The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-03-04
The Mankato Iron Works have

The Mankato Iron Works have
been putting in a new engine and
boiler which works to perfection.
This looks as though the company
had an eye to future business.
The lenten season began to-day
and will end at midnight preceding
Easter Sunday. This means partial
suspension, at least, of animation in
society's realm for few weeks.
st. Cloud is agitating the ques-
tion of forming a Stock Company on
the same plan of the improvement
Company of this city, for the purpose
of building up the industrial interests
of that city.
The name of John f. Meagher,
ESQ.,, now appears on the list of SUBJ
scribers Of the Improvement Com
pany. Mr.. Meagher took 20 shares
and believes the scheme a good one.
Who will be the next to follow his eX-
ample and put down for 20 shares?
-On Sunday night, death removed
from this earthly sphere Miss Phebe
Hendley, of Hebron, after an illness
extending over period of several
months. Miss Hendley was taken
down with the grip last fall. the ef-
fects from which she never fully re.
covered. Deceased was the daughter
of John Hendley, Esq, one of the old
settlers of the county in which he
lives.
Fergus Falls Journal: Mrs. J. L.
Everts has resigned her position as
operator of the W. q. Telegraph Co.
at this point, to take effect March /
and will be succeeded by Albert l.
Foster, recently of Mankato, who
learned the business here under Mrs
Everts. He takes possession Tuesday
morning.
When Mr.. Christensen of the I'm.
provement Company called upon Mr.
M. L. Lockerby he said: II have
been hunting for you to put my name
down for two shares, and if that is
not enough l will take two more. ,
That is the right kind of spirit tC
display in the matter.
1.-The committee that has been al
work, securing funds for the purpose
of having the Southern Minnesota
Shooting Tournament take place al
the driving park in May, has succeed
ed in raising $500, toward the expenses
and prizes. This will be the means
of bringing the affair to Mankato
The boys will probably begin to take
down their guns soon for the purpose
of practicing for the coming event.
An examination in the case Of
Albert Schwartenbach, of Good Thun
der, charged with enlightenment was
held yesterday afternoon in the mum.
cipal court. He was held for the next
term of the district court in the sum
of $500. The complaining witness
was Mr.. Hickey, who acted as agent
for VIM. Deering & Co. 1t appears
there was some misunderstanding
when the defendant sold out to Mr.
Bozen recently. The sum involved is
1929.
We are informed that at the last
meeting of the members of superior
hose No. 2, it was decided to appoint
a committee of two, for the purpose
of ascertaining the cost of a hose
wagon to be hauled by horses. If g
wagon and team of horses can bt
purchased at a reasonable figure, il
is believed the boys will buy the out
fit and pay for it themselves. If this
be true, it is the kind of spirit to be
admired. If, at some future day, the
city council can see it's way clear tx
repay the boys for any such expense
it is thought the money will be takeI
out of the city treasury and refunded
to those who were patriotic enough
to go to any such expense.