The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-07-03
LOCAL ITEMS.

Pass & Schipple are drawing
plans for a residence for a Mr..
Cauflan, of ST. James. 1t will cost
about 800.
Ward Chittenden's face is wear
ing two smiles at once for it istwins,
boy and girl, mother and babies all
doing well.
Original widows pensions have
been granted to Clarissa G. Benjamin,
of Lake Crystal, and Maria A Bel
KNAPP, of Garden City.
John Johnson pleaded guilty to
the charge of disorderly conduct in
the municipal court this afternoon
and paid fine of 1855.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Heinzeman
lost their eight months old little girl
today, Of summer complaint, and the
funeral will occur tomorrow.
The new drinking fountains are
being well patronized, and it is COM
mon sight these warm days to see
crowd awaiting it's turn at the one
cup at each place. Two or three cups
at each place would not be too many.
The case against Mr.. Hess, charg-
ed with threatening to kill Mr..
Rotchshenk, was dismissed in the
municipal court this morning, on mo-
tion of the county attorney, on the
ground that there was insufficient
evidence to convict.
-Addie M. Burrows has commenced
an action against Bruce Loop and
wife and Andrew Hamlin and wife to
determine the boundary between lots
four and five, Hunts addition, Lake
Crystal. W. E. Young is attorney for
| the plaintiff.
This weather may seem hot, but
it is just the thing for the crops. The
rust on the wheat cannot make head
way so long as it does not rain, and
corn is making up for lost time. Two
weeks of such weather would also en-
sure one of the largest hay crops
within recent years.
The Concordia band has made
contract with the Andrews Bros. to
give eight Sunday concerts at Lake
Tetonka, and to fill several engage
ments on week days. Eighteen pieces
are to be furnished. Thus far the
band has not been called on for any of
the concerts, but expect to go soon.
Thus far seven saloon keepers
have paid 81, 900 each into the city
treasury and received their liquor
licenses. They are John Trenheuser,
John Leas, d. Oster, III. Haas, Ed
Cousandier, Anderson & Steinberg,
and j. Sontag. Several saloons will
close in a few days, when their
licenses expire.
"A map of the city is to be made
up Immediately for the North-Cen.
trail Telephone company, and the
poles will be located. Supt. Smith
has been securing subscribers, and
says that work will be pushed as fast
as possible until the exchange is com
pleted. He says that the material
will all be here in thirty days.
One of the sprinkling cart teams
while the tank was being filled on
Broad street, took fright from the
cars and started to run away, but was
caught after going two blocks. The
sprinkling contractors say that this
does not show that their horses are
subjects for the humane officer as was
claimed in the council.
Mr.. w. L. Wilson left fine mess
of green corn at this office yesterday
1t was as large as corn generally is
the last of July or first Of August
The Both of June is pretty early fol
corn in Minnesota, and especially sc
when the weather has not been the
best of corn weather until the last
few weeks. Mr. Wilson seems tt
have faculty of raising early vege
| tables of all kinds,
PERSONAL.