbert of
Pennington, the young men who got
into Il scrape ut that place lately and
who were sentenced To the county
~ .l.lN., l.,r Loo .l.,n
;iov. Hubbard, and returned to their
:.omrs. They We're pardoned OH the
ground that II was necessary in order
10 save their crops.
The wheat stored IN Minneapolis
elevators, including the transfer rle-
Nator, GA August II, was 100000
bushels. Thrle were about 34O.oOU
bushels in the mills, making "a total
II wheat IN store in that city l,OoO,-
100 bushels, against | 100, 900 bushels
last week. he wheat stored ut st.
Paul is about Is 200 bushels.
The safe of henson Bros, grocers
II -. Cloud, was opened 10y burglars
Oh the Eth, and $3.50 in cash and Il
line gold watch MAS taken. The watch
which was Il valuable one had been
presented To- John Benson lew days
since. The safe WAS entered 10y drill
ing holes near the dial and breaking
the lock. One man is in Jail on
suspicion.
one AMI onc-half bottles of Eiy's Cream
Balm, entirely cured me of Hay Fever at ten
years standing. Have had nu trace oi il for
two ycars.-Aihcrt y. Perry. Smithboro.N.I.
Owatonna reports new swlndic
by which II prominent citizen was vic