The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-06-07
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IFrom Friday DAILY FREE PRESS.
Marriage licenses were issued TODAY
TO liver Nicholson and Carrie Olson, of
this city, and John J. Zimmerman and
Anna Gerlach, of Mcpherson.
Vim. Schultze, living on East Main
street, died "Wednesday and was buried
this afternoon. He was 81 years of age
and had been sick more or less for three
years. He leaves wife and one son
and daughter.
The Christian Endeavor societies of
the different churches of the city are
talking of organizing Il local union, and
for that purpose Il joint meeting will be
held at the Baptist church Friday even
ing, June 18th.
The public schools closed to-day for
the summer vacation. The year has
been a prosperous one in all of the build
ings, and both teachers and pupils enter
upon the enjoyment of a season of rest
with the consciousness of work we'll
done.
MIR. Geo. NJ. Palmer has purchased
lots y, Is and II, Clarke's subdivision,
from Geo. \. Clarke, for -, 400. This
property comprises the lot on Cherry
street occupied by \. L. Lees barn and
the two vacant lots just east. This indi-
Gates an advance in property III that
neighborhoOd.
West Side Hook and Ladder Co. re-
ceived a fine silk banner this week
from New York. 1t was carried in the
parade yesterday and attracted much
atten ton. 1t bears the representation
of a truck, the name of the company,
and beautiful Latin inscription mean
ing "always ready"
commissioner of Pensions Tanner
has decided that pensioners that have
lost both an arm and leg are entitled to
S72 a month, instead of $50 and $50, as
the V have been heretofore. There are
only twenty one cases affected by the
deci sion. They will receive about $780,
900 IN arrears.
MIR. NJ. J. Cuddy, of South Bend,
was feeling discouraged to-day over the
havoc which the frost played with his
corn and potatoes and other vegetables.
1t is prstty rough 10 have the result of
ones labor remOrselessly ruined, but
Jack Frost is no respector of persons.
There is one consolation in that the
season is not so far advanced that corn
and potatoes cannot be replanted.
Blue Earth City special: Several
days ago Lewis Johnson, in charge of
JOun hui > luIllDtI AUS At bClofohB
mysteriously disappeared from home.
To-day his body was found by some boys
fishing IN the Blue Earth river IN the
vicinity of Payne's mill, near Winnebago
City. The body had lain several days in
the water, and one side of the face and
neck was considerably eaten by the fish.
Financial trouble is said TO be the cause
of the suicide. He had been dabbling
somewhat in the machinery business
and is said TO have become embarrassed
in money matters.
Mr.. Oliver Olsen and Miss Nellie
Iceberg were married by Rev. A. g. II.
Ovvern, at the Norwegian Lutheran
church at o'clock Yesterday afternoon.
After the wedding the couple and the
invited friends repaired to the residence
of the brides father, Mr.. +. p. Iceberg,
on Hickory street, and partook of
an excellent TepaSt. The wedding
presents were numerous and very fine.
The groom, who is a member of the firm
of Olsen, Peterson d Nelson, Is a first
class young man, who by sober and in
dustrious attention TO business has Sc
cured the esteem of a large number OF
friends. Miss Iceberg is an excellent
young lady, possessing just those charac-
teristics and abilities which are most to
be desired. For two years past she has
been employed in the FREE Press bind
cry department, and We are therefore
qualified to speak. The couple are we'll
mated, and we have no doubt will enjoy
that fuu degree of prosperity and happi-
ness which we wish them. They will
soon settle down to housekeeping in the
city.
One feature of Yesterdays exercises
was not as fully detailed in our report as
its excellence entitled it to. We refer
to the recitation in costume of Will Car
leton's poem in Farm Festivals" emit
tied "Ihe Festival of Memory, or Con-
verse with the Slain" Though it was an
innovation it was one Of the most appro~
pirate exercises for memorial day that
could have been prepared, and the cred
il for its success lies greatly i'll the excel
lent way those assuming parts rendered
the verses. Although those participa-
= ting were with one or two exceptions
teachers or scholars in the schools, and
Just at this time not allowed much lels-
>ure to be spent in preparation, all did
strikingly well, and gave their several
parts with the best Of effect. Miss Car
RE Robbins, as Columbia, Lorin Cray,
as the Union Soldier, Miss Lizzie Keysor,
as the Hospital Nurse, Fred Shepard, as
the Confederate Soldier, Carey Harrison,
as the Freedman, and Fred Burgess, the
Drummer Boy, all enacted those charac-
tiers truthfully, and well earned the
thanks of the audience and WilKIn posi-
for the excellent and appropriate pro-
gram given. The quartet furnishing the
music also sang with great effect.
From Saturdays DAILY FREE PREssl.
"A marriage license was granted to-
day TO August Radke and Mary l.. Graf
hofb of Pleasant MOund
w. Z. Lee has secured the contract
forthe cresting on the court house. II
will require about 80 feet at cost o.
about 500. Mr.. Lee ia now making the
cresting.
Mr.. Frank Mutt, of Lake Crystal
WAS married to Miss Esther Bailey o.
Garden City in the Baptist church al
Lake Crystal Wednesday evening OF
Tins week. Rev. Bergstrom performing
the ceremony.
H. Klinger, employed in the found
~ of the Mankato Manufacturing Co
lost the end of his right thumb yester'
dav afternoon. He was lifting heavy
nieee of iron and his thumb became
pjnched between it and another piece
The people living along n. Broad st
are getting up remonstrance agalns
the grading of that street from Elm u
the east end. The cost would average
S45 a lot, which is a half more thai
thew had expected. There is no doub
but that the grading would be grea
benefit to the street.
Mr.. John Klein states that he Ina
merely sold an interest in the improve
ments on the south half of his double
store. which will give the purchasers
lis son and his son-in-law, larger in
ieTegt in the company and good star
for fine future. He hopes that the pub
lie will call on them, thanking 1t TO
its patronage in the past.
Mr.. Geo. NJ. Keenan, picked tw
hoxes of strawberries at his place, II
South Bend township Wednesday
. This rather beats the record. He doe
naf EXPECT that there will be much OF
crop in this county owing to the frost
The woods in his neighborhood were 9
badly cut by the frost that they look
IL fire had gone through them. Corn
notafoes, ETC., are cut down.