The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-08-11

The voices of several steam thresh-
ing outfits can be heard near the
town.
Epworth League of M. E. church
have an ice-cream social at f.. A.
Gleason's place Friday evening. All
are invited to attend.
Frank Strunk and family, Revs.
Paden and Marshall, and w. P. Mar
stOn and family are camping on Brad :
docks Point, Loon Lake this week.
Many strangers were in the village
Tuesday for pleasure or business. The
following are some of them:
w. A. Roberts, Freeport, LII; Alex.
Mullen, H. H. Collins, j. d. HI. Pain
ter, St. Paul; D. A. Walker, t. Curtiss
and wife. Mankato; M. Davidson,
Sioux Falls; A. S. n. Huntley, w. M.
Cooley. Chicago: j. HI. Roberts and
wife, st. James. James Feeley, Green
leaf, Kan; Eugune Wilson, Mar
quette; John Jahveis, E. Daley,
Waverly; Mr.. Powell and wife, Lake
City, Mimi.
T. A company of theatrical people are
spending their vacation at the lakes.
Business men are considerably in
convenienced on account OF the bank
suspension. Checks drawn and sent
off before the closing are returned
protested or otherwise. Drafts are
hard to get caShed and business is
quiet in all branches.
Full confidence in the ability Of
MarstOn Larson & Davis to pay off
all depositors of their bank prevails.
f. Strunk & Son built a large lum-
Der shed recently and this week are
beginning another to accommodate
their large stock Of lumber.
James Laird livery man here receiv-
ed telegram that his brOther-in-laW
A. MOnSon, livery man at KaSota, had
been severely kicked in the face by
vicious horse and he Immediately left
for Kasota to help carry on the
business.
PAUL.. Slider has the contract let
for his new dwelling on Lincoln
street, the foundation is in and the
carpenter work is progressing as fast
as contractor Thompson aud men can
push it along.
III. Zempel takes pride in having
the finest spring dray ever in Lake
Crystal. Monday was the first day
it had ever been used since it left the
shops of the Ketchum Wagon Co. of
Marshalltown, Iowa. The painting
and lettering are verYataStily eXecut-
ed and it shows off to good advantage
on our streets.
Five men went down to the Walton
wan river on Monday, caught three
barrels of fish, brought them to
Crystal Lake alive and planted them
in that body of water. The varieties
were pickeral, pike, bass, red horse
and suckers.
While Captain Mac and his men
were fishing on the Watonwan river
Monday one of his men became ex-
hausted in swimming across deep
hole in the river and sank out OF
sight. If Captain Mac had not been
on hand when he came up and caught
him with his powerful arm this item
would have been an account OF
drowning instead of what it is.
S. A. Jones is again at work on his
fine residence on e. Humphrey street
putting on porches, windows, etc. This
place will be an ornament to our
town.
Reno the magician gives an exhibit
with his company in Union Hall Sat-
urday Aug. 18th.
The Pavilion dance on Saturday
evening by Lovelett'S orchestra was
very orderly and pleasant affair. The
dancers were not very numerous but
the crowd of spectators was large. The
scene from the highest elevation Of
the park was beautiful in and around
the brightly lighted pavilion.
Street Commissioner Cole has had
men at work moving weeds in all
parts of town and our village ranks
No. in neatness and cleanliness.
Justice Owens court is in session
more days of the week lately than
usual on account Of attachment and
garnishee suits lcaused by the money
stringency mostly.
Mr.. J. G. Boswell, one of the best
known and most respected citizens Of
Brentwood, Texas, suffered with
diarrh9a for long time and tried
many different remedies without
benefit, until Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrh9a Remedy was
used; that relieved him at once. For
sale by III. l. Parry, Druggist.
&C. D. Taylor has received some
handsome souvenir spoons bearing a
representation of the Minnesota
building at the worlds fair. They
are only so cents. Call and get one.
One of Geo. M. Phillips livery
horses died on South Front street,
moor Marshall q ntolncl1 las NIGHT