The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-03-17
MANKATo FREE Press.
FRIDAY, MARCH IL 1898.
FRANZ Severance is home for a short

house, ana the ClUlZcuS nave Idioou
s25. 900 for the purpose.
Geo. E. Brett returned today from
the East where he purchased line
line of spring goods.
e. V. Walters now includes ten
pound girl in his family circle and is
as proud as newly elected alderman
j. E. Neff says that the rumor
that he is going to carry line Vi
harness for the retail trade is WITHOUT
foundation.
David Richards returned from the
East today, where he has been spend
ing two weeks selecting a line OF
spring goods.
C. d. Taylor just received this
dav the finest and largest spectacles
and eye glasses, in solid nicKle, etc.,
that ever came to this city.
p. Walsh has sold his % acre
farm in section 81, Mankato township,
for 81 200. and has gone to Dayton,
Washington. to make his future nome.
uJohn \. Evans, of Grand Forks, n.
d.. is spending week or so with MS
brother-in-law, r. T. Jones, on MS re-
turn from trip to England.
Chas. Schwanenherg returned Mon
day from a weeks visit in Nebraska.
He says that the snow is gone there
and vegetation is beginning to spring
up.
"A. II. Matterson was IN from
Decoria Wednesday and says that'the
sleighing has not been better tins
J winter. or the roads in finer condl'
tion.
Architect Thayer is preparing
plans for the new residence which MI.
Harris is to erect next Mrs. James
Cannon's house. 1t will cost about
$4,000.
There will be meeting of the
Driving Club at the City Hotel
SATURDAY. evening to make arrange
ments for the spring land summer
season.
Prof. E. Soaring went to st. Paul
this morning to appear before the
Joint appropriations committee or the
legislature. He is the last OF the
Normal school presidents to appear
before the committee.
Mrs. ]. T. Williams and daughter
Fossie. returned today from Washlng
ton. D. G. The train containing them
and also Messrs. Brett and Richards
was snow bound at Winonl twelve
hours.
L. n. Miner has bought Z. 5
Karmany's meat market, nearly op'
posite the Northwestern depot, ano
has taken possession. The publC
will find him accommodating to dea
with.
w. E. Warren returned from Wash
ington, D. c., Monday night, and re
ports az very pleasant time. He says
that the rumor inoregard to his asplr
ing for 'postmastership is untrue
and that Mr.. Mcconnell will hold th'
office until his.term expires.
The lecture -of Rev. Mr.. Berg
strom on 1.-THE brightest land or tn
midnight sum- which was announces
for the 18th has been postponed until
Friday, March 9th, owing to the con
cert at the Normal ard lecture at tn
opera house on that evening.
The first village election will b
held at Good Thunder March 22ud, a
Mccarthy & Wilsie's office, from 10
m. until o. m. There are to be elect
ed a president, three trustees, treas
urer. recorder, two justices of tn
peace and two constables.
"A Washington dispatch to tn
Minneapolis Tribune of Friday says
"W. E. Warren, of Mankato, who Ia
been here for the Inauguration, ha
had his return ticket extended i
order to further his interests as car
! didate for postmaster at Mankato.
Mr.. Warren is the manager Of Shaw
Charlton & Co.'s store in this city.
Papers were fled Friday wit
Judge Torrey asking that Henry Hi
leshein be appointed administrator {
the estate of the late John Dahm, an
asking that guardians be appointed IL
theiusane widow and minor Chile
The estate amounts to several thou
and dollars.
j. Everett Howard. VINO was fata
" injured at Lake Crystal Saturd;
noon, died there at 4:45 o'clock th;
afternoon. The particulars are
given in these columns Saturday. II
funeral took place at Lake Crystal
1:45o,clock Monday afternoon and W
largely attended. Some of his your
friends from this city were amor
those present. The accident was
great shock to the boys parents a.
friends.
"A part Of the machinery in t
new knitting factory has been set u