The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-06-29

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lie shoes. Just arrived. G. III.
UsTIN & Son.
We learn that F. D. Dewey, of
,esco, is candidate for the Repub-
IAN nomination for auditor.
Ladies Vici kid Juliettes in tan or
ack make, a cool, easy summer
zoe. G. II. AUSTIN & Son.
The six weeks old babe of Mr.. and
rs. Emil Scherer died Thursday
ght and was buried Friday.
See our Toothpick and Razor toe
t%oes for something fine in gents
| ,otwear. G. II. AUSTIN & Son.
The burdocks and other weeds are
| ecoming rank in some Of our streets,
ad the street force ought to be set
| , work on them for few days.
The game of base ball between
T ne Lake Crystal and Mankato clubs
thursday afternoon resulted in vic
Try for the former club by score of
inc to six. The Mankato club made
| } score after the first inning.
Miss Ellen Beach Yaw, the noted
.gner, has taken quarters at Lake
mily and will spend portion of the
INNER there. She and Victor Thrane,
er business manager, are stopping at
| T Nn1lT,c ON tha 1nlyp Shnrp
"A lot Of shoes made up for Geo.
/ =. Atwell & Son, Milwaukee, who
Tiled last spring, were sold to us at a
Treat sacrifice. We are retailing them
| less than manufacturers cost. Come
t once if you want big bargain. Z.
:. AUSTIN & Son.
| Chas. d. Geddes, who recently
raduated from the University law
;hool, of Minneapolis, and was adj
fitted to practice in the courts of
| 1is state, has concluded to locate at
lTindom. the county seat of Cotton
God county, and has opened law
flee there.
w. w. Phelps, an early settler of
agle Lake, died Thursday. He was
Engaged in the mercantile business
ind had resided there for eighteen
ears. His age was fifty years. The
neral will take place at Eagle Lake
i)morrow, the carriages leaving here
It 1920 o'clock.
Chief Yates went to MapletOn
friday morning and arrested John
.chweitzer on the charge of using
Ibusive language toward Mr.. Troendle.
Ir. Schweitzer pleaded not guilty
nd the trial was set for Tuesday.
w. n. Plymat is his attorney, while
ijounty Attorney Benedict appears for
-he state.
The Star Steam Laundry has
Iately made some improvements. An
ironing machine has been added at
Eost of 5000, and solid brass washer
a cost of 1915. Mr.. Nelson has also
Tut in a small water mOter to run the
an when the engine is not running.
lie is now employing thirteen hands,
md will add more to his force soon.
lie has at present one of the best
Quipped laundries in the west.
-Amboy Herald: Mr.. j. S. Parks,
If Pleasant Mound, was a pleasant
saller on Wednesday. In speaking of
newspapers he said he had taken the
dankato FREE PRESS for thirty years
without missing single issue. That
IS pretty good record for the pub
fishers, himself and the mail service.
T. S. believes in taking his home
paper. Our wish is that he may live
10 read the Herald twice thirty years.
--Ehle Allen, son of Col. Alanson
Allen, proprietor of the Merchants
Hotel, st. Paul, is in jail in that city
charged with the murder of John
Jlapp, which took place early Friday
Evening. The parties mixed up in
Jhe affair would say nothing about it,
put it seems there was woman mixed
up in the affair. The murder was &C
complished by cutting Clapps throat.
Herman Brush and daughter, of
Amboy, are visiting S. Billings and
family, Of West Mankato. Saturday
Miss Billings and Miss Brush
were out horseback riding, when the
horse Miss Brush was riding, started
to run suddenly, throwing her to the
ground, dislocating her ankle. 1t was
extremely lucky the accident was no
worse.
James S. Grubbs, of Chicago, repre-
senting Furst, Neu & Co., dealers in
Portage red stone and Marquette
brown stone, was in the city yesterday
with a sample of his stone. He de-
sired to have it's use in the public
favored by our citizens as
second choice, in case Mankato stone
was not used. The stone he handles
is very handsome one, and would be
acceptable in case Mankato stone is
not used, but there seems to be no
good reason why our own stone should
not be used.