The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-07-12

line ST. James FGdITl0eGLer says
that on Monday night Engineer Mel
vile, of the Omaha road, made the
run from ST. James to Lake Crystal, a
distance of twenty-three miles with
engine No. 131, in 25 minutes. This
is pretty close to fifty-six miles an
hour.
Judge Mead today made an order
of license to sell land in the estate of
Moses R. Wickersham; the same in
the estate of Anna Wickersham; the
same in the estate of Jacob Messnest;
and an order confirming the sale of
land in the guardianship of Mary
Smith.
The people of Agency Hill, in the
second school precinct have asked
Myron Hills to become a candidate
| for member of the board of education
at the coming school election and
he has consented to make the run. MI.
Hills is an old settler in the city, and
| if chosen will make an excellent men,
Der.
The concert given by the Fourth
Regiment band, of Sioux City, at the
theatre last night, was musical
treat. The attendance was very slim,
however, and far less than the enter
tainment merited. The band will be
at the Waseca Chautauqua assembly
| throughout the session. If they are
received as enthusiastically as they
were last night they will be busy re-
spending to enchors.
| Word was received in the city
Saturday that Geo. P. Johnson,
of St. James, clerk of court of Walton
wan county, committed suicide last
evening. Mr.. johnson has not been
considered fully sane for some
months, and last fall or winter was
confined for a time in the St. Peter
hospital.
-Drs. Warner and Steel have
amputated Miss KortZ's fOrefinger at
the second joint. Miss Kortz is the
young lady whose hand was badly
burned at the Star steam laundry
several weeks ago. 1t was thought
then that she would save her finger,
but it was more badly burned than it
appeared to be.
j. A. Williams, of Spring Island,
was in the city Tuesday and said that
the frost Monday night did more
damage on the farm of his neighbor,
John A. Jones, than the previous
frost. Corn and potatoes were badly
cut down. There was no frost on Mr.
Williams farm, which he believes tC
be due to the fact that the wind had
a clear sweep there.
The work of finishing the two up
per rooms of the North MankatC
school building is about finished. The
work is credit to the contractors
Anderson & Wampler. The compile
tion of these rooms, together with
small room to be used as library
will add room badly needed before
The people on that side may be proud
of their school building, as it is one o
the most convenient as well as beauti
full and substantial buildings in thi:
vicinity.
H, P. Christensen reports the fol
lowing sales of real estate: ii. P
Christensen, lot 2, block 8, East Man
kato, to A. Deuser, S125; lot Is
block 3, John P. Krost, $3.50; lot II
block 9, North Mankato, Carl Swenson
$3.50; w. G.. Walz to d. D. Evans, lo1
/, section %, South Bend, $3.50; Louisa
Mansfield to joint Reichl. 81, SET, sec
20, 1924, $1,000; John Re Al tt
Louisa Mansfield, lot 8, block 4
Fletcher & Wizards add, $1,100.
This week Mayor Spaulding let
the contract for his new grain eleva
tor. 1t will have capacity of Is, OO(
bushels, which, with MS present
storehouse, will give him storage
capacity for $4,000 bushels. Mr.. L. Q