The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-08-09

putate the ring and little finger. DR.
Brandenburg was called and performed
the operation. Riley will be laid up q
couple of months.
The carpenters have commenced
work on the new depot at Lake CRYSTAL
The old depot will be moved few rods
west of its present location, and will be
used until the new one erected on the
old site is ready for use. The branch
track will be on the opposite side of the
depot from the main line, thus making
the transfer more convenient than here
tofore. G.. 4. Butterfield has purchased
the old depot, and as soon as vacated
will be removed to lots on north Main
street, and used as tanning mill fac
tory.
| AT the meeting of the Building and
Loan Association Saturday night the
eleventh series of stock was issued and
about $50 shares were taken. A num-
Der of loans were made. A meeting of
the directors will be held Wednesday
night to consider change in the articles
Of incorporation so as to allow one per-
son to hold as high as fifty shares. At
present no more than twenty shares can
be held bv one person. If the directors
are favorable to the change the amend
ment will be voted upon at the next
meeting.
The arguments in the case of Chas.
Chilson, prosecuted for arson, were COM
pieted Saturday afternoon and an adj
journment was taken until this morning
Before the decision was rendered, a
compromise was made between the
state and the boys father, whereby the
latter charged his son with incorrigibIl-
ifv and fha nrnaa.nfinn for arann Waa
dismissed. The boy was proven guilty
Of the new charge and was sentenced to
two and half years at the state reform
school. Sheriff Geddes took him mp
this afternoon. There is no doubt but
that the boy would have been bound ov-
er to the grand jury for arson, but as 1t
is considerable delay and expense is
saved.
"A NanWert CO., paper, speaking of
the son recently born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Z. l.. McFadden, remarks that the babe
first saw the light of day eat Buckeve
Cottage, on the banks of the beautiful
Madison Lake, Mimi, on the 30th ult.
This child is of the fifth generation, now
living. He is the proud possessor of six
grandmothers, as follows: Grandmoth-
ers, Mrs. M. j. McFadden and Mrs. Jno.
Van LEW, Van Vert, Ohio great grand
mothers, Mrs. Margaret Clark, Mans
field, Ohio, Mrs. J. +, Robinson, Lar
well, Ind, and Mrs. ii. c. Van Lew,
South Bend, Ind; great great grand
mother, Mrs. Jerod Wells, now in her
ODD year, Brunswick, Medina county,
Ohio. This makes our townsman, Jno.
Van Lew, grandpa, of which he is just
ly proud" The aforesaid paper might
have added that this is the first white
child born on Point Pleasant, and the
father is a bigger man that Sitting Bull
or any of his braves.
Quite row occurred in lower town
yesterday afternoon. A crowd got hold
of 4 key of beer and proceeded to get
drunk and eventually got disorderly.
They claimed that they got keg of beer
at Arnold's saloon, and that they got
beer at Sieberg's. There was plenty of
business for the police court in conse-
quence. Nelson st. Dennis pleaded
guilty to disorderly conduct and was
fined S7.95; VIM. Eich, same, $l295;
VIM. Meihoffer, same, $l2.95; Winfield
Northrop, drunk, $l2.95; Henry Sues,
drunk, Sl3.65; Chas. Robinson, drunk,
$3.50. The most of these furnished
sureties for the payment of their fines
and were discharged. 1t is not known
whether anything will be done with
those from whom they alleged that they
secured their liquor.