The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21
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800 for receiving stolen property
knowing that it was stolen. He plead
guilty to the charge.
! Nels Carpenter of Traverse was ar
rested for dynamiting fish in the Min
nesota river and fined $50 and COSTS
The st. Peter Tribune says it being
his first offense the justice RENTED his
! fine on promise of prisoner that he
could fish in that manner no more
Others may not get off so easy.
! At st. Cloud, Adlarde loyal shot
three times at his wife, two of the
shots taking effect one in the side of
the neck and one in her shoulder. The
third one went wide of the mark. He
also shot twice at a second woman, but
did not hit her. He was captured by
the police.
j The body of a child of Mrs. Lilly
Wilson of Wapasha has been exhumed
and its stomach sent to st. Paul for
examination There are suspicious that
poison was administered The child
died in CONCLUSIONS, but nothing was
thought of it at the time.
Ezra M. Boswell, one of the pioneer
residents of Winona, was found dead in
his barn. He was IS years of age. The
supposed cause of his death was pa
ralysis.
The record of the world in handling
material over a dock has been made at
Duluth by the Duluth, Misabe &
Northern, which received and shipped
in "a hours SO, 500 tons of iron ore.
The grand lodge of the l. o. g. T.
is in session at Taylor's Falls.
The contract has been closed for the
erection of 100 barrel -four mill at
! Staples, to cost SO, 900.
The severe wind storm Monday
night struck a granary on the farm of
Fred Schultz in Waterbury township,
Redwood county, and demnlished it. A
dance was going on there at the time
and when the granary was carried
away there were five dancers therein.
1t struck against the corner of the
barn and was totally destroyed. The
occupants thereof were more or less in
jured
The G. A. R. encampment at Fair
mont this week was largely attended.
Rumors regarding the Wise murder
have been revived by the appearance
of couple of detectives at Anoka. 1t
is said they are following certain clues
given them by VIM. Wise and import
ant developments are expected soon.
! Some boys at Long Prairie while in
the river swimming found box of
human bones floating down. 1t was
an ordinary soap box, and was packed
nearly full. The bones had the ap-
pearance of having been burned. A
chisel, suspenders and part of a flannel
shirt were also in the box which ap-
! parently had not been in the water
more than three or four months.
A case of mysterious disappearance
is being Investigated at Rochester.
On the 10th of April last, George An
derson, farm laborer from Dell Rock,
came to that city with nearly $500 in
his possession. Since then he has not
been seen.
The Third regiment which marched
across the country and went into camp
near Brainerd, broke camp yesterday.
The Benton county seat contest is
being decided today. Both Sank
Rapids and Foley are confident of win
ming the election
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Thorson, living
near Willmar celebrated their golden
wedding On Wednesday. This is the
fourth golden wedding in the same
neighborhood within the past eight
years.
The Golfer dam used to keep the
water out of the excavation for the
foundation for a new pulp mill at
Grand Rapids, broke yesterday morn
ing. The damage will be heavy.
Big Stone county will hold a special
| election on July 2, to vote on the pro-
position to issue $50, 900 in bonds for
new court house.
Stephen Lubinski, who was mixed
up in stabbing ARRAY at Winona
was fined $50 or sixty days in Jail.
A syndicate is being formed at Du-
luth to obtain control of some s., 900. :
900 to 81, 900, 900 of western agricul-
tural lands
Rev. George Longbrake of Galesburg
ILL.,, has accepted the pastorate of the
Universalist church at Albert Lea and
will begin his ministry there tomorrow.
The residence of Myron Perkins at
Hastings was struck by lightning
and burned yesterday. II. D. Murch
near that city also lost his stock barn.
The Albert Lea Times says that Rev.
Hove of this city, who was recently
offered the position of principal of
Luther academy in that city, has de-
clined the same
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