The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-07-31


barley from ten acre field in Nicol,
let county which yielded forty
bushels to the acre. The grade is ex,
cellent.
DR.. j. A. Hielscher has been nam,
ed as one of the two members from
the Second congressional district OF
the sound money Democratic state
central committee.
"A free course in bookkeeping, OF
in shorthand and typewriting, to
students who enter in September.
All graduates now employed. Ad-
dress Wisconsin Business University,
La Crosse, Wis. -
S. J. Wright has rented John
Klein's building, just west of the
FREE PRESS office, and is about to
open fruit and confectionery store
and do a retail business. 1t is good
location, and we wish Sam success in
his new undertaking.
Mrs. Joseph Landkammer, who is
sick with lung fever is trifie better,
but her recovery is still matter of
doubt. Mrs. Peter Green, wife of the
driver for John Klein & Co.. is sick
with brain fever, but is now improv-
ing.
The county board will meet again
as a board of equalization on Aug.
18th. At that time the holders of
mortgages listed IN other counties fer
taxation can be present and state why
they should not be taxed.
w. r. Hammett has about re-
covered from some serious sWellings
all over his body, caused by poison
ivy, it is supposed Mr. Hammett
thinks that he came in contact with
the ivy while ploughing in field.
Ned Abbott, the boy who has
been serving sentence in the county
jail for stealing Rev. Washburn's BIZ
cycle, was released yesterday and re-
turned to his home at St. Paul this
morning.
Baker avenue is getting to be one
of the finest residence streets in the
city. Mr.. Davis has completed fine
residence, Elder Hairs new house at
tracts much attention, and ThOs.
Dunley and Others have beautiful
houses. The street will eventually be
much sought after for residence lots.
A. G.. Meyer has put up several
fine monuments recently. One OF
these is a family monument for John
Leas, of rose sweet granite. Also q
large granite monument for Hon
Bent Severance, of Belgrade, and a
fine monument over the grave of H
B. Barnard, of Vernon Center.
Sheriff Bowen received a telegram
from Utica, near Winona stating that
the parties who took his brothers
horse and buggy had been captured
and were held there. Mr.. Bower
went there at once and found they
were not the parties. Theywould not
give their names and upon their re
lease lost no time in getting out OF
sight.
The FREE PRESS has received q
communication for publication signed
ga Business Man" We make it {
rule not to publish communication:
of.any kind without the writer's name
accompanying it. Not that we wish
to publish said name, but that we
may know where the articles come
from. The writer of the letter above
referred to will please forward us hi:
name.
We are in receipt of the premium
list of the twenty-sixth annual fair OF
the Brown County Agricultural Soci
ETY., to be held at New Ulm, August
18th, 10Th and Goth. The purses fol
the horse races are divided as follows
Five at 5000 each, three at $50 each
and two at S25 each. This ought t
attract some good horses. Entire:
close August 18th, at 500 p. M, wher
horses must be named
Good Thunder Herald: Mr.. w
II. Hodgman, secretary OF the Blue
Earth Valley Telephone company
was in town on Tuesday, and to
gether with We scribe made canvass
of the village, soliciting stock for thu
above named line. Three hours
time was all that was necessary t.
raise the amount reQuired and Worl
will commence at once toward thu
extension Of the line to Mankato. A
it has already reached within eigh