The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-01-27

The Amboy mill has been leased
by the Amboy Milling Co., and started
up this morning.
-Haakon Christensen died at the
hospital Saturday, of brain fever,
He was AZ years old. The funeral will
probably take place in Medo.
-Chas. N. Crook and Miss Flora M.
Bassnet drove over from St. PeterSun-
day and were quietly welded at
the M. E. parsonage by Rev. f. M.
Rule, at 2:3O O'Clock.
| We learn that J. ]. Haggard, of
Eagle Lake, is not recovering as rap
idly as was expected from an injury
received while in car at Eagle Grove
Iowa, last week. He lost finger and
suffered internal injuries.
-Winnebago City Press Neeos: 1t
is claimed that an Ohio paper mill is
buying flax straw at Gilmore and ship
ping it in bales. They pay 1915 per
ton for it baled and $1.25 loose. All
this fax straw ought to be utilized at
home.
An Iowa man hearing of ''Super-
lative" sent up for 100 lbs, a couple
of weeks since and today wrote the
mill, II like it well and cannot do
without it," enclosing cash for 1000
lbs. Their trade is increasing and
though making 1000 barrels daily
they are way behind on their orders.
The Mower Co. Transcript says of
the concert of the Chicago Lady Quar-
tet at Austin-"The Chicago Lady
Quartet made most favorable i'm
preston in their entertainment in
high school hall Thursday evening.
The recitations by Miss Raymond
were especially enjoyed.
There is some talk among the
local horsemen of organizing and pur-
chasing piece of ground and laying
out kite-shaped track. The organ
ization would erect buildings and hold
races, securing some of the fastest
steppers to be had. This would be a
move that would be a benefit to the
business interests of the city, if sue
cessfullY carried out.
: The Knights of Pythias held ar
: interesting meeting at the lodge room
f Thursdayeve. B.Davies, of this city
A. J. Stackpole, of Lake Crystal, and
Chas. Harris, of Kansas, were present
and entertained the lodge with short
addresses. Its the intention to have
+ one or members give addresses at each
. meeting. f. ]. Clemans has been Sc
!. lected to speak next Thursday even
ing. In this way much larger at
tendance is expected.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. f. L. Peterson los
their little child Sunday, from al
attack of brain fever, from which i
had been suffering for two weeks past
!, The funeral took place from the hous
at two o'clock this afternoon. TIL
t little one was one year and min
months old and was bright and prom
:. Using. This death deprives the affiict
ed parents of their only child, thei
|, first one having died two years ago Q
the same malady. They have tn
|, sympathy of many friends.
Extra mail service is ordered iron
Winnebago City to Hope, supplYin
the intermediate offices of pleasar
:. Mound, Nashville Center and Co
= net with daily mail. Oliver Kline
has the contract and good serviC
l. may be expected. y \ The Shelb
+ Farmers Fire Insurance Co. is NAL
5. ing their second assess ment in eigh
j. years. They have paid upward {
twenty losses but only one asses
ment before this. Now they have
raise only one mill on the dollar ;
they have about 100000 insured,
+ will give sufficient funds .for I'll
of present.-Anboy Herald.
ar
.. MIR. r. Willard began to keep
If daily record of the weather Jan.
If 1892, and has kept it ever since.
q comparison of the temperature du
ing the first 10 days of Januar
1892 and 1893, from observations take
70 between 900 a. m. and 700 a. M, W
% be interesting, and is as follow