The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-02-10
MANKATo FREE PRESS.
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 10, 1893.
The ground hog is not in it.


est nights of the winter
February is keeping up the win
ter's record as the coolest in 81 years.
We learn that the l. 0. Q. +.
lodge is talking of heating their build
ing, in which the FREE PRESS office is
located, with steam.
Nothing has been heard lately of
the thin corn husks last fall.
The Omaha road has cyclone
snow pillow, which it comes near hav-
ing use for this week.
Architect Gerlach has drawn
plans for a two-story brick store
block. 100 by 30 feet, to he built on
Mr.. Shoemaker's block in ST. Peter.
The ice harvest is getting well
along toward the close. The ice
thicker than for several years and is
generally clean and free from impuri-
ties.
-Tilda, the six year old child OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Tollofson, living at
III east Fuller street, died at mid
night of lung fever The funeral will
take place tomorrow.
The FREE PRESS has just printed
5000 copies of the Journal Of Educd-
ton. a publication in the interest of
the Commercial College. This college
is making rapid strides to the front.
The Racket is busy remodeling
their store preparatory to receiving a
large stock Of dry goods and notions.
These goods are already arriving and
they will continue to receive them
daily.
Sheriff Glynn and S. c. Brooks,
of Mapleton, took Giefer to Saltwater
this morning.. Giefer is well pleased
to think that his neck was saved, as
he seemed aware that the enormity of
MS crime we'll merited hanging.
Owing to the cold weather, there
was not very large house out to hear
the Lyric Quartet. Those who were
prent heard very fine concert and
were greatly pleased. Max Dick fur
nished pleasing feature of the enter
tainment,
-Aun1CCr has it that in the SPRING.
time. when the flowers bloom and the
birds resume their song, at least hall
a dozen weddings will take place, in
which the parties, at least the young
ladies, are we'll known in this city.
The steam heating system lately
adopted on the Omaha road stood the
test this week and demonstrated the
vast superiority Of this mode of heat
ing over the old stove plan. 1t can
not be long before all roads will be
forced to adopt steam heating.
Mr.. Leonard n Peterson is d rising
young musician whose technical skill
and find execution had won for him
a high reputation The sweet beau
tiful sounds which he draws out of
the instrument thrill the hearts of
the listeners, and captures the aud
fences.
The next entertainment on the
Staa Course will occur..Tuesday even
ing, Feb. 2Sth, and will consist of
lecture by Hon. John Temple Graves,
of Atlanta, Ca, editor of Di.rie. He
is said to be one of the finest orators
in the South. The subject has not yet
been selected.
The attorney general has decided
that in the law comforting on boards
of education IN dependent school
districts the power to purchase ap-
paratus the word apparatus" cannot
be construed as including text books,
hence it will be necessary to pass a
new law or laws to confer this power.
The county roads are badly drifted
and in some exposed places are al
most impossible. The heavy winds
have packed the snow so tightly that
it is hard to break through. Were it
not for these drifts the sleighing
would be fine as there is more snow
on the ground than for several years.
NJ. j. Sontag has returned from
California. He says that steps have
been taken to procure new trial for
George, but the courts have not yet
decided upon the application. He
was greatly pleased with the climate
of California, and finds hundred de.
grees difference in temperature on
coming back.
Geo. Smith, of Cambria, was ar.
rested. Saturday by Sheriff Glynn and
was brought to the city and lodged in
jail. The chage was preferred by his
wife, Mary Smith, who accuses him
of failing to support her. He was ar.
raigned this afternoon and the case
was postponed until Feb. 18th at II
a. M, and he was allowed to go on his
own recognizance.
Mr.. Geo. S. Powlison, in writing
TO renew his subscription to the FREE
PRESS, says: "We are getting along
very nicely here. | have a nice noSi