The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-12-21
From Wednesday DAu.Y FREE PRESS. /


A marriage license was granted YES
terday 20 w. j. Petrie, of Alma CITY, and
Carrie f.. TAYLOR, of Medo.
Fred Widel is building one of the
prettiest barns i'm the city. 1t Is of brick
and of tasty architecture.
Now Is the time to order your blank
books if you contemplate opening new
set with the coming year.
Tn most noticeable improvement
in lower town this year is the number oil
new sidewalks that have been laid.
Jacob Flachsenhar-"This is the
! first winter that | ever saw men laying
brick in the middle of December"
Mr.. John c. Noe reports the sale of
| a lot in block lS4, West Alankato, for
! w. NJ. Farr 10 Ella Wolverton, for s2uo.
The members of Superior Hose Co.
/ No. , are making preparations for their
annual bali at the city hall the evening
of Dec. Slst.
The normal and public schools close
/ Friday for two weeks vacation. Many
of the teachers will spend the holiday
/ out OF the city.
See Miss MaddeTn in her inimitabIe
/ character of Mercy Baxter in "Caprlce"
Z SdluIuaN evening. CdiG VI SN1tS nv"
open at Griebel's shoe store.
Mr.. Geo. + Brett's store is very
neatly arranged, end the show windows
are very attractive. This Is largely due
to the skill OF Mr.. Ed. Rausch.
Suit has been brought by the credi-
tors OF \. I. Wendlandt, of Good Ihun-
der, to recover Il homestead, which he Is
said to have occupied just previous to
his failure. Several other suits are ex-
pected TO be commenced.
The annual meeting of the Presby-
tcriau SUNDAY school WAS held Sunday
and the following officers elected Tor the
coming year. Superintendent, Geo. W.
Brewster; assistant superintendent,
Will d. Willard; secretary and treas
urer, Il. l.. [. Holbeck; librarian, Os-
nun Burgess; oTganist, Miss Belle
Beatty.
MIR. Wriggs, Of st. Paul, the agent for
the creamery company that has had
communication with the Board OF Trade
with regard 10 establishing creamery
in this city, is at tue MankatO House.
He brought line Of samples with him
and laet some Of our business men dur
ing the afternoon. lie wants 10 get
company started here and sell it an out
IL "a N4SoiiSlN lLINlNi it'AS uh''Si ''N '-'-iN
system.
The work of trimming out the wells at
the big mill was begun to-day and will
take several days. There are no new dew
eiupments. The well is down 800 feet and
"a an abundance of water bias been Sc
cured for all purposes Of the mill 1t is
not likely that the well will be put down
anv lower. In case the city puts in ar
tesian wells 1t would not be Necessary TO
pump the water out as 1t flows high
enough To 90 into the pump. All that
would be required would be pump 10
force il up into the reservoir. Our citl-
zens are becoming unanimously in favor
of the artesian wells as source of sup
ply for the city.
"A meeting of the school board was
held last night. The resignation of Miss
Bertha Payne, as teacher of the third
grade of the Pleasant Grove school, was
received and accepted. Miss Cora
Haynes, why has been filling this posi-
ton during Miss Payne's illness, was
elected successor TO the latter. Miss
Ayres, who was called TO her home in
the East ON account of sickness in the
| family, will return after the holidays.
Miss May ID. Roberts has filed her posi-
ton so satisfactorily that the Board vo-
ted to instruct the chairman to inform
her of their appreciation of her work.
The finance committee was authorized
to borrow funds enough to meet current
expenses until the March apportion-
ment is received.