The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-28

lived near Young America, got fright,
ened at the rattle of milk cans in the
wagon, and ran away throwing him
out and instantly killing him. He
leaves a wife and several children.
At Granite Falls ten jurors had
been secured in the Wintner murder
trial. A special venire of % were sum
moned for this morning and it was ex.
pected the remaining two would soon
be selected.
The twelve-yea son of Frank
Gostomczsk was drowned in the Mis-
sissippi river while in bathing. Two
other boys had narrow escapes.
The Independent school district il
West Concord voted down a PROPOSE
ton to issue $40, 900 in bonds by a vote
OF "a tool.
A De Lacy Wood who has established
more newspapers than any other man
in Minnesota was committed to the in
sane hospital at Fergus Falls from
Foley, the new county seat of Benton
county.
James Clark one of the oldest resi-
dents of Brainerd and day Waterman
at the N. P. shops fell while on duty
with a paralytic stroke Monday. He
will not recover.
A wreck on the Burlington road ten
miles south of Owatonna ditched the
engine andssall the.carssexcept one pas
senger coach.
Geo. Diehl of Co. I, Owatonna was
drowned last night while in bathing.
His body was recovered.
The citizens of Luverne and adjoin-
ing towns" ARE searching for a wild
man. .sHe..made his appearance along
the banks of Rock river about week
ago, and from his hiding place has
made raids on the provisions of far
mers in that vicinity. He has firearms
and makes use of them when neces-
sary. His scanty wearing apparel has
made him known as the 'naked man. /"
DR.. en-. Stanton of Minneapolis
lost a pocketbook containing 81, 500
while boating on Lake Sakotop near
Waterville Monday. Yesterday morn
ing two young men found it on the
north shore of the lake where it had
been washed by the waves. The doc
tor rewarded them with $500 of the re-
covered money.
Five Worthington boys whose ages
range from seventeen to twenty one,
have been arrested accused of burglary
They were discovered in the act of
entering the Swedish Mercantile Co s.
store
At New Ulm Frances Goebner has
been bound over to the grand jury &C
cused of murder in the first degree of
her babe. the body of which was found
in the Minnesota river last week.
Conrad SEWERS, a wealthy farmer
near Lake City, was robbed of $3.50 by
two men who asked for a ride with
him.
c. LAWN of Howard Lake was
awarded 50, 600 by jury, against the
Great Northern road for injuries re-
ceived last March by the overturning
of freight car.
Archbishop Ireland confirmed class
of over 100 children at Hastings Sun
day afternoon.
At Morristown Sunday night burg
lars entered the department store of
Speaker & Burcho and blew the safe
open and took it's contents, about $500.
There is no clue.
Supt. W. 81. Hollands of Wells has
been appointed conductor of the sum-
mer school at Faribault, to succeed
Prof. Kilgore, resigned.
John W. TORY of Litchield, mem
Der of the legislature, committed sui.
eide by shooting himself. Poor health
is assigned as the cause.
The body of boy has been founo
in the river three miles below Pres
cott., Wis. 1t is supposed to be thai
of Frank Meyer, who was drowned at
Hastings a week ago.
During the severe thunder shower al
Glencoe yesterday morning Miss Sarah
Hops received severe shock from
Adelard loyal of ST. Cloud who shot
his wife some days ago, has been held
to the grand jury for shooting with in
tie Mt to kill.
The elevator at Halstead was struck
by lightning and burned together with
2, 500 bushels of wheat.
Judge Searle of the district court has
made order for treasurer of Benton
county to pay o. F. Trace five months
salary as county superintendent. Trace
was defeated last November, and con-
tested on ground that his opponent,
Miss Brett, was born in Ireland and not
naturalized. She did not answer and
he won.
G. j. Brooks running a stationery,
cigar and soda water business at Owa-
tonna has gone into bankruptcy.