The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-06-12
LOCAL ITEMS.


Palmer, both Of this city.
j. G. Roller will sell corn cultiya-
tors and harrows, also disc harrows, DIT
cost for two weeks.
The Omaha road has purchased of
Daniel Buck part of lot sixteen
block 191, West Mankato, for S75.
Judge Mead has issued letters OF
administration to Ellen Jones in the
matter Of the estate of Ellen Jones,
deceased.
w. P. McCreery, of Northfield,
has been elected principal of the Ma.
pleton high school at salary of $50 a
month. He is a Carleton college
graduate.
The jury in the case of Williams
& Thomas VS.. Jacob Larson brought
in verdict for the plaintiffs, award
ing them $3.50. The plaintiffs had
sued for about S25.
Andrew Thompson and family, who
have been residents of Rapidan for the
past six years, left this morning for
Hamburg, Germany, having come to
the conclusion that they can do better
in the old country than in America.
Joseph Sorg, who waived his eX-
animation at St. Paul on the charge
of cOunterfeiting and was committed
to the Blue Earth county jail until
the November term of the United
States court IN this city, has been I'M
able to furnish the 81, 900 bail ordered
by the court.
| "A certain young woman had
dress made and took 1T home from
the dressmaker's without paying for
| it. Officer Daniels called on the
party this forenoon and took the
dress which is now in possession of a
law firm.
Deeds were filed today, conveying
from w. f. Lewis to the Omaha road
a part of lot sixteen, block four,
Givens & Lewis addition, for S75:
and from HI. P. Christensen to M. O.
Sundt the undivided half of lot one,
Nelson's subdivision, for $3.50.
"A. G. Petrie and Horace Cum
Minis organized Sunday school in
school district II yesterday, and nam
ed it Hope Union Sunday school. Mrs.
Walker was appointed superinten-
dendent, and twenty scholars were.
enrolled.
The officers of Blue Earth county
Agricultural Society met at the Com
mercial club rooms this afternoon and
after talking over date for the fair
and county exhibit at the state fair
decided to call special meeting for
Friday at 1:30 D. NJ, at which the
county commissioners shall be invit-
ed to be present.
We acknowledge the gift of
beautiful bouquet of different varie-
ties of Chinese paeonies, syrenga, etc.,
from Mrs L. Warwick, of Medo. Mrs.
Warwick grows great variety of
| MOWERS on her farm.
Charles Brown, who said that his
headquarters were at Lake Crystal,
pleaded guilty of being drunk, in the
municipal court this morning, and in
default of Sl3.65 fine went to Jail for
thirty days, or until the fine is paid.
The Breeze says that the school
board of the North Mankato school
met last Saturday and selected teach
ers for the next term of school. Miss
Viola Hill was selected as principal,
Miss Marie Chapman intermediate,
Miss Edith Sherk, primary.
Rev. f. R. Plantikow, some
twelve years ago pastor of the Jeru-
salem church of the Evangelical AssO-
citation of this city, has been returned
here by the annual conference as pre-
siding elder for the Mankato district.
He has removed his family here and
is located at 523 North Second street.
Mr.. Plantikow's many friends are
pleased to know of bis advancement
in church circles.
Mrs. Regina Meidenbauer, widow
of the late Adam Meidenbauer, died at
21S North Broad street at seven o'clock
last evening, aged y years. She froze
her toes last winter, and had not been
we'll since, and week ago was COM
PEELED to take to her bed. She leaves
no children, but daughter-in-laW
and several grand children. The
funeral will occur at 900 o'clock to-
morrow morning from the German
Catholic church.
Half dozen young fellows of this
city drove to ST. Peter last week and
had drunken carouse. A day or SO