The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-23
From Thursdays Daily.

work, and is under the care of a
physician. The latter states that his
trouble is not due to the bursting of
a blood vessel, but to medicine that
he took for stomach trouble, and eX-
poets that he will recover soon. His
condition was unchanged today.
The Commercial club advisory com.
mittee has advertised for bids for
putting down an artesian well at Min
neopa State park. While in st. Paul
yesterday, Thomas Hughes had con.
situations with Assistant State Audi
tor Brown and Assistant Attorney
General Stone, in the absence of their
chiefs, who are away on vacations, re-
garding the putting down of the ar
tesan well. Owing to the lack of
funds available at this time, it was
decided to postpone the putting down
of the well until next year On Aug.
|. $1,000 will be available for this
and other purposes.
The officials seen agreed to take
the matter up with their chiefs as
soon as the latter return. 1t is in
tended, in case enough pressure is not
secured to run fountains, to pipe the
water to a tank on the bluffs and use
a gasoline engine to raise it.
Lightning's freaks played sad havoc
in Rapidan town today. A stack on
oats put up by Erie Holberg during the
morning hour was struck by a bolt
during the noon hour. Fire followed
and the stack was entirely destroyed.
The loss, fortunately, is covered by
insurance.
A tree near the residence of Mr..
Eager's home was hit by lightning.
The bolt left the tree and made its
way into the dwelling, striking Roy
Eager. the son, who was knocked
senseless, to the floor. He tainted
three times, but no serious results are
likely to follow. The house was dam
aged but slightly.
Hunting for clam shells has been a
very popular pastime at Minne-o-wah
the past two days and it is all brought
about by an extremely lucky find OF
one of the well known residents of the
settlement down the river, says The
Winona Independent.
Fred A. Wood of Owatonna, who
spends his summers at Mime -wah,
was the lucky gentleman and as re-
suit of bathing stunt which ne went
through on the beach on Monday al
ternoon he found large clam shell.
He picked up the shell and upon open
ING it found a handsome round pearl
which weighs twenty-fOur grains and
is said to be worth at least $3.50.
Dwitt C. Ackley, one OF the well
known old settlers of Martin county,
without warning passed to that Dourh
from whence no traveller returns, Tues
day evening. For a couple of days he
had been out to his farm in Pleasant
Prairie. which is worked by his adopt
ed son, Jay Ackley. Late in the al
ternoon the old gentleman went to the
harm TO do some chores and fell dead.
GAINESVILLE has sack the Peeper
that came to grief a few nights ago.
He was peeking through the WINDOW
of the P. G. Ayars home and got
caught at it. Mrs. Ayars notihed her
husband who pounced upon the feliow'
who proved to be resident OF the
village. The fellow was allowed 10 60
his way on the promise that he would
never again indulge in such practices'
Oskaloosa, Iowa, Aug. l5.-Rev. VIII
liam Sunday, former baseball player
was hurt last night by the overturn-
mo of a buggy. He may be con-
fined to his room for several days.
While in Minneapolis yesterday,
Thomas Hughes called on Professor
Winchell of the state university anu
showed him the arrowhead that was
found in the skeleton of one or the
Indians that were found on the Ar
tbur Mitchell farm in South BEND
Professor Winchell stated that 1T was
not kind made by the Indians any
where in Minnesota except on the
Mississippi river below Hastings. Inns
confirms the theory that the Indians
were killed by the Sacs and Foxes
who lived just across the Mississippi
river.
The work of excavating for more
skeletons will begin as soon as the
harvest is completed.
New Richland, Aug. l5.-Vivian, one
Of the new towns on the "Alphaoet
road west of here, has just commenced
to enjoy it's boom days, the latest
acouisition to its business enterprises
be;no a new state bank. the charter
for which has been granted to ". H.
Schroeder and others. Keen rivalry eN-
lists between Vivian and Matawan
about six miles south of Vivian.
Sberburn is to have new lld, one
that will be replete in everything 'he
word implies if the wishes OF Two .,
orr saloonkeepers and a NUMBER VI
orr citizens amounts to anything ~
the city council, says The Advance. =
,ot;t;on was presented the council al
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