The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-05-04

The estate of the late DominikuS
Hell and Marcus p. Pierce were to-
day settled in the Probate court.
"A marriage license was granted
Thursday to Geo. w. John and Miss
Jennie Cobb two of Lake Crystals
excellent young people. Their friends
will wish them long and prosperous
future.
Wheat is coming up nicely in all
parts of the county, and is about two
inches above the ground. 1t is thick
and Of a good color and the farmers
say that the prospects were never
better.
X. Sweet is preparing to erect a
residence on his lot on Byron street,
at a cost of $4,000. 1t will be a two
story frame building, of modern archi-
lecture. Architect Pass is drawing
the plans.
"A E. Salisbury, late of AmboY,
will soon erect a two-story frame re-
sidence on the lot next to [. Longini's
house, on State street. 1t will cost
81, 800: and will be modelled after the
northerly one of p B. Sparrow's
houses. Geo. Pass is drawing the
plans.
Milo Tanner, who is charged with
baStardy by Anna o. Halverson, was
brought to the city Friday and denied
the charge. He has retained Lorin
Cray, and will have his hearing Mon
day at 1000 a. IN. He was released on
$500 bonds G. L. Benedict appears
for the state.
Thomas A. Sherk is spending
few weeks at the hot springs at Elsi-
more, California. Soon after going
there, the hotel at which he was
boarding burned to the ground, and
many Of the guests lost their baggage.
Mr. Sherk was fortunate in saving
his, however.
The assessors Of the county held
a meeting with Auditor Randall this
forenoon and agreed upon valuations.
The principal change was reduction
in horses from $50 to SIS. They re-
ceived their blanks. Assessor Shoe
maker will begin his duties on real es-
tate and personal property assess
ment May 1st.
-Mankato Lodge No. SO, X. of ?.
held an unusually successful meeting
Friday. The third rank was work
ed, after which the visiting grand Of
ticers gave the members Of the lodge a
thorough lesson in the eXemplifica-
tion of the secret work. Speech max
ing'was INDUCED in, and at the con-
clusion of the lodge meeting refresh
mentS were served in the lodge dining
hall by Mr.. f. G. Heinze.
Capt. J. r. Beatty has prepared a
bond for $4,000 as president of the
Board Of Public Works, as required by
law. The bondsmen are John Klein,
Nick Lang and Frank Fowler. Capt.
Beatty has filed his appointment pa
pers and oath of office with Register
of Deeds Bierbauer. He takes the Of
flee the second Tuesday in May. He
says that during the past ten years he
has not had so much congratulations
and handshaking as during the pres
ent week.
Chairman Graf, of the county
board has awarded the contract for
the upper cut on the hill the other
side of Kennedy's bridge in Decoria,,
to Con. Kennedy, for S63.5O, and the
contract for the lower cut to Ed. r.
Ady, for S65. These figures were
verg low. Mr.. Graf states that he
never saw contract work go so cheap
ly as this spring. The Kennedy hill
will be greatly improved by the pro-
posed grading. The cut at the top
will be ten feet.
Timothy Mahoney died Friday
at 500 o'clock of cancer of the
throat. He was 65 years of age and
had resided in this city for q years
He was born in Ireland, and from
there emigrated to Cincinnati, Ohio.
He leaves wife, two SONS and one
daughter, Mrs. O'Brien, of this city,
The deceased had numerous friends
in the city and was respected by ALL
The funeral will take place at three
O'Clock Sunday afternoon from ST.
Johns Catholic church.
Charles Prachl, of Mapleton, was
examined as to his sanity before Judge
Torrey, Friday by Drs. Ira
Bishop, of Mapleton, and j. w. An
drews. He was adjudged insane and
was taken to the ST. Peter asylum
this afternoon. He is 20 years old.
and is farmer The first attack &C.
cured three weeks ago and his ailment
manifests itself by sleeplessness,
growing like a rooster, carousing,
whistling and talking. 1t is believed
that a sun stroke is the cause of his
mind being weakened or else the fact