The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-03-04
From MONDAYS Daily,

From MONDAYS Daily.
All personal taxes not paid today,
penalty of ten per cent. will be add
ed thereto.
The U. S. Circuit and District
courts will convene at the court house
on April 18th.
Mr.. Ernest Mahlke has been given
the contract to build Mr.. j. @. Thro's
| house on the corner of Broad and
Washington streets, his bid being
S2,8SS, or $40 lower than the next
lowest bidder. Work will be COM
menced soon as possible.
Two pairs of mems shoes left at
the Boston clothing house, and pur-
chased at Janda's shoe store. Owner
can have same by calling at the ''Bos-
ton" and paying for this notice. 3td3tw
Mr.. H. Graham, the Omaha
brakeman, who sustained injuries at
Kasota on Wednesday night and who
was removed to Tourtellotte hospital
later, has had his arm amputated
about six inches from the shoulder.
This morning about one o'clock,
DR.. Waite was called to the home of
Mr.. Albert Dornberg, who liyes in the
town of Rapidan. On his return he
stated that Mr.. and Mrs. Dornberg
had been presented with a fine baby
boy. Mr.. Dornberg is the son of DR..
Dornberg of this city.
Agent Powers of the M. & St.
Louis railway on Saturday, showed US
through the cars that leave this city,
over his line, which are heated by
steam coming from the engine. The
system is known as the ''Anti-Fire
Car Heater" The pipes run along
the sides of the car, near the floor,
but in case of necessity arising,
there is another arrangement in the
corner of each car which will keep the
temperature just about right with
proper care.
MIR. Singer, one of the genial pre-
scriptionists at Mr.. Benefits store,
contemplated the purchase of a bron-
cho pony on Wednesday, says the St.
Peter Herald, and before buying pro-
posed trying it. He touched the sad
die and the pony did the rest. Singer
came down in less than an hour and
alighted in one of the softest spots in
the muddiest street in town. He
went up to have the Northwestern
steam shovel clean him up and when
last seen was not looking for a bron-
cho.
Andrew 0. Anderson, aged 10
years, of Clayton, this state, about
five weeks ago received wound in
the left knee by a bullet from 80
calibre revolver, which he was fooling
with and didn't know it was loaded.
He was brought to Tourtellotte hos
pital where DR.. Andrews, assisted by
DR.. Steele and another physician, per-
formed successful operation by re-
moving the bullet which had encased
itself in the bone. The patient is re-
ported as in comfortable condition.
William Brahmer, aged q years,
living on the Good Thunder road, was
arrested by Sheriff Glynn, on Satur-
day and brought to the county Jail.
His mind appears to be unbalanced.
He has been living in hole in the
ground, as it we're, and seldom eats.
The neighbors feeling annoyed over
him made complaint, hence the ar
rest. He is said to be perfectly harm
less but not fit subject to roam
about. After being examined before
Judge Torrey, he was released as not
being subject for the asylum.
Edward Brett, son of Mr.. G. E.
Brett, met with an unfortunate acct
dent Saturday night. With several
other boys he jumped on freight train
on the Omaha line, for the purpose of
taking short ride. In some unac-
countable manner he slipped from
the car as the train was passing over
the treStle, and in his descent proba-
bly, struck the trestle work, for when
he was found up in the slough, it was
found that one of his legs had been
broken between the ankle and knee.
He was brought home and had the
broken limb set by physician. The
young man is reported as being COM