The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-05-01
LOCAL ITEMS.

DIR. Arthur Young has leased the
rooms over J. A. Lewis & Sons store,
formerly occupied by DR.. Mcintyre.
and will open dental office there
next week. The rooms are to be nicely
furnished.
The high wind late Saturday af-
ternoon blew down number Of wind
mills in the country. A good many
people started for their cellars at the
most threatning point of the storm.
The laying of the marble tiles in
the postoffice lobby began yesterday
morning and was pushed so fast that
it is now about all laid, and the pa
irons can use the floor tomorrow. 1t
makes handsome floor, and will set
off the appearance of the interior
wonderfully.
City Engineer Haynes is prepar-
ing plans for the improvement of
Guenther Hill, for which $500 has
been appropriated by the county and
city. If possible, the road will be
improved little beyond the top of
the hill.
The threatening clouds Saturday
afternoon did not bring anything
more dangerous than little blow.
A few trees suffered, portion OF the
fence at the base ball park went over,
hr1f
further than that, little damage was
done.
The board of trade held very
brief session Monday morning, five
minutes sufficing for the transacting
of all business before it. Vice Presi-
dent FAIR presided. The only mat
ter considered was an invitation from
Detroit, Mich, to send delegates to a
conventional commercial, manufac-
turing, labor and agricultural organi-
cations of the country, to commence
June I'd. The invitation was laid on
the table, on motion of Jno. n. Hall.
"A dozen men are at work on the
Klein & Co.'S building.
"A new ten horse power electric
motor has been ordered for Fred
Kron's3 building, and is expected to
arrive in few days.
President Soaring received tele-
gram announcing that his son,
f. Lyle Soaring, was reelected prin-
cipal of the Adrain school.
The county commissioners are
having the roof of the court house
repainted. 1t has not been painted
since the building was completed.
Officer Schultz arrested Henry
Tran Monday for riding az bicycle
on the sidewalk on North Front
street. He pleaded guilty and paid
S465 into the city treasury.
Judge Mead made an order today
admitting the will of Robt. T..
Thomas to probate, to examine &C
counts of the executor of the will of
Thos. Evans, deceased; issued letters
testamentary to Thomas P. Hanna
in the matter of the will of John
Hanna; 0order for hearing petition
for administration of the estate of
Austress knott, deceased; order of
license to sell land belonging to
Hannah Liesner, an insane person.
August Schulz and other children
of the late Henry Schulz Of North
Mankato have started contest in the
matter of the will of the latter and
the case was argued before Judge
Peterson yesterday. The principal
beneficiary under the will is Mrs.
Schulz who is represented by Fl. l..
Schmitt Of Mankato, while A. R.
Pfau and j. e. Porter appeared for
the children.-S. Peter Herald.
Secretary Chapman has received
no reply from e. G. Mccall, of Ro-
chester, N. Y, who recently wrote
that he would like to locate here and
manufacture some articles which he
had just perfected, but of which he
did not give the names. He wanted
aid, as he had no money, and Mr.
Chapman wrote to him for informa-
tion about the articles which he wants
to manufacture.
Officer Schuette found farmer
boy riding his bicycle on the sidewalk
on North Second street Tuesday
and took him to the city hail. 1t
appeared that he had not been to the
city for two weeks and did not know
of the order of Chief Yates as pub
lished in the daily papers forbidding
riding on the walks. When last in
the city he had seen people riding on
the walks. On this account he was
allowed to go without a fine
The Lakefield Standard says that