The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-11-05
GAS CAUSED HIS DEATH
c. r. HOLDREDGE, WHO
LIVED AT BANCROFT
M. +. Dixon, who Formerly Re-
sided In Winnebago, Killed
In Auto Wreck
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch. i

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.
Blue Earth. November 3.-Miss Nellie
NJ Bruss of Blue Earth. who Is presi-
dentsof one Of the large dormatories at
Hamline university where she Is soph-
onore has been chosen as one of the
members OF the Girls Glee club Of Ham
line university which club will tour the
iron region for two weeks giving con-
certs- in some of the largest towns. Miss
e ssSs sesSes sns f ~, % .o pxe hs
and also as their coronet soloist.
c Z. Holdridge who formerly lived
near Bancroft, Iowa, but now resides on
s fs t s1cas north n Of s Ass So H De.
Moines by turning on the gas and going
to bed with ell windows closed. He
had been in financial trouble and evil
pos. Of ending his life as he wrote a
note advising her what to do before he
undressed and went to bed that night
Dorothy Mae. the two year old
Wells Of ossood Iowa. ' was Bitten by a
hog Monday morning. which broke out
of the pen and attacked the child. She
was seriously injured. She was bitten
bitten to the bone. Both lower limbs
were badly bitten and torn ana her en-
tire body Is black and blue from bruises
NJ. r. Dixon, who formerly lived In
accident near Ames. Iowa He in COM
pany with r. r. Harvey. manager OF q
hotel In Webster City. were driving to
DesMoines. and en- route the steering
ming Mr.. Dixon beneath It. His spine
was broken at the base Of the brain.
Mr.. Harvey escaped with slight injuries
The car which was Cole eight. burned.
and four young children.
On Saturday night robbers broke into
the garage at Swea City; Iowa: ana az
tempted to blow open the safe. They
either gave up the JOB or we're srouna the
I door was cracked diagonalIy. running
: from the corner Of the door to the out.
er edee Of the safe. il is thought tnst
explosives Of some kind . were us useT :;
Sc likely the robbers were looking toII
money There was about $500 IN the
safe at the time.
There IL q prospect That announcer pas.
senger train VIII be put on this line OF
fhe Northwestern road between Gilmore
and Des Moines In the near future.
word has been received by the sheriif
that Fred Cailies Of Titonka is a desert,
er from the navy. He deserted his snip
snohornish while in Port Angeles. Wash.
octcber o. There IL q reward out TOT
hts apprehension.
The wife Of Rev: peyidsSn .,. the NEW ~
minister rssentiy . sent 70 !. ssss. She
went 20 the conference at Albert Lea
end was taken sick there she entereo
fhe hospital IN that place where sne re-
NAMED until her death ,,,. Earth
r-esn,erv A. w. Seidel, has resigned
his position. and moved with his family
10 ct Paul where he has accepted a
position with the o ssnitl hs, taken his
nlace as butterr,aker here WIN August
N~uhalfen as helper.
The little four wear old SON Of Mr. and
Mrs. Theodore SNOW. who WORK on .ns
kicked In the hend by O. horse ana SET J,
nurIv injured He was taken oy nis
father the same afternoon 20 the Onl-
versity hospital at Minneapolis wnefe
every, effort possible Is being maoe u
Jsmes stanton. who left here couple
NJ weeks ago for Texas stopped on IN
okl.horna 70 work at an OIL wen: ~
been injured and that he would start
for home ss soon as possible. He ar
Rived here the. first OF this week with
bsdly crushed foot
&c. xho were employed by Contractor
T~onhardf to work at carpenter work
1ere ouite badly injured by falling SIX
teen feet to the ground when tf tss ; Tohr
fole broke while worktnR on the JOIN
MuJerrs eidence near Walters.
rred Garrison Of Granada received IN
turtles that VIII likely prove fatal wnne
threshing on the Henry Meyer farm
. He WAS tending separator AND We
I'm 4 n~otruding set screw caught hi:
s,eeve md he was :, instantly whiskeo
around end thrown violently sever
$sSsr to his home where three doctors
finsIiy found signs Of life. Within a
few hours ne became conscious The
rieht arm IL fractured In three places
ana ynuscfes are torn badly besides ne
mas several other injuries His entire
BODY is covered with bruises. He haa
an accident ten years AFRO ana iost
: the stxi,t OF one eve at that time; nis
thcuS1ht that had he been able to see
With both eyes this accident would have
ae>11rTAA.