The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-09-28

Congressman McCleary will speak
Lake Crystal Oct. 9Th.
F. S. Gold, of Mapleton, has dis
posed of his general merchandise store
to j. w. Ward. of Pottsville, Iowa.
Fall blowing is well along, and
nearly all grain fields have been turn
ed over. Only the corn fields are yet
to be plowed.
Mayor Eustis, of Minneapolis, has
been booked for speech in this city
Oct. 24th, and it is expected that
Senator Washburn will accompany
him.
The postmaster general has made
an order that the lists of uncalled for
letters shall no longer be published in
the papers, but shall be posted in the
poStOffices.
w. w. Mendenhall, of Rapidan,
has been appointed deputy game
warden for this county. He will make
a first class one, and violators of the
law must give up their evil ways.
There was double wedding near
Amboy Wednesday evening. f. A.
Cornell, of Mapleton, and Miss May
Slater, and John Lovellet, of Madelia,
ami Miss Maggie Slater were the par
ties interested. All the parties are
highly spoken of by those who know
them.
Prof. Lugger predicts that the
farmers of southeastern Minnesota
will have the hardest battle with
chinch bugs next summer that they
ever had. The drouth largely over
came his efforts at eXtinguishing
them, and he will ask for an appro-
priation of $4,000 from the legislature
for next year.
Henry j. Boegen was arrested at
Good Thunder Friday by Chief
Yates on the charge of bastardy, pre-
ferred by Lena Ranchman. In the
municipal court this morning he plead
ed not guilty, and bail was placed at
$500, in default of which he went to
jail. The trial is set for Tuesday at
one o'clock.
j. A. Flittie has received the fol-
lowing word from his brother, John
Flittie, dated Central America: "Have
seen Costa RIGA, Nicaragua, Saliva
dor, Honduras and Gutamala and
leave on the Pacific mail steamer
San juan on the 4th for California,
stopping at way ports for day at a
time"
w. r. B. Smyth did some chicken
hunting at Lake Benton the other
day and killed So chickens. He re-
ports that in southeastern Minnesota
Is per cent. of the collections can be
made, while in South Dakota only 10
per cent. will be made. A hundred
wagons of emigrants are leaving the
latter state daily for the east.
Aid. Bashaw met with a bad ac-
cident at Widell's quarry Saturday
afternoon while loading stone, by get
ting his left hand caught between the
bumpers of a couple of cars. The
thumb and two first fingers of his left
hand were badly crushed, and it is
not known whether amputation will
be necessary or not. DR.. Webster is
attending the case.
Cards have been received announc-
ing the marriage at Delano, CAL, of
Miss Florence Turner and Rev. Mr..
Miller, a pastor of the Methodist
church. The wedding took place
Tuesday evening at eight o'clock Miss
Turner moved to California with her
parents about two years ago. She is a
graduate of the Normal school, and
has numerous friends in this county,
which was her home for many years.
"A new K. of p. lodge was insti-
tuted at Vernon Center last evening
with twenty charter members. About
forty members from Lake Crystal
were present and took charge of the
rank work. A number of Knights