The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-08-25
August 3 st terminates
our August offer.


kindly to the new rule of the rail
roads enforcing the order that no
credit shall be given in withdrawing
freight. This is courtesy exten led
to the business men of other cities
and manifestly gives them an advan-
tage over our own business men. 1t
would be better for the companies to
refuse credit where there was some
fear of loss otherwise, than to deprive
all of the advantage and convenience
of credit.
"A careless bicycle rider ran down
six year old girl on Broad street
Sunday afternoon. Without stop
ping to ascertain the injuries which
the girl had sustained, he remounted
his wheel and sped away. The girl
was quite badly hurt. Those who
were eye witnesses to the occurrence
state that the rider was going faster
than the ordinance permits. While
the streets are in their present good
condition there is no excuse for riding
on the sidewalks.
The Minneapolis & st. Louis road
is giving Mankato a good service. and
it is more appreciated by our citizens,
now that the local st. Paul train has
been taken off. Agent Powers in
forms us that there is liable to be
a change in the time of departure OF
the morning train. so that it will
leave an hour later. This will &C.
commodate the travelling public bet.
ter. and will be more convenient fol
parties desiring to spend the day at
Lake Madison and return on the eve.
ming train.
j. R. Watkins has brought suits
against J. H. Councilman, of Vernon
and Nels Peterson, of Window. to re-
strain them from selling Wards
liniment, enjoining them from doing
so during the tendency Of the action
and to recover 1000 damages in each
case. He claims that Nov. 1867, hi
and one D. E. Myers purchased the
right to sell "Dr. Wards Celebrated
Eminent" in Minnesota, Wisconsin
and Iowa, and that in 1870 b.
purchased Mr. Myers interest in TIT
business. He claims that the defend
ants have infringed upon his eXclu
ve'right. Pau & Young are his at
torneys.
j. Kunfreman, farmer livinI
near Salem, says yesterdays Red Wins
| Post, heard something Tuesday of
run being made on one of the cit
banks In which he had money de
posted and came to the city to with
draw his deposit. Arriving here
however, he became assured that hi
money was safe enough where it wa
and changed his mind. Nevertheless
some one had heard of his determine
tion, and early the following mornin,
he was awakened bv shouts, an,
getting out of bed he saw that tn
pasture bars were down and that al
his cattle were IN the corn. Quickl
dressing he went out to drive then
back, and his sister was next callet
to assist by an unseen person who wa
evidently working for the sam
purpose. After the cattle were driver
back into the pasture the two returned
to the house, and judge of thei
surprise to find that during thei
absence every room had been ransack
ed, undoubtedly by persons who sup
posed that Mr.. Kunfreman had with
drawn his bank deposit the da,
previous and had it in the house
The thieves secured Mr.. Kunfreman'
pocketbook, which contained bu
three dollars. He was in the city yes
terday and expressed himself as O.
the opinion that certificate of de
posit on one of the city banks is pre-
ferable to so much ready cash. He il
glad he die not withdrawn.