The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-02-17

party upon ner odGurudy eNeuluS'
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Manton, of De-
coria, lost their year old daughter Sat
urday of Group. She was buried to,
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lassow lost
their three year old boy Monday, al
their home near st. Clair. The fune'
raj took place today.
"A marriage license was granted
today to Joseph f. Schingle and Rosa
\ Guettle, the former of this city and
the latter of Mankato township.
! The heirs of the late Jacob Guen
thur received on Wednesday his life
insurance of $4,000 from the Mime
sofa Odd Fellows Mutual Benefit
Society.
The snow in the timber is report
ed as being eighteen inches to two
feet deep. Should a general thaw be
delayed and take place at one time
high water may be looked for.
r. f. Lowell, of Vernon Center,
has sent to the board of managers OF
the Minnesota Worlds Fair exhibit
the finest sample Of corn received up
to date from any part of the state. 1t
is of the white dent variety.
1t is rumored that n. p. Lee has
rented w. B. Craig's residence, on S.
Second street, and that Mr.. Craig
will occupy his other house as soon as
Rev. Jno. Barbour and family vacate
it.
H. P. Christensen, of Mankato,
the owner Of the fine point at the
fake bearing his name, says he ex-
poets to live to see the time when he
will run from Mankato to this village
on electric cars.-MadisOn Lake Breeze.
VIM. A. Ford, brother of J. v.
Ford, of this city, and resident of
this county from 1854 to 1870, died at
Glyndon, Iowa, Jan. Doth, aged SO
years, 3 months and % days. J. ".
Ford attended the funeral. Many of
the older settlers remember the de-
ceased, who was highly respected.
The entertainment at r. d. Hub
bard's residence Saturdayevening' was
great success. The house was crowd
ed, over 200 people being present, and
the receipts amounted to S53.l0 The
plantation songs were very pleasing
feature of tr e exercises.
The Mankato Journal states that
there is talk of rebuilding the old
American and Washington houses.
W. G.. Herr states that there is no
foundation forthiS report and that no
such improvement is in cOntempla-
tion.
y Potatoes are very scarce and bring
20 cents at retail and find ready
market at 60 cents wholesale. Many
of the grocerymen are entirely out,
and owing to the cold weather have
been unable to get fresh supplies, as
they freeze very quickly when expos
ed. The scarcity is general over the
country.
Henry FISHER, of Nicollet, pur-
chased tie English Shire stall
lion "Stuntney Robin" of Fields
Bros, of Ceder Falls, Iowa, whose
horses are in the Clifton House barn.
This stallion is four years old and
weighs 1850 pounds. The price paid
was $500. He is finely built animal.
Fields Bros. expect to dispose of
about 20 stations in this neighbor-
hood, as they have had a great many
inquiries.
"A J. Morrison states that Judge
Weber has decided the suit brought
by Geo. W.Mead, as assignee of the J.
@. A. Marsh estate, against himself
and Miss Maud Stannard in favor of
she defendants. Col. Mead states
ihaJ he has not heard officially of a
decision having been rendered, but
II III SnOulQ prove 10 De DIS SUdUeu, III is
very probable that an appeal will be
taken to the Supreme Court.
The musical and dramatic enter
tainment at the German Catholic
schoolshall Monday was draw
ing card. 1t was good entertain
ment, the two plays being entitled
''Kronen and Palmer" and the "Har-
vest Storm" The net receipts were
1882, which will be used toward the
Y purchase of the new chimes which
J are to be placed in the church tower
by Easter. The total cost of the
chimes placed in position will be about
$4,000.
Minneapolis Journal: Judges FL
liot and Mahoney, of the municipal
court, were this afternoon asked their
opinion of the decision of Judge Sew
! erance, of Mankato, to the effect that
the municipal court had no power to
/ suspend sentence on prisoner pend
y iag good behavior. They both said
I Jfhot tho rl1lipr Of tho district court