The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-10-25
LOCAL ITEnS.


may be seen every afternoon on the
Normal campus from till o'clock at
hard practice e. L. Patterson will
coach the boys two afternoons this
week. They will put up the game of
their lives with Pillsbury next Friday
p. m.
-Mr.and Mrs. A. BlisSenbach lost
one of their twin babies yesterday,
and the remains were laid away this
afternoon. The other twin has been
quite sick, but is reported better
today.
The faculty of.the Normal school
will on Friday evening tender a re-
ception to the graduating classes at
the building, and also to the foot ball
teams of the Normal and Pillsbury
Academy, which play in This city that
day. The affair promises to be a
pleasant one.
The High School foot ball team
met the Shattucks yesterday and gave
way before the heavy weight cadets.
The score was % to 0, but the Manka-
to team has every reason to be proud
of the game which it put up, and may
be able to give the other team point
ers the next time they meet.
The people of Lake Crystal vote
this afternoon on proposition to
borrow 5000 from the state to build
an addition to the school building,
which has been needed for some time.
The proposition was defeated year
and half ago by six,majority. 7-
Per cent interest paid on depos-
its. Money to loan on good Sc
u curities. MANKATo SAVINGS
BANK. 20t6
Anton Gabler, son of the milk
man, was caught between two stones
at one of the quarries Monday and
his legs were badly bruised.
The case of Peters VS.. Sprague
was completed yesterday afternoon
and the jury brought in verdict of
5000 for the plaintiff.
The stars shone forth brightly
last night, but wait until rainy night
comes and people wander off the mar
row crOSswalks and sink ankle deep
into the mud, and there will be calls
for an indignation meeting.
Judge Mead today made an order
appointing Edwin A. Perry guardian
of Laura L., Harry w. and Edna
Perry.
Judge Mead made an order yes
terday to examine accounts of the
executor of the estate of Ole Wieger,
and of the administrator of the estate
of John Smith.
The opera house was well filled
last night on the appearance of the
Denman Thompson's ''Old Home
stead company. The company has
lost none of its strong points or favor
with the people since Thompson's
death, and the entertainment last
night was most excellent one, and
was appreciated by the audience.
The next entertainment is "Thrilby,'
Wednesday night.
AID Zimmerman got the city mar
ket located opposite his hotel last
Saturday night, and Aid. Peterson
got the council to order the block in
front of his bottling works curbed and
guttered before any of the other
blocks on Front street. The other
aldermen didn't get any personal
benefits, or else they believe that
public office is public trust instead
of private snap.
The sum of $1,000 was figured in
the last tax levy for lighting the
streets and the people cheerfully paid
it, and now they want to know what
has become OF that money that it is
not used for the purposes for which it
was raised. The taxpayers do not
look upon the deal as being altogether
fair
The July and August number of
Elementary Science has arrived. 1t is a
magazine published in Minneapolis,
and prepared under the direction of
Prof. John Fl. Cook, supervisor of
science work in the Minneapolis pub
lie schools, and Prof. U. O. Cox, de-
partment of biology in the Mankato
Normal school. Among the articles
contained in the number are. "a Few