The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-06-15
MINNESOTA INTELLIGENCE.
Albert Lea enrolls e43 pupils.

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Albert Lea enrolls 643 pupils.
Log sales are pretty active at Still.
water.
| Frost is hurting oats around Fer
gus Fails.
The Lake Side hotel at FrOntenac
will hr open Oh Jniy |.
The Brainerd q. "A. Il. post was
mustered in Friday night.
The PipestOne County Bank. CAPT.
tai $4,000, has been organized.
Chas. Cardin, of Blue Earth City,
died at Knoxville, Tenn, recently.
over $4,000 have been subscribed
toward the Albert Lea college fund.
John Young. proprietor of the
kasSon elevator has made an assign.
!nent.
Rock bass have begun to bite free.
ly in Lake Pepin, and fishermen are
happy.
| MOnlevidcO offers bonus of g..
900 to any one who will build -four
mil! there.
The new Espenscheid elevator at
Hastings will have a capacity of 100,-
600 bushels.
Minneapolis is about to issue 1926.
900 bonds for the permanent improve.
meDt fund.
A county order has just come in at
saltwater that was issued to David
Tozer in 1857 for fifty cents.
The Saltwater Il. A. II. post will
have to he assessed $28.75 to make up
the deficit at the hast lecture.
Three children of Judge Butts and
one of Warden Reed. of Saltwater,
are down with scarlet fever.
Taxes to the amount of Sl0,O7l
| were received i'm Freedom county
May 81, the last day Of grace.
II is not yet known whether the
Diamond and Bluff mills at Red
Wing, recently b;:rncd. will be re.
'liilt.
The old warehouse at jordan, to-
grther vii its contents, has been de-
stroyed by fire. The building was
iniy insured.
The safe in the Office Of G. d.
Wheeler & Co, Fergus Falls, was
hnreIa lied last Thursday night. but
Only &46 taken.
The agent oi the Winona i st.
Peter road at sleepy Eye reports that
during March. April and May .4,143
ears of emigrants' goods passed that
point.
\ lady while lowing nj Calhoun,
a few days agn. lost Il valuable tIia.
m"ld set bracelet. l. Mas not re
covered, although II could he seen at
The bottom
i'll the lake opposite ;. Saltwater, Il few
days ago, WAS a!Ini ami instantly
killed by an unknown person on the
shores of the lake.
Charles Hunter, :. nulattn cook on
u N"ljhern Pacific pay car. shot his
misirl SIS. Eliza Walsh. also cOlortd,
in Il quarrel in 81. Paul on Saturday
night. The wound is dangerous.
The Brush Electric Light Company
will illuminate Minneapolis from the
electric mast at $4,YS0 per annnm,
and maintain seven other electric
lights on Washington avenue ut ST..
9I6.25.
The alleged rape case ut Fergus
Falls last week has resulted in the
discharge of DuntOn and the fining of
Uoneycutte $50. The old woman,
Annetta Nelson, the prosecuting wit
ness. wanted money but got left.
Internal revenue collections in.the
First district for the month of May
were rs follows: Fines and penalties,
$l20.s7; beer stamps, "a. 432 40; ci-
gar and tobacco stamps, S2,073.30;
special stamps, 1905 .OS; total, $20,-
305y08
a faulty brake on Il freight car
loaded with stone probably caused IL
fatal injury OF Martin Boyle last
week. The car was going on the
down grade, and the brake not work
ing, il ran into another freight, the
young man being thrown from the
car with Il number of stones on tOpO
him.
Dodge Center has just held sue
cessful sheep shearing festival. The
silver cup for rapid shearing was tax
en- hy WE. Churchward; William
Beard took second prize. The premi-
UNI for best show of stock from stall
lions was won by J. Edmond, first
prize; J. Bartel, second. The prizes
for best bull and stock were awarded
to w. Ii. Palmerlee, first: G.. l..
Shuster. second. No more monthly
fairs will be held this summer.
Jackson Republic Ten or twelve
either of Petersburg have been to
the WOrthingtOn land office and fled
on railroad land in that township.
They each took possession of an 80"
or quarter section and are preparing
to erect shanties and test their
claims for all they are worth. Great
excitement prevails among the den-.
liens of that serene and lovely town
ship over the matter, and if they hold
the fine land they are after they will
be lucky men.
a young man found in freight
Car stealing il ride on the Minneapolis
( st. Louis road was ordered by the
conductor TO 90 into q caboOse when
he reached the next station. He at.
tempted to follow the conductor and
fell between the freight cars, crush
ing his leg below the knee. His alb
sence from the train was not missed,
and he was not discovered for twelve
hours, when he was taken to Albert
Lea, the nearest station. He had
taken off his coat and shirt and
bound the wound the best he could.
Exoifod Thor