The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-08-07
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From Fridays Daily.

OF Dr. Steel, OF JnlS city, mas pur
chased the farm of Liars L. Zen, o.
his town. - a.
Benz. Shaffer, of Mankato, ha:
been awarded a pension of IS pei
month through the agency of WIZ
Geddes.
"A horse yesterday became fright.
ened at a Northwestern crossing and
reared into the air. In coming down
it fell over and broke one hind leg.
Quail shooting is prohibited bJ
law until 1893, and local sportsmen
may save themselves costs by remem.
boring this.
Reports from the country indicate
that the harvest is progressing salts
factorily. The weather was very
threatening this morning, but it
cleared off during the day. All that
is needed now is a couple Of weeks of
dry weather. Corn has been growing
rapidly under the hot sun.
John Shanahan, of jamestown,
who was seriously injured in the re-
cent unfortunate affair with the Lyons
family, of the same town, is slowly
improving, and is able to sit up. He
has been in the city since the trouble,
for medical treatment.
stable Brooks brought the
Schissler boy from Mapleton yester-
day, and he was given hearing in the
municipal court this afternoon and
sent to the reform school. He has
been wandering about the county and
seems only about half-witted. His
parents live near Rapidan, and seem
unable to control him.
"A quantity of course round peb-
bles, or gravel, has been placed on
Front street in patches. What good
it is expected to accomplish is not at
present apparent. II would rather
seem that it will be an injury to the
road, for there is nothing for such
thin layers to mix with and form a
hard bed. Instead Of such patch.
work, the street ought to be perma-
nently paved and guttered.
"A runaway occurred On Center
street late yesterday afternoon. A
team driven by couple of Lake Crys-
tai men became frightened and ran
away, overturning the carriage. One
of the men was dragged a short dis
lance through his feet becoming en-
tangled in the reins. The team final
ly brought up in front of DR.. Dorm
berg's residence, where it ran into a
tree, sending the pole two inches into
the wood and throwing Tie horses.
The carriage and harness were badly
wrecked.
The examination of candidates
for admission TO the bar under direc-
ton of the State Board of Examiners
in Law, was completed yesterday
morning, some of the students not
having finished Wednesday night.
The boys had pretty trying ordeal,
and if they pass it will be much to
their credit. Tuesday was devoted to
oral examination, and Wednesday to
the written. The applicants were re-
quired to take written examinations
on Tuesday, three subjects in one day,
commencing at $50 in the morning
and continuing until 100 in the even
ing, being timed on each topic. In a
large portion Of the subjects they
were required to answer ten questions
in twenty minutes. or two minutes to
write each answer in. The candi-
dates speak well of the members of
the board, they having been kind and
conSiderate throughout. The exam
ination is not considered to be neces-
sarily severe, but the limits of time
placed upon the work must, of neceS-
sity, detract somewhat from the quail
ity of the work done by the appli-
cant. 1t is very evident that the
board means business, they being Sc
lected from among the best lawyers in
the state. The examinations usually
given in court were mere play spells
compared with that under the new
law.