The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-01
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HOME JOTTINGS
From Friday DAILY FREE PRESS.
"A two year old child of Jacob Mev
er, of Belgrade, died yesterday of Group
w. J. Low, of this city, and Mar,
Weidmann, of Minneapolis, were mar
ried at the latter place this week. The,
were serenaded by their friends Wed
nesday evening, at their home on Plum
street.
Fred Grout has disposed of his IN
terest in the livery firm of Circuit X FL
lis to his partner, Mr.. Ellis. The latter
will conduct the business at the same
location. Mr.. Grout will continue II
the drayage business.
A charity ball was given at ST. Peter
last night for the benefit of the towns
Oldest citizen, Mr.. John Bush. Mr.. B.
is now the oldest living white settler in
Minnesota, having come to this State in
ISIS, a residence of "a wears. He is now
in very old age and feeble health.
Among other pen portraits the st.
Paul Nelrs says: Fred Lassow, of Blue
Earth, is a heayy-set man with a full
beard; and II, f. Perrin, another man
from that county, occupies the position
of chairman of the normal school COM
mittee, and intends having an addition
built on the normal building at Manka-
TO.
If there is any one thing that this
city can give thanks for, it is the remark
able absence of fires. While other towns
and cities are being frequently scorched,
Mankato has not during the past twenty
months had blaze of any account, and
the aggregate loss, less the insurance, is
practically nothing. Though the fire de-
partment was last spring authorized TO
purchase horses, it has not been found
necessary to do SO. The new chemical
engine has hardly been tested. But
there will be no cause for complaint if it
Is never tested.
The committee of the school board
appointed to ascertain what changes are
necessary in the laws governing this
school district held meeting last night
and has about completed its labors. The
principal change to be recommended
will be that the school elections be held
al time later in the year than the city
elections. This is to take the question
out of politics and will allow the retir-
ing board to close up the years business
and elect such teachers as their expert
ence has taught them are most success
full in their school work. The commit
tee will hold another meeting before
presenting its report tothe school board.
"A little trouble recently arose in
school district No. "a, the old Mapleton
district, over the presence of Bert Hol-
lenbeck, son of Geo. Hollenbeck, in the
school. Owing to his conduct, the school
board decided to expell him, and Neil
Darroch, one of the board, appeared at
the school and asked him to leave, at
the same time placing his hand on the
young mans shoulder and gently urging
him. The latter brought suit against
Mr.. Darroch for assault in the third de-
gree, and the case was tried at Mapleton
yesterday, ". y. Plymat appearing for
the prosecution and w. f. Young for
the defense. The case was tried by JUS
tIce Traver with jury. The jury was
out all night, and finally disagreed. The
case will come up again next week.
Hollenbeck claims that be was yanked
out, and Darroch says he used no force.
"A telegram was received this morn
ing by Mr.. w. II. Pay announcing the
death of Mr.. Orson Mendenhall at his
home in Minneapolis last evening. The
father and mother of the deceased,
who live at Rapidan, were summoned
TO their son yesterday, and his sister
will go down to-day to attend the funer-
al which will be held tomorrow after
boon at two O'Clock. The deceased was
we'll known in Mankato and Blue Earth
county and the news Of his death will
cause much surprise and sorrow.
To-day's GLObe has the following:
"Orson Mendenhali, well-known real
estate man, who has been in business in
Minneapolis for some years, died last
evening at the Hotel WesseX, Nicollet
and Twelfth street, after an illness of
about one week. The deceased has
been associated in business with J.
Goldsbury, with an Office in the Temple
court, and was we'll known in business
circles. He leaves a wife and one child,
a daughter of nine years"
Young Hickmatt, who was arrested
at Garden City this week on suspicion
of being murderer wanted In Nebraska
WAS released last evening, no one APP
bearing or any word having been re-
ceiyed from Nebraska. This morning,
however, a sheriff arrived from Nebras
ka and on learning Hickmatt's descrip-
ton left Immediately for Garden City,
for which place the young man left last
night. The sheriff has not yet returned.
He says that the description tallies
closely with that of the man wanted.
The crime that Hickmatt is supposed to
have committed was a peculiarly afro
cious one, being the murder in 1884, by
shooting, of a man, his wife and child
and two men who were stopping with
them. The woman was daughter of
DIR. Tanner, of Owatonna, formerly
county superintendent of Steele county.
There is $1,000 offered for the murder
sr's arrest. Sheriff Geddes believes
that Hickmatt is the man that the detec-
tiyes are tracing on suspicion, but that
he is not the murderer.
Considerable building is being pro-
iected for the coming spring. This is es-
necially true as regards residences.
Among other buildings, the following
are to 90 up: L. Lampert, two-story
frame residence on Third street, to cost
50 300; B. Martin, story and half frame
bouse on n. Fourth street, 81 200; Ed.
Carney, large frame tenament in three
parts. two-story and basement high, to
he located just south of the opera-hOuse,
and to cost 5000; II. p. Jensen, two
story frame residence, on Byron street,
80 300; Jacob Flachsenhar, remodeling
and addition to dwelling on n. Third
street, 81 500; w. G. Hoerr, remodeling