The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-11-30
MINNESOTA INTELLIGENCE.

state TICKET.
Window has a public library. Some
of the ladies of the village made the
effort and obtained 1t.
Hon. A. II. Bulls. of WinnebagO
City, has lost several head of valuable
cattle with black leg.
Owing to the low water; the Pills
bury A inill, at Minneapolis: Is put.
ing in steam power.
A runaway team dashed into the
school house at Albert Lea last week,
injuring two children.
An attempt is being made at Ro.
chester TO reOrganize the Young
Mems Christian association.
b. +. Mackall. a prominent citizen
of Moorhead. narrowly escaped death
from asphyxiation from coal gas.
Among the class day speakers at
Dartmouth is the Introductory ad-
dress, George A. NettletOn, st. Paul.
Farmers about Mortified are com.
PEELED to dispose of their cattle and
hogs on account Of the scarcity OF
corn.
Fred W. kellogg. a prominent young
man of Red Wing. died In New
Haven. Conn.,, on Monday of last
week.
Louis LaValle, an old and respect.
ed citizens OF Centerville, is missing
under circumstances which point to
foul play.
The fast men of Kasson are on.
deavOrlng to organize driving park
association, with fair prospects OF
success.
KandiyOhi county, has by vote of
S78 to 263, decided ut the late election
that each township should support Its
own paupers.
The post.Office at Canton was rob.
he'd one night last week. About $500
in cash and 800 worth Of stamps
were taken.
Burt Wigham, of Troy, WAS seri.
Ously wounded last week by an acct
dental shot from a revolver in the
hands of a friend.
The State treasury is now short of
funds, and there will probably be
none for the payment Of officials till
after the March settlement.
Charles Paige. collector for the
First National Bank at Saltwater, is
reported to have abscOnded with
funds belonging to that institution.
The saltwater Electric Light com.
pany have purchased the water pow
er at Apple Falls, WIS.,, IL miles
north of the city and will transmit
the power.
A syndicate to advance the price of
wheat cents, for the benefit Of farm.
ers and to get their trade. has been
formed at Litchiield by the leading
business men.
Mrs. Henry, so badly used by her
husband, half breed, near Winona,
has been found at Pickwick, alive,
although badly bruised from the eff.
fects of his assault.
Col. Alien, proprietor of the Mer-
chants Hotel, and president of the
st. Paul city council, was recently
and fined for keeping his bar
open on election day.
The house Of r. l.. Davis, of Bear
Valley, was entered by thieves on
Tuesday last and $4OO belonging to
the Miller estate taken therefrom.
There is 10 clue to the robbers.
Hon. M. H. Dunnell owns one.third
of the TOWNSHIP of New Rockford.
Foster Co., Dakota. 1t is located on
the James river, and on the James.
town branch of Northern Pacific II.
r..
The Lake City Sentinel Office was
a second time destroyed by fire, last
The material was valued
at 5000, and insured for $5. 900. The
Sentinel will resume publication at
once.
Albert Werner, convict from the
WinOna county, has escaped from the
State penitentiary. He Ia % years
old, 5 feet S inches in height, black
hair, hazel eyes and of dark complex
ion. A reward of 500 is offered for
his capture.
A section boss named Moran was
jerked from hand Car on the OsseO
branch of the Manitoba road. near
the 18th, by freight train
up while he WAS grasping
chains attached to the train. He was
fatally injured.
An error of ten votes in counting
the ballots for register of deeds OF
Wabasha county changes the result
and elects j. Bartlett, Republican, by
a majority of three. The certificate
Of election had already been given to
John Mullen. Democrat.
The St. Paul Globe has published
articles of incorporation.
and announces that 1t will soon move
into building erected for it by Com
mOdOre Davidson, 1T the corner of
Fourth and Cedar streets, and will
put in a new Hoe perfecting press.
The Polk county commissioners are
charged with accepting brides to To-
cate the Red river bridge at East
Grand Forks at a point that would
benefit certain real estate. Commits
siOner Higbern denies taking bride.
and charges the rest with receiving
800 each.
Burglars went through Blair's
hardware store and Gray drug store,
al Waterville last Friday night.
they were discovered and five Of
them were caught by the citizens.
One of them was strung up, but the
sheriff rescued him. Four OF them
were held for trial.
A railway bridge near Glencoe was
partially destroyed by fire, and ter
rible disaster would have occurred
had not the defect been discovered by
Mr.. TURNER'S, who sent his little
daughter to Glencoe to warn the tele-
graph operator, while he tagged the
train from the other direction.
A petition Is being circulated and
receiving many signatures to open
the Red Lake Indian reservation for
and for sale. About one.
third of this reservation is the finest
agricultural land of the west. is well
watered and interspersed with small
tracts of hard wood timber, and Is
easily accessible to market. The bal.
ance Is covered with heavy pine tim.
Der. There are now about 700 In.
lians living Oh this reservation, and
they occupy but small tract OF land
lying on the south and east shore
lf Red AXE