The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-12-30
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H. Trask, of Belgrads, met with
a serious accident to-day by being
thrown from his wagon and breaking
| a bone in his shoulder.
w. w. Gwilt was fined s13 IS fc
stealing calf from Joseph Robel, as
mentioned Saturday, besides paying
for the calf. Not being able to pay
the fine, he went to jail for thirty
days.
Deputy Sheriff Bowen and wife
had no difficulty in taking Martha
Kuester to Saltwater. She will be
put to repairing clothes.
james Mullen, CT Madison Lake
was today appointed by Judge Torrey
guardian of Martin Johnson, an in
sane person, who is in the st. Peter
insane asylum.
About 80 members of the Baptist
congregation took procession of Rev
Bergstrom's home last evening made
to the surprise of the Occupants, and
fairly overloaded with presents, both
useful and lasting. A pleasant social
time was enjoyed.
Geo. w. Mead has accepted the
agency of the Worlds Fair Transpor-
tation and Accommodation co. which,
will take you to Chicago keep you
there week, pay your way into the
Fair and return you for small sum
paid upon the installment plan.
Senator and Mrs. Sevatson, of Win
dom, arrived in the city Sunday.
Mrs. S. will reside here during the
winter, while the Senator viii. do SER
vice for the state at st. Paul. The
Misses Sevatson are attending the
State Normal school here.
Cards are out announcing the
wedding of Miss Susie Agnes Thomp-
son to Albert Edward Chaffey, to oc-
cur at Seattle, Wash, Dec. 9th. The
prospective bride was formerly res
ident of this city and has many
friends here.
The suit of E. r. Bohan VS.. Pa
trick O'Leary, to recover $50 for dig
ging well, was completed this after
noon, and the jury returned verdict
of $2S SO for the plaintiff The defen-
dant claimed that Mr.. Bohan guaran-
teed water, and that the we'll after
wards gave out. ThOs. BOhan and
W. r. Geddes appeared for the par
ties.
The Mapleton Enterprise comes
out this week in metropolitan dimen-
sions. 1t furnishes it's patrons with
eight pages of good, wholesome read
ing, a fair proportion of which is fur
nished by the enterprising business
men of that thrifty little burg.
The business men of Amboy are
taking steps looking to the erection
of an elevator, and a committee
consisting of D. E. Cross, E. n.
Ware and Geo H. Wilder has been APP
pointed to wait upon Superintendent
Spencer about the matter. About
$4,000 in stock has already been sub.
scribed.
We learn from the Good Thunder
Herald that steps are being taken tC
organize bank at that place. Mr.
Bickell offers to take $4,000 of stock
If $12, 900 is raised at Good Thunder
A committee was appointed to solicit
stock lat 800 share. All but 81 ,00(
has been secured, and that will be
quickly made up, so that the bank is
assured. 1t will organize under the
state laws
We learn that A. J. Yorker ha!
gone to Iowa, leaving his family ir
straightend circumstances. Friends
are seeing that their wants are sup
piled. This man Yorker has proven
himself on several occasions to be I'm
worthy of assistance, sympathy or re
spect, and his latest desertion Of hi
family should bring strong rebuk'
upon his head if he has audacity t,
ever return to this city. He has full,
demonstrated himself to be ''good-for
nothing" and by his acts has forfeit
ed all respect of this community.
The Hanford Produce Co. has
during the past few weeks, shipped
$50 cases of poultry, each weighin!
250 pounds. This makes a total O
$1,000 pounds, worth, at twelve cent
pound, $4,000. This is equal to II,
500 bushels of wheat at so cents pc
bushel. The other shippers have pre-
| badly sent out as much, while Maple
ton and other villages have largel
added ty the output from the county
1t pays to raise turkeys.
The Good Thunder Creamery CO
has done business during the pas
year amounting to SS,456.19. turnin
out 1882 pounds of butter. An az
sessment of Sc share was made t
take up the outstanding mortgage
According to the Herald, the share
holders were somewhat dissatisfied
The following board of directors wa
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