The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-07-27
NANKATo FREE PRESS.

shop to the building next to G.
Schmidt & Sons harness store.
Mr.. Moabius is about to start
new bakery in the building formerly
occupied by the Seidle Drug Co.
Young & Monson during the past
five weeks purchased sugar of l.. Pat
terson & Co., to the value of $3.50.
DR. J. H. James has been appoint
ed special examining surgeon of the
pension bureau of this city.
Joseph Reurup will move his
stock of goods into the building being
enlarged by Geo. W. Thoms, in about
week.
j. NJ. Baum's examination, on the
charge Of selling mortgaged property,
was continued Saturday morning, and
Baum discharged.
The Seidle Drug Co. will next
fall add forty feet to the rear of
their store building. 1t will be used
for large line of musical instru-
mentS.
Judge TOrrey has hearing in the
Chas. Thurston estate case Friday, on
an application to set aside the widows
allowance, on the ground that she was
not entitled to it.
j. r. Snow, Thos. Hughes and
Peter Lloyd went out Friday TAX
ing views Of churches and farm
houses and historical places for use
in the book which the Welsh people
Of this county are getting up.
20. G. Quinn has sold his residence
property on State street to Gus Mon
son, for about $4,000. This includes
a good house and full city lot, and
is desirable place. Mr.. Quinn has
another house for sale, and after dis
posing of it he will move with his
family to Southern California and pur-
chase an orange grove and settle there.
Judge Buck is much improved,
and under new treatment by a
specialist hopes to soon be completely
restored to health. The Supreme
court completed it's labors Friday, land
Judge Buck will not have to return to
St. Paul until October, by which
time he will be ready to resume his
duties.
Architect Gerlach is preparing
plans for residence which w. III.
Wilcox is preparing to erect on his
recently purchased lot on Center
street, to cost 81 ,000 He is also pre-
pairing plans for $4,000 business
block for Otto Schell, the New Ulm
brewer, which is to be put up at New
Ulm. 1t will be a three-story brick
building, so by so.
The services at the opera house
Sunday morning called out splendid
congregation, and Rev. Mr.. Beattie
gave a sermon full of practical thought
and valuable suggestions. A choir
of some twenty voices was seated on
the stage, and with a correct accom-
PIANIST furnished excellent music.
The house being large and well ven
tilated with exceptionally comfort
able seats, there is no reason why it
should not be filled to it's capacity
next Sabbath
John Jenkins, the sixteen year
old son of Thomas Jenkins, who
formerly conducted the Commercial
House, was fatally injured in an ele-
vator at Minneapolis Saturday. The
elevator was out of use, and he was so
injured that his neck was dislocated
He was taken to Asbury hospital and
died there last night. His remains
will be brought here tomorrow for
burial. John was a favOrite with
those who knew him in this city, and
his sudden and untimely death will
create sorrow.
-AXtell Swanson, of Blue Earth
City, was brought to the hospital in
this city Friday to be treated for
severe powder burns on his face. He
attempted to blow open log by Dor
ing hole and exploding a charge of
powder in it. He laid line of powder
into the hole, expecting it would burn
slow enough to allow him to get away.
In this he was mistaken, and the
powder exploded at once, sending
splinterS into his arms, and burning
his face. One eye is probably COM
pletely destroyed, but the other may
be saved.
Judge Severance has found an
honest man. Whether, like Diogenes,
he has been looking for one is not
necessarily pertinent. At any rate
he found one Friday. A tramp
came to his house-an American born
tramp, for they are all American
born-and asked for a hat. The
Judge cOnversed with him for few
moments and asked him what he con-
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