The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-16
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Charles Gardner who saw the demon
!stration, hit Lambert over the head
with spade taking large section of
the scalp Off 1t is feared the skull is
| fractured. .n-as.
! Lanesboro has commenced suit in the
district court against the contractors
who put down waterworks extension
in 1898, to recover "a, 750 paid them on
the contract, and for s., 600 damages,
the system having been rejected by the
village engineers.
| At Prairie Island near Winona Sun
day afternoon, Jacob Herring was hit
on the side of the..head by ball. He
fell to the ground like log and was
unconscious for several hours. Later
he again became unconscious and has
since.so remained, commissions compli-
eating his condition.
The Northwestern City Directory Co.
is placing. numbers ..or Redwood Falls
business houses-an ana residences prepar-
atory..to getting out adirectoryro of that
go-ahead burg. ..-r-
Game Warden Murphy arrested two
men near .Muskodaaa. Sunday for illegal
shooting.sand ssconfisoated two. fishing
rods and.two guns. s assz. s .r..s.--.
1.-THE six year-old daughter of Charles
Amos of Little Valley fell from load
of..grain, while going down hill. The
wagon passed over her neck, killing
her instantly.
There are yet over 5000, 600 acres of
vacant land in the United States land
district of Duluth. Of this there fare
several thousand square miles of valu-
able timber land, rich agricultural
lands and wide areas that are rich in
minerals.
The hoboes who made the assault ON
the young lady at Sleepy Eye Sunday
night were before the court yesterday.
One was discharged and two sent to
Jail for thirty days. 1t was case of
plain drunk.
The o-year-old child of Julius
Gullor at Slayton took dose of NOR
phine yesterday and died from it's
effects.
The Winona Telephone company has
obtained franchise to establish and
maintain toll stations at Rochester
and work on extension will commence
at once. The Bell company has had
monopoly there, and it is expected
rates will soon drop.
John Dickmeyer hanged himself in
barn at Fairfax yesterday morning.
He was % years old.
Harvey Scott, who died yesterday
morning at Faribault was q wealthy
farmer worth about 500, 000 He sold
his farms last year and after collecting
about $50, 600 and making payments of
about $40, 900, he went home and
burned the remainder. He left a will
directing the payment of few be-
quests and then directed that his ad-
ministrator burn the remainder of his
wealth, which is about $40, 600 in cash
His wife is dead and estrangement
from his family caused this remark
able will.
A. o. Gibbs a Redwood county far
mer sowed 300 acres of his farm to
fax last spring which yielded trifs
over 10 bushels per acre. He has just
sold the crop for 81. 30 per bushel, and
as result has increased his bank ao-
count in the neighborhood of 81, 500. |
The city council of St. Cloud has !
the city attorney to amend |
the franchise of the water works COM
pany for alleged failure of the COM |
pany to fulfill conditions of IT'S con-
tract The company is supposed to
furnish filtered water but has failed to /
do so.
b. Snyder, carpenter at Excelsior,
was thrown from his wheel receiving
a cut across his hip from bottle in |
his pocket, which contained coffee for I
his MONDAY lunch. The cut was about |
six inches long and from three to four
inches deep and requiring fifteen !
stitches to be taken.
The bankruptcy case of Brundin !
brothers of Albert Lea was before /
Judge Lochren in the United States +
court at st. Paul yesterday. The firm
has petitioned to be discharged from
bankruptcy. The petition is being op-
posed by the creditors who claim that
the bankrupts have withheld real es-
tate and cash. 1t is claimed that $1S,-
900 worth of real estate and So, 800 de-
posted in an Albert Lea bank were not
listed as assets.
Micheal Griffin, prisoner in the
Jail at Pennington, committed suicide
by hanging himself with his suspen-
ders. He claimed to be a brother of
the late Congressman Griffin of Eau
Claire, Wis.
The German Lutheran conference of
the Northern Minnesota and Dakota
district has just closed four day ses-
sion at Alexandria. The conference
was for the discussion of church ques-
tions and better information of minis
ters, and was atten ded by twenty four
ministers.
Joseph Herring of Winona, who was
struck by a base ball while playing
Sunday is dead The physicians wished
an operation but the mother would not
consent until too late
Anthony Tibesar, a 17-year-old boy
WAS killad hu O smitch ANGINA Of