The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-22
Around About Us

making of Hender the head of
navigation on the Minnesota river. and
thinks congress should take action to
that effect. 1t says that this would
then open the way for needed railroad
improvements, among which is the
strengthening of the Omaha road from
st. Peter to Ottawa.
There are six independent telephone
companies doing business in Goodhue
county, and at least 300 farmers are
said to have put phones in their
homes this season. Only one of the six
lines is connected with Red Wing.
A coroner jury in Benton Co declared
that Anna Walstrom came to her death
by a gunshot wound Intentionally in
fiicted by her husband. No one saw
him fire it, but in an ante-mortem
statement, Mrs. Walstrom accused him
of causing her death.
The saw mills at saltwater have
closed for the season. More than the
usual amount of lumber was sawed,
the season being long one.
VIM. Sloan, a farmer living five
miles south of Madelia, was thrown
from his wagon while returning home
from town, crushing his skull. He
cannot live.
The body of Ira Reynolds of Farris,
near Cass Lake, was found in the
woods, death being caused by gun
shot wound. At first suicide was sus-
pected, but it is now thought he met
with foul play as he was last seen
with another party. His body was
frozen to the ground and badly eaten
by the wolves
While after a horsethief, man
was captured near Brandon, who is
supposed to be an accomplish in the
Millerville postof1ice robbery.
| Two young men in Saltwater are
in trouble for passing counterfeit
money. One of them, McGann by
name, has been arrested The other
one fled.
Henry Scheibel farmer in the town
of Cottonwood, south of New Ulm,
has peat bog on his farm, which
caught fire few days ago from q
passing engine, and has since been
burning He hauled water for while
in the attempt to put it out but failed.
Great holes have been burned out in
{ places 1t is said he will sue the rail
road company for damages
H. I. Winter has been arrested al
Milacca charged with having carelessly
caused forest fire in October last.
During the absence of Mayor Huge
of Duluth, the acting mayor issued al
order closing saloons on Sunday. 1
was thought that the mayor would re
scind it on his return, but he seems
disposed to allow it to stand and en-
force it, and Duluth will probably b
dry on Sunday the balance of his ad
ministration.
Waseca Journal: Hotel Maplewoo(
and the cottages will be torn dow
and the lumber sold. AS there is littl
prospect of the park ever being re
vived as resort this action on tn
part of the own ers is found necessar
to save the property from vandals.
Two hundred and three packages G
butter have been entered to Compel
for premiums at the Dairyman's asso
citation at St. Cloud. This is fit
more than has ever entered heretofore
The attempt at Sunday closing G
stores in New Ulm is reported to b
opening up into bitter fight and it
predicted that the wide open polio
will win out. A dispatch says tia
warrants would be issued from th
justice court at Sleepy Eye today fc
some of the offenders
Ex- Mayor Blodgett of Red Wing
one of the oldest business men of tia
city, suffered an appopletic strok
Monday.
While two men were walking alon
the railroad track at Le Roy Monda
evening, they were attacked by tw
masked men. One of the men attacke
was knocked senseless and relieved {
$685. The other other man ESCAPED
There is no clue to the robbers.
The crushed body of a lumbermar
supposed to be Charles Olson of Prince
ton, was found on the railroad track
Sandstone 1t is supposed he la
down on the track and went to slee
f and was run over by train.
. Local capitalists will open ban
at Hazelrun, place near GRAM
; Falls.
A game warden with the aid of
drag net at Lake Kormis, near Ne
Paynesville, secured over 300 feet
gill nets which had been set and we
being used in violation of state law
The butter and cheese men of Il
state are in session at st. Cloud toda
:, Gov. Van SAINT will address the
this evening.
n A Bemidji dispatch says that b
= tween five and six thousand men cou
find employment in the woods
q that vicinity for the winter, in lul
bering operations.
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