The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-01-09
From THURSDAYS Daily

corn, oats and barly at the highest cash
prices. 1w
"A marriage license was granted yes
terday to VIM. A. Weinheimer, of Ply
mouth county, Iowa, and Jessie E.
Cooper, OF Eagle Lake.
Walter Matteson and Anna Mautner
of Eagle Lake, were married at the M.
E. parsonage in this city, yesterday
afternoon.
Fifty new students haye been enro,-
led at the Normal this week. The atten-
dance is now as great as during the
whole of last year.
j. III. Fuerry, day operator at the
q. & N. w. depot in this city for the
past eight years, has been promoted to
the charge of a station west of here. H.
J. Wagon succeeds him as day operator,
Mr.. Hewitt, of st. Peter, takes the po-
sltion of night operator.
We understand from a citizen of
Nicollet, that there are five children in
the family of Mr.. Wildgrubber, who la'e'y
came to Nicollet from Dakota, down
with diphtheria. The family live on the
Goodell farm. Unless the town trus-
tees where the scourge prevails take ex-
treme measures to prevent its spread,
the pestilence will spread and death will
mark it's onward march. We are sorry
to learn that the two youngest children
of Carl Hopp, of Nicollet, died of diph-
liberia. One was buried on Friday last,
the other will be buried to-day. He
has another child sick with the disease.
st. Peter Tribune
e. st. Julien Cox, President of the
first regiment MINI. Montreal Rangers
Veteran Association, has issued an order
for meeting of the Executive Commit
tee to be held in this city Jan. 18th, at
one o'clock p. m. at the Nicollet House,
to consider time and place for holding
the next general reunion OF the regi.
ment.-St. Peter Tribune
| The members Of Co. F are anxlou,.
ly awaiting the receipt Of further orders
to 90 to the front. The entire National
Guard of Nebraska has been ordered
o. 1T, and requisition has been made on
the governor of Iowa for guns. Co. F
is ready to pack up and move on short
notice. and Capt. Comstock believes
that he could start with thirtyfve men
at any time, However, it is not likely
that the boys will be called upon.
The ten days allowed by law for
Vahle & Westoff to make voluntary
assignment expire today. 1t is said that
the partners haye been unable to agree
upon anyone to whom to make an as
signment. The different creditors have
found the same trouble, and unless the
assignment is made to- day, several pc
tltions will probably be filed with Judge
Severance asking for the appointment
of receiver. The recent Inventory
has not vet been footed up.
LATEr-Vahle & Westoff made an as
Segment to- Henry Robel just as we go
to pre- IS.
The Board of Education, at its meet
ing last night, took action in regard to
amending the school charter. In case
the number of wards is reduced to six,
it will be necessary to reduce the size of
the board, to conform with the wards.
In April $4,000 of six per cent. school
bonds fall due, and it will be necessary
to refund them. On each occasion where
bonds are refunded, an act of the legis-
lature is necessary, and the board has
come to the conclusion that it will save
much trouble if it is given exclusive
power to affect the refu1ding. These
two matters, and any others that may
need attention, were referred to L. G..
M. Fletcher, who will report the neces-
sary amendments to the character. The
attendance of the schools was reported
to be fully as large as usual.
The county commissioners yester
day afternoon opened bids for an iron
bridge over the Blue Earth river at Ca
BILE Mills, three miles from Garden City,
as follows, the first for 1000 lbs. test
and the second for l 400 lbs. test:
Milwaukee Bridge Co.. ....S6, 400. So, 800
| Chicago ...... 1850. $500
Massilon 6 ....... 1900
Wrought Iron" " 49,. $685.. $3.50
49,. 7,000... 5000
King :" ...... 6,373... 1878
Geo. E. King" !" 49,. 1920. $3.50
Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron
Co ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $780,. 1927
Agents from each company were pres
ent, and took up the afternoon in ex-
patiating on the good qualities of their
particular bridges. The motion was
again considered to-day. There was
lively competition between the agents.
| The bridge is to be in one span of 215
feet. The printing bids and appoint
ment of officers has not yet been taken
up.