The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-02-03
uANKATo FREE PRESS.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1893.

e. St. Julien Cox has formed a
partnership with an experienced law
yer at Los Angeles. Cal.
Mrs. J. P, Jones died at her home in
Judson Tuesday, aged "a years. The
funeral will occur Saturday.
The contract for the st. Clair
abutments has been awarded to Thos.
Dunlevy, for 1854. The commission
ers asked for new bids.
The divorce suit of Richard r.
Williams VS.. Mary Williams was tried
before Judge Severance Tuesday
afternoon. The divorce was granted.
Mrs. w. A. Laufman is now nice
ly located in her room in the Thayer
block. Ladies wishing anything in
the dressmaking line will do well to
call on her.
The Normal school faculty has
decided to have an address by some
speaker Of national repute instead OF
the usual graduating exercises by
members of the class.
Buy your coal from j. G. Roller.
w. B. Craig has completed his
contract at Orange City, Iowa, and
has turned over the SD, 00G school
to the authorities.
Hogs are bringing from 81 to $3.50
per hundred weight on the foot. The
Cassidy Co. reports that they are com
ing in at a lively rate. This company
is wintering 10000 sheep in it's sheds
north of the city.
The mail orders being received by
the F'iberware Co. for goods are in
creasing in number and size. The
company has received an order for 10
dozen floor mats from Denver, and
for 60 dozen of the same from Chicago.
The knitting works has received
several car loads of machinery, but
has more difficulty in getting lumber
than anything else. The needed lum-
Der is coming in very slowly. Several
carloads of machinery are on the road
and an order has just been sent in for
large number of "ribbers." used in
making hosiery. Owing to the delays
it is impossible to say just when the
new mill will start in.
AT the meeting of the resident
members of the Normal Alumni AS.
ISOLATION Mondayevening it was voted
that as many as possible should at.
tend the Worlds Fair in body, leav.
ing June goth. Arrangements will be
made for special car, and for accom-
modations at,Chicago. This will be a
very pleasant way of going. Steps
were also taken intended to further
the interest of the school before the
legislature.
Ole Nicholson. the merchant tail
or, will erect business block in the
spring upon the lot which he pur
chased last summer, just south of G.
II. Austin, Son & Co. The building
will be % by So feet, two stories high
and will be entirely occupied ty the
tailoring establishment, the shop be
ing located on the second floor. This
will give Mr.. Nicholson long de
sired increase of room. H. @. Gerlacl
is preparing the plans for the new
building.
"A man named Fisher, of Roches
ter, was in the city today and sough
to get warrant for the arrest of hi
wife, whom he claims had married
another man and come to this city
He wanted to charge her with Crane
larceny in the second degree, for steal
ing furniture. He exhibited pape
showing his wife's second marriage
The warrant was refused him, as b,
should secure one at Rochester.
Representative Brules introduced
a bill in the legislature Tuesday, al
lowing the county commissioners t.
draw pay for fifty days work in yea
in counties of over 25, 600 inha bitants
+ The commissioners of this county ar
at present permitted to draw pay TO
but forty days. no matter how man,
days they may work. The last count
board worked ten days for nothing
As the county grows and the duties O
tho board become more ardous it i
right that It's members should receiv
more pay.