The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-03-11
From Fridays Daily.


Mrs. S. @. Stevens informs us that
at the teachers examination at Good
Thunder, 2S persons applied, 6 males
and % females, of which Is were eX-
amined for second grade certificates
afor third grade and for first grade.
ALBERT Lea Standard: In February
1877 DIR. Blackmer, E. X. Pickett and
some others sowed wheat, so the
Standard of that time says, and all
that winter the weather was very fine
but it could not have eXcelled this,
although wheat has not yet been
Sown.
Blue Earth City Post: Wild geese
made their appearance in this vicin-
1ty last week, a number of flocks hav-
ing been seen vending their way
north. But then few geese don't
make spring, for it is generally I'M
derstood that the first of these emf
grants are expected to have mighty
cold feet before nesting time.
MIR. VIM. Denny, local agent of
the United States Express Company,
has forwarded his resignation to the
main office, the same to take effect
on the first day of April. The reasons
given for resigning is because of fail
ing health, caused by close confine-
Eent. Mr.. Denny has not as yet de-
cided whether to remain in Mankato,
where he has resided for nearly ten
years, or go to some other portion Of
the country to seek that which he has
lost by close attention to duty.
-Winona Republicans: The State
Board of control of the Epworth
League will meet at the Central M. E.
church in this city tomorrow after
noon. Miss Holstein and Mr. NJ. P.
Hanson are local members of the
Board. Those expected from out of
the city are Rev. J. f. Stout, of Min
neapolis, Rev. w. A. Shannon, of Du
luth, and Rev. H. G. Jennings, of Red
Wing. The chief topic to come up
for consideration will be the State
convention to be held in Minneapolis
in June.
An amusing scene occurred at the
court house yesterday, which ap-
peared to please those who witness
ed the affair. After receiving the Ii
cense the couple walked into the Of
fee of Judge Torrey and were made
one. A few minutes later they stroll
ed down the wooden sidewalk, and in.
stead of walking 'lover-like," they
seemed to be trying to see how far
apart they could walk without falling
into the gutter. Perhaps that is the
way the young men in Martin county
do the business, but it is not the mans,
ner of Mankato boy.
The County Commissioners be-
fore adjourning yesterday afternoon,
decided to sod the plot of ground
around the court house, provided it
ean be done for a reasonable amount.
They have ordered that plans and
specifications be made and presented
to them on Wednesday morning for
their consideration. If satisfactory
the commissioners will advertise for
bids for the work. This move on the
part of the commissioners is to be
commended. The county court house
is one that any community should be
proud of. 1t is nicely situated and
what is needed is that the plot of
ground surrounding it be sodded and
properly laid out with approaching
walks. This we are assured will be
done in the near future, weather per-
hitting,
"A correspondent of the Minneap-
oils Journal, at Lake Crystal, in writ
ing to his paper about the Butternut
Valley murder, the victim being Chris
Thorstad, says: ''The State has evil
dence of compact alleged to have
been made between these parties by
which the first man to tell how the
killing was done was to be killed by
the other four. Rowland is reported
ed to have told everything under pres
sure" A FREE PRESS reporter show
ed the above clipping to county attor-
ney Hughes this morning, and also
one in relation to written confess
sion said to have been made by ThoS.
Rowland, now confined in the county
Jail. Mr.. Hughes was reticent in say
ing anything about the case, other
than to say that the examination
would probably develop more than
some people realized. From another
source it was learned that since the
examination of Theodore Anderson at
Lake Crystal, two masked men went
to the house of Tom Rowland and at
the point of revolver, he confessed
as to who did the killing on that aw-
full night of Feb. y. The name of the
murderer, according to Rowland, is
withheld for the present for obvious
reasons.
From Saturdays Daily.
Mr.. Fred Kron has sold lots Z
and blk. 10, Dukes addition, of Mr..