The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-01

: porches, and building up of the wing
81 500; and two-story pressed bricl
store to he built by S. Zimmerman OF
the location of his present frame hard
ware store on n. Front street, 50x22
plate front, costing $500. Mr.. II. c
Gerlach is drawing plans for all these.
(From Saturdays DAILY FREE PREssl.:
: John J. McCollum and Anna J. Will
liams, both of Decoria, have been grant
ed marriage license.
In the divorce case of Charlotte
Lockerby vs. Samuel Lockerby the de-
Tense has withdrawn its answer and the
divorce will doubtless be granted at
once.
There will be two new moons in
this month; the first was on the LIST, and
the second will be on the 3lst. There
will be none in February and then
March will come in for two.
Pioneer Press, odd: Capt. J. X. Ar
mold, the veteran newspaper man and
lecturer, was brought out of the bull pen
in the police court yesterday morning,
and sentenced to the workhouse for
ninety days. He had passed forged
check for $3.50. Capt. Arnold Is noted
as the man who read the death war
rants to the Indians who were hanged
at Mankato for the Sioux massacre in
1862.
A family moving in good social cir
cles in this city is all torn up with do
mestic troubles and an action for divorce
has been begun by the wife. The latter
charges drunkenness on the part of her
husband, and the latter in mis- answer
retaliates by charging that his wife has
assaulted him with butcher knife and
other weapons. The complaint is to be
withdrawn and more charges put in,
when it will be served again. At least
half dozen minor divorce cases have
also been commenced, or are about to be.
Yesterday was great day for Scotch
men, it being the anniversary of the
birthday of the great poet, Robert
Burns. Mapleton is the center of quite
Scotch settlement, and boasts of one or
more Scotch organizations. The 18th of
January is always observed in some
manner. This year the curriers' club
held meeting, at which all the repre-
sentatives of the hardy Scotch national
ity of the country around were present.
Appropriate literary exercises were held,
and few hours were spent in great So
cial enjoyment, ending up with a dance
in the evening.
The Nebraska sheriff who came up
to see whether young Hickmatt, Of Gar
den City, was the person wanted for
murder in his State, returned from Gar
den City last night, having taken supper
with the young man. His investigations
proved that Hickmatt is not the man
wanted, though he closely answered the
description of the murderer. About the
only discrepancy was that he is few
inches taller than the man wanted.
HIckmatt has returned to work on the
farm, where he has been employed for
some time past. The reason he was ar
rested was this: The postmaster at Gar
den City received description of the
man wanted, and as it Tailed so closely
with the young Englishman, that he
notified the constable, who took HEX
matt in custody on suspicion. The lat
ter's friends will be glad to know that
it WAS all a mistake.
There is considerable opposition to
tie proposition to make the salary of
the members of the Board of Public
Works 5000 each, annually. It's claimed
that there are several fully qualified men
in the city who would be willing to act
in the Board for 500 a year. 1t is feared
that the positions on the Board will be-
come too tempting plums for the politi-
clans and that the city's interests would
suffer in consequence. Another point is
that the appointing power should not be
vested in the mayor or in the council.
With an ambitious politician in the ma
yor's chair. as is too often the case and
more likely as the city grows, the Board
would be used to pay off political debts.
All those who have thought off the matter
are of the opinion that the Judge of the
district court should appoint the Board,
thus assuring the appointment of good
men. These are about the only points
of difference that have arisen in regard
to the JOINT committees plan for revis-
ing the city's charter,
The Minnesota river, above the
mouth of the Blue Earth, has presented
q scene of great activity for the past two .
or three days. At least thirty teams .
and about one hundred men are busily
engaged in saving, loading, hauling and
slowing away the ice. The ice is partic-
ularly clear and transparent this year.
1t is about fourteen inches thick, and is
fully up to the average in quality. The
present cold wave insures bountiful
crop, and there is no reason why full
supply should not be secured and next
'"mmer's prices average as low as last
summers. There is but one firm laying
aside ice for private consumers, and that
IS Polchow d Lilly, comprising John
Polckow and Adolph Lilly. These gem
tlemen are employing fifteen teams to
fill their houses, and can be depended
upon TO give satisfactory service to their
customers next summer.