The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-04-21

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iberia at her home in Tivola Monday
night.
"A marriage license was granted
Tuesday to Chas. r. Brewer, of St.
Clair, and Eliza M. Rogers, of Beau
ford.
E. G. Burdick was in Minneapolis
Saturday and saw the plans for the
remodeling of the opera house. He
says that the building will be very
fine one.
There is some complaint of a
scarcity of workmen in some OF the
factories, and it said that hundred
or more men can find employment.
There are plenty of jobs for those who
want them.
The trustees of the Presbyterian
church are raising the balance requir-
ed to complete the structure. We
understand that as soon as the small
amount still required is subscribed the
work of building will be resumed.
J. P. Read has resigned his position
as book-keepersof the Mankato Man
ufacturing Co., which he has held for
the past three years, on account of his
health. He has made an efficient Off
cial and we hope that he will conclude
to remain in the city.
The congregation of the Swedish
Lutheran church of Belgrade on Fri
day presented Rev. sc. Franzen with
a fine four-year old driving horse, as
an eXpr ession of the estimation in
which they hold him. The horse is
worth $3.50 and is good traveller.
it is worthy compliment to worthy
man.
The ladies of Mankato and
vicinity would do well TO call at Miss.
Redner's millinery store before pur-
chasing elswhere. She has complete
line of flowers, ribbons and laces and
can trim your hat in manner which
is sure to please. Her new summer
straws are beauties and her prices
the lowest.
Judge Torrey has issued an or
der directing that five children of
Walter E Stone be sent to the state
public school at Owatonna. Mr. Stone
desired that this action be taken, as
he was unable to properly support
them, being incapacitated for work a
part of the time. He has been the
father OF fourteen children, of whom
eleven are living.
An insane woman named Mrs.
Schmidt t, ofMinneapolis,a arrived in the
city Saturday, and was found in the
north part of the city talking inco-
herently. She was locked up at the
city hall and telegram to the chief
of the Minneapolis police elected the
reply that her relatives would come
down after her. She is a young
woman and was well dressed, and was
not violent. Her relatives arrived
and took her back last night.
w. T. Hobart, of Pekin, China,
spoke at the M. e. church Sunday
morning. He gave very interesting
discourse on China and it's needs He
has been doing missionary work there
for the past ten years and is
home for a few months rest
which he is taking by answering nu
merous calls from the church to give
information regarding his work. The
collection taken for missions yester
day amounted to 1880.
Speaking of the Lutheran Sexte
the Boston Herald says: SIN all theil
numbers they fully justified the higl
commentator given then through
out Europe, and they fairly captivat
: ed their first American audience
They introduced many novel vocal &C
} compartments, and, all in all, pre-
sented programme of part songs ant
} similar selections that charmed ant
delighted all who heard them" A
the opera house, Friday evening
April 2lst.
The April term of the Unite,
, States court convened Tuesday. TIL
/ following is the jury: Fred Kloepping
, Pennington; E. Cole, Currie: Mel
Jacobson, Hills; E. Ell. Lewis, Gran
J Meadow; George Guth, New Ulm
+ August Samuelson and Charles Sam
uelson, Bernadotte; Joseph Luebnel
: Winnebago City; Erick Olson, Berns
: dotte; John Mcmahon, Montgomery
P. c. Baily, Waseca; William Galispe
! Madelia; John Brown, Kasson; F. M
: Slosson, Minneapolis; f. w. Pike
t Marshall; Charles May, Benton; Jane
/ Bochroch, Faribault; f. W. Lindley
5 Jackson; John L. De War, Madelia
: Isaac Cornell, Kasson; Dennis Cor
nelly, ST. Thomas; John Taylor, L
2 Sueur; John Fitzsimmons, Currie; T
A. Pischal, Waterville.