The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-06-05

many horses in the United States JC-
day that ever done much of any
breeding.
Wheat took drop today from so
cents to AZ cents, on. the local market
The large supply is pointed to as one
| of the reasons for the fall.
The county board Tuesday ap-
pointed DR.. Ira Bishop county ply
stefan at Mapleton, vice DR.. Belse,
who has moved away.
Judge Mead today issued letters
testamentary to Mrs. Ida Schmidt in
The matter of the last will and tesla
ment of Gotlieb Schmidt, deceased.
On motion of the county attorney
and the consent Of the complaining
witness the action against Louis
orlando was today dismissed in the
municipal court.
"A Redwing dispatch says that
Bishop Fowler has appointed Rev. L.
L. Hanscom, of that city, to succeed
Rev. II. c. Jennings, as presiding
elder of the Marshall district.
The county fair board will meet
in this city at one O'Clock Monday.
The date of the fair must be changed,
| as it was set for state fair week. Ar
rangements for fine county exhibit
at the state fair will also be made.
Some boys broke into the East
Mankato school house Monday
afternoon between five and six o'clock,
broke window panes, and did much
mischief on the inside. Complaint
was made to the police today concern
ing the matter.
Father Proir left Tuesday after
noon for Marysburgh, to assist at the
funeral services Of the late Jermiah
O'Connor, which was held today from
the church with solen High mass at
1000 a. m.
The ''last" should be the first con-
sheraton in the matter of shoes. If
the last is not right, your shoes will
not please you. Our lasts are right.
Model Clothing and Shoe House.
Mr.. O'Connor, prominent farmer
living near Marysburg, died suddenly
Tuesday of heart failure. He went
to LeSueur Center Saturday to pay
his taxes, and was taken sick and was
gotten home with difficulty.
Mrs. Mary Neary died Friday
at the home of her son, John Neary,
at Lake Madison of old age, having
reached the age of eighty-two years.
The remains will be taken to Water
town, Wis, Saturday afternoon, af-
ter funeral service at the Catholic
church at Lake Madison.
Judge SeveranceMonday morning
granted divorce to Ottilie Schwartz
from her husband, Emil Schwartz, on
the ground of desertion. She gets
the care and custody of the four
children. There was no appearance
for the defendant Attorney Schaub
appeared for the plaintiff.
"A motion for a new trial was made
Wednesday in the case of Peters VS..
Sprague, by the attorney for the de.
tense, w. n. Plymat, and said he had
new evidence, and made point on
the rulings of the court and conduct
of the jury W. E. Young opposed
the motion and Judge Shissler has il
under consideration.
Willard & Fuller of MapIeton
Mimi, own the one-half sister to the
year old colt, Piombino, who won the
Cluny prize in the races at Paris.
France, last month. Their famous
French Coach horse, ''Intrepid," il
also closely related to this colt, his
sire being a brother to Intrepid
sire.
The Amboy Herald says that 6
number from that place and Whine
bago will visit Mankato Saturday and
be present at the evening session of
the city council in the interest OF
the Blue Earth Valley telephone com
pany. Also that the telephone line
was completed to Falrmont this week
Work on the extension in Blue Earth
county will probably be commenced
next week
Judge Mead Tuesday made an
order for hearing proofs of will of Sen.
MIA J. Glaucke; an order allowing
claims in the case of the estate of
David Beck; an order confirming
sale of lands in the matter of the
estate of Joseph May; an order com
hitting Isaac, George and Henry
OFT, children of John G. OFT, who is
serving term in Saltwater, to the
state public school at Owatonna.
Miss Mary Lurenah Kellogg, the
lady who has been in Sheriff Bowen's
care since Saturday, was examined as
to her sanity this afternoon by Judge