The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-07-27
MINNESOTA INTELLIGENCE.
Wells has let the contract for a
SIC, 900 school house.


Twenty-Five were bounced the other
day.
Martin Erickson of Fergus Falls
has been arrested for cutting govern.
ment timber.
The distance from st. Paul to Port
land. OregOn,by the Northern Pacific
is 1915 miles.
Gov. st. John. of Kansas, approves
the prohibition third party movement
in Minnesota.
Mr.. Bradford, formerly cashier OF
the hank 1T Verndale, will establish
\ bank at Willard.
Myrick K Son saw mill at Elysian
burned last Friday. About 10000
feet Of timber was destroyed.
The Faribault hycicle club rode to
tance in one hour and 20 minutes.
The Hubbard Guards of Red Wing
have been presented with al elegant
silk flag by Gov. and Mrs. Hubbard.
The Bingham Lake creamery has
500 cows and their product averages
from 1900 TO 100 pounds of butter
daily.
A regatta will he held at Minneton.
ka on the lst and Cd days OF August
next. 1t promises to be a very at.
tractive affair.
PrOprietOrs of the brewery burned
at Fergus Falls. will rebuild, the new
brewery to have capacity OF $40
barrels.
Il. |. Duff, Il traveller, had 1915
stolen from while he was asleep In Il
Headquarters Hotel room in Sleeper
block, Brainerd.
G. II. Anderson, of Lac Qui Parle,
declines the prohibition nomination
for state Treasurer, and warmly sup.
ports Mr.. Klllelson.
Mrs. O'Ni-l of Minneapolis last
week received "a letter containing Il
check FOR 5000. 900 bcq,lrathed her by
an old SEA captain friend.
a number Of Albert Lea citizens
are contemplating investing in Flori-
da real eslate,wilh a view of starting
orange groves in the near future.
\ party of Minnesota teachers des-
tined for the Argentine Republic,
embarked at New York recently on
the steamer Berlin. for Liverpool.
ID. &. Bell, of Minneapolis, has been
appointed u member OF the state
board of charities and corrections in
place of Judge a. II. Young resigned.
Hon. G. AmundsOn and his son AL
exander Of 81. Peter captured horse
thief in the act of taking horse from
their stable. lie gave his name rs
James CrOnsOn.
A consignment of 2.400 head of
sheep left Minnesota transfer ny the
Northern Pacific last Saturday for the
rancho of Marquis de MOres on the
Little Missouri.
A little son of l.. II. MOorey, near
PipestOne, was severely injured re.
Gently, by being driven against barb
wire fence 10y al unruly COW he was
trying to lead.
James Thomas of Pa,ker's Prairie.
was buried in Il well 80 feet deep at
that place, and was rescued alive af-
ter nine hours digging by relays of a
large force Of men,.
The safe of Neil Currie, AT Curlie,
was Blown open OH Tuesday of last
week. There WAS from 800 To vi 900
in IA burglar proof vault in the safe.
The burglars got sixty cents.
Isaac Morey, Of Havelock, Chip
prwa cGnnty,was stIUCkIy lightning
Wednesday and killed He WAS pass
ing from his house to the COW yard
with the milk pals in his hand when
Il flash of lightning struck him to the
ground.
The body of IN infant was found
last Friday in Il ravine near still
water. The skull had been crushed by
some heavy instrument, and the body
was i'm an advanced stage of decUm-
position.
Mrs. Jones, wife OF IA mechanic
living ut Rice's Point, Duluth, is
with furnishing her fifteen
year old son by holding him fast and
his sister burn him around
I he leg with red.hOt poker.
A laboring man named John Olson
was run over by "a freight train ut
LangdOn last Saturday morning, man
Cling both legs 80 that he died the
same night. He was native of Swe.
den, unmarried, and aged about thirty
years.
Mary l.. Wood of Rochester has
Just been paid SIS, 900 by the North.
western railroad company, in settle
nebt of the case brought to recover
damages sustained 10y Mrs. w. in fall.
ing OH the depot platform last win
ter. ON account of ice.
At CrOOkstOn, Robert Chederly
was rarelessly handling his shot gun
and threw it from him on the counter
of the store, when it went off, empty
ing AN ounce OF shot in this breast.
His physicians declare that he has
no chance of life.
st. Paul boy drank a pint of whisky
and went swimming, ate u lot of
green apples, drank IL large quantity
Of ice water, and went to he'd. Next
morning he was found dead. About
the worst thing 4 boy can do in hot
weather is to till himself up with ice
water.
The yearly increase in attendance
at Shattuck school, Faribault, neces.
states the erection Of Il new building
for the accommodation of bOardrIs.
1t will he called Brock hall, in men,
DRY Of the Rev. j. Lloyd Breck. who
WAS one of the pioneer missionaries
of Minnesota.
Lieb'S store ut Somerset station,
caught "n fire while he was eating
his supper. just attertwO young men
had purchased cigars. He WAS post
master and letters and stamps were
burned. He claims Il loss of three
thousand dollars with an insurance
of only two hundred dollars.
An ASSOCIATION has been iOl med
with Il capital stock of SO. 900 To pre-.
pare and improve MaplewoOd Park,
situated 81. Clear Lake. near Waseca,
Tor c.ml'meetings and other public
gatherings. This association has pur.
chased 1873 acres of land for $4,000. y
large pavilion for public assemblies
and cottages for visitors will be
erected.
y call signed by eighteen cOlored
men, citizens of Minnesota has, been
issued for II State convention OF col
urpd neOnle to be held ut st. Paul,