The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-05-18
MINNESOTA INTELLIGENCE.

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An unsuccessful attempt was made
to burn the Hazelton House at AL
bert Lea last week.
Among the recent shipments from
Osakes were 500 dozen frogs legs for
the st. Paul market.
Bartlett Presley, AN old resident of
st. Paul was thrown from his buggy
and had his leg broken.
The WOrthingtOn Adranee says the
railway lands in Mobiles county are to
be put on the market.
| Over 5000, 900 feet of lumber have
been shipped to Dakota over the
WlnOna & st. Peter road.
George Il. Richards. a prominent
citizen Of Alexandria, died recently,
aged sixty.fve years.
A young Danish Mormon is doing
missionary work among the Scandi-
navians Of Otter Tail county.
David Burns, a pioneer of Mime,
sofa, died at Pelican Lake on Mon.
day last, aged seventy years.
An attempt is making to organize
a company with $50, 900. stock for the
manufacture of stoves in Duluth.
A Lewiston farmer was killed last
week by runaway, the wagon heavi-
ly loaded with wheat passing over
his body.
One arrest, that of VIM. Arm.
strong, cOlored. has been made in
connection with the recent Saltwater
burglaries.
The conference of the Congrega.
tiOnal church for the Winona district
will be held in RushfOrd, May 90,
90 and "a.
Michael Welch, l5.year.old son of
Martin WEIGH, of Helen, near Glen
coe, was killed by falling from
horse last Sunday.
An unknown man in LeSueur, at.
tempting to rescue a girl from drown.
| ing, was drowned himself. He saved
the girl, however.
b. NJ. Anderson, of Cambridge,
died suddenly on his way home from
Rush City, where he had been drink.
ing freely with two companions.
The hail storm of Sunday night
played havoc with windows in Gale.
dOnia. the greatest damage being
done the Jail and Catholic church.
julius Nelson and Chas. Peterson,
both of Red Wing, received serious
injuries ut Wabasha Thursday by
gravel train jumping the track.
VIM. F. Fitch has been appointed
superintendent of the Dakota divis-
ion of the Chicago & Northwestern
railroad, vice T. j. Nichols, resigned.
Albert HOrnberg, a brakeman, was
severely injured by TRAN being
ditched near st. Peter. The accident
occurred by COW being on the track.
A daily mail is to be established
between Saltwater and St. CrOix
Falls. The new arrangement goes
into effect on the first day of next
July.
Josiah Burnells barn at Denmark,
Washington county, burned recently,
together with span of horses, sleds,
and other machinery, entniftng a HISS
of $3.50.
At the examination of applicants
for admission to the military acad-
envy at West Point, Tuesday, Delbert
COggswell, of ShakOpee was the sue.
cessful applicant.
Ole Olson Mirah, of Christiana,
was burned to death Saturday. He
was trying to get his cattle out of a
stable that was burning from prai-
rie fire set by his son.
Active building operations have
commenced at the new town of La.
MOure, where 1t is supposed the
Southwestern branch of the Northern
Pacific will cross the James river.
J.W Gregg working in brickyard
ut Chaska. was caught in the tumb.
ling rod Of mill land whirled around
twenty or thirty times before he was
liberated. He received fatal injuries.
St. Cloud has a citizen who regu-
larly drinks eight gallons of beer each
working day during working hours.
He empties four gallon keg each
forenoon and similar keg each after
noon.
Jefferson Smith, an old and re.
spected citizen of Red Wing, died
suddenly on Wednesday, being found
dead near an clubhouse. He was 80
years old, and leaves number Of
adult children.
A young man who worked for A.
3. Sweet Of Prescott township last
season mysteriously disappeared OH
the night of September I, 1882, since
which time nothing has been heard
of him, although inquiries have been
made to discover his whereabouts if
living, and foul play is feared.
The commissioner of the general
land Office has written a letter to the
register at WOrthington stating that
no more entries must be made on
land selected by the Southern Mime
sofa railroad until the case of Aug.
Kufner, now pending before the su-
preme court is settled. The land was
covered at the time the grant was at.
tached, by uncanceled entries.
Last Monday three cases of small
pox were reported in DollymOunt,
Traverse comfy, and DR.. Holden
was summoned to examine into the
matter. He reports seven cases -four
in the family of Peter Sehmitz and
three at Widow Dolls. The families
of Charles Rinke, Charles Luke and
Andrew Doll have been badly ex.
posed. All the above mentioned
places have been Guaranteed, and the
hoard of health has forbidden com.
munication with the infected locality.
Train wreckers were at work two
miles east of RushfOrd OH Monday
night. A number OF large oak ties
were placed on end in the culvert
near Clark Johnson's leaving the end
about one and half feet abO 70 the
track. The accommodation which ar.
rives here about midnight struck
these ties and cut them entirely off.
The train was running about twenty
miles an hour. The front wheels of
the locomotive were badly bent and
thrown from the track.
The railroad depot at Houston was
struck by lightning on Tuesday night
and burned to the ground. The agent
!. G. Croniger. had a room in the
building. He was confused by the
shock and did not recover until the
fire was well started. When he
opened the door vf his room The
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