The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-02-22
LOCAL ITEnS.

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"A marriage license was granted
Saturday to Frank Magal and Anna
Bienapfl.
The last masquerade ball of the
season will take place at Union Hall
Monday night.
The Harbo mandamus case is
being argued before Judge Severance
this afternoon.
"A petition for the appointment OF
all administrator in the estate of
Thos. Dodd was filed with Judge Mead
today.
Miss Lindsey has been very sick
for the past two or three weeks with
typhoid fever, but is now somewhat
improved.
Representative Cross was called
to Castle Rock, Dakota county, yes
terday to attend the funeral of his
brother-in-law, T. G. Childs.
The home of f. e. Turrittin,
night clerk at the Omaha depot, was
frightened yesterday by the arrival
of ten-pound boy.
Geo. w. Monks has sold his inter
est in the Boston Clothing house to
his former partners. We have not
learned in what line of business Mr..
Monks intends to engage, but under
stand he will remain in the city.
MIR. E. f. Soaring resumed his
duties as member of the FREE
PRESS staff this morning, after an
absence of four months. He has fully
recovered from his late illness, and is
in good trim to go on with his duties.
County Commissioner Hannay
states that the new Vernon Centre
creamery is in full blast, and has been
operating successfully for the past
two weeks. 1t is in charge of two
brothers from Wisconsin,, who are ex-
perienced creamery men.
The Humane society is now duly
incorporated under the laws of the
state, and can sue and be sued. The
certificate Of Incorporation has been
received by Secretary Martin. The
time of Humane Officer Sheldon is
almost entirely taken up with looking
after the poor.
Wood was never so cheap in this
city, and the market has been glutted
since the sleighing began. The sup
ply seems at present to be ineXhausti-
BILE, and with dry hard maple at 81
and other wood low in proportion,
fuel bills will not be as high as usual
this winter.
Lake Crystal Union: A number
of new residences and barns will be
built in this vicinity the coming
season. Hugh Edwards, John Roberts,
Owen F. Jones, J. w. Wigley, John
Roberts, creek, Judson, each new
barn. Rufus Gedde, B. ", new
residence, John Nelson, Lincoln, a
new residence.
Notwithstanding the thawing Of
the past few days, sleighing is still
good in the country, except near the
city. Monday between the hours
OF II and l o'clock, forty farmers
teams were accommodated at the
Stahl house barn, and the other
hotels were also well patronized.
County Superintendent Scherer
desires it to be known that he has
made arrangements for teachers who
want to take the examination for
state certificates to be examined on
the same dates as the county eXami-
nations. Teachers expecting to take
this examination are asked to apply
beforehand.
The MendelsSohn Ladies quartet,
of this city, under the leadership of
Miss Griffin, will give concert at the
opera house at St. Peter Thursday
evening of this week. The enter
tainment will be given under the
auspices of the Nurses club of the
state hospital, and the proceeds will
be devoted to furnishing library and
reading room for the use of the club
The two little children of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey Williams have been ill
with typhoid fever for some time, but
the little girl is now considered to be
out of danger. The boy is getting
along favorably, but is still very weak.
These children, as well as Miss Lind
sley, whose illness we referred to a day
or two ago, drank milk supplied by a
milkman whose well water has been
found to abound with the germs of
typhoid fever. Other cases have also
been traced to this cause.
The Lake Crystal Union states
that meeting of the creamery direc-
tors was held there yesterday and that
it was found that 400 COWS were pledg-
ed, as well as enough shares to build
first class creamery and cheese fac
| tory. The building will be 2Sx5O feet.