The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-01-20
NANKATo FREE PRESS.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1893.
DIR. VIM. Standish is in ST. Paul.
and Will attend the meeting of the
State Veterinary Association.

udy. Inc TelndlHS were DurIeu TIT
day.
Augusta, the five year old child
of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Dethloff, died at
522 n. Fourth street Wednesday, of
diptheria. The funeral occurred Fri
day
Mr.. and Mrs. William Krummel,
living at lis Rock street, lost their
five year old daughter, Rosa, Friday, of
diptheria. The funeral took place
Saturday.
1t was the death Of DR.. Harring-
tons brother that called him to Owa-
tonna Thursday. The deceased was
also well known and highly respect
ed physician.
Inspector Halstead, with his
horse pillow, cleared the snow from in
from in front Of nearly 600 lots in two
hours. Thursday This is making good
time. The work was mostly done on
the back streets.
The reception by the Young Mems
Friendly Society of St. Johns church
at the residence of Judge and Mrs.
Severance was pleasant affair. The
young ladies quartet was especially
good.
The new Belgrade Congregational
church will be dedicated Sunday after
noon, January p, at 2:30 o'clock.
Supt. Morley, of Minneapolis, will
I conduct the service. All are cordially
invited to attend.
The first masquerade ball of the
season will be given at Union hall on
the night of Jan. 23d, and good time
lis assured all who attend. Mrs. Czech
! will soon arrive with masquerade
suits, which can be had at the hall.
Inspector Halstead's house had a
narrow escape from fire Wednesday.
The chimney started to burn out but
became blocked up and the flames
came down into the stovepipe and
filled the house with smoke. Chief
Phillips went to the house and fire
was extinguished before much dam
age was done.
While Mrs. MaXfleld and Mrs.
Wiser were in a cutter day or sc
! since, and as,the latter lady was about
to get out the horse took fright and
wheeled around and stal ted for Mr.
BrettS barn. Mrs. Wiser was thrown
out but was uninjured. Mrs. Maxflelo
was not so fortunate. She jumper
from the cutter and suffered sprain'
E ed ankle, which is OBTAINING her al
Mrs. Brett's residence. She is doing
nicely, however, and will soon be out
For two months past great diff
Guilty has been experienced at The
Saulpaugh in gettitg hot water int
bath rooms, as the flow of the waite
seemed to be checked for some un
known reason. This morning the en-
gineer took out some thirty feet O
lead connecting pipe, and found tina
it was thickly coated on the inside
with lime. One piece of pipe having
an inch diameter on the inside wa
nearly filled with lime, the hole TO
the hot water to come through beins
+ hardly as large as lead pencil. Tn
hot water seems to have deposited it
sediment along the pipe, choking j
up with mineral substance almos
as hard as stone.
The Supreme Court Saturday
handed down decision affirming tn
Judgment in the case of Louis A. Lin
der, as administrator of the estate o
Robert L. Lind, deceased, appellant
vs.. Fidelity and Casualty Co., of NeN
York, w. L. Comstock and Richar'
Cation respondents. The court sim
ply holds that the findings of fact ar
substantiated by the evidence Thi
settles the Judgment against Gator
who skipped out with the insuranc
money of $1,000, and releases the com
(pany and it's agent of any respons
s bility. Cation has never been hear
from.
The boys are telling good jok
upon our esteemed friend, Lysande
Cook. Thinking to get home ahea
of the balance of the Blue Fart
county contingent, Mr.. Cook took a
early breakfast Friday mornin
and accompanied by friend HE
himself to the union station at s.
Paul for the purpose of taking tn
early train home. They flew throug
the depot, past the vigilant gate
keeper and jumped aboard the traiI
took seats and resumed conversation
After about twenty minutes wear
waiting for the train to start, Coo
went out to investigate the cause {
delay and, accC sting the brakeman
wanted to know when the train We
going to start. Where are you G,
ing?" asked the guard. ITO Mank;
to."quoth the would be traveller. III
train for Mankato left just eightee
minutes ago. This train leaves fC
Minneapolis via the Short Line &