The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-02-02

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The chances for his recovery are given
as only one in ten. Mr.. Wilkinson Is
believed to be suffering from heart
failure, and his advanced age renders
it very doubtful whether he will re-
cover. The attack first came on while
attending court at Blue Earth City
recently,
-Chas, Mcdonald, charged with
purloining a hat belonging of
boarder at a hotel, was sent out OF
the city Tuesday morning by Judge
Porter
The suit of c. III. Austin, SON &
Co. VS.. e. Rodtke, which was set for
trial in the municipal court for today,
was adjourned with the understand
ing that it is to be tried on three days
notice.
w. G. Stegner has computing
scales in his grocery store that is very
interesting. They adjusts the weights
to the amount of grains Of different
kinds wanted as expressed in money.
Thus twenty cents worth Of this or
that is readily measured out without
stopping to make an estimate.
st Peter Tribune: Elder Husband,
of MankatO. has brought to close
revival meeting at Elysian, of four
weeks duration. Five we're baptized
and several reclaimed.
The Kasota creamery is to be sold
at public sale Feb. Goth. 1t is owned
by a stock company.
-KasOta has formed an independ-
ent school district.
The trial of the suit of G. E. Davis
VS.. s. S. Davis and James Mullen was
held in the municipal court Fri
day and was completed at about four
o'clock. The court has the case I'M
der adviSement.
"A free Baptist revival has occur
red in Medic, resulting in the organiza-
tion of church Monday evening last,
with 81 members.
The suit of John N. Nelson, VS.
VIM. Schrodski and August Hide
brand is being tried in the municipal
court. The plaintiff sues for nearly
$500 damages for alleged personal in
juries. sustained in an assault which
the defendants are alleged to have
made upon the plaintiff. The parties
are from Lake Crystal.
"A marriage license was granted
Yesterday to Melvin e. Ibortson, of
Lima, Faribault county, and Gertrude
M. Colby of Shelby.
Thomas Mckenzie was brought
before the court Monday on the
charge of disorderly conduct, and
was sent to the county Jail for thirty
days on bread and water.
-Supt. Scherer has received Vol. II
of minnesota in the Civil War aud
Indian War" for distribution to
school district libraries. The same
may be obtained at his Office On Sat-
urdays.
The suit of John H.Nelson SWIM
Schrodeski and August Hildebrand, to
recover about $500, was tried Mon
day and was argued Tuesday. Judge
Porter has the case under consldera-
ton.
IS. w. Bronson swore out a war
rant for the arrest of John Hacker, of
Decoria, on the charge of cruelty to
animals. He charges that Hacker
stuck a pitchfook into one of his
horses on Jan'y End and left it out in
the road all night. 1t was so badly
injured that it had to be killed the
next day.
The jury disagreed in the suit of
Lille O. Swanson VS.. Anton TheisSen
to recover Sl2, the amount IF an al
legged board bill and money lent. The
case was tried before Justice knott,
Of Mankato township, in Attorney
Geddes' Office, with jury of seven
men. Mr.. Geddes appeared for the
plaintiff and II. L. Schmitt for the
defendant.
The second annual meeting Of the
Southern Minnesota Teachers Asso-
citation will be held at the Normal
school, in this city on Friday and
Saturday, March 9th and 10th next,
the first session opening at o'clock
p M. on Friday. An interesting pro-
gram has been prepared and the meet
ing will no doubt prove most profit
able one to those who attend.
The Mankato Gas & Electric Light
Co. has traded one of its old fifty
light arc dynamos for two new thirty
light arc dypamOs. These were put
in position yesterday, and will result in
giving the company capacity to fur
nish ten or twelve more arc lights. al
though they cannot add to the power
of the present lights, so Supt. Brown
e., A I