The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-06-08
MINNESOTA INTELLIGENCE.

Patrick Egan, tx treasurer Of the
land league, is in st. Paul.
The State Insane Hospitals commit.
tee have decided to ere ct gas works
for the asylum at Rochester.
The small pox ut st. Michaels shows
no abatement. There has been four
deaths and twenty.eight cases.
George Lee. of Duluth attempted
to shoot his girl because she locked
him ont when he called to see her.
In the Feller.Bryant criminal libel
case at Wabasha, the jury Monday
brought in a verdict of not guilty.
Some young sqnirts in Minnesota is
stage struck after the actress Phosa
McAlester and is making u Freddie
Gerhard of himself.
The bodies of John Matter and
wife, who were drowned ut Lake
City on the Goth, were taken from
the water on Thursday.
After nine years of faithful service
n. :. Munger has resigned his posi-
tiou us chief of the Minneapolis po-
lice department, 10 engage in mer-
camille business.
The elevator at Dunnelly, Stevens
county owned by l.. III. Stanton, and
sou of late Secretary Of War Stanton.
burned Tuesday night total loss of
$4,000 involving; insurance $4,000.
The State University graduated n
class Of twenty.six. Miss HOllister of
Marshall delivered the valedictOry
and was the recipient Of IN envelope
containing check for 500. present
from G. a. Degratf.
An attempt was made Monday
night to blow open the safes in the
lumber yard Office of Butler 4 Nc
Crea ut Perham. The burglars were
frightened away before effecting their
purpose, leaving their tools behind
them.
The manager Of Theodore Thomas's
company lost his pOcket.bOJk with
81 900 in the wash room of the NicOlet
house, Minneapolis. 1t was found
and safely returned by q Mr.. uender-
son, who was magniiicently rewarded
with two whole passes to the perform
ance.
At a dance in the town of Spruce
Hill, Dennis Miller and Michael
Henry became engaged III Il quarrel,
in which Miller was seven times
stabbed in different parts of the head
and body and now lies in u critical
IIic nou,ai1anf i.,l. ,,,I
not vet been arrested.
AT Plum Creek, Scott county, two
roughs, John and Henry Barry, for
chilly entered the house of an inOffen-
sive Bohemian and shamefully NAL
treated him in bed. His sick wife
lay beside him and witnessed the
affair. She was frightened into hys-
terics. A little girl also was trampied
and hurt badly.
The Sleepy Eye Republicans: On
Monday we had a regular hOrsewhip-
ping affair, editor Brown administer
ing corporal punishment to Joseph
Hennessey, instead of receiving it, AS
is the custom in large cities. 1t was
rumored that the young man Hennes-
sey had ATTEMPTED to ravish l.. f.
Browns little daughter.
Warrants have been issued for the
arrest Of John Donkey and John
Nevers charged with incendiarism at
Eureka, MINI. 1t is said that John
Nevers was married to Mrs. Burrell's
daughter, and that he and the neigh
Dor thought it would be good plan
to get rid of the family--mOther and
daughter.
The Bank of Perham has closed its
doors and male IN assignment tn &.
II. Peakc. The failure is believed to
be incident to the failure of the Bank
of Breckenridge, over whose fortunes
Mr.. +. q. Luce presided, also Occu-
pying the same position with the coll
lapsed bank ut Perham. Conflicting
reports state that the assets are prac-
t,cally nothing while Mr.. Peake says
they will exceed by ss2O,000 the liza
bilities.
Despite every endeavOr by the au-
thorities, the small pox in Wright
county has spread, and now many
cases are reported, not only from the
town of st. Micllaels, where it first
appeared. but also in the towns
of Rockford and Buffalo. Ten deaths
have occurred in st. Michaels, and
seven funerals were held OH Thurs
day. Owing to the infectious disease
being prevalent at BuffalO.the county
seat, all county business is at u stand
still. The disease Is of the most ma
lignant type and is spreading rapidly.
The Northwestern Niiler's weekly re-
view of the milling businss in Mime
apoiis says that the average during
the week has been IL 800 barrels per
day, and possibly more, against H.
500 barrels last year. While it is true
several mills have shut down, the
loss of their production is nearly
made up by the starting of others
that were idle last week. The re-
ceipts of wheat during the week are
reported to have been 323 900 against
268, 600 bushels for the same time last
year. The shipments of flour, 1000
barrels. against 50,661 barrels last