The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-10-25
From Wednesdays DAILY FREE PRESS.

From Wednesdays DAILY FREE PRESS.
MIR. McDermott's little boy is great
ly improved and his arm is healing
nicely.
"A marriage license was gran ted yes
terday to owen f. Rooney and Lizzie
Kelly, both of Ceresco.
The fire department. was called out at
about eight o'clock last night by the
burning out ola chimney above the post
office block. No damage was done,
but the precautlon was a wise one under
the circumstances.
Chief Phillips wishes to extend the
thanks of the fire department to Mr.. and
Mrs. Jesse WEIGH for their thoughtful-
ness in supplying the members with hot
lunch during the fire Monday night. II
to appreciate 1t.
Nicholas Ray, a farmer living in
Mankato township, sold his stock and
| goods at auction yesterday. Constable
Robel put in an appearance IN time to
chasers. The attachment was for S2S
for goods sold to him by Henry Fricke,
Dreher and Weis d Druckenbrod. This
morning the note was covered by an at
tachment of S37 .07, by Fred KrOn. Other
creditors are looking for attachable
property, as it is believed that Raw IN
tends to move away.
Mr.. Fred Widell's quarries are
buster places than ever before since they
were opened. Ninety men are working
TO fulfill the many large contracts which
the enterprising proprietor has secured.
Among these contracts is large one at
Florence, Neb., the Burr street bridge
ST. Paul, stone for the Omaha railroad
company, curbiug for several blocks of
cutters at st. Peter, and tunnel 600
feet long at Rapidan, for S. II. Baker.
The tunnell is big undertaking and is
for the purpose of securing fall of ten
feet in the Blue Earth River by cutting
it off at a bend and thus saving a mile.
The tunnel is six by seven feet IN size
and is cut through the sound rock. Mr..
Widell is pusher, and when he takes
a contract always iulfills it in the very
best manner and expeditiOuslv. This
has gwen him fine reputation over the
northwest. His stone is of excellent
quality and is sought out by contractors.
From Tu esdav's Daily.l
See change in the Model Clothing
Store ad. in tnis issue.
C III. Piper, of Garden CITY, offers
some young stock for sale. See notice
elsewhere.
The Blaine postoffice in this county
has been discontinued, and parties who
have heretofore received their mail at
that office will hereafter he served at the
Garden City office.
"A daughter of Miss Minnie Klaus,
living near n Broad street, died last
night of membranous Group. The child
was about twelve years of age. She was
buried this afternoon.
"A night engineer was put in the
pumping station yesterday. He was
formerly employed as engineer on the
Milwaukee road and is said to be a COM
petent man. "After the horse is stolen,"
etc.
DIR. J. c. Curryer, of Lake Crystal,
has been appointed to assist Supt. Gregg
during the winter in conducting farm
ers' institutes. This was one outcome of
the meeting of the board ofmanagers on
Tuesday.
w. Z. Compton, of Eagle Lake, has
one of the largest and finest sorghum
presses in Blue Earth county. A sam
pie barren of his manufacture may be
found at d. w. Selleck's grocery. 1t is
unnecessary to commend it. as it has an
established reputation throughout the
county.
The Creamery Package Manufactur-
ing Co. has been permitted to occupy a
portion of Jensen d Flrestone's carriage
works, where men are engaged in plan
ing butter tub slaves and saving out
stuff used in the mandatory of tubs.
Mr.. Mcconnell presents an attract
i've advertisement to the ladies In to-
days paper, and those In need of cloaks,
Jackets, etc., will find it to their interest
to call and see his magnificent stock.
Patrons will find his prices satisfactory.
1t has been decided to extend the
water mains this fall up Liberty from
Broad to Fourth street, and thence to
Clark street, a distance of two blocks.
There will be more consumers there
than in almost any other part of the city
where the mains are vet to be extended.
The trial of August Reinbolt on the
charge of illegal voting at school cleo
ton in Butternut Valley last summer,
will be completed tomorrow, unless.an-
other adi ournment is secured. The
case has been put over from time to
time in order to give the attorneys an
opportunity to submit q disputed law
point to Judge Severence.
The funeral of the late Mrs. M. o.
Sundt occurred from the Norwegian
Trinity church at two o'clock this after
noon and was attended by large num-
Der of sympathizing friends and neigh
bors. A long line of carriages escorted