The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-05-29
LOCAL ITEMS.

The Big mill quotes bran at Sc,
shorts at ST, and midellings at SO at
| the mill.
| Mrs. G. Glaucke died Wednesday
at her home near Good Thunder, af-
| ter an illness of a few days, aged GA
| years Her husband is also very
low. The funeral took place Friday af-
ternoon.
| Judge Mead today made an order
discharging J. G.. Graham as guardian
of Wilson A. Haynes.
| -Beecher Ward Secretary of
the Fairmont improvement AS
| ISOLATION was in the city
Monday and stated that the
Sunday excursions to that city would
commence some time in June, and
| that on the occasion of the first eX-
cursion Rev. De Witt Talmage will
deliver lecture.
The beautiful souvenir cards,
| SeNCuUy III HullOCl, az UuO Il VI U
nightly club banquet Friday
night, were all hand paint
ed with different flower designs, by
Misses Edyth Thompson and daisy
Field, of Miss Reid's drawing class at
the Normal. Each card bore a seper-
ate flower quotation, and all were
works of art.
The water rents are coming in
more promptly than ever before. Up
to last night, 1898. &c, had been col
lected, and only $3.50 was unpaid, by
thirty consumers. The penalty of two
dollars is now charged when the
water is turned on again. 1t is ex-
pected that the books will be cleared
within two days. This is result of
business methods.
j. E. Peterson paid S4.65 into the
city treasury today for the privilege
of riding on sidewalk in the presence
of Officer Schiman. A. Steinman
came into court today ana paid 81 65
for sidewalk riding last week.
The A. o. U. w. lodge at Maple
ton will hold a picnic at that place
on Saturday, June 9Th, to which all
lodges in this section of the state are
invited. Special excursion rates are
being arranged for with the Milwau-
kee road. Many of the Grand Lodge
officers will be present and big time
is expected.
The Omaha road is to grade
Mound avenue for the dirt which can
be had from it. The street will be
cut down for some distance, to permit
it to pass under the track. The i'm
provement has been authorized by
the board of public works, has been
sGaked out and will be begun in a
few days.
The editor of the FREE PRESS
acknowledges receipt of an invitation
to be present at the opening the new
Leland hotel at Wells, tomorrow
evening. There will be a reception
and banquet attended by the citizens
of Wells, and no doubt a right royal
time will be had. A ball will also be
a feature of the evening, and will be
held in the rink adjacent to the hotel.
%. H. and HI. L. Brown, of Pleas
ant Mound, sold some fine hogs to G.
w. Chamberlin last week. The
former had 40 which weighed Is, $50
pounds and the latter Is which
weighed $500 pounds. Chief
Yates of Mankato, was up Monday.
People not acquainted with the Chief
mistook him for an advance guard of
the new Salvation army.-Amb0y
Herald.
If almost any editor in Southern
Minnesota other than Bro. Henry, of
the Jansville Argus had penned this
kind of fish story we should be
tempted to call him down. But
Henry is truthful if not handsome,
and here is his latest: "Black bass,
pickerel, sinners and bull heads are
said to be swimming around in the
pond on Chandler and Craig's farm
just east of town, body of water
created by the recent rains" We
need not be surprised to hear of allie
gators swimming around on the same
farm. Eli, Henry?
j. A. Krohn of this city has pur-
chased half interest in the lie Sueur