The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-02-24


w. w. Davis is distributing a
handsome catalogue of the Rambler
bicycles, for which he is local agent.
The Knights of Pythias are pre-
pairing to give a home MINISTRIES en-
tertainment. The date will be an
nounced next week.
The six year old daughter of
Thos. Iago died Sunday at the
home on n. Fifth street, and was
buried this forenoon. The cause was
diphtheria.
The Madison Lake Breeze says
that Weston Hammond, while chop
ping wood for James Haslip recently,
felled large tree in the top of which
were two raccoons.
f. L. Peterson returned Saturday
from Chicago, where he has spent the
past three weeks in purchasing a
large stock of spring and summer
goods, which will soon arrive.
B. Frank Pay left for pleas
ant trip to Boston, intending to be
gone about three weeks. He expects
to witness the inauguration of Cleye-
land at Washington.
Christian Science services are held
every Sunday at 1920 a. NJ. also a
Bible study Wednesday evening at
1870 o'clock at S23 S. Front ST., up
stairs. All are invited.
j w. Venness, of the Mankato
Manufacturing Co., has received an
artificial foot to replace the one he
lost last fall, and is able to get around
very nicely.
The voters in the territory cover
ed by the proposed village of Good
Thunder will vote upon the question
of incorporation March I'd. a simple
majority vote will adopt the measure.
We learn from Horace Cummings
that J. j. Haggard is very low. Ever
since an operation was performed he
has been gradually sinking. 1t is not
known what the chances of his
recovery are,
Morris & Richards have started
the manufacture of barrel hoops at
Madison Lake. Four men are en-
ployed and the daily output is 5000
hoops per day. A market is found in
Mankato and Minneapolis.
Frank Helm, who lives near
GAINESVILLE, brought in nine hogs
Friday and received $20S for them.
Last spring he brought in q hogs, of
about the same size, and got $2l6 for
them. A slight difference.
Mrs. DR.. James, member Of the
Woman's Auxiliary Board, has secur-
ed the loan from Rev. F. M. Rule Of
a Bazantine coin of the reign of Con-
stantine the Great. 1t is dated BOG
and is an extremely rare coin, but
is we'll preserved.
Morris Burns has commenced an
action j q the District Court to recover
about $500 damages from Sheriff
Glynn. He claims that the sheriff
levied upon some Of his property fol
the debt of another. Pau & Young
are attorneys for the plaintiff.
A. NJ. Haynes went to St. Pau,
Wednesday in the interest OF the
Chicago & Great Western Ry. and viii
return in few days when he hopes tC
| find the list of subscribers to the new
i city map long enough to warrant hin
! ia commencing the compilation anC
drawing of the map.
! N. P. Lee, who has pardonabl'
weakness for good hOrsefiesh, has ont
of the finest stepperS in the city il
''Bayard," a Canadian French horse
The animal is by Old Bayard, by st
Lawrence, and is gold chestnut will
a white hind foot. He is an excellen
general purpose horse, seven year
old, and has trotted In 2:40
The leetuTeTuesday night by Gen
B. N. Adams, of Minneapolis, at tn
Presbyterian church, was not largel
attended, but was an interesting &C
dress. The proceeds will be divide
between the relief fund of AleXande
1 Wilkin Post and the Bohemian churc
at Montgomery, in LeSueur county
The new building which e. I
Hubbard will erect this spring at tn
corner of Front and Jackson street
will'ccstabout $50, 000 1t will be solidl
and substantially built and will be
great credit to the city. A grea
many favorable comments in regar
: to the proposed building have bee
heard among the business men.
In response to telegram fro
Henderson, John Klein & Co.'s hear:
and undertaken went there oyerlan
Tuesday afternoon, distance
thirty miles, to assist in the funer
of Hon. Thomas Welsh, today. Klei
& Co. have worked up large busine
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