The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-30
Around About Us

The st. Cloud Gas 81 Electric Light
Co. are making extensi We improve
ments to their plant and intend to
make it one of the best in every re-
spect in the northwest.
Barney McKeag residing few miles
from Buffalo, committed suicide by
taking Paris green. He had previously
attempted to murder his daughter-in-
law with an axe.
Wheat yields on an average from
ten to fifteen bushels per acre around
Candy, grading mostly No ?.
At Redwood Falls the ball players
arrested for playing ball on Sunday
were discharged because of defective
complaints. The ministers and citi-
zens under arrest were also discharged
on the same grounds. 1t is thought
no further action is likely.
Henry Kammerers building at Blue
Earth, in which was located John
Erickson's wagon shop and Henry
Belcom's paint shop was burned yes
terday morning. The loss is So, 600.
1t was of incendiary origin.
Work has begun on the dam at Red
wood Falls. and the lake is an assured
fact. The lake formed by it will be
three miles long.
Paul Syverson, a farmer of Fox
Lake, near Fairmont, was killed by
lightning while riding from the field
on load of hay. Geo. Hopp, a neigh
Dor of Syverson' lost barn at the
same time from lightning. Three
COWS were also burned
Day laborers are said to be very
scarce at Duluth. Contractors are said
to be backward about making bids be-
cause of the lack of help.
Ellsworth Holdridge of Deer River
was instantly killed yesterday morn
ing. The shooting was accidental.
In jumping from tree he had bee n
climbing Ben Mcintosh at Winona
caught ring on one of his fingers on
a nail in the tree, with the result that
it stripped the flesh from the finger to
the bone and amputation was neces-
sary.
Bishop Cotter has arrived home at
Winona from trip east which was
taken for the benefit of his health.
The members Of the Winona normal
Alumni have presented Former
President Sheperd of that institution
with handsome loving cup.
Peter Wellhens, young man aged
%, at st. Cloud, has been left for
tune of $40, 900 by an uncle at Joliet,
Ill
A few days ago VIM. Remus of
Sleepy Eye unthinkingly snapped the
trigger of a revolver he had in a
macintosh coat he was wearing G,
when it went off, the ball taking
effect in the feshy part of his arm.
He will be careful about amusing him
self that way in the future.
John Schlosser, a carpenter, who
arrived at Winona a week ago with
his wife, deserted her Thursday and
bought ticket at one of the depots for
without a cent, and was given ticket
to La Crosse, where she said she could
get money TO follow him up.
William Carson former bartender
in the twin Cities was shot and killed
by John King, bartender at Hib-
bling. The trouble arose over the pay
for drink. King will be taken to
Duluth.
: Mrs. Sanford, widow of a prominent
Red Wing lawyer and an old resident
of that city died suddenly while visit,
ing near Cottage Grove.
At the state land sale at Bemidji,
Auditor Dunn sold about 5, 900 acre
of state lands 1t was one of the most
successful sales ever held in that part
of the state.
worth of property.
An explosion in the Warfield electric
plant at Bemidji destroyed So, 900
Olmstead county farmers are making
an endeavor to capture the premium
for the best county exhibit at the state
fair.
A steam threshing engine belonging
threshing on the farm of G. L. Chris.
tianson near Porter. instantly killing
Mrs. Christensen, her daughter and
two or three of the threshers.
Last spring at the close of a joint
debate in Fergus Falls, J. Adam Bede
challenged 0 w. Stewart, secretary Of
the Prohibition national committee tx
a series of "a joint debates the com
ing winter Mr. Stewart has made
arrangements to accept the challenge
A large portion of the debates will oc
cur in the southern part of the state
An attempt will be made to secure 6
prominent Democrat to represent his
party in the debates
Duluth has suspended all street
work for the remainder of the season,
the fund for that purpose being ex.
hausted.
This week the Epworth League Of
Hokah edited and published the Chief
of that village and next week it will
be issued by the young people of the
Catholic church.
The postoffice at Dexter was bur.
glarized Thursday night and about $50
taken besides stamps, etc. Admit
lance was gained by means of skele
ton key.
At special election on Wednesday
the voters of Deer River authorized
the issue of So, 600 in bonds to put in g
water works system. The village will
add So, 500 to this from its treasury.
The Hastings Milling Co. has pur-
chased the mill which has been owned
and operated by Adam Simpson fol-
the past % years. The price paid wai
$S, 600.
The wheat yield around Marshall il
reported at from 10 to 20 bushels pei
aero