The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-01-31
LOCAL ITEMS.
Read carefully the advertisement

OF Uno GLASS BLOCK on OUner page.
The Big mill quots bran at So per
ton, shorts at SO and middlings at
S11 at the mill.
For the next thirty days w. B.
Walker & Son will sell all winter
goods at cost
Now is the time to buy blankets,
robes, bells, gloves and mittens; they
all go at cost at w. B. Walker & Sons.
An extension of ten days has been
granted in the Van Sky case. for the
filing of motion for a new trial, if
decided upon.
The union depot committee is in
correspondence with the various rail
roads, in the hope of bringing about
the use of one depot.
Owing to the mild weather in the
past month, w. B. Walker & Son
have surplus of robes and blankets
which must be sold. Call in and yet
prices.
The New Ulm ReUieao says: Miss
Mary Veigal, of Bashaw, and Mr..
Peter Venner, of Mankato, will be
married on the 4th of next month.
The telephone toll rate between
this city and Lake Crystal is twenty
five cents for five minutes service and
five cents a minute thereafter. Those
talking with Lake Crystal are also
charged ten cents extra where mes
senger service is necessary.
Nicholas Sable died yesterday
afternoon at the home of his daugh-
ter, ON North Front street, aged 80
years. He was an old resident of the
state, and lived in this city during
the past nine years. The remains
were taken to New Ulm today to be
laid beside those of his wife.
1t has not been difficult this
week to imagine that the cheerful
notes of the English sparrows came
from the threats of robins and other
birds of spring. The regular January
thaw has occurred, and the cutters
have been running until the ground
is nearly bare of snow.
Geo. w. Allyn, of Madison Lake,
was in the city yesterday afternoon,
and said that the papers in Joseph
SOrg's $4,000 damage suit had not
been served upon him yet, and that he
is not losing any sleep over the mat
| ter.
AT Jackson last week and this
week, Attorney Cray defended the
Omaha road in personal injury cases
by John I'll. Lee and Alfred ChriSten-
sen. Lee secured a verdict for 81, SEQ
for an injury received in a crossing
accident, and Christensen got a YER
dict for S1,995 for a serious injury
1t is probable that both cases will be
appealed.
Decker & Unrath, of Chicago, who
intended to bid on the Cassidy Pack
ing Co.'S. plant, have been unsuccess-
full in disposing of their own large
plant. They thought that they had a
sale made at one time, but it fell
through. Until they dispose of Their
Chicago plant they probably will not
make proposition for the Mankatc
plant.
DIR. Davis Tuesday received one OF
Druggist G. ID. Cooks envelopes from
Eagle Lake enclosing letter writer
to DR.. e. j. Davis by former St
James physician, now dead, and dateC
May 4, 1885, and containing pOstoffice
order for so cents for vaccine points
The letter had been opened, and DR.
Davis thinks he dropped it while ir
Eagle Lake nearly eleven years ago
He presented the money order tt
Uncle Sam for payment but it has tt
be forwarded to Washington
The Minnesota Horsenoan says
IN. P. Lee, of Mankato, the we'll
known horseman, has the sympathy
of the horsemen of the Northwest il
his great loss by fire on Friday night
the 10th inst. Mr. Lee lost thirteer
head of high bred horses, amongs
them being the good horse Senator L.
2:18, and some very promising colts
with which he intended to have SOM
fun with the boys Although slight,
disfgured he is still in the ring, AM
nothing daunted by this experience
he contemplates building at once ant
restocking with the best that none,
can buy. Many man at Mr.. Lee'
time of life would have fell dis
couraged under the circumstances
but Mr.. Lee is not made up of sucl
material. May success and prosperit,
attend him."
Mr.. G. HI Brown, of Mapleton, an,
Mr.. Hugh L. Thomas, of Seattle, ar
guests at The Saulpaugh, on thei
! way to ST. Paul. The gentlemen ar
on business pertaining to certain in