The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-02

sion into the Normal were examined
Thursday and Friday.
Last Friday and Saturday ZOO
bushels of new wheat was marketed
at w. w. Cargill & Bros. elevator il
this city.
Judge Severance Tuesday decided
the suit of Eolke VS.. Oelke in favor o.
the defendant. The dispute was ovel
the boundary of their farms.
The case against A. Laughlin
charged with. stealing hay, was dis
missed Monday afternoon, settle
ment having been arrived at.
We learn that lightning struck
the hardware store of G. w. Apply &
Co.. of Minnesota Lake, Monday
completely demolishing the front.
Judge Severance states that fol
sc years he has noticed that it never
fails that the night of Aug. 31st is the
most dangerous for frost of any night
at this season.
The local politicians are engrossed
over the approaching Republican
county convention. The only contest
likely to occur will be on representa-
tiveS.
w. r. Craig has secured the con-
tract for erecting school house at
Orange City, Iowa. 1t will cost about
SIS, 900, and will be made of Mankato
material.
L. Burrell's little boy was run
over by carriage while listening to
the band concert Saturday evening. A
wheel passed over his back but did no
further injury than cutting the flesh.
The Gun Clubs last score was:
Powell Is, Owen II, Lulsdorf Is, Bur-
dick q, Clements 6, Menke 10, Gran
do /, Beach Is. Geo. B. Owen wore
the gold badge during the previous
week.
II. M. Pugh has threshed his
wheat and it goes Is bushels to the
acre, grading No. 2. Charles Thayer's
wheat goes from IS to 20 bushels to
the acre and mostly grades No. 2,
with little No. 3.
The Normal school opened with
large attendance of new students
Mondaymorning. Owing to the bad
weather the total attendance did not
equal that of the first day last year.
The higher classes were unusually we'll
filled.
The G. A. e. committee on monu-
ment staked out the location for the
memorial fountain on Lincoln park
Saturday. The order for it has
been sent in and it is expected that it
will arrive in time to be set up, and
dedicated in October.
Squire Mead has resigned his posi-
tion as justice of the peace, which he
has so long and so acceptably filled,
and the vacancy was filed at a
meeting of the council last Saturday
night by the election of H. G. How
ard. Lake Crystal Mirror.
We learn that the wheat crop in
Vernon and about Garden City is very
poor, some fields yielding but from
seven to ten bushels to the acre. IL is
stated that Nick Juliar, of Decoria,
has field of 100 acres which is so
poor that he will not cut it.
Last year the price of wheat start
ted out high and gradually fell off.
This year it is different and the price
is very low, new No. being but about
So cents. Mill men expect that the
price will advance somewhat, though
not expecting to see it go up very
much. At any rate it is not likely to
go lower, and farmers will do we'll to
hold on to their wheat as long as pos
sible.
Frank Wildes, living near Lake
Washington, has marketed some No.2
wheat at the big mill. He reports
that the yield will be 20 bushels to
the acre. Albert Frenzal, of Manka-
to township, reports yield of22 BUSH
els grading No. 2. w. S. Howe the
weigher, states that the yields so far
reported vary from Is to 20 bushels to
the acre.
AT the meeting of the Republican
Club Saturday night the president,
B. ID. Smith, was empowered to ap-
point a committee of seven to reor-
ganize the club, himself and @. L..
Benedict to be members. 1t was vot-
ed to make the members of the Scan
dinavian Republican Club honorary
members of the new club. 1t was the
desire of those present that an active,
aggressive campaign club be formed.
John Tanger,t the six years old son
of Henry Tanger, was bitten Mon
day by large dog belonging to M.
Simon, foreman at Clements &
Hoerr's. The lad was bitten in the
leg and had it not been for strong
pair of pants piece of flesh would
have been taken out. The dog was
ordered to be killed this afternoon.
Mr. Tanpar saws he will hrino SIlit for