The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-26

tney returned him to Burgess u Lukyn
the dealers are said to have refused to
accept him, would not refund the money
nor substitute another horse. They also
charged that the horse was sold to them
by fraudulent means, that he was not
an imported stallion, but was foaled in
either Minnesota or. South Dakota.
When the service of the summons was
made the defendants asked for a change
of venue to the Blue Earth county dis
trict court, but short time ago they
made a settlement that was fully salts
factory to the plaintiffs. According to
the terms of the latter they agree to
give the Belgrade company the Percher-
,on stallion, Seducteur, weighing 1900
pounds, and regarded as an animal In
every way up to requirements.
From Saturdays Daily.
Tracy, July pa. R. Turner a
young farmer from four miles north OF
Tracy, while in town on Tuesday, lead
ing horse to the stable, was kicked in
the head by the horse and was instantly
partially paralyzed He fingered until
yesterday, when he died MIR. Turner
owned and operated large stock farm.
Last Monday night some animal got
in North Mankato and killed eight
chickens. The next night, anticipating
another visit from the animal, what
ever it might be, Mr. Roebke set a
steel trap and placed chicken in it..
At about eleven o'clock the neighbor-
hood was disturbed by a terrible rack
ct in the chicken house and on going
there, the Rockies found an immense
coon caught by one foot and fighting to
get loose. 1t took three shots from a
rifle to dispatch it.
A. S. Pinkham of Rapidan was in
MankatO today and stated that he had
found his runaway stepsOn at GAINESVILLE.
The boy returned home willingly. This
was the third time the young man took
leave of his home without notifying his
parents. Mr.. Pinkham can conceive of
no reason why the boy should have gone
away. He is well treated, so MIR. Pink
ham stated, is allowed to attend school,
and has done so every year until last
winter when Mr. and Mrs. Pinkham
were both sick and his services were
required at home. Mr.. Pinkham is at a
loss to know why his neighbors should
have made reports to the police which
reflect on himself. He claims to have
given the boy the best kind of treat
ment. The boy, so Mr.. Pinkham stated,
gives no reason why he run away.
The gnats proved too much for the
badger at the Sibley park zoo. They
attacked the little fellow numerically.
When Park Superintendent Blake dis
covered this he placed wheelbarrOw
load of sand in the enclosure for the
badger to roll in, but he was too far
gone, and died soon afterwards.
The second Of the two eagles present
ed to the park by w. J. Merchant has
also died. The condition in which they
were when they arrived and the con-
finement was too much for them.
Three little fawns were born to the
herd of deer in the park recently. The
buck succeeded in killing one, but he
was shut up until the other two were
lively enough to keep out of his way.
He did not stand his punishment very
well, but was good when let out.
The possum, foxes and other inhabit-
ants of the zoo are all doing nicely.
There was a lot of excitement in
Rock Rapids a few days ago when Dep
uty Game Warden Greene and posse
of about twenty-five farmers brought to
that place a gang of one hundred and
sixteen Italians whom Game Warden
Greene had arrested for violating the
Iowa game laws The Italians were
members of the gang working on the
Great Northern at Alvord and were
making practice of killing quail and
song birds for food. The prisoners were
driven like cattle across the country
from Alvord to Rock Rapids and were
nearly frantic when they reached that
place, as the members of the posse
were armed with guns and revolvers, and
they were in fear of their lives. While
on the way Deputy Sheriff Rogers, of
Rock Rapids, had his arm blown off
above the elbow by the accidental dis
charge of his gun, while he was holding
it in his buggy, and this added to the
terror of the prisoners. All of the pris-,
oners were fined 81 apiece which they
paid and departed from Rock Rapids
without making any trouble.
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