The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-10
CAUGHT BY THE WAYSiDE.
From Saturdays Daily.

! Wadena PlOneer-JOurnal: Fred II
Bigelow, the land man, reports the
sale of two high priced farms. The
sales made last week. John "
Baker of Chatfield, Olmsted county
bought the Hovelson and Stevens
farms short distance east OF
this city. Mr.. Bigelow owned
the Stevens farm and he dis.
posing of the combined tracts to Mr.
Baker Together the farms include
1913 acres. There are good buildings
on both places. Bigelow's agency
also reports the sale of the old Fred
Rauscher farm of eighty acres, four
miles south of this city. The pur-
chaser is J. r. Buck of Lake Crys-
tai Mr.. Buck came here earlier in
the season with G.. M. Black and
looked the country over. He was
we'll pleased with this section and
picked the Rauscher place before re-
turning home. AS soon as he could
make the necessary arrangements
he closed up with Mr.. Bigelow for
the Rauscher place.
This man has a charmed life.
Erick Gilbertson of Freedom was
struck by Minneapolis and st.
Louis switch engine as he was
crossing the track on West Clark
street at Albert Lea and thrown be-
meath the engine which passed over
him. When the engine was stopped
he crawled out between the wheels
of the tender. He was taken to the
hospital where it was found that he
had sustained only a broken leg and
several cuts and bruises. Two
years ago Mr.. Gilbertson had a
similar narrow escape when working
on a corn binder. The horses ran
away and he was thrown in front
of the machine. When picked up the
flesh on his hips and heel had been
cut away so the bones protruded!
Three ribs were also broken and
bent out.
New Ulm Journal: 1t was ru-
mored here yesterday that the
Hanska Milling company had dis
posed of their mill property at Han
ska on Thursday, and that the sale
had been made to Canada parties,
who proposed to dismantle the mill
and move the machinery to Canada.
The mill, which had capacity OF
200 barrels per day, was shut down
several years ago as it was not a
paying proposition, and at the pres
ent time the New Ulm Roller Mill
company has lease on the build
ing and is using it as an elevator.
The rumor relative to the sale OF
the mill could not be confirmed, but
it is believed that definite develop
ments will be made known within
the next few days.
Dennis O'Shea, veteran of the
Indian massacre, died at his home
near Fort Ridgely last Saturday
The cause of death was cancer, with
which he had been sufferer for
some time. He was a native OF
Ireland, where he was born over
eighty years ago, and came to
America in the early SOS, being n
resident of Nicollet county for over
fifty years. He enlisted in the reg
.u.ar army and served as can
noneer at Fort Ridgely, displaying
great bravery during the attack on
that stronghold by the Indians in
1862. .
What proved to be a peculiar phe-
nomenon was the intermittent burn
ing of a tree in the yard OF A. }.
Rush at 318 Byron street last night.
1t seems that the tree caught hre
from an electric wire and started
to burn. Soon the fire would peter
out and then start up again, with
out any apparent cause. This was
kept up for an hour, from eight to
nine o'clock 1t is believed that no
permanent damage was done the
tree.
st. James Plaindealer: Mr.. A. Fl.
Anderson, the honest Iowa land man,
succeeded in closing deal with.
the Sonnesyn Land company OF this
city, whereby w. N. Bartholomew,
one OF the plOileelS anu pOc' o"Si
ness men of Indianola, Iowa, be-
came the owner of the Sonnesyn
| 900 acre farm near Grogan and
one-half interest with Mr.. Anderson
in large implement and hardware
business in their home town.
Glenn Allyn has made application
to County Attorney Schmitt for the
arrest of Eugene Coy whom ne
charges with driving on the left
side of the street; also alleging that
he is obstructing the street with We
hicles. County Attorney Schmitt was
out of the city today, but it is UNI
derstood that he informed Mr.. Allyn
that he would take the matter up on
his return.
Perry H. Wysong, one of the pio-
neer residents of MankatO, is con-
fined to his home on account of i'll
ness. He is not dangerously sick,
but the attending physicians have
ordered him to remain quiet for a
few days. '