The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-04-27
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county.
From SATURDAYS DAILY FREE PREss.)
A pension has been granted to the
widow of W. 4. Smith, of Kasota.
Mr.. Fred Kron has sold his house
and lot situated on the corner of Vine
and Second streets to John Miller for
$1,000.
A meeting of the directors of the
Live Stock and Fair Association was held
last night The premium list was gone
over and thoroughly revised, and some
further arrangements made for next
fair
The rear of the postoffice lobby is
being partitloned off for use as a money
order department. The rear letter box
es will be removed and the desk moved
forward. This will give more room
within.
The Normal graduating class has
chosen Ole HauGan, class poet, Miss
Jennie Bennett, class prophet, Miss
Clara Wilkin, class historian. and Miss
Ida Bunce to write the class song.
Geo. Brewer, foreman of o. Il.
Mather's stone cutters, died last night
after an illness of two months. He was
a son-in-law of o. II. Mather. He was
thirty-two wears old and leaves wife
and several children. The funeral &C.
Cured Sunday afternoon under the au-
spices of the Odd Fellows, OF which Or
der he was member.
DIR. ID. +. McGraw has taken part
ner in his dental business, in the person
Of DIR. F. ii. Burnett, d. ID. s. The firm
will hereafter be McGraw Il Burnett.
The latter is recent graduate, and a
Young man of ability in his profession.
which added to DIR. McGraw's exper-
fence and fine reputation will make one
of the strongest dental firms in the
State.
Mr.. F. O. Marks, one of the oldest
settlers in Pleasant Mound, was buried
THURSDAY. He moved to this county in
1859 and was about fifty years of age.
He has been sick for several months.
An autopsy was held over the remains
and the cause of death was found to be
a formation in the stomach stopping the
passage of fluid, brought on by dyspep-
STA. The deceased leaves wife and
several children. He enjoyed a wide
acquaintance and the funeral, under the
auspices of the grange, was largely at
tended.
"A quiet wedding took place at the
municipal court this morning. About
six months ago Chas. o. Setrum, Of Ma
della, and Sophia Larson, of this CITY,
committed some little Indiscretions and
the result was that yesterday the girl got
out warrant for the arrest of the young
man on the charge of bastardy. Con-
stable Robel went to Madelia yesterday
noon and found the man on his farm six
miles from the town. He was brought
to the city last evening and agreed to
settle the matter by paying costs and
marrying the girl. Setrum has farm
of eighty acres and the newly married
couple will settle down to hOuse-keep-
ing. The Judge performed the cere-
two others as witnesses.
The thirtieth annual convention of
the Minnesota State Sabbath School
Association will be held at Mortified,
Mimi, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day. June 10, 20 and 81, 1888. Each
school is entitled to one delegate for an
average membership of of 100 or less
and an additional delegate for every 100
or major fraction thereof. All clergy
men ard their wives, and superIntend-
ents of all Christian denominations, are
entitled TO seats in the convention.
Each county or district association is en-
titled TO one delegate. Delegates will be
returned at reduced railroad rates on all
roads, provided they have receipt for
. full fare paid while going. Free enter
tainment will be furnished by the citi-
zens. All delegates should send their
names to III. w. Page, Mortified, Mimi.
(From Mondays Daily Free Press)
"A pension has been granted 10 W.
ii. Humphrey, of Kasota.
"A party of six farmers from Nicollet
county left this morning via the Omaha
and Northern Pacific for prospecting
tour of Washington Territory.
-Adjt. General Seeley has issued the
annual order for the encampment of the
NJ. n. q. at Lake City. The Second
Regiment will 90 into camp June 20 anc
remain until the Goth inclusive.
Rev. W. w. Whitney has beer
granted vacation of a couple of month";
and will visit Washington, Richmond
Va, and other points East and South.
General J. II. Baker is quoted a
follows by Minneapolis Tribune re
porter: 81 have just returned from
two-months' sojourn in various parts o
the South. only saw one place that
REGARDED as even tolerable for North
ern man to live in, and that was Biz
mingham, Ala. That town has all tn
thrift, energy, vitality ola Norther
city. could almost imagine that l wa
in Minneapolis while there; the pecu
liar urban markings of the Flour cit
of the North and the iron emporium G
the South being strikingly similal
Everybody walked fast, spoke promptly
seemed full of business, and really
heard more business talk in Birmini
ham during the week spent there tina
in all the other towns j visited In til