The Mankato free press., 1889-08-16

when that building is torn down the dirt
will be graded over the site. The other
portions OF the yard are nearly COM
pleted. The plans have not been fol-
lowed to any considerable extent, as
they contemplated the complete hiding
of the basement from view from Fourth
street.
The Lawn Tennis Club met last night
and effected more permanent organi-
Zation. The officers are Bruno Bier
bauer, president; q. NJ. Forman, vice
president; III. L. Swan, sec'y. and treas
Messrs Bierbauer, Rose, and Jenkins,
executive committee. Much business
was transacted. The club will increase
its membership, lay out new grounds,
and expects before the season is over to
! give tournament. Such out door
sports have been neglected in our city
and this is commendahle move on the
part of the young men who intend that
their club shall be up with the times.
"A post mortem examination was
held yesterday afternoon over the re-
mains of the late J. w. Hoerr. While
the early symptoms of the disease were
those of cancer of the stomach, some of
the latter symptoms were different and
left some doubt in the minds of the ply
oiCluHS. ne tNuHllIutlOl WIS COluuCl-
ed by Drs. Warner, Harrington, An
drews and Davis and proved that the
first impressions of the doctors were
correct. The pyloms was found TO be
afflicted with cancer, allowing substanc-
es To escape from the stomach and Cius-
ing the patient To waste away.
The late Anton Shipped, of Eagle
Lake, who died Sunday Aug. IL, 1889, at
$40 p. IN. was born in Neilsdorf, Saxon
Meiningen, January 18th, 1927, and was
therefore ut his death 62 years, 6 months |
and II days of age. He left Germany
i'll April, 1913, and came TO Milwaukee,
reaching that place July 1, 1913. He |
was married in 1850, but this wife died |
the following year, leaving one son.
MIR. Shipped came to Minnesota i'll the |
spring of 1856, and in March, 1860, was
married to Wilhelmina Chrohrip, ma
tive of Mecklenburg-Schwer who sur
wives him. The latter union resulted in
eight children, four sons and four daugh-
tiers, all ofwho are living except one of
the girls. The children are grown up
and two married. Mr.. Shipped was an
died possessed of II comfortable compe-
tence.
"A. &. Davis, young printer, who
HIS Dttu Ill tIfls CliN lOI uDOll
three months past, was arrested this af-
ternoon and taken to st. Paul by L. S.
Brackett. 1t is not known on
what charge Davis Is wanted, but it is
that it is for sending obscene
matter through the mails. 1t will be re- (
membered by newspaper readers that II {
young man WAS arrested about Il year a:
ago at st. Peter on that charge, and it ]
appears this is the same fellow. He es-
,aped conviction at that time by some ,
means or other. A quantity of the &,
rocked literature was found in his room
Dy the officers to-day and he says he OBJ !
aimed the stuff in Chicago. He claims >
hat is not on the old charge, but some ,
hing else, for which he is wanted. ,
What the something else" is, however,
lie doesn't divulge. 1t seems probable =
hat he has been at his old tricks again :
md that he will 60 to saltwater this
ime. He had been working at the
FREE Press office and his employers a
we're much surprised to hear of his dis ;
race. {