The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-02-26

Three persons received the rite q
baptism nj the Baptist church last Tues
day evening, making over fifty in the
same church the present Winter.
Misses Hutchinson, Sparrow, an,
Wagner and Messrs. Brett, Schroeder
Gushing and Thomas, at Miss Greene
recital on Wednesday evening March Sd
A few of our prominent business
men devoted an evening this week t'
the "tobog," CA Captain Washburn'
slide, We are told. They report hiIar'
ions time.
A prominent real estate dealer of
! this city remarked to us this week that
real estate throughout the city and
county has advanced 20 per cent in
value within wear.
Since our last issue the following par
ties have been licensed to we'd
Stephen May-Nlary ireland.
John Ii. Craver-Alice Bigclow.
Geo Irvine-Mary Miller.
Josiah Swanscn-Auna May Guther.
Spring sentiment was rife during
"Wednesday, while the water coursed
along every avenue, and southern zeph :
yrs famed uS in comfort, but that has
vanished and-well Minnesota is re-
dceming her record. in respect Ia frigid-
itv.
A district meeting Of the sons of
Temperance commenced at Lake Crystal
to-day, and will continue over to-mor-
row. Rev. J. {. Oglc. of this city, is
present, and will deliver an address To
the youn. ucop.e this afternoon. The
chief item of the program tomorrow will
be Il lecture by Prof Parker.
-rilc manager of the Burr Oaks COM
pany stated 10 us on Monday that Man.
kato's Opera House has the best acoustic
principles in the United States, and says
that il is 50 rated throughout the coun-
try. He says person can whisper on
the stage and be heard in any part of
the binding.
-lieu. Pass. Esd. will begin work.
next week preparatory 10 the erection
of a two story brick building on his lot
on Jackson street. The lower portion Of
the new building has been leased for Il
term Of five wears 10y Mr.. +. +. Eldridge,
for photograph gallery, The upper
floor will be occupied by Mr.. Pass for
living rooms.
Mrs. Judge severance entertained
about seventy-fivc of her lady friends
with Il seven o'clock lunch last evening.
The lormalitics of tea party always fills
the soul of lady with sense of dread,
but upon this occasion the genial hostess
quietly but firmly locked the dread mon
Ster out in the cold. and an exceedingly
social time was the result. 1t was one
of the very pleasantest lunch parties of
the season.
4 very sal d-atI, o"curroh ~; tho
resldence.of stephen Lamm, Esq. yes-
terdav morning, their servant giri, Miss
Mary kiefie, dying after weeks illness
with spinal meningitis. She was Il young
lady ABOUT twenty years old, and neice
of Jos Kettle, of Mankato township.
The sal part of the circumstance is, that
her parents and other immediate rela-
uvcs reside in Germany, she having
coma here Two years ago on Il visit, and
remained She had been with Mr..
Iamm's family for over year.
Last sunday evening Sheriff Monks
left for Lincoln, Nebraska, TO obtain the
proper authority To arrest Ed. Barry
who assaulted Mrs. Ieuipolski IN this
city last summer, and later made mde-
cent proposals To a lady at Maple ton,
and returned with him this morning.
Barry was at Coleridge, Nebraska en-
gagged at painting, and his wife had just
loined him. They were boarding there
and when Mr.. Monks called upon them
at the boarding house, Barry complete
" wiltcd forawhile. 1t was great sur
prise to them. The fellow is now in
Jail ut this city.
We wish Ia Cdn tine attention IF our
readers Ia the letter signed by anumber
of our most prominent citizens, tn Miss
Agnes Green, and her reply in to-day s
issue. This entertainment which will
be given next "Wednesday evening will
repay all who attend. Miss Green for
whose benefit It is given, is a drama tie
reader of acknowledged ability, and has
/ ALWAYS met with the warmcst kind of
/ receptions wherever she has consented
/ to appear in public, this, and the fact
that she will ice ably assisted by our
most popular musical talent will insur e
all who attend II rich evenings treat.
/ "A series of runaways was the first oc-
currenccs to elicit visible attention from
J the reporters, Yesterday. About nine
o'clock "Wednesday evening ''Steve" Dol
! SON bus teamldepartedf romthe Mankato
! House where they had been stationed to
await train time and were not found un
Ill nearly midnight, standing in the alley
at the rear of Klein's furniture establish
ment. bus and all, with
nodamaee of consequence done
Yesterday about ten o'clock Mr.. Dema,
RAYS express horse undertook TO speed
himself down Front street. and Iouman
Brothers d ITodgns' lumber team took
the inspiration and started on Il home
run for the lumber yard. No serious
consequences.
An attempt was made last Monday
morning to burglarize and fire DR.
ID. +. McGraw's residence. The ser
want girl arose about five o'clock anc
proceeded othe kitchen, when she found
the room filled with smoke. She observed
some one in the room with a bundle
under his arm, which she Immediately
grasped and took away from him. Tit
intruder then escaped at the door
whereupon the girl turned her atten
ton to the fire, finding that he ha'
poured oil over the kindling wood anC
some clothing and ignited the same
She took tub OF water which had beer
prepared for washing and poured
. over the burning mass in time to saw
a serious conflagration. Further exam
ination showed that the would-be incen
diary had collected large number o
napkins, towels, table-cloths, etc. ,whlcl
he was about 10 escape with when tn
heroic girl thwarted him. He had ais
taken some silverware and had il i
readiness to depart with. What coul
, have been his design i'm firing tn
. house is not easy to conceive, unless
. were pure deviltry. No clue has ye
= been discovered that is likely to lead
!. an arrest, although one party was take
r on suspicion, but the young lady said b
was not the one. She describes him q
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