The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-06-28
MANKAro FREE PRESS.
LOCAL ITEr1S.

is numbered aiming UuC HopPy'
Frank w. Rothschild, of LIE Mars
Iowa, and Miss Eta L. Wort, of Lake
Crystal, were married at the latter
place Tuesday
The ball game between the Min
neapolis Blacks and the ST. Petel
club Saturday, resulted ina one-sided
game, q to for ST. Peter.
1t is now proposed to store the
steam roller in the city tool house.
near the pumping station. The door
can be enlarged so that it can go IN.
In the municipal court Tuesday
morning the garnishee was dismissed
on motion of the plaintiff in the suit
of. D. Webster VS.. Frank Gramer,
&c. Burdick garnishee.
The Mankato Crescents were at
Mapleton Monday and defeated the
Mapleton boys in game OF ball by a
score of II to 6. Rain stopped the
game at the close of the sixth inning.
The committee on picnic of the
bar association has decided to have
the picnic at Fairmont after the ad-
iourned term of court in July. The
LAWYERS have been invited there.
Geo. Norman did the work OF
enumerating JudsOn in three days.
The population is about 700. The
enumerator of the village of Maple
ton has also finished his work.
II. r. Coughlan yesterday pur-
chased a fine stone crusher, and it
will be shipped to Mankato at once.
He will then be in position to bid on
broken stone for use in improving the
streets.
"A warrant was issued today in the
municipal court for the arrest OF Chas.
A. Fleming, of Vernon, on the charge
of using abusive language toward
Ezra Cooper. w. L. Plymat is attor-
ney for the plaintiff.
Hubbard & Palmer are negotiating
with M. X. Armstrong, the st. James
banker, for ground there to erect an
elevator. St. James is enjoying a
prosperous season, both as regards
building and business,
-Amboy is having Some sport ION
it's race track today. Fourteen troU-
tiers from Mankato, Blue Earth City,
Lake CRYSTAL, Winnebagos City and
Amboy are in the contest. Asall
have records, there will be some fun.
On Saturday the Knitting Mill
received single order from Chicago
dealer for 900 dozen half hose. This
is a pretty fair single order, and
shows the reputation our knit goods
are making for themselves.
About thirty attended the Royal
Arcanum picnic at Madison Lake
Monday, and report a very good
time. They returned about 9 p. m.
The roads were muddy on the start,
but it did not rain during the day.
The semi-annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Mankato Savings
bank occurred Tuesday, and was at
tended by Geo. H. Fletcher and H. IL.
Hedderly, of Minneapolis An annual
dividend of five per cent. was de-
clared.
Guy Spaulding, Of Mapleton, who
was in the city Tuesday, states that
hail fell in Medic Sunday but did no
damage. From all accounts, there
was practically little permanent
damage done anywhere in the county
by the storm, which is very fortu-
nate.
w. J. Dunn has rented the build
ing on South Front street owned by
Mr.. Train, of Garden City. 1t is be-
ing raised and remodeled, and the
lower floor will be occupied by Miss
Dunn's millinary store after July 1st,
while Mr.. Dunn's family will occupy
the second floor.
Work on the Ray building is pro-
crossing rapidly and the walls are
now going up. AS the building be-
gins to take form, it shows very
pretty exterior. Good progress is be-
ing made on the foundation OF the
Longini-Thoms building.
Senator Barr Monday presented
the board of trade with good like
ness of himself, framed, in compliance
with the request of the board that all
of it's former presidents furnish pic
lures to be preserved and hung upon
the walls of the meeting room.
August Brockmann and daughter,
of Fairmont, are in the city. Last
Friday the girl, who is about ten
years old, was striking nail with a
cold chisel, when the nail flew up
into her left eye, injuring it quite
badly. Ter father brought her today
to see III. J4nes, and the use of the
eye will undoubtedly be saved.