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

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August Ramspott, on the charge OF
criminal libel, set for Friday, has been
adjourned until August 9th.
j. B. Richards and VIM. Standish
have been chosen representatives to
the grand lodge by Mankato lodge
No. SO, X. of p, and w. B. Torrey and
w. B. Davis alternates.
Deputy Game Warden Hawkins,
of Lake Washington, has made several
trips to Lakes Madison and Jefferson
lately and has siezed and contiscated
large amount of trot lines, having
scores of hooks attached to them.
He is active in the discharge of his
duties, and terror to wrong doors.
Conrad Schmidt died Thursday
night at his home at Caroline Station.
He was formerly post master there,
and was highly respected citizen.
He leaves wife and two married
daughters and two step sons. He had
not been we'll since last fall. The
funeral took place today.
MIR. Nicholas Juliar, of Decoria,
will be candidate for representative,
subject to the action of the Republi-
can county convention. He has resid-
ed in the county for seventeen years,
and is well acquainted and has numer-
nj a hnnn
of the Decoria town board for several
years. If he is nominated his cleo
tion is assured, as he will make an
active campaign.
The election at AmbOy Thursday,
on proposition to borrow Sc, 600 from
the state school fund to erect a new
school house, was defeated by vote
of 43 in favor to so against. This is
quite a change from the recent vote
on issuing bonds, when that PROPOSE
tion received 43 for to 30 against. We
learn that another election will soon
be called, as the advocates of new
building hope to win yet.
Judge Shissler was obliged to GO
to ST. James by team in order to fulfill
his engagement to deliver the Fourth
of July address there, as the running
of the trains was uncertain. HeStarted
at four o'clock and stopped at Madelia
an hour for breakfast, and reached st.
James at quarter to ten o'clock. He
drove home in the evening. The dis
lance to St. James is forty miles, and
the round trip of eighty miles was a
hard one. The large assemblage was
we'll pleased with the address.
An operation was performed upon
Mrs. Mary Robbins at the hospital
Saturday, by DR.. Andrews, assist
ed by Drs. Warner, Davis, Webster
and DR.. J. G. Beise, of Mapleton. An
ovarian tumor was removed, and when
weighed was found to weigh thirty
pounds. DR.. Andrews states that
this is the largest tumor ever remov-
ed. Mrs. Robbins rallied after the
operation, but it is too early to pre-
dict the outcome of the operation,
which was a very difficult one.
Sheriff Glynn went to Redwood
Falls Friday and arrested ]. M
Baum on the charge of selling mort.
gagged property belonging to G. W.
Allyn, of Madison Lake. The property
consisted of a stove and other house.
hold goods. Baum was brought to this
city and lodged in jail to await his
hearing. The Offense charged is an
indictable one. Baum is the man who
pretended to buy the Washington
House last spring and ran various &C
counts, creating sensation at the
time.
-Mapleton Enterprise: The village
council on Monday evening voted tC
allow no pool or billiard tables to be
run in the town during the coming
year. Chinch bugs are reported
quite numerous in the town of Ster-
ling, and a number of diseased bugs
have been secured to scatter through
the fields in the hope of destroying
the pests. Rev. J. w. Danford,
wife and daughter, were Mankato
visitors Monday. They think some of
moving to Mankato to make their
future home. We hope however that
they will conclude to remain here.
Mr.. Danford preached his farewell
sermon last Sunday.
AT the meeting of resident mem
bers of the Normal Alumni Associa-
tion at the school Acknowledgements,
arrangements for the coming annual
meeting in August were talked over.
An executive committee has been Sc
lected consisting of Miss May Dough
erty, chairman, Miss Lizzie Keysor,
j. A. Flittie, Geo. Sugden and E. f.
Soaring. An entertainment commit
tee was chosen, as follows: Miss Cora
Noble, Miss Arena Jones, Miss Annie
Parry, Mrs. Geo. Il. Barr and Clayton
Kennedy. 1t was decided to invite
Senator G. K. Davis to deliver an adj