The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-07-13

The purposes of the Summer
School at Mapleton are to arouse en-
thusiasm in the work of teaching; to
give teachers an opportunity to study
those branchesin which they are weak,
and thus to symetrize their academic
education; to provide special training
in the science and art of teaching.
The instructors are Prof. CT. Koehler,
institute conductor of the Mankato
Normal School, and successor to Prof.
j. t. McCleary; City Supt. A. M.
Webster: Miss Mary S. Huse, of Prince
ton, and the County Superintendent,
Other able lecturers will be present
Prof. @. f. Koehler is one of the
strongest educators in this section of
the country. Miss Huse comes highly
recommended, while the work of Supt
Webster in the Mapleton schools
speaks for itself.
The firemen's picnic at Lake
Emily Sunday was attended by
about 300 people from this city. The
pleasure of the occasion was marred
by one accident, which nearly re-
suited fatally. Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Libb's little girl fell out of a boat and
went down twice. A seventeen year
old boy rescued her, and after work
ing over her for two hours she was
brought around all right.
We understand that Mr.. Burmis-
ter will donate strip thirty feet wide
around the west base of Sibley mound
if the city will purchase the portion
of the mound which it does not now
own, amounting to 2.SS acres. He
asks the same price per acre as was
paid for the remainder of the park,
5000. The park will not be complete
until the entire mound is included in
it.
"A Training School for teachers
and those preparing themselves to
teach, will be held at Mapleton, be-
ginning Monday, July 10th, and con-
tinuing six weeks. All persons who
expect to teach in this county at any
time during the coming year are urged
to attend. Particular attention will
be given to the branches taught in
common schools.
There promises to be large at
tendance at the Knights of Pythias
picnic at Lake Crystal Friday. The
Lake Crystal boys have engaged Love
let's orchestra and will have hop in
the evening at the hall. The picnic
promises to be very pleasant affair.
"A number of the property owners
along GlenwOOd avenue have put
down their sidewalks, according to
the recent action of the council. Next
year the walk will be continued to the
cemetery by the city.
The two year old child of Paul
Hickel died last night of scarlet
fever, on the Bunker Hill road, after
an illness of five days. The burial
took place at three o'clock this after
nOOn,u
District court was to have con-
vened today, but as Judge Severance
is still busy at Fairmont, by his in
structions court was adjourned until
July 18th, by Clerk of Court Thorne
this forenoon.
The county board drove out and
looked over the Jones' ford bridge this
forenoon. The approaches need re-
pairing. The board will probably
finish it's duties this afternoon and
adjourn.
August Ploog was before the
court yesterday on the charge of as
sault and battery upon Anna Stahl.
He pleaded not guilty, and the case
was set for July 10Th, at 10 100 a. M.
Joseph III. Sabe, of the Arabian
colony, swore out warrant yesterday
afternoon for the arrest of VIM. j
Eich, charging him with assault ir
the third degree.
The Chantauqua opens at Wasecs
tonight, and will continue unit
July 9th. A rate of one fare for tn,
round trip has been made, and some
of our citizens will probably go over.
MIR. Beach has purchased an OLE
lumber office building and moved i
to North Front street, between Rocl