The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-03-09
MINNESOTA INTELLIGENCE.

Moorhead has let the contract for
a new court house and jail at $50 600.
Duluth is discussing the project Of
issuing S5U, 900 in bonds for court
house.
The goldt wedding of Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrews of Burbank, was celebrated
tuesday.
Charles Hall. brakeman, was
killed at Wadena, on Monday, while
coupling ears.
saltwater has subscribed $3.50 for
the benefit Of the Rhine sufferers. st.
Paul about $1,000.
Before the thaw commenced there
WAS three and Il half feet of snow on
level in the Big Woods.
The city council OF Minneapolis de-
cided to expend $4,000 to pave Me
ollet and Hennepn avenues.
The Minneapolis J0uraai complains
that the administration of justice has
become very lax in that city.
Dogs killed 800 worth of sheep for
Il Farlhault butcher. who presents his
bill 10 the city for that amount.
The town of Wilton, Waseca coun-
ty. gave a majority Of eight in favor
Of issuing the railroad bonus bonds.
The monthly report OF The State
Treasurer shows Il balance in favor
Of the state treasury Of S2l6,I 1881.
saltwater received 1928 fines from
criminal eases during February. \
hard town is saltwater hard
cases.
Mrs. +. G.. Krnschke of Duluth,
who took morphine. with suicidal in
tend on Saturday, died on Sunday
night.
George Cole. Washburn & Co.'S
foreman. killed three wolves at one
Of the Tibbetts Brook camps last
week.
L. G. Butts has been re-appointed
postmaster at Saltwater. and a. 5.
Graves has been reappointed at Red
Wing.
Patrick Harris and his team came
in contact with passing train near
Kilkenny. Rice county, and the man
was killed.
The contract for building ST. Mary's
Hall 1T Faribault, taken by the En-
pire Lumber Company OF WinOna.
amounts TO $4,000.
The Governor has decided to ap.
point NJ. B. koOn to the Hennepin
district judgeship made vacant by the
resignation Of Judge Shaw.
Bill Elias Of Hatfield. Dodge coun-
ty. WAS arrested last week on the
charge nj outraging the person of his
daughter. twenty years of age.
The Kasson schools have been
closed for Il week past on account of
scarlet fever, from which disease a
number Of deaths have occurred.
G. J. Collins of Michigan commit
led suicide, by taking laudanum, ut Il
hOtel in Saltwater. He had for some
day previous been drinking heavily.
Mr.. George L. Case Of St Peter
sold one imported horse and two
grade mares for 81 100 to some par
Ties out on the western DO: der of the
state.
\ rivalry between MIR. Straight
and Mr.. Morrison for the TERRITORY
around kassOT is likely to prevent
the establishment of a creamery there
for the present.
The state Historical Society has
offered Captain Dampier OF North
field $40 FOR The old carbine which
was used TO shoot one OF. the -Na,t!.
lield bank robbers.
Miss Minnie Allen, aged about IA.
oldest daughter OF Chauncy l.. Allen,
of MHZeppa, sustaiaed Il fracture of
one OF her legs while coasting on the
hill at the school house. Monday, and
also sprained an ankle.
The first c;d loads Of Montana beef
arriving in st. Paul this season ar
rived III refrigerator cars. III one
car were 1874 carcasses of mutton. and
twenty one bceves the other con.
tanned thirty.tive beeves.
At Minneapolis the receipts of
wheat were Al $3.50 bushels rs against
Zi5,uUo bushels for the corresponding
week last year, and the shipments OF
iionr -. los barrels against 40.6I2 for
the corresponding week last year.
The MoOrhead Noily Meas has sus-
pended Publication, the establishment
having been scizee on chattel mort.
gage foreclosure. The mortgage Wis
held lay the First National bank, and
the .Srrs office will he sold out in ten
days.
Renville county has county seat
struggle Oh hand. olivia and Bird
Island both want it. Beaver Falls.
the present seat Of government, is
keeping renal kabIy quiet. and per.
hapS while the others are fighting
over the matter. may retain all the
hOnors and profits.
p. II. Hinkle has commenced suit
in the District Court against the
Minneapolis and st Louis Railroad
Company, claiming damages in the
sum of $40, 900 on account of injuries
sustained III June, 1881, at Merriam
Junction. Mr.. Hinkle was at that
time engineer on an extra freight
train on the road.
BY the failures of ministers and
others who perform marriage ccre-
monies to.return the certificates To
the clerk of the district court, much
trouble is frequently made. All GER
titicates should be promptly returned
and the penalty for not complying
with the law that requires them to do
so is a fine not less than So or more
than 500.
Caledonia Argus: The discovery of
gold and silver ore on the farm OF
Dennis Cunningham, two miles north.
east of our village, is causing con.
siderable excitement. A company
with large capital has been organ.
lied, officers elected and stock taken
by our wealthy citizens. \ smelling
furnace and crusher will be erected
in the spring, when mining opera
lions will commence on large scale.
On Thursday of last week, James
Miller and wife OF Round Grove,
Mcleod county, were brought to the
hospital for insane ut st. Peter for
treatment ny Sheriff Hopper. 1t APP
pears that Miller wanted 10 raise a GER
tain sum of money, and could not do
SO with his wheat at $sl.00 per bushel
and he brooded over it until he he.
came quite crazy. His wife worried
over the price of wheat also and SYM
pathised with her husband until she
became insane mt the same time.