The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-05-15
From Mondays Daily.

w. 2. Coffin reports the sale of lot
5, blk. s, Van Brunt's Addition for
Abigail Pearson to Griffith ]. Lewis,
for 81, OBJ.
The new law prohibiting the
spearing of fish in the county is being
violated in various localities. The
proper authorities should keep a
| lookout on the lakes and rivers A
few prosecutions would check the
practice.
MIR. Adolph Deebach, of the FREE
PRESS force, received a telegram from
ST. Paul yesterday announcing the
death of his father. Mr.. and Mrs. Dee
bach left this morning to attend the
funeral which will take place to-mor-
row. Deceased was about IS years of
age.
Sparks from an engine on the
Omaha road on Friday, set fire to a
piece of timber land in South Bend,
belonging to John Pugh, and the
flames ran through quite an extensive
piece of woods. Twelve cords of hard
wood were also burned. He places the
damage at $500, which he will doubt
less ask the road to settle.
F. L. Waters has new engine
which will be placed in his steamboat
on Lake Madison in a few days. Mr.
Waters will have one of the finest
outfits on any of the lakes in Mime
sofa. The other steamers will also be
brought out this week or next.
j. NJ. Barclay and wife have taken
up their residence at Point Pleasant
for the summer season. The hotel is
being put in order, and will be open
to the public in few days. The lake
is said to he eighteen inches higher
than last year. AS a resort this sum-
mer Lake Madison will claim it's
share of patronage.
About all the boats on Lake
Washington were taken yesterday by
the crowd of visitors, and some fine
strings of fish were brought here. The
piScatorial season is now on. Fred
Volk cared for picnic party Of six
teen Saturday, consisting of members
of the Normal graduating class and
several teachers. Mr.. Hoagland, Of
Omaha, will be up to spend the week
there.
The Point Pleasant Hotel at Lake
Madison will be opened to the public
some time between the 18th and Doth
inst. The hotel has been entirely re-
modelled, re-painted and thoroughly
renovated, and guests will find it a
delightful place to rusticate. Twenty
new boats have been put On the lake,
and Jim Mullen will be on hand to
take care of all corners. Mrs. Barclay
will conduct the house in her usually
elegant and entertaining manner.
w. Jay Stewart, of Helena, Mon
tana, and Miss Maud L. Peart, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. T. G. Peart, of
Belgrade, were married at the home
of the brides parents to-day. The
groom at one time held position in
Mr.. McConnell's dry goods store, and is
a bright appearing, affable young man
The bride is well known in Mankato,
where she has host Of friends who
wish her well in her new relations.
She is the eldest daughter of Mr.. T.
Peart. The young couple left on the
afternoon train for their home in
Helena.
Mrs. Ellen Edwards, wife of John
Edwards of Judson, died at II O'Clock
last night of consumption. Deceased
was the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Pugh, of South Bend, in which
town she was born in 1862. Mrs Ed.
wards was an extremely popular lady
and she leaves a wide circle of ac-
quaintances to mourn her loss. Her
funeral will be held at her late resi-.
dence at II o'clock tomorrow, and
heTremains will be inferred in the
Mkneopa cemetery.
One day last week Mr.. L. A. Lin.
der received from Sweden a little
girl years old, who came to MankatC
all the way alone and unattended. He
sent for her at the request of Sweed
family residing near the poor farm in
this county. She was an orphan anG
a relative of those who have kindly
given the little one home. The child
bore tag on her person with this
inscription: flake me to Mr.. L. a
Under, Mankato, Minnesota, q. S
A. Care of First National bank
Mr. Under was i'll at the time of hel
arrival, but gave directions as to wht
the child belonged. During the
day, however, the anxious guardian:
came to the city for their charge an6
were oyerjoyed to find that, she hai
arrived safe and well. This is the
third or fourth child that Mr.. Lindel
has brought from Sweden in the same
manner.
Yesterday a .colored man named