The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-15
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
Waseca's ball club defeated the st.
Cloud team last Friday. Score to 2.
The Bodega saloon at Pipestone was
robbed of $50 in cash.
There is talk of the extension Of
the Illinois central road to Pipestone.
The Northern Pacific railroad shops
st Brainerd will be doubled in capa-
city.
Fred Metzner is dead at Redwing,
the result of runaway accident.
Staples will have new bank.
The postal department has dropped
the word Getty from Blue Earth.
Mathematics are playing havoc In
New Ulm. .-
Up to last Tuesday no one had put
in claim for the reward offered for
the capture of the murderers Of John
Wellner.
John O'Dea has returned to his
home in Winona, after a trip to
Chicago and Milwaukee. He reports
that in both towns there is a coal
famine and 81 per ton is offered over
the regular price.
Phillip Addy. accused of the murder
of the Gordon family, was released at
Litchield.
George q. Bicknell of San Fran
cisco, who was gunner on the United
States cruiser Boston at the battle of
Manila, has 5een taken charge Of by
the authorities of st. Louis county,
MINI. He was found near Tower, on
the Iron Range, sick, starving and
demented, in a freight car, where
some tramps were ministering to his
wants as best they could Papers
found on Blcknel establish his iden-
tity and his service in the navy.
Bioknell's condition is such that he
cannot give much information about
himself.
Four moose calves passed through
Duluth from the Canadian northwest
by express. The little fellows are the
forerunners of a moose herd which is
to be raised on Grand island, in Lake
Superior, thirty-fve miles east OF
Marquette, in the state of Michigan.
Lincoln 81. Franklin, Winons
young man, was drowned near Foun-
tain City.
A tornado struck Lyndon, German
settlement in Stearns county anc
buildings owned by K. Kleppner, s.
Hinkemayer, A. Mueller and Georgt
Jingle, were blown down. A large
amount of grain in shock was destroy
ed.
1t is estimated that the Minnesots
| potato crop will fill IL, 600 freight car
for shipment.
Marshal Mailinger captured an ex
convict named FELTON, at Owatonn'
| yesterday. He escaped from the state
prison at Saltwater.
Ben Schaefer is locked up at Rec
Wing on the charge of horse stealing
James McHale was elected mayor o
Shakopee, defeating Joseph Ring b.
forty votes. & u
Five stalls are to be added to tn
Milwaukee roads round house a
Wells.
The council at Duluth has awarde,
a contract for eight blocks Of asphal
paving to the Barber Asphalt Pavin
company at $54, 900.
There will be no fair held in Grow
Wing county this fall because of tn
lack Of funds to carry it on.
Mankato bicycle riders are agitatin
the building of bicycle path De
tween Mankato and this city. N
doubt the local bicycle riders will tax
kindly to the movement and materi
ally assist in erecting the path. st
Peter Journal.
| John Grey and Frank Kida, tw
prisoners, escaped from the count
Jail at Austin early yesterday morn
ing. The locks to the cell doors wer
cut by saws, and hole was cut in til
brick wall. The prisoners were in ja
for burglary committed at Ros
Creek, and were awaiting the atcio
of the grand jury.
| Former Chief of Police Ames wa
before q Hennepin county distril
court yesterday on a charge of COZ
spirscy. He had as companions G. {
Norbeck and Irwin A. Gardner.
| Adolph Burau, hotel man at Eliaz
beth, and Ed. Flick of Fergus Fail
city were overhauled by Deputy Gam
Warden Jones while returning {
Fergus Falls from a hunting trip ye!
terday and paid fine of $50 and cost
in Justice court. Their guns wer
also confiscated, and the three chicken
which they secured will cost thel
about 500.