The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-11-22


the good accommodations afforded by
the Tourtellotte Hospital.
"A marriage license was granted
yesterday to John E. Lloyd and
Elizabeth Roberts, both of Cambria.
Attorney w. a. Funk, late of
Jackson, has rented offices over the
Mankato National bank, and moved
in today.
-Griff Lewis, of this city, has been
drawn on the United States petit
Jury for the term at Winona COM
mencing Dec. 3rd.
An original pension has been
granted to VIM. T. Hayes, of Good
Thunder, and an increased pension to
Joshua Woleben, of the city.
August SLIDER died at the hospital
Tuesday. He was u27 years of
age, unmarried, and had been in tn
hospital five weeks.
Mrs. Ed. Schumacher, who has
been i'll with lung fever for a month
past, is now able to sit up again, and
her friends hope for her early
recovery.
w. P. Coffin reports the sale of the
north 524 feet of the souh los feet of
lots and s, block %, Warren's second
addition, for Helen NJ, Wiswell to
Nelson n. Steel, for $500.
Officer Grant has exchanged his
night beat for Officer Schuette's day
beat. He has been moving his house
from Front street to a lot which he
owns on Van Brunt street.
Peter Kieffer, one of Lake Crys-
tails old settlers and owner of the the
old Commercial hotel there, died of
paralysis Saturday night. He leaves
one son and four daughters.
The Mankato Cement works has
shipped to the Burlington, Cedar
Rapids & Northern railroad 2, 40 bar
rels of cement for bridge and culvert
work along the line in Iowa.
Horace Robinson, of Amboy,
who last spring was sick for long
time at NJ. Hanna's home in this city,
died Saturday afternoon. The funeral
took place at Amboy at 200 o'clock
Sunday.
An incipient blaze started in the
room of Mr.. McGraw, on the fourth
floor of'the Y. MI. building Tuesday
night about IL o'clock but was eX-
tinguished before any material dam
age was done.
Fowler & Pay are moving their
Office from the rear of their kilns
down to the corner of Third and Lime
streets, one block from Farm street.
Frank says they have been out in the
country long enough.
| The time within which applica
tionS for examination under the
civil service law can be made expired
yesterday, and three applications
were filed, all for clerkships. The
examinations will be held Dec. 7th
! "A change in time on the G. & n
W. road took effect Saturday. The
Tracy and Winona west bound loca
: which has been arriving at 1850 p. m
and departing at 1920 p. M, will ar
rive at 10:4O p. m. and depart at 1913
\ p. m.
Street Inspector Mahowalds ser
vices will be dispensed with Dec. 1st
Only a few of the street force is still
employed, to finish up the odds anC
ends of the seasons work, and thei
services are being dispensed with a
rapidly as possible.
The new wire partitioning which
has been placed in the First Nationa
bank is great improvement and il
line with the banks in the large
citses. Much time will be saved il
the bookkeeping, as errors can nov
be rapidly traced up.
!, The New Nashville Cente
Creamery has purchased an entir'
outfit from the Creamery Package Co
1t will put in the latest, including
separator, boiler, etc. @. P. Cooper
saw the creamery officials there las
week and captured the contract.
1.-The White Sewing Machine Co
has commenced an action against A
w. Bean and Abbie L. Bean to fore
close three mortgages and secure ;
settlement with the defendants al
agents. The plaintiff claims abou
81, 100. W. E. Young is attorney TO
the plaintiff.
: New shelving is being placed al
, around the central corridor of tn,
second floor of the Glass block to &C
cornmodate the large stock of Christ
mas goods and toys now being un
packed. The vacant places in tn
, big building are filling up rapid
with goods.
: -Thursdaynight gave usthe heavies
froot Of tho coocon Er;lou ,,,orni n