The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-09-06

fering her the position of director of
physical culture. This is one of the
most prominent positions in the col
lege and as the class is not limited to
students the society ladies are in the
majority, and the club includes many
of the most prominent ladies in Wash
ington. Miss Collins enters upon her
new position Nov. 1st.
The cball game Monday after
noon between clubs picked from the
employees at the knitting mill and the
fibre ware works resulted in the vic
| tory of the former by score of AS to
Is. In accordance with the agree
ment, the defeated club treated all
the girls employed at the two fac
tories with water melons this noon.
Irene Josephene, the little four
year old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs: L.
A. Crayer, died at their home at
Indian Lake at one o'clock Saturday
afternoon. Irene has been sick for
over two years with spinal trouble
and much of than time was great
sufferer, and for the last six months
unable to walk. The funeral took
place at one o'clock Sunday, the in
terment at Minneopa cemetery.
Warrant was issued Monday for the
arrest of Chas. johnson and James
Frost, on complaint of Martin Wilt
gen, who charged them with
securing team there Saturday
with the intent to defraud. They
claimed that they did not have
any money to pay for the team, when
they returned it at midnight. Frost
was arrested and Monday plead
ed guilty and was fined S. and costs.
The Enterprise says that the Ma
pleton council last Friday evening
granted an application for saloon
license to Mr. Kruger, and on Satur-
day morning he put up his money, but
Mayor Spaulding refused to sign the
license on the ground that the meet
ing was not legal one, in that the
recorder appointed the time for a
hearing, when the council should have
done so. So the drouth continues at
Mapleton.
The Mapleton Enterprise states
that VIM. Ledbeter, who died at Min
nesota Lake Monday, and who was
one of the pioneer settlers of Medo
township, was SO years of age. The
funeral took place from the Medo
town hall Tuesday afternoon, and was
largely attended. Mr.. Ledbeter set
tied in Medic thirty years ago, raised
large family, and three years ago
moved to Minnesota Lake. His health
had not been good for some time, and
he died from paralytic stroke.
We understand that some of the
young people of this vicinity are con-
templating course of study at the
Mankato Commercial College, of Man
kato, MINI. We are sure that they
DIRE uldhluS uO iulSudhc. MI. hIlIcu
Torngren, a Normal graduate and a
very successful instructor, says of
this school: "None of my school time
has been more profitably spent than
that: which l spent in your institu-
tion. Accept my sincere thanks for
J the efficient instruction that l receiv-
ed. shall ever continue to recon-
mend your school to my pupils"
The swine plague in Danville
township is reported as abating some
what. 1T has been very severe, Jas.
McBrown losing forty hogs, Jno.
flasher twenty-three, Robt. Baskey
three, and others one or two. VIM.
Greggs has large number sick. =
Henry Mitchell has sold his farm to
Amel Prohl for $1,000. The place con-
sists of eighty acres. Mr.. Mitchell in
tends moving to the northern part of
the state where he has picked out a
fine farm at cost of S. per acre. y
Edward Wager has sold farm he re-
Gently purchased in this township,
consisting of eighty acres, to' Albert
Gerth for $780, Mopleton Enterprise.