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

one of Primrose & Vests attractions.
This is one Of the best companies on
the road.
"A. G. Bierbauer, w. Wenke, G. H.
Saulpaugh, Otto Mann and Ben Pow
ell went to St. James Friday and
shot with picked five of that place.
The score stood Mankato 4S, St. James
"a. A shoot will be held in this city
next week or the week after.
j. W. True and W. G.. Bradley
conducted civil service examination
at.the High school Saturdayforenoon.
There were two applicants for clerk
ship. E. r. Bohan and Phillip Helmer
and one for carrier, Peter w. Davies.
-Mapleton Enterprise: Peter Thorn
as accomplished the first threshlng of
the season at August Nienow's on
Tuesday of this week. The quality
was very good and the yield quiet sat-
iSfactorY. Nine loads of oats yielded
Ala bushels and four loads of barley
turned out 156 bushels. 1t is not
thought that any of the loads con-
tanned more than an acre of grain,
which would make the oats yield 46
bushels to the acre and the barley 80.
This estimate. however, may be lit
tie high, but we think not.
The trial of A. P. Anderson on
the charge of skipping board bill at
the St. PaulHouse was today postpon-
ed until Aug. II.
Rev. f. M. Rule Sunday at Ills
p m. united Martin V. Walk, of Law
renee, S. D., and Miss Lille E. Bene-
dict, of this county, in marriage.
They leave in a few days for the
Black Hills.
The Liedertafel singing society
spent Sunday afternoon and even
ing at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Englebret Schorn, on North Fourth
street. Supper was furnished the
society and good time was had. Gus
Blissenbach took picture of the en-
tire assemblage.
Mayor Weaver examined the wit
nesses to the trouble between Pound
master Richardson and Mrs. Carpen-
ter, Saturday afternoon. 1t is not
known to what conclusion the mayor
arrived, but he did not intimate that
he would discharge the poundmaster,
although he gave some advice as to
the conduct of the office The stories
of the witnesses are considerably at
variance.
From the Union we clip the fol
lowing statement furnished by Mars
ton, Larson & Davis, owners of the
suspended Lake Crystal bank:
Real estate and bills receivable,
$50, 900.
Bills payable, certificates and &C
counts, S3S,OOO.
Individual property outside of bank
in this county not exempt and free
from incumbrance, at fair value,
$35, 900.
Real estate and personal property
in St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth and
Superior, from $4,000 to S125, 900.
Anna Bertha Stroebel, the II year
old daughter of Martin Stroebel, of
I East Mankato, died this morning of
dropsy, after an illness of three years.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
afternoon from the German Lutheran
church.
Corn continues to look above the
average, and is advancing right along
under the present favorable condi-
tions.
Girl, Is or older, attending school
in Minneapolis. can find pleasant
home by addressing Mrs. G. S.Ostrom,
SO South Eleventh street, Minneapo-
lis, MINI.
The cement works closed down
! today for the present.
Mrs. j. E. Southwick was arrested
at Madison Lake a few days ago on
| complaint of Julius Reinsburg, on
the charge of libel, in saying that the
plaintiff did on July 31st, beat and
kill horse. The case was set for to-
day and Mrs. Southwick employed G.
o. Daley as her attorney County
Attorney Benedict had the case dis
missed when he reached the village
this morning, on account of lack of
evidence. Mrs. Southwick denied the
charge, and there was no doubt that
a jury would have held her guiltless.
The matter is believed to have grown
out of previous trouble in the village,
and the whole occurrence is to be re-
GREETED. The sympathy of the people
generally is with Mrs. Southwick.
who is the wife of the hotel keeper,
and highly respectable lady.
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