The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-07-03
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holtz bit little boy on the cheek to-
day, infiicting a painful wound. Fear
ing that the dog might be mad, it was
shot. The boys wound was dressed,
See notice to contractors by the
Good Thunder school board. Bids are
to be opened July 10th.
The common council of the city
of Waseca, have raised saloon licenses
to thousand dollars. The ordinance
compelling them to take down window
and door screens Sc that an unob-
structed view of the interior may be
had, we are informed, has been re-
pealed.-Janesville argus.
In the report Of Sundays hail
storm, elsewhere in to-day's paper, it
will be noticed that MesSrs. Matthias
and Peter Smith, of Decoria, are
among the losers. These are the gen.
tlemen whose families were. so severe
ly scourged with scarletfever, and the
fact of one disaster following so close
ly upon another, is painful vertical
tion of the truth of the old adage that
''misfortunes never come. singly.'
The "Doore" Total Abstinence
Society will have pic-niclon Prospect
Height, July 4th. Reys. Romsdal
and Heggernds, and Mr.. Sand, from
Augsburg Seminary, will deliver
speeches, and Quartettel will amuse
the people with songs. All Scandi-
navians are invited. Refreshments
can be bought alta cheap rate at the
pic mic grounds. The pie-nicsis gotten
up for the benefit Of the Society's IL
brary.
Miss Nellie G.. Hutchinson, for
many years the popular and success
full superintendent Of the Model
school at the Normal, has rendered
her resignation, having accepted a
more desirable position in the state
of Washington. She is much pleased
with California and both she and Mrs.
Swami are enjoying their trip. Miss
Hutchinson's many friends here will
greatly regret to lose her, and her
place will be hard to fill in musical
circles. ~
The fire department was called
out at about nine O'Clock this morn
ing by an alarm sent from the small
frame dwelling house back of Ed.
Bradley's store, on S. Front street,
owned by Mrs. Jorgenson. The fire
was started, by sparks dropping fTsm
the chimney upon the roof, and a hole
a foot in diameter was burned in the
roof. 1t was extinguished without
the aid of the department. r.,
The second meeting to organize
Y. NJ. G. A. was held at the M. e.
church and was quite largely attend
ed. The committee on directors
presented the following nominations
Presbyterian church-Geo. III. Clark.
Will D. Willard
M. E. church-S. III. Grannis, G. II
Lindsey.
Congregational church = Thomas
Hughes, w. r. Geddes.
Evangelical Association-Aaron f,
Schmidt.
Christian church-ChaS. III. Austin
Welsh @. M. church-Peter Lloyd.
Baptist church-GeO. M. Palmer, ]
P. Read
The board will be completed by di
rectors from other Evangelical church
es of the city, but the nomination:
have not yet been made. The report
was adopted. The constitution pro
vides that the directors shall NEE
within two weeks and elect a set O.
officers, who shall be officers of the as
ISOLATION. Another meeting will
probably be held soon after the offic
ers shall have been nominated.
AS an example of the mistaken
policy which public sentiment some
times pursues, it is proper to cite tn
case of the boy Anton Studulski, VIII
has just been sent to the county jai
from Mapleton bound over to the CRANE
jury, charged with burglary. Last Jul
this boy was lodged in Jail charges
with robbing the depot at Mapleton
and indicted by the grand jury in De
cember for larceny in the second de
gree. The boys mere youth and in
nocent appearance aroused universe
sympathy for him, and under it tn
authorities consented to let him re
turn home to remain during good be
havior. This was done contrary
the opinion and advice of those VIII
knew the lads record, they maintain
ing that the only proper course wa
to send him to the reform school fo
correction and training, and that t
return him to his old companions
haunts, and, seemingly, conscience
less parents, would be a positiv
injury to the little fellow, as well a
poor public policy. Now that he ha
been again arrested within veal
and for a worse crime than before
goes to demonstrate that general ser
timent is not always on the side {
sound policy in criminal matters q
well as in other things. 1t is to
hoped that the boy is not beyond re