The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-07-07

Adams & Schingle, 81, 200.
II. Theissen, 10,999.
Earnest Mahlke, 9,777.
Henry Tanger, 9,272
j. Dahlen & Co., 1885.
J. W. Low, 1856.
Frank winners, 9.272.
The two lowest bidders, being tie,
have agreed to take the contract to-
gether. E. @. WickerSham bid 1882
on the plumbing. which is included
in the above bids.
There was one feature of the
Madison Lake industrial parade Tues
day (which met with sthe decided
disapproyal of the great majority of
spectators. One of the saloon keepers
had prepared wagon carrying re-
presentation of bar with barten-
der and man in front drinking. A
boy was smoking a cigarette and an
other boy was drinking or smoking
This was mostly in representation OF
the real bar room scene, and SUCH a
public exhibition of it, and on such
an occasion and day, especially when
the whole juvenile population was on
the street, was disgusting to all res
pectable people. The committee of ar
rangements disavows all responsibility
for it, and to his credit be it said that
Geo. w. Allyn refused to allow it in
the second parade in the afternoon.
F. L. Peterson, who has been
manager of the Mankato Mercantile
Co., for the past four years, resigned
his position some time ago to take eff
feet today. He is, an honorable and
enterprising young business man, and
we hope that he will continue to re-
side in the city. In whatever bust
ness he may engage the best wishes
of his many Mankato friends will go
with him. A. F. Rabe has taken the
management of the company. He has
had a long experience in the business
and the popularity of the company
will not suffer at his hands.
The Gun Club tournament Tues
day afternoon was an enjoyable af-
fair, and resulted as follows:
Hunters watch, won by John Luis
dorf, sack of shot by G. L. Benedict,
cleaning rod by A. G. Bierbauer,
necktie by John Lulsdorff, buggy whip
by Geo. B. Owen, box of candy by A.
H. Beebe, box of cigars by John Luis
dorf, silk handkerchief by Ben Powell,
key ring chain by Westley Fuller.
| Cards have been received announc-
ing the marriage June 2Sth, at La
Grange, Ind, of Prof. Darwin r.
Stocklev and Miss Clara Weir, both
former members of the Normal school
faculty. They will make their home
at Evanston, Ills. Their MankatO
friends wish them long and happy
life.
VIM. Smith, a brakeman on the
Gilmore branch of the Omaha road,
fell backwards from the door OF the
baggage car while attempting to close
the door, three miles this side of Lake
Crystal Saturday night. The train
was stopped but it was found that he
had escaped unhurt, miraculous as
it seems.
County Attorney Benedict is the
proud father of pair of twin boys,
two days old. Everybody is doing
well, especially G. L., who has been
passing the rHavanas around to his
friends today.
Fred Widell has secured a con-
tract for two abutments to be con-
structed near Rochester on the Vino
ma & St. Peter road. They will re-
quire $4,000 worth of stone. The quar-
ries are busy filling the previous
orders.
The FREE PRESS was the lowest
of four bidders for doing the printing
for the Blue Earth County Agricult-
ural Society and was awarded the con-
tract. This includes 800 premium
lists
Henry the nineteen year old son
of Nick Senger, died Tuesday morn
ing of inflammation of the bowels. The
funeral took place this morning from
the German Catholic church.
AT the meeting of the local med
ical society Saturday evening DR.. G..
F. Warner was elected president for
the coming quarter, DR.. E. D. Steel
vice president, and DR.. l. D. Webster
secretary and treasurer.