The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-10
gram informing him that his bid is
being held until the other is settled.

gram informing him that his bid is
being held until the other is settled.
The frame work on A. w. Rob
iDson's house, on Hickory street, is
under way.
Money to loan on Blue Earth and
Nicollet county farm lands, Harry
Paddock, attorney, Y. M. L. Co. Bldg
Special sale of sailors at Mrs.
Dittman's, Friday and Saturday Of
this week
"A marriage license was granted
today to Joseph P. Blatzheim and
Minnie Marka, both of this city.
An order for hearing the petition
for administration of the estate of
Even J Evans was made Monday.
e. f. Sanger, of Rapidan, brought
in the heads of eleven wolf cubs to-
day and received the bounty of $55.
Elsewhere in this issue will be
found an announcement of Willard &
Fuller, which will interest all horse
men.
Judge Mead Tuesday made an
order appointing Martin Wiltgen
special administrator of the estate of
Philip Lambert.
Wanted to exchange ten swarms
of bees for good driving horse. In
quire of e. f. Wilson, End street,
Mankato.
The shooting gallery may be
moved by the proprietors to some
other city this week. 1t has proved
quite profitable.
"A horse and two wheeled cart
were found on the prairie near the
stone quarries last night, and await
their owner at B. D. Pay & Sons barn.
-Alphonsas Lamm, who was oper-
ated on Saturday for appendicitis, is
doing nicely and will probably recover.
The operation was performed at the
boys home.
The following donations were
made to the Mankato public library
in March: D. Richards, volume; R.
Fl. Buttimer, 2 volumes; Geo. W..
Slade, 3 volumes; Jos. Shoemaker, 4
volumes, Universal History. The lat
ter was given some time ago, but has
only recently been bound.
Some speculation has been in
dulged in as to what use the former
posto flee location will be put to. Mr..
and Mrs. Musser have under consider
alton a proposition to lease the vacant
room, and may conclude to do so.
They desired to locate on Jackson
street, but there is no building
available.
Three dray loads of new furniture
was taken to the government build
ing this morning, consisting mostly
of chairs for the court room and Off
ces. -Four carloads of furniture have
arrived thus far and not all is here
yet. Two cars were unloaded las
week. -
"A representative of the Page
Fence Giants was in the city today to
arrange with the MarOOns for ball
game the latter part of this month.
He wanted so much, and the weather
will be so uncertain at that time, that
arrangements for the game may not
be made.
Geo. NJ Phillips found $40 gold
piece in the bottom of one of his
buggies today, which he laid aside for
the owner The latter soon appeared
and was glad to have found that the
money fell into honest hands. The
man had been riding, and the piece
slipped out of his pocket to the bot
tom of the carriage
-Nyholm & Carlson have returned
to the city and have rented the foun-
dry building at the foot of Jackson
street, where they will carry on their
business of making artificial stone
walks. The outlook for the present
year is favorable. The walks laid by
this firm last fall in front of the Ray
block and to the Model have stood
the winter we'll and are the hand
soonest in the city. All who have