The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-06-04

Read the call for Republican coun
ty convention.
Judge Severance's Decoration Da,
Grafton will be found on first page.
Mr.. w. w. Paddock will erect an
other residence on his Cherry stree
property.
C. NJ. Green, Esq, of Amboy, Offer
eleven head of Polled-Angus cattle fol
sale. See local.
Lake Crystal will have some races
tomorrow, and they promise to draw 6
large crowd of people.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Building Association occurs Tomorrow
night. Members will please take notice
-Gottlieb Drager, who last week ad.
vertised lost COW in these columns, re.
covered his property the day following
publication. 1t pays to advertise.
AS will be seen by local in another
column, l.. button, Esq, has introduce
ed Lake Madison passenger and ex-
press line. This will no doubt prove a
popular route for Mankato people to
visit the lake.
Mr.. Peter Thomas, of Beauford, was
III the FREE Press office yesterday, and
vouched for the assertion that he has a
COW which last week gave birth TO heifer
calf that weighed LOG pounds. This is a
whopping calf, for fact.
Sheriff Monks took Hill and Jones
to saltwater Wednesday-the former
for two years and the latter for three
years. During their Incarceration they
NAV learn that honesty and liberty are
preferable to dishonesty and confine-
ment.
The new Board of Education met
for organization yesterday afternoon,
and elected the following officers:
Oscar Decentralization
Anton Busch-Vice- President.
=. Il. MISUNDERSTANDING.
w. G.. Hocrr-Treasurer.
Prof. A. +. Bechdoldt was reelected
Sup't for one year at salary of 81 500.
The Board will meet again next We'd
nesday evening at q o'clock.
Hon. Richard Wigley was in the city
"Wednesday and took home with him a
new carriage, We presume that Mr.. W..
will use this vehicle for campaigning pur-
poses. 1t is understood that he would
like to be returned to the legislature for
another term, and if true, the people of
the third district can fare very much
worse than to send him. Mr.. Wiglev is
thoroughly honest, and will vote no
subsidies or sinecures when he knows it.
In another column we present the
report of the Secretary of the Board OF
Education of Mankato for the year end
ing May 3lst, 1886. BY this statement it
will be seen that the total amount of
orders drawn upon the treasurer during
the year is nearly $4,000. In this
amount, however, is included the pur-
chase of 81 1888 worth of real estate, ST.
- interest on bonds, etc. The as
sets of the district foot up to $57, 1913,
and the liabilities to SIS, 760.43.
Judge Severance, on Monday, sem
fenced Joseph Leiferman, for indecency
at Napoleon, four months IN county Jail,
and on Tuesday morning, sentenced Ed
ward Berry for assault on Mrs. Zenopol-
ski, 30 days in county Jail; Joseph Hill,
for stealing valise from waiting room in
Omaha depot, two years at saltwater;
John L. Jones, the notorious thief whose
have been noted i'll these
columns, three years at hard labor IN the
for burglary of Petrich's
store Mt Edgewood.
MIR. A. Carpenter, a farmer living
four miles in the country, called at DR..
Turner's office June LIST, with a severe
pain in the outer portion of his left
thigh, midway between the hip and knee
Joints. On examination the Doctor
found projection like bone or some
foreign body. Inquiry revealed the
TACT that Mr.. Carp enter had several
years ago had a severe sickness affecting
his stomach and bowels, since then his
health has been good. An incision at
once revealed the head of a pin, dark
and corroded by age.
"A surveying party of the Chicago,
Milwaukee d st. Paul railroad company,
are in the city this week,
survey of route from Man
kato to Glencoe. They propose to make
asurvey on the east and west side OF the
river, and between the two routes there
is little doubt but one or the other will
be adopted. Ifthe survey to Glencoe
on the east side of the river is adopted,
it is more than likely that the company
will absorb the Cam on Valley land
grant. In any event, the company will
get direct connection with Minneapolis
and St. Paul, and this may be looked for
very soon.
The appearance of Rev. Mr.. Lewis
at the Opera House Sunday eve ming
called out large number of people-the
house being filed to its extreme limit.
The various churches joined in the
memorial services, and the sermon was
listened to with unusual attention and
interest. Mr.. Lewis is an earnest, forci-
BILE speaker, ready thinker and man
whose every appearance bespeaks
earnestness in the Christian cause. Dur
ing the rebellion he was a Colonel on
the Union side, and in the course OF his
sermon gave numerous touching incl
dents of bravery and sacrifice as illustra-
tive of good soldier.
"A number of gentlemen were gath
cred in the Treasurer's Office Monday
morning paying their taxes, and among
others were l.. 5. Foster, a well known
farmer living near Indian Lake, and the
renowned Pa Foster of this city. When
it came l.. S. Fosters turn to be served
by the Treasurer he was approaching the
window when Pa crowded in ahead and
said "my name is Foster" But l.. s.,
Notwithstanding the fact that he had on
Jeans overalls and blouse, did not pro-
pose to be sat upon by a scrub lawyer,
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