The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-11-22
LOCAL ITEMS,

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to attend the business college.
A marriage license was granted
Friday to Adolf 'Hirlick, of Pleasant
Mound. and Amanda Wendt, of Yer
non.
DIR. Skinner, of ST. Peter, has To-
Gated at Nicollet, succeeding Dr.
Wicke. whose death recently occur
red.
John Anderson, chairman OF the
LeRay town board, was among the
people having business at the court
house Friday.
L. Patterson & Co. yesterday
shipped good-sized stock of goods to
N. Iceberg, at Avoca, who is starting
a grocery store there.
-Mapleton is ambitious to have
electric lights and telephones, and
we would not be surprised to see both
installed there before another year.
wa Funk and son, of Jackson,
drove to the city Friday, and Mrs.
Funk and daughter arrived Friday by
train. They have rented house
on Clark street, until their new house
shall be completed.
Steam was turned on in the new
heating plant at the city hall today
for the first time, and the plant
worked well. The city will have
several big stoves to dispose of in a
few days,
Judge. Mead has made an order
appointing Buelah j. Scherer ADMIN
istrator of the estate Of John b.
Scherer and Elizabeth Peterson; also
issued letters testamentary to Chas.
Oliver and Geo B. Owen in re
estate of VIM. G. Oliver.
-Mapleton isIforging ahead rapid
". Not satisfied with tank water
and three elevators, it has now secur-
ed Belva Lockwood. She will lecture
on "Soclal and Political Life in Wash
ington," at the opera house there Jan.
18th.
-Starkey & Kitzback, of Mapleton,
propose to light their mill by cleo
tricity, and offer to put in dynamo
sufficiently large to supply any de-
mand for lights in the village, if
enough are subscribed for to warrant
the move.
The Minnesota Valley Medical
Association will hold it's annual meet
ing insthis city the first Tuesday in
December at The Saulpaugh. An in
teresting program has been prepared,
and large attendance is expected
Henry Jones, of Judson, has
brought action against Cicero
Brenizer, of Ohio, to settle an adverse
claim on the title to 100 acres in Jud-
son which both parties claim
Hughes, Rice & Hughes are attorneys
for the plaintiff, and Lorin Cray fol
the defendant.
The board of public works Friday
afternoon confirmed the assessment
for the grading and improvement o.
Clark street, for building new walks
and for the grading and improving O.
West Front street. A very little re
duction was made on the. lower side o.
Clark street, on account of the fill.
If you are hard to fit in suit O.
want something little better thar
you can buy in ready made, we cal
suit you, as we can show you thu
goods and make you suit from an.
goods that you select, goods made il
our store and made by frst-clas
tailors. The. Boston. Pond & JoI
gensen, Props. 24t3
The following notice appears il
the last issue of the Western E1ectrici
an, and will be news to their subscrib
ers in this city: "The Phoenix Tele
phone Company Will soon begin con
struction work on it's exchange al
Mankato, Mimi. 1t expects to have
the system in operation in two weeks
from time work begins"
If you miss seeing our supply Of
underwear before you buy your sup
ply for the winter you will miss the
best line in the city. 1t was bought
early in the season and direct from
the mills. The Boston, Pond & Jor
gensen, Props. 24t3
Don't let anyone humbug you by
telling you that they will sell yor
goods at one-half what they are worth
We all have to have profit on what
we sell, and will sell you your cloth
ing for as small profit as any cloth
ing house in the northwest. TIL,
Boston, Pond & Jorgensen, Props. 24t
st. Peter Herald: The county ha
ordered $50 section corner posts which
are to be placed at the various section
corners throughout the county. Thes
will be furnished upon the order O
the county surveyor after he has prop
y, ~ 1r.l 4 l,o, 7 Al,