The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-06-23

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The changes in the plans will neces-
itate the enlargiDg of the excavation,
and w. B. Craig will on Saturday
night present figures Of the increased
cost. These will be examined by Mr..
Thayer and then sent on to Washing
ton, and it will be at least two weeks
before they are finally acted upon.
Work will not be resumed until this
has been done.
Christina Boernhardt was brought
to the city hall Saturday by her hus-
band Jacob BOernhardt, and was lock-
ed up on the charge of insanity. She
has been more or less out Of her mind
for years and has been IN the insane
asylums of this state twice, and also
was in the Illinois asylums before COM
ing to this city. Her husband found
it impossible to live with her, and the
police have frequently been sum-
moned to removed her from the hons-
es of strangers into which she had
gone and remained. She lives on s.
Second Street. An examination was
held before Judge Torrey this fore
noon and the woman was ordered
committed to the St Peter asylum.
The officers took her there this after
noon.
Architect Gerlach is wearing a
new gold watch, A week ago last
night he was exercising'his muscles at
bowling, with the other members of
the club, and had hung his coat and
vest upon the wall. Two strangers
entered and were soon given the hint
to go. After they did go, Mr.. Ger
ZACH discovered that his watch had
been taken from his vest pocket.
With Officer Mcdonald he pursued the
two strangers and overlook them rid
ing horseback Oh Agency Hill. They
started to get away, but shot from
the officers revolver brought one to
halt, and the other was captured by
Mr.. Gerlach after short chase. They
were searched but the watch was not
found. If they had it, they had abun-
dant opportunity to throw it away be-
ore being caught.
We publish elsewhere a notice
from President Swan, of the Board of
Public Works, to water consumers,
asking them to economic, as the city
pump is taxed to its full capacity, The
city is not in condition to purchase
another pump at this time, and there
should be no necessity for another
pump for two or three years at least.
Water consumers should see toit that
water is not wasted. There are some
who allow the water to run cOntinu-
ally from faucets in order to have
cold supply at all times. The best
way to circumvent these is to put a
meter upon every consumer and there
by make each one pay in proportion
to the water used. There is no doubt
but that half the water pumped is
wasted.
1t has been the rule in the past
that extremes of temperature follow
each other. An unusually cold winter
is always followed by an unusually hot
summer. In this way the seasons
balance each other and the average
temperature by years varies but little.
Last winter was colder than usual,
and if the rule holds good this sum-
mer will be warmer than usual. June
has started in to make the record and
we would not be surprised if higher
average temperature for the summer
was recorded than for several years.
Commencing next Sunday, June
oath, the G. & n. w. road will run
their through passenger, which ar
rives here at 2:40 .. m. from the west
and 1925 p. M. from the east, daily
each way. The sleeper will leave
Mankato on Sunday the same as other
days. This change will be most
convenient one for Mankato. The
change will not affect the New Ulm
passenger, which will continue daily
except Sundays, as at present.
"A warrant was issuedTueSday for
the arrest of Chas. Swanson, on the
charge of assulting Chas. Nelson, a
fourteen year old boy who worked for
him. The boy claims that he wanted to
stop working for him and that Mr..
Swanson struck him and wrung his
neck in the ice wagon on Front street
Saturday afternoon, and finally kick
ed him out with his face covered with
blood.
Home grown strawberries were
brought to the city Monday for the
first time. Geo. keenan, and Mrs.
Chapman, Of South Bend, and Henry
Fox, of Spring Island, brought them
ir IT, iS not thOuoht tbot tho oron