The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-05-31
LOCAL ITEMS.

WI. dIu NILS. I1dI fcy II. w llllduIS
have the addition of a daughter to
their family today.
"A marriage license was issued to-
day to Julius Henkel and Martha
Reitz, both of Good Thunder.
Judge Mead made final decree
and order today for the distribution of
the estate of Josiah l. Davis, deceased
City Recorder Smith is issuing dog
licenses and those having unlicensed
dogs are requested to step up and get
a license
"A marriage license was granted
today to John Kamroth, of Waseca
county, and Bertha Fraelich, of Nc
Pherson.T
The Odd Fellows lodge No. Is last
night elected George Blake noble
grand, J. G. Hanson, vice grand, and
]. A. Flittie, secretary.
City Treasurer Williams office
hours are from 1000 to 1900 a. 10. and
from 200 to 400 p. M, as indicated by
neat sign just placed on his door at
the city hall. - e
e. A. Ludtke has purchased a
twenty acre tract next to Amboy vii
lage for $4,000. of S. H. Brush, and in
tends to eventually make new addi-
tion to the village.
The large quantity of rye being
raised in this county is surprising. 1t
is fully grown and maturing rapidly,
standing high and thick, and promis-
ing splendid crop.
Chief Yates has ascertained that
Harry G. Bullock, whose wife wants
him watched, worked in Ben Ash's
barber shop couple of days, and
then went to Lake Crystal in search
of work.
-Kleinschmidt Bros. secured the
contract for building The St. James
court house, and Pond & Hasey, of
Minneapolis, the contract for heating
it, bids for which were opened yester-
day.
The Mankato Manufacturing Co.
has secured the contract for
the engine for the new L. P.
Hunt building. 1t will be a 15-horse
power engine, and the Mfg. Co. is to
do all the shafting work, etc.
Salem Micholl Zemen, one of the
prisoners in the jail, was taken with
heart failure Monday afternoon.
DR.. Jacoby was summoned and aided
him, and he was removed to the hos
pital Tuesdayafternoon.
The nine year old son of Nicholas
Buckholtz, the sexton of Cavalry GENE
terry, died Tuesday morning, of typhoid
fever. The funeral took place
Tuesday morning at 900 o'clock, from
the German Catholic church.
Judge Mead made an order today
to examine accounts of the admins
traitor of the estate of James Morris,
deceased. In the matter of the es-
tate of Aaron Tyler, deceased, he is
sued letters of administrator to r. K.
Wilson.
The annual Blue Earth county
Sundays hool convention will be
held at Eagle Lake June Is and l6.
Delegates desiring entertainment
will send their names to A. II. Pres
nall, of Eagle Lake, at once. ]. f.
Strunk, secretary.
The sheriff of Faribault county
has brought William and willard
Rose from Blue Earth City and lodged
them at the Jail here in Sheriff Bow
ems safe-keeping, to await the action
of the grand jury. They are charged
with assault in the second degree.
Nothing has been heard of Cowles,
an account of whose doings was pub
lished Thursday. Justice Reinsburg,
of Madison Lake, was in the city to-
day, and stated that the girl in the
case, Alice Noretin, is under arrest on
the charge of fornification, and will
be tried Monday.
Mrs. Strom and children will leave
Tuesday morning for the home of her
parents in the north part of Sweden,
to stay permanently. Mrs. Strom is
the lady assigned to this city after
her husband had been burned in the
fire at Hinckley last year. She has
resided here ever since.
Miss Minnie Johnson, one of the
graduating class of theNormal school,
received 'by express Tuesday a
large box of roses and other cut
flowers from Portland, Oregon. They
were sent by Mrs. D. L. Davis, and
are fine display, and gift that Miss
Johnson fully appreciates.
We are in receipt of very hand
some commencement card from the
ST. Peter State Hospital, announcing
the fifth annual commencement OF
the training school for nurses of that
worthy Institution. The exercise will
be held in the chapel fof the hospital,
Wednesday evening, the 29th inst.