The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-10-12

journed meeting Monday and made
the tax levy for next year. The
amout was placed at S2l ,000 which is
the same figure as last year.
The petition for one session day in
the High school having been with
drawn by the committee of students
who wanted the change, this matter
did not come up, and without trans
acting any other business the board
adjourned.
Rev. III. Allen, p stor of the
Synod church of this city, has &C
copied the position of principal of the
Red Wing Lutheran Ladies' semi
nary, and has rendered his resigna
tion as pastor of the church here, in
which position he has lab red for the
past two years or more to the great
satisfaction of his people. He goes to
Red Wing tomorrow for few days
stay, and will remove his family there
in about three weeks. The seminary
is to be congratulated on having Sc
cured SO able man for it's principal.
"A local physician informs us that
it is a fact worthy of mention that
there have been no cases of fever of
any kind or bronchitis among the bicy-
Gle riders of the city since beginning
to ride. This would indicate that the
healthful exercise gained by bicycle
riding puts ones system in such eX-
cellent condition as to resist disease.
Wheeling is bound to become more
popular as it's benefits are known, and
the price of wheels reduced.
&C. O. Daley, as administrator of
the estate of the late Robert Cava-
naugh, has started a suit against the
widow, Bridget Cavanaugh, to set
aside a conveyance of farm made by
her husband to her before his death,
on the ground that it was intended
to defraud the creditors. Mr.. Cava-
naugh owed the National Citizens
bank about $780, and the bank is back
of the suit. The attorney for the
plaintiff is Lorin Cray.
The Mapleton town board opened
bids Thursday for the sale of six per
cent. refunding bonds of the town
ship to the amount of $4,000. There
were two bids, and the Bank of Maple
ton was the successful bidder, getting
them at $12, 700. The bank is to fur
nish the bonds. E. W. Peet & Son,
of ST. Paul, bid in the Good Thunder
bonds the day before for SIS, 100 SO
that the Mapleton bonds sold trife
better. The refunding bonds in each
case will be dated Oct. 31st.
The fire relief committee has been
instructed that no more clothing is
needed by the sufferers from forest
fires. 1t has large quantity on hand,
donated by various parties, and will
divide it among the three relief So
cieties in this city, for the benefit of
the local poor. This is good move.
j. 9. Mobiles has begun an action
against August temple to correct the
grantor's name in a deed for land in
Lincoln township. The name in the
deed is "Sampel" instead of temple.
Lorin Cray is attorney for the plain
tiff.
Sarah Shaw has commenced an
action for divorce against her hus-
band, Ole Shaw, and she also wants
the custody of her children and ali
mony. The ground for the divorce is
cruel and inhuman treatment. Lorin
Cray is attorney for the plaintiff.
DIR. Warner, assisted by Drs. Har-
rington and Davis, performed a diff
ficult operation Thursday upon Miss
Lynch, of Alma City, at the hospital
Her right limb was amputated at the
thigh. For years Miss Lynch has suf-
fered from hip disease, and this was
the cause of the operation. Whether
it will prove successful cannot yet be
stated.
"A marriage license was granted
Thursday to Frank Volk, of Lake
Washington, and Josephine Fred
ericks, of this county.
Mrs. August Ramspott has COM
menced an action for divorce against
he husband, on the ground of cruel
and inhuman treatment. She sued
him once before, but dropped the
case.
j. Ingenthorn and Miss Eliza Cole,
of this city were married Tuesday by
Rev. L. w. Beattie.
L. G. Long, the Peoples party
candidate for congress, has failed to
fulfill any of his engagements to speak
in this county this week, and no word
has been heard from him. This action
has caused much speculation.
-Thos. Farmer, not John Farmer,
of Madison Lake, who died a few days
ago. The names were unfortunately
mixed up.