The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-03-10
-Shilling's MINISTRIES will appear at
the opera house March %.

Andrew Flo, formerly WIN L. a.
Gunders & Co, has taken a position
with w. H. Pfeffer.
Louis Janda's children have re-
covered from their late illness, put ne
is still quarantined away from Inc
house, as precaution.
r. d. Hubbard yesterday recelv-
ed orders for 26 carloads OF flour.
This amounts to 10000 sacks, and is
not very bad sale for one day.
An overcoat valued at $40, belong
ing to Robert Bradley, was stolen
from the office of the Omaha freight
depot last night. There is no clue to
the thief.
The semi-annual apportionment
of the state school fund has been
made and Blue Earth county, with an
enrolment Of 54l2 pupils, secures
1915. %.
There are five patients at the
hospital. daniel McPhaid, whose eyes
were injured in powder explosion
Saturday, is better and will not lose
his sight.
There promises to be liyiler COM
petition in the retail harness trade.
If report is correct, j. G. Roller, Akers
& Rooney and j. e. Neff will put in
stocks of harnesses, to go with ma
chinery.
The annual report of Sheriff
jGlynn, filed with the county COM
missioners yesterday, shows that he
received 81 ,344.21 in fees on criminal
business. and $655 in fees on civil
business, total of S2,004.2l.
The March settlement of Treasur,
er Lloyd resulted in books being
balanced to a cent, for almost the
first time in the history of the coun'
ty. This is an excellent record ano
shows how careful Mr.. Lloyd and his
deputies have been.
The work of tearing down the
old saloon building occupied by Ole
MonsOn began this morning. Wher
that old frame building is removed
an eyesore will be gone, a fact which
nobody will regret. Ole Nicholson
new store will go up there.
Judge Torrey yesterday decided
the action brought by Carl MolchoV
to have his guardian discharged il
the plaintiffs favor and discharged
August Molchow from being hi
guardian. The . latter's attorne,
desires to have the witnesses brought
into the room one at time and eX
amined, but did not succeed.
The Board of Public Works i
preparing to look into the waste o
city water by private individuals Wh'
allow streams of water to run con
stantly, to avoid freezing. Thi
waste is causing a great deal OF ur
necessary pumping into the reServol
and is expensive. Probably half tn
water drawn from the reservoir
allowed to run waste in this way.
The Citizens National bankwil
this spring make some needed Id
Drovements in the office. A new ste
lined vault will be built in the rear
the present one, and the latter wi
then be taken out. The counters wi
be moved back, making the lobt
more spacious. Mr.. Meagher's DIES
will remain where it is. These III
provements will be made wheney
the weather will permit.
There is said to be six aspiran
after the Mapleton postot1ice, namel
James Mclaughlin, postmaster und
the former Cleveland administrator
H. M. Quinn, a leading merchant al
man of influence in the party: e
County Commissioner Chas. Dietz. wi
has good backing: John Schweitze
who is backed by a lengthy petitio
C. NJ Credicott, a representative
the younger element Of the Oemocr
CIV. and j L. Kohler.
Superior Hose Co. No. ?, havi
loaded hose into their elegant NJ
truck. manned it and drove about t
streets yesterday afternoon, attra'
Ing -mucQ dUUouUlOu duu duhiio oie
Gates Philips held the reins of
fine team of blacks, in their gay N
harness made especially for the ht
company. The new gong remlr
one of the paid departments OF
large cities: The boys have rig
to feel proud of the outfit, which c'
$500 from their own treasury, and
city is under obligations, to TIT
which it will not soon forget. L
hose is all attached and pulls c
from the center, so that no time "
be lost at fires making couplings.
The new candy factory is doing
better business than was expect
The orders yesterday amounted
about 1900 pounds. The factory
manufacturing about 1000 pounds
day, and is employing fifteen han
and has four travelling men on