The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-01-10

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ness attended to. The county cam
paign committee will meet at the
same time and place.
The fire department was called
out at 6:45 O'Clock Monday morning by
the burning out of chimney of VIM.
Harlon's house, at the corner Of Re-
cord and Fulton streets. No damage
was done, and it was not necessary to
turn on a stream of water
Judge Mead has made an order to
hear a petition for administration of
the estate of Book; also an order for
the hearing of a petition for final set
Element of the estate of August Wolff;
| also final decree and distribution of
the estate of Albert Wrengel
| IN. K. Clarke received a letter today
containing the sad information of the
death of his father, who died suddenly
at Lone Rock, Oregon, Jan. 1st. He
was seventy years of age, and moved
to Oregon some years ago for the bene-
ct of the health of his wife, who is
very feeble.
-DIED-Frank Ford, aged 81 years
and II days. He was son of John
and Sarah Ford, and was born and
raised in MankatO. His occupation
was brakeman on the Omaha road,
which he followed from the age of
sixteen years. The cause of his death
was rheumatism OF the heart.
| The fbreWare works started up
yesterday after weeks shut down to
take an inventory. The knitting mill
will start up next week. The pros
pect for business during the coming
year is considered good by the travel
ing men of the two factories, and bust
ness now is considerable better than
it was last year at this time.
| Jensen & Perrin have just COM
| pleted a pair of steel hobs for Superior
| Hose Co. No. 2, to 90 under the truck
whenever there is sleighing. They
are strongly built of the best materi-
al, can be put in place in nine minutes,
and cost 500, which the company
pays out of it's treasury. The bobs
are prettily decorated and are models
of strength.
Work of cutting off the trees On
the levee, where the Omaha road will
go, has commenced, and the willow
grove will soon be removed The
trees there were all cut down in A1
gust, 1863, at the time of the Indian
outbreak, so they could not conceal
Indians, and. were cut down again
about fifteen years ago. This is the
final cutting.
The new officers of Mankato lodge
No. SO, Knights of Pythias, were for
mally installed by A. M. Rutan, P. G.
Chancellor Commander Burdick an
nounced the appointments of K. G.
OWCOO do luhCI Suolu, anu u. -.
Cooper as outer guard. Refresh
ments were afterwards served, and all
had a good time There is consider
able work on hand for future meet
ings.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Ballinger were
surprised by a party of friends Tues
day night, the occasion tbeing the
formers forty-fifth birthday The
party arrived at about $3.50 o'clock,
bringing refreshments, and couple
of hours or more were very pleasantly
spent. Those present were Messrs.
and Mesdames VIII. Palmer, G. Cane,
Thos. Dooley, Daniel Mahoney, VIM.
Barr, r. Rue,A. Schippel, c. Eckman,
Howard, and Misses Laura and Susie
Kelley, Grace Cane and Ida Keath.
The burning out of a chimney
Sunday evening called the fire depart
ment to an old frame building on
South Front street back of Aid. Brad
ley's store. The building is occupied
by several families, and the fire af-
fected the room occupied by Tom
Griffin and the one occupied by Mrs.
Crouch, but was eXtinguished by
| the use of a chemical before much
damage was done. This is one
of group of houses belonging to
| Columbus Ballard.
Judge Severance Monday en-
tered an order for judgment against
Daniel Belforde, convicted of bast-
ardy, that he pay $40 for the support
of the child to January 1st, and So a
| month after that date until the child
becomes self.supporting, or in default
of payment remain in Jail until the
court shall make some other DISPOSE
tion of the case. Belforde may, at
he q 20 q