The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-09-07

John r. Lewis was nominated by
the Populists of Minneapolis this
week for county surveyor. He was
one of the parties indicted for fraud
in the Amboy swindling case a couple
of years ago. The following is from
the report of the convention as given
in the Minneapolis Journal. There
was another sensation in the cOn-
vention when the nomination for
ty surveyor was about to be made.
Daniel Darling, seeing that John IL.
Lewis was about to be nominated, got
up in the convention and waved above
his head what he said was a copy of
an Indictment returned against Lewis
in Blue Earth County last year, al
leging fraud of some sort. The con-
vention was thrown into confusion
again, and the scene attending the
passing of Lucas was being repeated,
when the permanent chairman, j.. ).
Ingalls,, restored order and got the
delegates again on a working basis.
Lewis, in spite of the damaging story
told by Darling, was put on the
ticket"
AT the last meeting of the coun-
Gil, the board of public works was in
Structed to secure a deed to Mr.. Bur-
masters portion of Sibley Mound,
and make the preliminary arrange
ments for a purchase. A hitch in the
negotiations has occurred, through the
the demand of Mr.. Burmaster that
the city purchase more than the
mound property. He now wants to
sell 3.9 acres, a portion OF which the
city does not want. 1t is not likely
that anything further will be done
toward the purchase. 1t would be
much cheaper to condemn what
ground is wanted. If Mr.. Burmaster
is not willing to accept the big price
which the city was willing to pay,
this other method of getting the land
should be resorted to.
Good Thunder Herald: We are
sorry to learn that Mrs. Fitzsimmons
met with "a severe accident one day
last week in the diSlOcating OF her
right shoulder. She and her son Chris
were riding in a road cart when the
horse becoming frightened, n line
was broken and having no control
over the same the cart was Oyerturn-
ed with the results above mentioned.
The lady is quite old and rather
feeble and though DR.. Meilicke in
forms us that the shoulder is doing
finely, we fear that it will be some
time before recovery is complete.
Max Rosskopf, of New Ulm, died
at that city Friday. His funeral
took place Sunday afternoon. Max
Rosskopf is a brother of Mrs. f. e.
Heinze of this city. He leaves a wife
and two children to mourn his loss.
was prominent in National Guard
circles, being until very recently cap
tain of Co. A, of the Second Regiment,
located at New Ulm.
The Mankato Knitting Mills are
turning out some excellent bicycle
hose, which are highly praised by
those who have used thnm. A spec
ial line is made for Stern & Hance's
line of stores, and can be had there.
When you want bicycle hose call for
home goods.
ID. L. Clements has decided to
build a sidewalk along the north side
of his aproperty, on Warren street.
TLis will be much appreciated, and
will complete the line of walk from
Broad street to the end of addition
ga" and to the Normal school. This
sidewalk will prove of the greatest
convenience to a large number of peo-
pie.
"A marriage license was granted
Saturday to Chas. Peterson and Annie
Mallestad.