The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-27

on visit 10 his parents at Cambria.
Mrs. Mary Whitney has purchased
the Gregory property, on Center street,
and will enlarge the house in the spring
The entire bonded Indebtedness of
the Methodist church was wiped out last
Sunday, when the last 5000 was raised
Judges of horseflesh say most posi-
lively that William Hodgson, of this
city, has the best matched team in the
State.
Mr.. Simon Engelhardt, au old citi-
zen of Lime township this county, was
suddenly killed last Friday night by
falling from his wagon.
Charley Williams will undoubtedly
be chosen Alderman to fill the unex-
pired term of o. .. Pitcher, from the
Third Ward.
Any one wanting legal blanks from a
distance can order them from THE FREE
PRESS office by mail and their orders
will he promptly filled.
If the young and energetic men of
Mankato expect to keep pace with the
rest of the world they must organize a
company of State guards.
Attention is called to the steamship
lad" of l.. A. Under. Mr.. Linder is
agent for the largest steamship lines
which cross the ocean.
Mrs. Marian kenworthy, wife of
Silas Kenworthy, Of Rapidan, died at
her home last Wednesday, aged 70 years.
The deceased was grand mother TO
Orson Mendcnhall, of this city.
-Mankato wants creamery.-.Ntn-
Reapolis Tribune.
Fact and the man who supplies the
want will Immediately step into lucra-
tive business. Who will il he
The lie Sueur Sentinel tells about a
child being born at lie Sueur this week
Monday with only one perfect arm, the
other arm being a stub below the elbow,
and the end covered with warts which
resemble toes more than fingers.
One week from next Monday the
senior Alderman of each ward, together
with the Judge of the Municipal Court.
will meet and select the names of
seventy two persons to- qualify as jurors
for the Municipal Court. These lists
are to be drawn every three months.
Our livery men, who have been
housing their cutters all winter, had
occasion to bring them forth yesterday.
All the afternoon and far into the
evening the merry jingle Of sleigh bells
and the happy laughter OF the young
resounded on the air.
j. NJ. Karmany received this week
Tuesday, an invoice of fresh fish, among
which were two Red Snapper fish, in
habitants of the Gulf of Mexico. They
are fine looking specimens of the finny
tribe with red scales, red eyes and
fins, but their meat is white and delic.
ious.
The Rerieu intimatcs to Gen. Baker
that he is now in a position, as railroad
Commissioner, to regulate the differ
ences existing or liable to exist, between
the railroad corporations of the State
and the producing class. If Gen. Baker
can affect this he will prove himself
more successful than any of his prede-
cessors.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
r. r. Company have concluded to ex-
tend their Wells & Mankato branch to
Glencoe and probably, to st. Cloud
the road to be built this year. OF course
this will kill the st. Cloud, Mankato &
Austin project.--JanesriLIe argus.
Not necessarily. The latter road
would probably be built from Austin tC
this place anyway.
Mr.. Dan Leary, formerly superin
tendent of bridges and buildings on the
Southern Minnesota division of the Mil
waukee & St. Paul, was surprised by
his numerous friends at La Crosse las
week and presented with an elaborate
silver table set, prior to taking hi'
departure for a similar position on tn,
Canadian Pacific, with headquarters a
Winnipeg.
The wheat problem still agitate'
the public mind and the solution il
apparently as far off as ever, and il
truth, we must confess that the more w
study it in its various phazes, the NOR,
entanglcd we find ourselves. 1t is 1
serious question, one which all tn
harangue possible cannot obviate, ant
we seriously think that the most power
full factor with which TO handle the sub
ject is the law of supply and demand.
The funeral of L. NJ. Slower tool
place from his residence in this city las
Wednesday under the auspices of til
Knights Templar who marched to Ant
from the cemetery in full uniform. TIL
remains reached the city Tuesday even
ing escorted by the following 81
Knights from St. Paul: Messrs. f.
; Sueher, Count De Rosh, II. G. Munger
A. j. Burnehan, Z. II. Milham and
f II. Rcaney.
t section twenty of the Municip'
, Court law of this city, reads : eth
Judge of said Municipal Court sha
hold no other office created or exIstin
t under or by virtue of the laws Of tn
r State of Minnesota, or created or exis
ing under the charter, ordinances {
&. bylaws of the city of Mankato /: an
said Municipal Judge, while noldin
h.. said office, shall have no law partner
$ According to the above law Juds
e Pitcher will need to resign his Office ,
II Alderman.
}. "A Mr.. Foster, of this city, who is
Il well digger, met with a curious accide
last week while digging well at Lal
e Emily. He was at work in the we
l. sixty feet below the surface when u p
&c about two and half months old, f,
ic down the hole striking Mr.. Fost
II square on the shoulders, injuring hi
&c seriously but fortunately not fatal
Of After he was rescued parties went do,
d TO remove the shattered remains of t