The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-09-13
LOCAL ITEMS,

to the family of Louis Kunz Wednes-
day.
The $4,000 court house bond pro-
position for LeSueur Center carried
by 160'votes Tuesday.
For furniture of all kinds call and
see Anton Deglmann, 602 n. Front
street, Mankato, MINI.
j. G.. Roller is laid up with inf1am-
matory rheumatism, but his friends
hope to see him out soon.
"A ten pound daughter arrived
Thursday to brighten the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Ed. Jones'
Try A. G. Staley's underwear. 1t
will make you happy. MODEL CLOTH
ING & SHOE HOUSE.
-Longini & Thoms commenced to
move in their stock today. A large
force of men are at work and dust is
flying.
Sheriff Bowen is out again after
being laid up for few days. He
was threatened with fever, but with
careful treatment it was broken'up.
Clayton L. Kennedy has been APP
pointed deputy county auditor, and
will commence his duties Monday,
succeeding Mr.. Lutz. Miss Clara
Christensen has been appointed clerk.
L. L. DeRosia has moved into the
Commercial House, and it is now once
more under his management. He
conducted it for many years and his
presence there again seems natural.
MIR. Modin, of this city, has pur-
chased A. Benedict's confectionery
business, at Good Thunder, and taken
possession. Mr.. Benedict contem-
plates trip to California next winter
in search of better health.
John G.. Graham, of Good Thun-
der, after a successful business life
extending over quarter of century
is DESTROYS of disposing of his hotel
property, owing to declining health
and a desire to retire from active
business.
John May has completed his
threshing and secured a yield of q
$40 bushels of wheat to the acre, 444
bushels of barley of the best grade,
q bushels of rye, and 100 bushels of
oats from a twelve acre field. Rye
is showing up light all around this
year, owing to the frosts in the spring.
IS. W. Bronson, of Decoria,
brought in another stalk of corn to
our office late yesterday afternoon
that was something of a curiosity. 1t
had thereon three large well formed
ears, which were we'll filed out to the
tips. He says he can find plenty of
stalks with two ears on, but never
came across anything like this before.
Independence, Iowa, Bulletin
Journal: J. HI. Moore, of Mankato,
Mimi, left the early part of the week
for home after visit with friends
and relatives in this vicinity. Mr. M.
likes his new location first rate. He
says Mankato is a fine place, growing
fast and full of business. He is doing
well.
The A. G. Staley Mfg. Co., of
South Bend, Ind, who are probably
the largest manufacturers of fine
grades of underwear in the country,
has sent H. E. Hance of The Model,
a number of samples of the grades of
yarn used in their products. They
are fine specimens and Mr.. Hance
would pleased to show them as we'll
as completed articles of the goods to
all callers.
Good Thunde Herald: Our Luther
an friends are already making ar
rangementS to dedicate their new
church edifice and have about decid-
ed on September the Goth as the day.
The pastors, together with their con-
gregations of the following towns
have been invited: Mankato, Lake
Crystal, Rapidan, Willow Creek, Am
boy. Danville, ST. Clair and Rev.
Mass congregation of Renville
county. Five sermons will be de-
livered during that day two in the
forenoon and three in the afternoon.
one Of which viii be in English at
$3.50 p. 10.
Again the. is trouble in school
district No. 1872, in the town of De-
coria. Al the last annual school meet
Ing Henry Weber was declared by the
moderator to be elected director over
his opponent Mr.. Prange. The meet
ing then proceeded to elect a clerk,
and Alden Marble was chosen to fill
that place. The moderator then de-
clared that there was irregularity
about Weber's election, and against
the protests of Weber's friends, in
sisted on another ballot. This time
the moderator declared Prange to be
elected. The facts of the whole mat
ter were stated to the attorney gen.
eral, who declared in favor of Weber.
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