The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-08-02
LOCAL iTEr1S

Fudge Mead made the final decree
today in the estate Of James. Morris.
An increase of pension has been
granted to John Krieger, of this city.
Gen. j. II. Baker estimates that
his wheat will go 20 to % bushels an
acre.
"A marriage license was issued to-
day to John A. Cate, Of Eagle Lake,
and Edith M. Haslip, OF Mankato.
An application for maintenance
of minor was made today in the
Thomas Duffy estate before Judge
Mead.
in Judge Mead's court this fore
noon motion was made for reopening
the Moses r. Wickersham estate for
the hearing of more claims.
The culEert at the ravine on
Clark street is completed, and the
work of cutting down the ridge and
filling the ravine is in progress.
ALL of the city census enumerators
have sent in their reports to the secre-
tary of state, so that the record is new
made up and cannot be changed.
w. w. Mendenhall states that
by actual measurement q inches of
rain fell at his farm in Rapidan this
morning. The rain came down for
four hours.
The brick work of Fred Kron S
building is under way and is much
admired. The brick is of a new kind
for Mankato. A large force of men is
pushing the work rapidly.
Mary, the three year old child of
Mich eraser, died today in East Man
kato, and the funeral will take place
tomorrow at 200 p. "a. from the Ger
man Catholic church.
-Threshing has been concluded at
four or five farms near Eagle Lake,
and the yield ranges from 20 to 25
bushels an acre for rye, and 30 to 40
bushels for barley.
The butchers Of the city have
signed an agreement 10 Close 40 q -
O'Clock p. M, except Saturdays, and
all days Sundays, to begin next Mon
day.
-Adolph Hennig, the man who has
been searching for wife, has return
ed from Indiana, where he left his
children with his brother. He is now
employed at the cement works.
Work at Sibley park is making a
great Improvement in the appearance
of the park. Just at present the force
is at work on drives on the south and
east of the race track.
Miss Octayia Sewers died at Eagle
Lake this morning. aged IS years.
She was highly respected by all who
knew her. She was employed in DR..
Office for some time.
Judge Mead made an order today
admitting the will of David Morris to
probate and issuing letters testament
tary to Thos. Y. Davies: also an order
for maintenance of Thos. Duffy, a
minor child of Patrick Duffy.
The work of laying the water
mains on Hanover street will begin
when the Cherry street sewer IS
completed, which will be in about
two days. The rains have not inter-
fered with the work on the sewer.
--Nyholm & Carlson, Of Minneap0-
lis, intend to locate factory here for
making Portland cement blocks for
sidewalks. They have some work al
ready contracted for here and at St.
Peter Wait and see their work
around Mr.. Rays block week after
next.
The board of public works wants
everybody to pull up any Russian
thistle that may be seen in the city,
or to notify it so that men may be
sent to pull up the thistle The
street force has instructions to look
out for these thlstles, and the help OF
the citizens is wanted.
"A newspaper man was in Kasota
last Friday looking over the held with
a view of moving newspaper plant
there. The encouragement which he
received is said to have been satisfac.
tory, and Kasota may soon have a
paper of it's own.
"A petition is in circulation among
the attorneys and real estate men
asking the county officials except the
uperintendent of schools to close
their offices on Saturdays at 800 o
m. until Oct. 1st. The farmers are
busy during this season, and this
could easily be done without incon.
venience.
Preparations are being made fol
the state fair which occurs September
9th to 18th inclusive, on the grounds
midway between ST. Paul and Mime.