The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-11-25

"A marriage license was granted
to Emil Affalter and Clara Mar
shall, both of this city.
The new county board will hold
its first meeting Jan. Sd. The old
board will hold special meeting the
latter part of December to approve
the bonds of the county officers.
The Cassidy Packing Co. has re-
ceived three carloads of cattle this
week, one from Wyoming. A carload
of meat was shipped today to San Ber-
nardino, CAL. and one to Fargo. At
present 600 hogs, IS cattle and 300
sheep week are being slaughtered.
The packing house is busy place.
The city attorney has entered a
demurrer to the suit brought against
the city by L. Dutton, on the ground
that the city is not liable for the nom
feasance Of the mayor in this case.
This was argued before Judge Sever
ance this forenoon.
-Robt. Brown has placed an electri-
cal appliance in the city reservoir,
four inches below the overflow, by
which an alarm will be rung at the
pumping station whenever the water
reaches that point in the reservoir.
1t will save any waste Of water and
unnecessary pumping.
We learn that Miss Caddie Lee is
making excellent progress under her
able and skillful instructor, Prof.
Courtney, of New York City. In
letter to her father. Prof. Courtney
states that she is the brightest and
most promising pupil he ever had.
Miss Lee has accepted the position of
soloist in the First Episcopal church
at White Plains. n. Y.
The tub factory will by the first
of the week have it's shayings and
dust collector and furnace feeder
ready for use. 1t will be the only fac
tory in this part of the state using one
and it will be quite a curiosity. 1t
gathers shavings and dust from all
parts Of the factory, separates the
dust and feeds the shavings to the
furnace. Manager Higgs is always
up with the times.
Mary Baumgarter has commenced
an action for divorce from her hus-
band, Peter Baumgarter, on the ground
of cruel and inhuman treatment and
drunkenness. He is her second hus-
band. and she is now residing with
her son. All of the parties live in
Mcpherson. The plaintiff demands
alimony and as the defendant owns
farm he will doubtless make big
fight. Pau & Young represent Mrs.
Baumga-.er.
W. A. Funk, who made several
speeches in this county, was elected
county attorney of Jackson comfy by
seven plurality. G. NJ Cory, formerly
of this city, was elected judge of pro-
bate of MOBILES county. Mrs. J.C.
Geddes, for many years the efficient
county superintendent of Faribaulu
county, was defeated. Miss Frost. a
member of the Normal class of 81.
was reelected county superintendent
of Jackson county.
The Mapleton Enterprise says that
there are seven applicants for the
Good Thunder postoffice.
Deputy Bowen Saturday morning
arrested Rosie Refill, on North Sixth
street, on the charge of throwing a
pail of water on Nov, 10th over her
neighbor,a widow named Mrs. Phillips.
When Judge Porter tried to explain
to Mrs. Refill that the offense was as
sault in the third degree, her husband
misunderstood the phrase through
his unfamiliarity with the language
and objected that the water was not
salt water. She pleaded not guilty
and the trial was set for Friday next.