The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-12
ROME JOTTuNGS.
From E1ihnr nAm-Y FEE PES.

ROME JOTTINGG.
From Friday DAILY FREE Press
April Goth has been designated as
Arbor Day.
The Tourtellotte hospital is being
rapidly pushed To completion.
Hook and Ladder Co. No. | is ar
ranging 10 give a dance at the city hall
on Faster Monday night.
Mr.. 5. C. Terry is constructing a
large double house on Glenwood Ave,
near Fourth. 1t will be one OF the larg-
est houses in the city.
VIM. Schwartz was arrested last
evening for ASSEMBLING Geo. Klaus on Mon
day. They were having words about an
old debt and Schwartz made a sight at
tack on Klaus, He pleaded guilty and
paid a of fine 1896.
MI. John Goodwin and family leave
for ii. Paul to-day where they will live
for Il couple OF years. The removal is
not permanent one as MIR. Goodwin
retains his property here and expects
to return TO MankatO sooner or later.
Rev. \. 4. Perry died last uiLht mt
his sons home on Lewis street He
was in his eighty-eighth wear and has
iiNCh IA -hlAth1l' fbl VIC past wv
His death was sudden and is attributed
to no particular mlment He ira2cs
several children in the state, including
J. III. Perry, OF Minneapolis, formerly
of this city. The funeral WI! occur at
two O'Clock tomorrow from the !.UGSe,
2l9 Lewis st. The absent relatives have
been telegraphed for. Rev. Perry had
made many friends during his short stay
in the city.
MIR. d. l.. Morse. who liv,s thrcr
miles south of Eagle Lake, called our re-
pOrter's attention to-day to some specs
mems of mineral paint and mineral wa
tiers which are to be found upon his
land. Mr.. Morse states that there are
group of thirteen springs, all seemingly
Of various characteristics, some yielding
upon analysis, petroleum, magnesia, iron
and the mineral paint referred 10. The
latter is 2 brOwnish-red in color, and APP
pears 10 be OF very fine quality, and evil
IDENTITY comes from bank in the neigh
bOrhoOd large enough 10 furnish mex
haustihle quantities. The most impor-
tant feature of the many curious ones
developed 10y the group of springs, Is,
that upon the surface Of all of them is
found what proves to he crude pc troleum.
This gathers in such quantities as to he
gathered in a cup and burns freely. Mr..
Morse had his attention first called to
the matter some time since by Penn
sylvanian, familiar with the oil produc-
ing districts of that State. He has had
various samples Of the waters analysed.
and there seems TO be no doubt of the
presence of the oil. He is becoming
greatly interested in the matter, and
proposes to engage the services Of an eX-
pert TO look into the matter. 1t GER
tainly looks as though the oil must come
up with the water from some lower re-
gion, and the persistence with which il
gathers would seem TO show that there
is no small quantity at the source. Is
this not worthy the attention of our gas
and oil experts? Who knows but what
Blue Earth county NAV vet become the
center of a great oil field, and be noted
for its great 'gushers ,"
(From Saturdays DAILY FREE PREssl.
Col. Thomas has taken Office room
with Mr.. Harry Bulls in the Odd Eel
lows block.
Ben Ash, lately employed with d
Baker, has opened barber shop undel
the RcCietr office.
It is said that the P,,'jic Spirit is tC
come out in different form after May Is
and with a new name.
II. ItblitN Has NNNltNh AZ Stll
BeaufOrd store and will move back I,
his Grapeland farm.
"A marriage license was granted yes
terdav to W. +. Pearson, of Mankat
town, and Mary +. futile, of Soutl
Bend.
Mr.. Mich Juliar, of DecOria, Ina
purchased black Percheron stallion a
JaneEville, Wis, five years old an,
weighing $50 pounds.
The funeral OF Rev. Perry this after
noon was well attended. He WAS BaI
fist minister for forty years and preach
ed as long as his health would permit
or until three years ago.
"A teachers examination vas hel
Yesterday and to-day at the Normal, b
Supt. Parker. Quite number were i
attendance. This is the last of tn
spring examinations in this county.
The Point Pleasant hotel is for rel
and several applications have bee
made for it. Mr.. Cal Smith will devOi
his attention to a feet of boats which h
will manage on Lake Madison duriI
the coming season.
Mr.. II. p. Christensen reports I'll
following sales of real estate:
Lot 3, Park addition, for VIM. Nor
to Mabel WoIohen, for 500. Lot
block 2, North Mankato, for II.
Christensen to II. l.. Green, for $3.50.
Mr.. f. Lumberg died at his hon
on n. Second street yesterday afternuo
of complication Of Bronchitis and XII
new disease. Deceased was over
years of age, and bad lived in this cou
ty % years, the past eight years in Il
city. The funeral service will be he
at 10 a. m, Monday, from the Germ,
Evangelical church, corner I'd and FL
streets. The remains will be taken
/. St. Clair for burial.
The people who get their mail
judson pOstoilice are kicking good dc
at the limited accommodation fuTnish
them in the way of mail facilities. I
mail is received only once a week-Tu'
day night. Thus the weekly papt
which are issued largely on Thursd
and Friday, do not reach our Juds
friends until nearly a week old. 1t c.
tainly would seem that closely settl
section such as Judson is, and but
miles from the city, might have M
at least every other day without serlol
" crippling the revenues of the post
fee department. II is needless TO s
that the man who secures better m
accommodations for Judson will be Loo
ed upon as public benefactor by thu
The safe in the FREE PRESS count
room was robbed last night of att
$50. The safe was left alb
$50 last evening, the combination tn
ed in the customary wav. This morn
il was discovered sill locked but mil
all the silver and currency which
been left in the drawers. 1t was
mestionably the work of some sne
who had gained certain amount
knowledge concerning the combinati
Suspicion points plainly to a boy Y
has been in our employ for month p
as he turned M missing this morn
and is known to have taken the e.
morning train for st. Paul. The pc
officials there have been notified
the young thief will doubtless be apl
hended.
"A new style of sleeping car is b'
introduced by the Wagner company,
first of which are to be run on the \
Central and Lake Shore Limited
tween New York and Chicago, c
mencing Tuesday. These are comp
ment cars, in which the old, convent
al patterns have been ignored, and