The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-08-31
MANKATo FREE Press.

pal church held picnic on Sibley
mound Tuesday, which was quite
largely attended.
The trial of August Ramspot, on
the charge of criminal libel preferred
by his wife, has been postponed to
Sept. 18th.
The examination of S. Shaus on
the charge of assault in the first
degree upon Albert Southwick, mas
been postponed to Sept. Sth.
Work on the excavation for the
Patterson-Paine block is to begin at
once, and contractor Burdick will push
the work with his accustomed energy.
Congressman McCleary has left
Washington and will visit for a few
days in Ohio and Wisconsin, expecting
to return to this city about Sept. 18th
or Sth.
The farmer who has pork to sell
this fall seems likely to make very
good thing out of it, as the market
price seems to be on the upward grade.
Hogs were quoted in the local Market
today at 1925 per hundred.
The state examining committee
has granted a life certificate to teach
to Miss Emily H. Dutton, who is
graduate of Mt. Holyoke college; five
years certificate to Miss Florence L.
Soule. a graduate of Wellesley college:
and two years certificate to W. w.
Smith, graduate of Dartmouth col
lege.
"A prominent resident Of Broad
street has had number of chickens
killed by pug dogs lately, and after
this notice will be on the war path.
He has procured an arsenal and any
further molestation by these dogs will
be a casus belli. By the way, these
pug dogs have been increasing more
rapidly than English sparrows OF late,
and will soon be as big nuisance.
"A sample of Russian thistle has
been left at this office, pulled on
farm north of the city. 1t is a formid-
able looking plant, and from its
spread of branches and it's weight it
must have taken large amount OF
nutriment from the ground. 1t has
millions of half ripe seeds. Farmers
should destroy these weeds as they
would rattle snakes, as they are ter.
rible thing to get fastened upon the
the country.
We publish elsewhere notice of
the health officer requiring everyone
attending school in this city to pre-
sent certificate Of vaccination from
a physician before being permitted to
enter school. This is undoubtedly a
wise precaution, as small pOX may be
more or less scattered over the country
next winter. This city has fortunately
been entirely free from it in the past.
Mrs. Theresa OFT died Tuesday
of cancer of the stomach, at the home
of her brother, ThOS. Huittl, on
Adams street. She was 63 years of
age, and her husband preceded her to
the grave. No children survive her,
but she leaves a brother and two
sisters, the latter being Mrs. Wenzel
Hummer and Mrs. Wenzel Lang. The
funeral will take place at 900 o'clock
tomorrow morning, from the German
Catholic church.
Jacob Bierbauer reached his 10Th
birthday Tuesday and the Leidertafel
society formed surprise party upon
him at his residence on North Front
street. Some relatives and friends
who had been informed of the surprise
party were also present, and the num-
Der of guests were about hundred.
The Leidertafel Serenaded Mr..
Bierbauer, and the yard was hand
somely decorated with Chinese Ian
terms. The Junior band came down
later and played several selections.
Mr.. Bierbauer invited everybody into
the house and refreshments were
served.
The recent Republican conven-
tion in Nicollet county nominated
John Peterson for senator and Benton
Severance for representative. G. r.
Davis was also candidate for sena-
tor, but was defeated. In today's ST.
Peter Tribune he announces that he
will run independent, and asks "the
support of all, irrespective of party,
who believe that the people should
dictate the affairs of state in their
own interest rather than submit to
the corrupt domination of few polit-
ical bosses who are controlled by cor
porations, against the welfare of the
of the masses" The Tribune, in COM
menting on the announcement, gives
Mr.. Davis a severe roasting, saying
that he did his best to carry the eau
cuSes, but failed in every town but
one in the county, and in both wards
in the city, his own ward defeating
his delegates by vote of 81 to %.
We are surprised that so good poll