The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-12-22
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VI WI. y. Cuuuy, OF west MankatO,
died at 1870 Tuesday forenoon of
pneumonia, following an attack of la
grippe. He was sick but six DAYS and
was bright and active young man
and gave promise of a useful future.
His parents have the sympathy of
their many friends in their affection
"A chimney on Mrs. H. X. Cleve-
lands house, on S. Broad street, burn
ed out at eight o'clock Tuesday.
Smoke. continued to come into the
rooms in increasing quantities, and
at 1918 a. m. it was thought best to
call out the fire department. A
thorough search resulted in no fire be-
ing found, and it is thought that the
smoke issued through defective fiue
The next booking for the theatre
is Alexander Leonards Comedians
which has three days engagement,
Jan. |. 2 and 3, and matinee New
Years afternoon. Popular prices, 25,
30 and 30 cents, will be charged.
Jacob Meany was Tuesdayfned S.
and costs, in all $22. 80, for assault. 1t
was paid. The entire costs were S35. 60,
and the other half will be assessed on
his brother.
The Book of the Fair''iS the only
work in any wise attempting to repro
duce in print the exposition entire. In
this respect it is without a Compel
1tOr. 1t confines itself neither to art
alone on one side, nor dry statistics on
the other. but aims to present in at
tractive and accurate form the whole
realm of art, industry, science and
learning, as here exhibited by the ma
tiOnS, so far as can be done within
reasonable limits. This is the state
ment made by the publishers and in
looking through part eight one will
say at once that SO far as they have
gone they have fulfilled their state
ment. This part finishes the descrip-
tive part of the Woman's building,
and gives the opening chapters of
machinery building, while the illus
trations are of the same high order
that have charactized the work. Pub
lished by the Bancroft Co., Chicago,
Ill.
The FREE PRESS office has print.
ed fifty Fairbanks scale books and
they are now on sale at this office.
The children of W. r, Geddes are
just recovering from seige of mild
scarlet fever. His little boy was not
expected to live for a few days, but is
now thought to be out of danger.
DR.. Steel had charge of the cases.
Mr.. John H. Burgess, of Eagle
Lake, was in the city Monday, and call
ed at the FREE PRESS office to sub
scribe for the WEEKLY. Mr.. Burgess
has been a life long Democrat but
when his party adopted free trade
pure and simple, he parted company
with it and came over to the party of
protection. Mr.. B. says he has no
time for a party which will favor an
economic policy which can only spread
distress and believes thoroughly in
the patriotic sentiment of Gen. Grant
that the "first duty of Americans is
to legislate for America" Mr.. Bur-
CESS is bound to have plenty Of COM
pany in making his new political affi-
liza tions.
-Widell Bros. are putting up new
twenty horse power engine in their
quarry. 1t is one they used on their
Minneapolis contract, and will make
valuable addition at their quarry.
This firm is expecting good seasons
work next year. No men ale now
employed, and although the most OF
the force is still in the city, no suffer
ing among them is anticipated.
"A new band has just been organ
ized called the Scandal string band
It will furnish music on various occa
siops, and we hope it will be well pat
ronized.
Chris Evans, the noted highway
man and train rObber, was fount
guilty of murder in the first degree a
Fresno, Cal, last week, aud the penal
ty was fixed at imprisonment for life
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