The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-11-18

day to Elex Lenertz and Mary Klugh-
err, both Of this city.
H. E. Day drew the first piece of
silverware at Walter Presley's grocery
store, being the first to use up his
ticket and present it. He secured a
fine pickle castor.
Water mains are being laid along
Elm street to the knitting factory. A
hydrant will be placed between the
factory and the flberware works, 120
| feet from the street.
"A. ]. lockwood and Miss Mary
Dilly, of Garden City, were united in
marriage Monday. The groom is a
son of Elder lockwood, and the bride
is daughter of ]. W. Dilly. They
are excellent young people and have
many friends who wish them we'll
M. L. Brandt, the well boring
contractor, is at work on r. D. Hub
bard's we'll, south of the big mill. 1t
is now down 100 feet and water has
been found, but not enough to flow to
the top. Considerable trouble with
quicksand has been experienced.
Byron Hughes states that he has
not yet decided whether to demand a
recount of the votes cast at the recent
election. He says that he knows of
| 113 votes for G. l.. Benedict which
could be counted out, but this would
not change the result. If the vote ON
treasurer should be recounted there
are good many votes for G. H. Dietz
which could be thrown out. 1t is not
likely that recount will be asked for.
In Nicollet county E. ST. Julian
Cox was showed under by $50 majority
and can sympathize with ]. H. Baker
in this county, who received less than
any other candidate for representa-
tive On either the Democratic or Re-
publican ticket. Mr.. Peterson was
again elected Judge Of Probate. j.
H. Block was reelected sheriff, carry
ing every town but the one in which
his opponent lived, and receiving near
ly 1,200 majority. Schultz was elected
county superintendent by 500 majority
over Miss Zwinggi, who made a big
fight for the Office. Prof. McCleary
carried the county by $50.
VIM. Claiming Whitney, of Min
neapolis, has prepared the design for
the proposed drinking fountain to be
placed in the Minnesota state build
ing at the Chicago Exposition. 1t will
be five feet high and very artistic. 1t
is q feet wide at the base and a foot
and ten inches at the narrowest point.
There is very little fancy work about
it, but it has an elegance about it
which is superior to a fanciful design.
If this should be made of Mankato
stone it can be brought back to the
city after the close of the fair and
placed somewhere where it will be
both useful and ornamental. The
county might purchase it and place it
in the court house square, where it
could stand as memento of the fair
and as an advertisement of Mankato
stone.
Deputy Bowen went to LIE Sueur
Monday afternoon to get John An
derson on warrant sworn out by his
wife, Emma, charging him with de-
sertion, as stated in last evenings
FREE PRESS. He failed to find his
man there and on his return went to
AnderSon's house and found him and
his wife there having convivial
time. 1t seems that Anderson had
note to collect at LIE Sueur, and hay-
ing chance to ride with friend
Sunday he went there, and returned
last evening. Mrs. Anderson explain
ed that she was startled because he
did not return as usual Sunday night
and got out the warrant to see wheth-
er he was dead or not. Anderson
works in Ole Monson's tailor shop.
His hearing was set for this afternoon
but as he was sick he was unable to
appear.
The third annaul contest of the
State High School Declamatory asso-
citation will occur Tuesday evening,
Dec. q, at the state capitol. The Of
ficers of the State Educational asso-
citation have sent out through the
state pamphlets containing the con.
ditions under which the contest will
be conducted. In the first place home
contests will be held during the first
week in December to select delegates
to the district meetings, which will
be held in the seven congressional
districts as follows: Rochester, Man.
kato, Mortified, ST. Paul, Minneapo.
lis, Brainerd and Fergus Falls. The
object of the district contests is to de.
termine who shall represent the dis.
trict at the state contest. Each high
school is entitled to two delegates
These must be students in the high
schools of Minnesota, and must have
pursued the regular course for at least
two months of the present year. The
delegates must present credentials al
| the district contest stating that they