The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-16
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Albert Lea complains of too ..many
dogs running around it's streets and
making the nights hideous with their
yelping, and the Tribune wants dog
catcher appointed to pick up the stray
ours.
Among the recent appointments of
President Mckinley to the army is
that of Christian A. Bach of st. Cloud
as a second lieutenant. Bach was a
member of the Thirteenth Minnesota
and saw service in the Philippines,
and later served in the Thirty-fourth
volunteers
Sheriff Hermes of Todd county ar
rested Ole Olson near Ortonyille be-
cause the latter could not pay note
the sueriff held for collection. The
charge made against Olson was remov
ing mortgaged property. He then re-
taliated by having the sheriff arrested
for unlawful oppression. Hermes was
released on a writ of habeas corpus and
went home without his prisoner.
Lewis Thurston was caught in the
act of stealing bra So in the Northern
Pacific shop yards at Brainerd, and ar
rested. Two others who were with
him escaped. Over $500 worth of brass
has been stolen from the yards there
in the past month and sold to junk
dealers It is said that Thurston is
wanted in Montana for stealing.
G. F. Ireland, one of the old resi-
dents of Appleton, narrowly escaped
death Wednesday afternoon. He was
confined in the Jail for drunkenness
and while in temporarily demented
state set fire to the building. One
other prisoner was in the Jail and the
flames were discovered in time to res
cue them.
d. W. Leach was arrested at Motley
charged with grand larceny, the charge
being preferred by General Agent
Pruden of Duluth, of the Fidelity Mu-
tual Insurance company. 1t is claimed
he collected premiums which he never
turned over.
John Mccarthy, a farmer of Inver
Grove, whsle driving home from South
st. Paul yesterday morning fell from
his buggy and when picked up was
dead 1t is thought appoplexy was the
cause.
Col. E. S. Ormsby and Charles Nc
Cormick of EINmettsburg, Iowa, will
open a bank at Ormsby, this state next
week.
Bed Wing will have new Touring
mill. The capital stock of the new
concern will be 800, 200, the greater
portion of which is subscribed by Red
Wing people.
Willie Nicum the eleven-year old son
of Alex Niccum of Chaska was severely
kicked by a frightened horse. His
skull was found to be fractured in
,o1o hat - 20 fhn,1pIt hn nv
recover.
At Lsngdon a railroad laborer
threw up his job to go pearl hunting
and on his first day at this work found
a magnificent pearl for which he was
offered 81, 600 and refused it.
The body of a boy apparently ~ OF
, IA years old was found in the river
near LangdOn. AS the body was per-
fectly naked, it is supposed he was in
bathing. He is supposed to bea boy
missing from one of the down, river
excursions.
The business men of Alexandria will
operate al independent elevator this
season.
New Ulm journal: A threshing
machine and nine stacks of grain on
Henry Seifert's farm in Sigel burned
Tuesday. It is supposed the fire was
started by a'spark from the engine.
The large barn at the Pereheron
Horse Farm, seven miles northwest OF
Pipestone was struck by lightning and
burned Thursday night. An adjoin-
ing sheep shed and stock barn were al
so destroyed. The total loss was about
$40. 900.
The matter Of an electric line from
Fergus Falls to Perham in Otter Tai
county is being agitated. 1t is said it
would open up ricn section of coun-
try that is without railroad facilities.
The St. John elevator at Worthing-
ton was struck by lightning and
burned, The loss is about So. 600.
Willmar citizens have held a mass
meeting and appointed committees to
arrange for grand harvest festival
/ Carl Flolo has been arrested by
Sheriff of Stearns county and taken to
st. Cloud, charged with criminal as
sault upon the person of Lillian Hen
erickson, aged IA years.