The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-10-27


ed postmaster at Garden City, to sue
coed Lucy Shaw. M. S. Fish succeeds
Ben Latourell as postmaster at Min
nesota Lake.
-Diphtheria quarantine cards were
removed from the houses of Henry
Wllmas, Anton Degelman and =
Arndt today There are now only
a few cases in the city.
Maud Jones has been appointed
postmistress at Rapidan Mills to sue
coed P. E. Nelson, resigned.
"A pension has been granted to
Mathew M. Hynson, of this city.
The quarantine hospital on Bun
ker hill has been inclosed.
John Mccall is putting the finish
ing touches upon the silver rayine
road.
The plasterers are at work on the
Follman- Hoerr block. 1t is fully en-
closed.
The culvert over Warren creek at
Poplar street is nearly done and can
be Travelled over tomorrow.
"A marriage license was issued
yesterday to Jens Nostdohl and Linda
Hanson, both of this city.
"A man named John Glot and an
other man got into an alteration in
North Front street saloon last night
and the former was badly cut about
his breast with a pocket knife. DR..
Heilscher dressed his wounds. No
arrest has yet been made.
Jacob Traub has commenced an
action against Catherine Gross and
about eighteen others to quiet the
title to a lot and half and house
on North Broad street, valued at
about 50, 500. Mr.Traub has possession
of the property, but the Others claim
an interest by virtue of probate pro-
ceedings. w. L. Comstock is attor
ney for the plaintiff.
The gravel roadbed up GlenwooC
avenue will need some repairing this
fall, as there are number OF ruts
near the west end, caused by the dry
ness
Elmer Rinehart, of Sterling, {
nineteen year old farmer boy, was ex'
amined Monday afternoon as to hi
sanity, His trouble first came on TIVE
months ago, and is believed to be due
to the fact that he was leased by tn
boys at school who called .him fla
nose" He thinks that .everybod.
wants to shoot him and that he mus
defend himself by shooting others. He
has also threatened to shoot himSel
on several occasions. He stated a
the examination that he shot neigh
boris boy through the head five year
ago and that the Holy Ghost immedi
ately raised him from the dead. FL
said also that he hears voices ant
shots in the air at night and feel
bullets hit him. The examination
was conducted by DrS. j. III. james
aid e. d. Steel and the patien
was ordered committed to the 1nsan
asylum at St. Peter.
B. D. Smith is the father of ;
healthy boy with a strong pair Q
lungs. Father and child are dom
we'll.
W. A. Presley has transferred hi
stock of groceries to his father, j. A
Presley, who will hereafter conduc
the store.
Five garnishee suiCs were con
menced Friday against w. B. Crais
, and the Chicago, Milwaukee & 81
, Paul road by men who have been en-
, ployed in Mr.. Cralg's quarry, but VIII
have not received their wages
Money due Mr.. Craig for work on tn
railroad is garnisheed. The suits ar
brought by Henry Feldbusch for $25(
!. Alfred Andrews for $115, Jens Lorer
son for S144, Chas. A. Gustofson fC
S244, Chas. Landquist for 1925. Ira /
Shissler is attorney for these mer
The other quarrymen claim variou
amounts. Some of the men claim t
have been paid but $40 to $25 in a
summer and have run up large ac
. counts at stores.
/: Thomas Hill was arrested Satu
t day night for being drunk and disc
DERBY. He pleaded guilty this mo
: ming and paid fine of 1865.
W. FL. Tenney, late of MapletoI
has purchased livery stable at Well
: The work Of putting up the iro
r supports for the first floor of the go