The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-22


John G.. Roche has disposed of his
wholesale liquor establishment to J.
]. Gould, of Ortonville, who will take
possession Sept. 1st.:: He will 60 into
the same business at st. Paul.
The family of Joseph Alexander,
living at Tivoli. is truely afflicted.
The second child died yesterday of
diphtheria and the third is very sick
with the disease. 1t was buried last
evening.
"A subscription paper has been
taken up to hire the COncordia band
to play upon Front street Saturday
evenings during the coming two
months. The required amount has
been practically raised. This is a
good move and the band is in every
way deserving.
-Chas. Demagola filed up with bad
whisky Tuesday afternoon and
struck Chas. Kortz over the head with
a chair, cutting his forehead badly.
Both parties were arrested and Dem
agola was fined s13.65, and Kortz was
discharged.
-Glenwood cemetery is looking
very finely. The grounds are well
kept and the walks and drives are
clean. Several new and handsome
monuments have lately been erected.
The Gem eterY is credit to the asso-
citation.
-Messrs. Crusen and Lent had a
meeting in Winnebago City last
Thursday together with numerous
friends Of both sides, and endeavored
to arrange a settlement of the case
recently tried by the district court
in this place, but without avail. Blue
Earth City Post.
Miss Mary Dyer died at her home
in Window, July 9, of quick consump-
tion, the effects of LaGrippe She
spent the winter among US two years
ago, and by her sweet disposition and
happy nature won many friends
here.
Henry Lang, who was arrested
for pounding his wife on the night of
July 4th. was discharged Tuesday. AS
his wife has been endeavoring to
secure his release, there was no wit
ness against him. He shed tear
when he was released.
"A dispatch sent out from st.
Peter Tuesday says: The cupola on
the main building of the hospital was
struck by lightning at a. N. today.
The fire was put out by the hospital
fire company. The patients were all
dressed and ready to leave. The
damage was confined to the cupola.
The authorities have needed the
complaints in regard to the watering
trough on S. Front street and this
morning had it removed to Poplar
street. This is much better place
for it and it will not there interfere
with travel. The authorities deserve
credit for making the change.
-Lorin Cray. assignee of the W. T.
Mills estate, Tuesday filed his bond
with the clerk of court. The amount
of the bond was s115,OO and the sure
ties were Jno. F. Meagher, W. G.
Hoerr, L. Patterson and John G. Wise,
each of whom affirmed himself to be
worth 10000.
F. E. Watson. formerly of the
Wells bank and well known to our
business men, in company with L. c.
Miller, has opened a bank at Slayton,
kno Tn as THE Slayton Bank" The
firm has engaged A. f. Schmitt, Of
this city, as cashier and any business
which our citizens may have with the
bank will receive prompt attention.
AT the weekly gun shoot of the
Gun club Thursday afternoon the fol-
lowing scores were made:
A Bierbauer 13, F Menke 3, Wm.-
Davis Is, B Clements 4, Brooks Is, A
III Beebe Is, John Lnlsdorf Is, A D
Beach Is, II G GerIack s, W Fuller II,
Otto Mann s, Geo. B Owen 19. Two
new members have been voted in the
club, making eighteen in all.
Joseph Marguett, of this city
brought to the FREE PRESS office
bunch Of winter wheat contain
ing ~ stalks which grew from one
kernel Of wheat. There was a good
head upon every stalk but two, and
they were filing nicely clear to the
tips. This was grown upon Mr.. Ms
farm in the town of Mcpherson,
where he has Is acres, which he
thinks will yield him 35 bushels per
acre.
The supreme court Friday
handed down a decision in the case Of
Fred Mclean, respondent, VS.. the
Chicago, st. Paul. Minneapolis & Oma-
ha Railway Co., appellant. The case
went up from this county, Mr.. Nc
Lean being expelled from a train near
Lake Crystal. Judge Collins signed
the decision, which reverses the order
Of the district court. His memoran-
dunn was as follows:
In action arising out Of a wrongful
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