The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-03-15


part from 0 to inches WAS reported.
The range of barometer pressure for the
month-minus inches-was quite re.
markable. The prevailing wind was
northwest.
From Wednesday DAILY FREE PRESS.
Remember the st. Patrick's day en-.
,ertainment at the opera-house Saturday
evening.
| r. A. Rev, of this city, has been
granted patent upon newly invented
ventilating mechanism.
Wells voted on the question of IL
cense or no license yesterday, and the
former carried by large majority.
The item announcing the marriage of
Mr.. John Anderegg, of Mankato town.
ship, was incorrect. 1t was Mr.. John
AHdring, of Belgrade.
Preparations for resuming opera
tons at the cement works are being
made. About Twenty-Five hands are be-
ing employed at present.
The election in Butternut Valley
Yesterday resulted:
superintendent Nelson, Chm, RAJ
phael Reimann, Edmund Jones.
Clerk-Gilbert Guttersen.
Treasurer-John w. Austin.
Assessor-C. w. Shelby.
Justice-E. J. Evans.
Constable-Thomas j. Jones.
The newly appointed Governor of
Dakota is brother-in-law of our towns
man, Mr.. J. II. Long, who has been in
Identified with HIN in business enter
prises in Dakota. Gov. Mellette, it will
be remembered, made political address
in the city some years since.
HI. X. Lee: The Blue Earth river
bridge is not to be taken down until a
crossing has been provided, either fer
ry or the old bridge left in such shape
that 1t can be used. In the latter case
probably travel would have to be stop
ped for two or three days. This is most
likely the way that it will be. Notice
will be given when travel is interrupted.
Mr.. A. o. Nepil, of st. Paul, signed
the contract for steam heating for the
court house Yesterday. He gave bond
for the amount of the contract, $5,9l7,
with Messrs. G. S. Rogers and L. p.
Ordway, of st. Paul, as sureties. Work
was begun the first of the week and will
be pushed as rapidly as possible. The
court house had an air of life about it
yesterday, as men were at work in all
parts of the building.
1t was about as wintry TO-DAY as any
day of the winter. The cold wave flag
fioated from the city-hall, and the wind
blew stiffly from the north, accompanied
by snow that ct times fell thick and fast.
Heavy overcoats and arctics were
brought out. Farmers who were pre-
pairing for seeding looked at the storm
with dismay, and once more thought of
their bob-sleighs. There WAS little trade
in the city, and people mostly devoted
their time to calling up the memories of
March billiards. of previous years.
Among other storms that were recalled
was the great Eastern blizzard which oc-
CURED year ago yesterday. March CT
nearly every year hSs hecI accompanied
by at least one great storm, sometimes
the worst of the season.
The examination of the boy VIM.
Langraf, on the charge of being an ac-
cessory in raising 81 notes to S. took
place at st. Paul yesterday before the
U. s. commissioners. Constable Robel
testified that the boy had confessed the
matter to him while locked up. Miss
Johnson and Mr.. Tooker also testified
to attempts to pass the money, but their
evidence was not of character to tend
to make the charge a certainty. The
commissioner discharged the boy after
giving him a severe talking to. They
also decided not to hold him for coun-
terfeitlng nickels, as the only one upon
whom he attempted to pass any of these
was twelve-year-old boy. Landgraf
returned to the city, and his father will
not prosecute him for larceny, upon
which charge he was first arrested.
The inventory of the property left
by the late w. B. Smith, has been filed
with the Judge of Probate. This in
cludes only the property in this state,
which aggregates about $4,000. All but
about 81 900 worth of real estate is in
this county, and good part is in this
city. The property consists of land,
notes and accounts, and does not include
several thousand dollars worth of the
latter which are deemed worthless. The
estate includes piece of property in
Illinois, which will bring the total
amount up to about $4,000. 1t was the
general impression that Mr.. Smith was
worth about $4,000 The bulk of the
property is left to the mother and sister
of the deceased, who reside in Indiana.
A few thousand dollars is left to Mrs. s.
Randall, but the exact amount cannot
be ascertained yet, owing to the peculiar
provisions of the will.
The water committee of the council
had conference with contractor Brandt
this forenoon in reference to sinking an
other artesian well. The original con-
tract provided that Mr.. Brandt was to
receive for an eight-inch well $2.15 a
foot for the first well, $2.10 for the sec
ond, and $2.05 for the third. Mr.. Brandt
cleared something like $3.50 on the first
well, although the diameter was smaller
and the price received less than the
contract. On the second well as far as
gone he has lost about $500. He is con-
siderably discouraged on account of the
boulder and does not care to sink anoth-
er well at the same contract price. For
some reason he cannot be held to the
present contract. He offered the COM
mittec to put down second well for
$3.50 a foot for six-inch well, or
$3.50 foot for an eight-inch well, or to
| work at the contract price, provided the
city pays him SIS day for time that is
lost on account of contact with boulders.
It will be hard to make it an eight inch
well as 35 feet of iron pipe of that diam
eter is fast in the rock and cannot be
moved. The committee was opposed to
making such a contract and the matter
was left until Saturday night, when an
other meeting will be held.
Too we'll known to need lengthy ad-
yertisements-Dr Sage's Catarrh RENE
dy.