The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-08-09


terday afternoon for hearing the petit
tion for license to sell land in the
estate of Louis Klegharz.
-Enumerator Sam Schmitt found
something lake 1,435 names in Man
kats township, which is a gain of
about s. names over five years ago.
School district No. 40, town of
Shelby, is about to erect a school
house "a by 36 feet. 1t will sell 5000
of bonds at 6 per cent, to run three
years.
-Amel Wolff, who was arrested
yesterday on the charge of assault in
the third degree upon F. J. Slower,
pleaded not guilty, and his trial was
set for Monday.
The LeSueur ball club won the
game from Mankato at the former
place yesterday by a score of ten to
three. The entire Mankato club did
not play, and one of the members
played with the LeSueur club.
On motion Of county attorney,
Amel Wolff, who was arrested last
week on the charge of assault in the
third degree upon F. j. Slower, was
this morning discharged and the case
dismissed.
Misses SimOnS, Of Concord street
entertained on Friday the Misses Cot
fin, Nicholson, Osborne, Sterling and
Wood, of Mankato, who are attending
the teachers institute in Minneapo-
lis.-St. Paul Pioneer Press.
Judge Mead made an order today
for final settlement and a decree of
distribution in the estate of Chas.
FickS; also an order for hearing a
petition for final settlement of the
estate of Jacob Lunkenheimer, de-
ceased.
"A. H. Pressnall, Eagle Lake,
threshed 20 acres wheat this week
which gave an average yield of 30
bushels and one peck to the acre.
His barley yielded So bushels per acre.
These are good yields. He says that
the prospect for corn is the best for
years.
The second of the twin babies of
Mr.. and Mrs. M. J. Haran, OF North
Mankato, died this morning, aged five
months. 1t was buried this after
noon. The other twin died Sunday
and was buried yesterday afternoon.
The family has the sympathy of all
in it's bereavement.
There will be reunion of the
surviving members of the 9th MINI.
Volunteer Init. at 11S Hennepin ave.,
Minneapolis on the 18th day
of Sept, 1895, at 1000 o'clock a. m. 1T
is hoped to see a large attendance, as
it has been three years since they had
a reunion. Go, and take your wife
with you.
The weather observer at Mime
apolis reports the mean temperature
for July as II, or about three degrees
cooler than usual. The highest tenn
perature was "a degrees, on the 5th,
and the lowest 4S degrees on the 9th.
The total rainfall was 4.37 inches,
which is LOS inches in excess of the
normal. There were but three rainy
days during the month.
An addition of forty feet is be
ing made to the grand stand at the
base ball grounds, on the west side.
1t will be ready for the game with
the Golden Eagles, of Austin, tomor.
row. G. H. Saulpaugh will be mana.
ger of the Mankato club under the
new deal. 1t is expected that the
clubs will play about twenty games a
month.
Congressman McCleary received
notice yesterday that pension Of ST.
per month had been allowed to Peter
Green, of Sleepy Eye, with back pen
sion amounting to 1884. Also to VIM
B. Williams, of Window, of S24 pei
month, and 81, 6S4 back pension. To.
day he received notice that Patrick
Bannon, of Currie, had been granted
a pension of IS per month and 1886
| back pension.
Charles Bradley, who has been
confined in the hospital at ST. Peter
for the past month, has been dis
charged. Mr.. Bradley is an old resi-
dent of this city and his many friends
will be pleased to learn that he has
improved very much, both mentally
and physically. Robt. Roberts went
to St. Peter this morning and will &C.
company him to Minneapolis, where
Mr.. Brady will enter the Soldiers
Home at Minnehaha.
Charles Bradley, who has beer
confined in the hospital at st. Peter
for the past month, has been dis
charged. Mr. Bradley is an old resi-