The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-07-24
LOCAL ITEMS.

Chris Danielson sells the j. L..
Owens four-horse equalizer.
DIR. McMichael, of Vernon Center,
was in the city Saturday
NThe WEEKLY FREE PRESS is the
best paper in the county
Five railroad men out of employ
ment were given lodging at the city
hall Friday.
The city is reported as being I'M
usually healthy for this season of
the year.
Judge Mead has made an order
admitting will of VIM. H. Young to
probate.
Stop at Chris Danielson's opposite
the Clifton House, and get four-horse
equalizer to put on your harvester and
drive four horses abreast.
Editor Morrison now stands two
to one and dosnt care whether six
teen to one carries or not. 1t is a boy
and girl and all are doing nicely.
-Drs. Brandenburg and Webster
performed an operation on Mrs.
Koschwan, of Willow Creek, Tuesday
morning. The patient is doing nicely.
Contractor Mahoney will COM
plete the Pleasant street sewer next
week. The work is slow, as the blue
clay has to be tunneled. The weather
has been favorable for the work.
Corn has made amazing progress
during the past two weeks, and is not
only headed out on most fields, but is
tasteling out. 1t has strong growth,
and will make an excellent crop.
The little child of Rev. and Mrs.
Evans is very sick. She first had an
attack of bronchitis, and then came
down with whooping cough and
| inflammation of the bowels.
AT the school election at Madison
Lake village, Harry Towel was
elected over w. H. Hanchett by a
vote of 81 to 80. The other two mem
bers elected were Messrs. Knapp and
Haskell.
Several holdups by tramps have
been reported the past week in diff
ferent parts of the county. Some of
the weary walkers have become de-
faint of the law, and need a term of
hard labor.
Tho new WEIGH church on State
street is rapidly nearing completion.
The contract for the seating has been
let to a Grand Rapids company for
$500. The building is to be completed
by Sept. 18th.
Judge Mead has made an order
extending license to sell lands in the
matter of the estate of P. A. Foster
and an order to hear petition for Set
Element of estate Of Peleg II. Ma
cOmber.
The lawn festival at g. H. Aus.
tins home, Madison Lake, was well
attended, about thirty from Mankato
being among those present, including
Rev. f. H Marshall and wife, Sheriff
Bowen and wife, Mrs. Gates and Mrs.
John Law.
"A prominent Mankatoite now in
the east writes the FREE PRESS, con.
GLIDING with the following touching
lines: "The most Disguised, demon
allied body of men ever seen are the
New York Democrats. 1t fairly
touches ones pity to hear them talk.
Othello's occupation is gone"
-Lamm & Morehart have been
awarded tenth prize by the Pabst
Brewing company for the best window
display of their best tonic. This is a
high compliment when it is known
that there were several thousand con-
testants aud one hundred and eighty
three prizes offered.
A. w. Robinson has moved into
his new house on Hickory street. 1t
is one of the finest of It's size in the
city. 1t is finished in hard wood, and
the dining room floor is composed of
alternate pieces of six different kinds
of wood, sand papered and carefully
| finished.
-Supt Kenaston is at MiddleseX,
VT, for visit. He spent week at
the National Teachers Association,
at Buffalo, N. Y, and also two weeks
at congress of educators held there.
He and his family expect to spend
a short time in Vermont and MasSa-
chuSettS.
The Mankato orchestra will hold
a picnic at Lake Emily on Saturday,
and in the evening will give dance
and concert, to which tickets will be
sold. 1t is expected that people from
this city and ST. Peter will be
present. The orchestra will go
twelve strong.
We notice by Fridays Duluth