The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-02-07
LOCAL ITEMS.

The wife of Justice Hall, of North
Mankato. is quite sick with pneu-
monia.
For the next thirty days w. b.
Walker & Son will sell all winter
goods at cost.
Pond & Jorgenson are repalntlng
the interior of their store, and Will
fill it with new goods.
j. d. Hilger will box and ship the
remainder of his goods to Pierre, 3
D., in few days.
"A deed was filed,Tuesday transfer
ing lot IL Palmer'S ad., from Peter u.
Dowrey to Henry Boegen for $500.
Am Davis was released from jail
late Saturday afternoon, having Sc
cured the money to pay his fine OF
$13.65.
The report of Miss McGraw, the
public librarian, shows that 2,S29
books were issued during January, an
average 100 day, which is the largest
yet.
Owing to the mild weather in the
past month, w. B. Walker & Son
have surplus of robes and blankets
which must be sold. Call in and get
prices.
Mrs. Harriet Butler, aged IA years,
died at her home at Eagle Lake at IL
O'Clock Monday, of paralysis. The
funeral occurred from the houseTueS-
day at 900 a. m.
An Egyptian mummy has arrived
at Pond & JOrgensen's, and to it's
5000 years of existence will add a few
weeks in their display window. where
it can be seen by the curious.
The remains of the late VIM.
Hunter were brought to this city
Monday morning, and the funeral
took place at 100 o'clock this after
noon, and was largely attended,
Prof. Brandrup has leased one of
@. III. Lindsley's houses, on Clark
street, and will take possession the
nnrst week in March. Rumor has it
that the Professor intends to forsake
the Bachelor club about that time.
The Royal Sons of Columbus re-
organized Monday under the name
of Stag Club, with Wilbur Taylor
president: Herbert Snow, vice presl-
dent: Ed. Christensen, secretary and
treasurer; and Messrs. Taylor, Brett
and Throdahl, executive committee.
DR. Andrews has awarded the con-
tract for the addition to his office to
j. D. Carroll, the government build
ing contractor. If the present weather
continues, work will begin soon, and
the contract must be completed by
July 18th.
H. G. Detloff, a Good Thunder
hardware merchant, assigned Mon
day afternoon to VIM. Wrucke. The
assets and liabilities are about the
same, and are estimated at about So, GOO
each. A. r. Pfau is attorney for the
assignee, and A. M. Rutan for the
creditors.
-Chas. Macbeth, referring to a
statement made at the council meet
ing Saturday night, says that no
farmer has come to him and then
taken away load of hogs on account
of shortage of As pounds in weight,
or any other amount. He says that
his weights are all right, and that he
has bought every load of hogs that
has been offered.
The city is apt to use hemlock
for it's culvert work this year, at SIG a
thousand, as the Board of Public
Works con siders the bid of $50 an
S25 on oak lumber from the Hanson
Lampert Co. too steep, especially as it
is almost a half greater than usual.
The company explains it's bid by the
growing scarcity of white oak of the
klUu CdllSu lOI III UlC SpCOlnOhUlOuo.
Monday notice appeared in
the FREE PRESS asking for sewing
machine for a needy woman who had
lately had her home and contents de-
stroyed by fire. This morning Mr.. O
Nicholson, the tailor, called at oul
office, and said that he had second
hand machine which is in very goo6
running order which he would donate
Mr.. Nicholson deserves credit for hi:
generosity in this respect.
Two partieswere locked up Monday
night on suspicion Of being the foo
pads who held up Saenger four mile!
from the city Sunday night, but the!
proved not to be the parties wanted
and were allowed to depart this morn
ing. There is still no clue. MI
Saenger says that one of the partie