The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-07-03
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court house for the sessions of the
United States court. The payments
cover last year and the first half of
the present year, and will be the last
received for this purpose, as future
sessions of the court will be held in
the government building.
Mr.. and Mrs. Solomon HERMAN Of
Denizen, Texas, arrived here yester-
day for visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra
Cooper Mr.. HERMAN is an old pic
neer of Vernon Center but left ther
some years ago when he engaged in
the undertaking business in Texas,
"A motion for new trial made by
the defendant in the case of Geo.
! Andrews VS.. the Chicago & Northwes-
tern railway company will be argued
before Judge Lochren in St. Paul
July 10th.
-Four more liquor licenses have
been taken out, making eleven this
months. The last four are by n Klein
schmidt, Leo J. Kieffe, John Hager
and Becquette & Ford. These have
all paid in their money.
B. Roemer has decided not to
take out a liquor license, and has
stopped selling liquors. He will con-
tinue to sell Notwithstanding drinks,
and the summer garden will remain
open to the public.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church have arranged to serve meals
and ice cream in the basement of the
church, corner Third and Hickory,
July 4th For frst-class meal in the
coolest and most restful place in the
city call on them.
Geo. M. Phillips & Son this morn
ing received fine English trap from
ST. Paul, and it will be at the service
of their patrons hereafter. 1t is re-
versible, has all the usual adjust
ments, and can be used with one or
two seats and driven with one or two
horses. 1t will be just the thing for
family use.
An agent for a fire extinguisher
built a hot fire out of dry goods
boxes and oil last evening at the cor
ner of Front and Spring streets and
put it out in few seconds by turn
ing a stream on from a chemical.
Several of our factory owners were
present to witness the test and few
of the extinguishers may find pur-
chasers in the city.
-Musser offers, if any couple will
get married il his show window on
July 4th, to furnish the entire we'd
ding party of not to exceed twenty
five people, with the latest and
daintiest refreshments free of cost,
provided they notify him tomorrow in
time for announcement in the papers.
Here is golden opportunity for some
loving couple.
John H. Jones,o of Tracy, printer,
and nephew of Sheriff Bowen, went
west about year ago. Three weeks
ago three printers were overturned in
| a boat in river at Colorado Springs,
and one was drowned, but his identity
could not be fully established. Mr..
Jones' brother went to investigate
the matter and now thinks that he
| was the unfortunate victim. The
Colorado papers hint of foul play, as
Mr.. Jones was known to save his
money.
The supberb new train which the
| Omaha line has just put on between
St. Paul and Chicago, will be quite an
inducement for those who are going
! to Chicago at the time of the national
Democratic convention, to go via that
route. One fare for the round trip
only. Tickets sold July 4, and 6,
good until July II, 1896.
! July 3rd and 4th the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul Ry. will make
rates of one and one-third fare for
round trip to points within two hun
dred miles of Mankato.
-Supt Blake is having the track
scraped and put in good shape for
Friday and you will see the fastest
races that have been run in this city
Friday p. 10.
: Musser will have constantly on
hand, beginning tomorrow, supply
of homemade cake, and will be pre-
pared to fill promptly orders for
wedding cake.
AT 40 South Front where the
ladies Of the Baptist church serve
dinner and supper July 4th, they will
serve ice cream and cake on Friday
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