The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-18

j. III. Quinn. He will speak at Albert
Lea tonight. He is much pleased
with the meetings which he has thus
far addressed this week.
Judge Mead has made an order
to hear petition for final settlement
of the estate Of William Geddes: an
order to examine accounts of the
executriX of the estate of Gottfried
Robel; order of license to sell land of
Frederick Lehman, minor: and or
der to sell land of Emma and William
Lehman, minors.
Henry Lang, the man arrested
Monday afternoon for stealing meat,
knives, boots and a crow bar from
Schweitzer & Hodapp's slaughter
house, confessed his crime, and got
off with the small fine of $3.50, which
he paid. The officers say that he has
been stealing meat from the house
since last winter and selling it.
"A meeting of'the depositors of the
Mapleton bank was held Tuesday, at
which County Attorney Benedict was
present. No definite understanding
was arrived at, in which all conceded,
and the matter is in about the same
condition that it was before the meet
ing. Some of the depositors are not
willing to consent to the plan pro-
posed.
The posters are out announcing
the joint debate between Hon. John
Lind and Congressman McCleary at
Lake Tetonka Park on Tuesday, Sept.
22d. There will also be bicycle
races, base ball on the water, and a
clam bake. Trains will leave Manka-
to at $40 am. and 100 p. M, and will
leave Tetonka at 1850 D. m. on the re-
turn to Mankato.
-Amboy Herald: Jonas Johnson,
of Sterling, lost number of hogs
during the past week, and it is the
general belief that another siege of
swine plague is to be visited upon this
section of the state. John Noun
tain, of Lyra, who lost his large barn
by fire some weeks ago. has the lum-
Der on the ground for new one 4Sx6O
feet in dimensions.
Joe Lewis, one of the men who
were injured by the explosion at the
cement works, is in a serious condi-
tion. His fever has been ranging
about 1O4 degrees for four or five days
past, and pus has gathered at every
place where there was powder burn.
One eye has been removed, but the
other will probably be saved. Lewis
was little better today.
Guy, the seventeen year old son
of f. M. Currier, was riding a colt at
six o'clock Sunday, and in tur n
ing the corner of Marshall and Fulton
streets at good speed the colt slipped
on the stone crosswalk and fell throw
ing it's rider and partially falling on
! him. Guy was picked up insensible
and taken home but was not seriously
injured, though badly scratched and
bruised. 1t was narrow escape.
Walter Rice. ST. Peter livery
man, came to Mankato Tuesday and
identified team and buggy at the
| Washington House barn as his pro-
| perty, and returned with them this
morning. Mr.. Rice let the team to a
man Saturday, who did not return
them, but drove to this city and left
them at the Washington House barn,
saying that he would return for them
in two hours. He never returned, and
the case was reported to the police,
who notified Mr.. Rice.
N. P. Lee returned from Lake
Tetonka Saturday with a huge
pickerel, weighing eleven and three
quarters pounds, which he turned
over to manager Snow, of the
Saulpaugh. Mr.. Lee was fishing yes
terday with DR.. Adams of Decoria, ILL.,,
when the latter caught the fish on a
spoon hook, fine fight followed, re-
sulting in the capture of the fish,
Mr.. Lees party caught six other
pickerels that weighed six pounds
each.
The reception given Tuesday
at the Presbyterian church to
students by the Y. P. S. G. E. was
a very pleasant as well as well attend
ed affair. A large number of the new
students were present and formed &C
quaintances with some of the young
people of our city. Such affairs as
this show the right spirit on the part
of the church societies thus extending
| the right hand of friendship to
strangers temporarily sojourning in
our city.
]. III. Fiddes, having severed
his connection with the
Morning Neaos, has gone to
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