The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-03-08


highly respectable, and the wives o
prominent citizens of the Lake, and tn,
charge, if made, was of course un
founded.
The celebrated Stanley appears t.
have been of Welsh extraction. In {
letter which was written by the old gen
tleman, DIR. Pierce Denbigh, to Chica
go newspaper, he says "H. M. Stanley
John Rowlauds) was received into this
world by him, in house within the
walls of Caledfryn Castle, Jan. 2S, 1871
and he Or. d. has note of the occa.
sion in his note book" And in 1886 ne
was attending on Mrs. Jones (Stanley's
mother) in her last sickness. "She ask
ed me-" he says, eff remembered the
piece of poetry told her when Stanley
was born, and | repeated il to her as
follows:
Y peth eyntaf wneist pan ddelaist rr byd
Eraill yn gwenu dy weled dI ynddo:
| Pan eli or byd, os eraill a wylant,
I'll weni yn ngwlad y gogoniant.'
She died March %, 1886, and was
buried IN Bodelwydden. Mr.. Ii. NJ
Stanley, when he heard of her death,
| sent check TO cover the costs of the
funeral and the doctors bill. This let
ter was written by DR.. Denbigh on STAN
ley's birthday, Jan. %, 1889, with the
best ishes for him TO enjoy many more
of them.
Mr.. John Dreber, one of Mankatu's
oldes: ttlers, died at six o'clock this
morning of old age. He was eighty-five
years nf age, and had resided in the city
, for thirty years. He was born in Ger
many, and came to Blue Earth county
when the country was little settled. By
devoting years to the practice of his
trade, that of the mason, he acquired
small competence. He leaves a son,
John Dreher, proprietor of lower town
dry goods and grocery store, and a sis
ter, living in this city. His wife also
survives him. The funeral occurred
Monday morning, from the residence on
n. Second street. Most of the older set
tiers of the county know Mr.. Dreher,
and will learn of his death with sorrow.
From Morday's Daily Free Press
The case Of VIM. Landgraf for lar
ceny has been continued until next
Saturday.
The morning train on the Omaha
road was four hours late, owing to the
burning of bridge south of this place.
Adam Jefierson's fifteen year old
son, Thomas, was thrown from a horse
Saturday, and suffered broken leg.
Only one leg is broken and he is doing
well.
The Young Mems Investment Com
pany means to push matters this spring
and will in day or two advertise for
bids for the completion of Its building.
This will be ready for occupancy by fall
and will make the second four-storv
building in the city. Alphabetically, it
will be the handsomest of all the bust
ness blocks in Mankato.
R. d. Hubbard & Co. have received
car load of Scotch Fife wheat grading
No. hard, which they will sell at cost
| Isl. l5 bushel. This wheat was Sc
cured at Aberdeen, OAK, and is excel
lent grain, large, clean and bright. All
farmers should secure some for seeding
purposes. 1t is ahead of anything
raised in tins county last year and Will
surely raise fine crop. Word should
| be left early, as the wheat will soon be
| ali taken.
Company and the local lodges Of
X. of P. and X. r., and Colfax Canton
of o. F. have united in leasing the Bent
| lev rink, corner of Jackson and Second
streets. They took possession to-day.
Company F will have the use of the
rink two nights week, including Tues
day nights. The rink has an excellent
floor and is we'll located for the pur-
poses to which 1t will be devoted.
The meeting of the Building & Loan
association Saturday was largely attend
ed, III shares were taken, making 5l5
in all IN their present series, and nine
loans on 81 shares were made. A mum
Der of shares were paid up year in adj
vance. This series starts out with the
most flattering prospects of any yet.
The number of loans made shows that
the building operations will be as great
as ever.
Mr.. L. r. Kennedy has been spoken
of for alderman from the Fourth ward
He has had some experience in this line
and would make first-class city father.
In case the charter amendments become
law, the Fourth ward will be the only
ward where an alderman is to be elect,
ed. Aids. Jorgensen and Hanna are ap-
pointed to fill vacancies, and successor
TO one of them will have to be chosen.
Two girls of the age of ten to twelve
years, were detected shoplIfting Satur'
day afternoon by Mrs. Geo. G. Truesdell
They were up before Judge Porter this
morning, who gave them lecture and
sent them home, there being no desire
to prosecute them. The girls started
out Saturday afternoon with baske
and visited several stores, including
those of w. w. P. Mcconnell, Geo. Z
Brett, and Geo. c. Truesdell, and a
each place visited made additions t.
their stock by slipping toys, ribbons
kid gloves, and numerous little articles
into the basket. 1t was pretty we'll filled
when they were detected.