The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-03-02
MINNESOTA INTELLIGENCE.

s. ID. Crump, Of Waseca, and Allie
M. Cox, Of st. Charles.
Hon. S. ii. Stewart, of Mortified,
one of the early settlers of that town.
died Friday, aged 10 years.
A Lodge of Good TempIers was OF.
ganized az Trempealeau on the 7th
inst, with 35 charter members.
a dairy association has been organ.
lied at Winthrop on the VI. & st. L.
railway. with capital OF : 800.
The Arcadia Leader says that ma.
pie sugar makers report the prospect
excellent for making sugar this
spring.
During the recent cold weather Mr..
Herman Friedler, of Caledonia, found
twenty-five chickens frozen stiff on
the rOOSt.
a reward Of 81 900 is offered for
the conviction of the lncendiary who
tired the small ox hospital ut Brain.
erd, Minnesota.
A runaway occurred at Winona FRI
day last which resulted in the death
of Jacob Smith, an old and respected
citizen of that town.
The grand total Of appropriations
asked for both Minnesota insane hos
pitfalls is Sl88.400. OF this, Sl5l 900
is asked for new buildings.
Several fine hogs of Mr.. Thompson,
in ThompsOn's Valley were severely
injured few nights ago. 1t is he.
lieved that wolves made raid on the
piggery.
A donation party was rendered
Rev. E. Trim at Trempealeau.
the other evening, one Of the most
substantial features Of which was
$50 cash
Charley Plummer. aged 10 years.
and living near Princeton, hung
himself because his mother vetoed a
wish. He was discovered and re.
suscitated.
Mrs. II. p. Coleman died ut Grand
Meadow Friday, while under the in
duence of chlOrOfOrm having her
teeth extracted. No blame is attached
to anyone.
The wife of Patrick Casey, who
lives about six miles from ROsemOunt
took her child to the barn anb cut his
throat, and then cut her own throat.
Both are dead.
Edmund Rice, Of st. Paul, sold 40
acres of land in that city, including
his rasidono, tn tho Northern Pacific
railroad, for Il sum understood to be
considerably upward of 100000.
Prof. F. Finsterbacb. of Red Wing,
has been arrested for threatening the
life of Miss Arville Bartlett, young
lady to whom he had been paying at
tentions and wO had refused to marry
him.
J. w. Babcock, of Kasota. died in
that city on Friday. He came to the
State in lS47, was one Of the leading
business men of the Minnesota Val
ley, and owned one of the stone quar-
ries at that place.
Diphtheria and scarlet fever have
broken out III the schools of D watonna,
two deaths being reported. Quite q
number of pupils from abroad atten-
ding school have become frightened
and left for their homes.
James Delaney, of Meekcr county,
committed suicide by hanging last
week to the rafters in loft of the
house. He was u young man to
whom life had become burden, as
he stated in a note lett to the family.
Such towards are better dead than
alive.
While skating at the Duluth rink
recently, Miss Lena Pastore was &C.
cidentally knocked down by Il man
passing by her, and when taken home
it was found that her spine had been
injured so as to cause conclusion of
the brain, and there is little hope Of
her recovery.
A Chicago dispatch says: A man
named Chapman, on his way from
Ordway, Dakota, to Connecticut, al.
rived here OH Saturday and found
penniless, with family upon
his hands. Two confidence men
boarded the train at Winona, and af.
ter making his acquaintance secured
Il loan of $l10. giving $1,000 govern.
ment bond as security. Both stoun.
drels of course disappeared, and
Chapman Is left stranded In Il strange
city.
The evidence In the case of the
killing Of the boy Albert Terwilliger
by his schOolmate, Sven ThOrsten
Carlecn, at Minneapolis, goes to show
that it was premeditated. Carleen
was not In the habit of carrying the
knife, but Oh the morning or the muir
der secreted it about his clothing. 1t
is in evidence that in the fight that
preceded the murder, Carleen was
the challenger. The truth is evident
ly about thus; The boys had had
such trouble as often arises among
school children. One or two encOun-
tiers had taken place, In which Carleen,
the older boy, was wOrsted
by Terwilliger, who was better grown
and more robust. He then determined
upon revenge, and for this purpose
obtained and secreted about his per.
son the sharp knife which his father
had told him not to carry. He then
went out, met Terwilliger, Invited
him to fight, and when they closed
stabbed his antagonist to the heart.
If this theory Is sustained, the crime
would appear to be fiendish one,
and Carleen as phenomenal a monster
boy criminals as Jesse Pom.
erOy himself.
The following dispatch from Fargo
would indicate that Mr.. l.. j. Alfred,
a former well known citizen of Wi
mona county, is having trough sled
ding" among his new constituents
up In North Dakota, where he is a
member of the legislature 1.-THE
people of Tower City, the home OF
l.. j. Alfred, member of the Legisla-
ture from Cass county, held an indig.
nation meeting Saturday night and
denounced Alfred in the strongest
possible terms. These people vO.
ted for Alfred on his own personal
assurance that he would support the
formation of the proposed new county
Of Raymond; but when they learned
that he signed u contract before cleo
ton pledging himself not to support
this move. their indignation knew no
and this meeting was the
outcome. A resolution was adopted
to petition the legislature to pass an
act fining every one S. who voted for
Alfred, the said petition to be sent to
Hon John q. Pyatt, of Richmond
county. and G. b. Benson of Barnes,