The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-03

even there. In the timber districts
seeding will be out the question fol
some days.
AS the frost is not vet out of the
ground, the country roads are in 9
terribly muddy condition. Perhaps
some of the opponents of good roads
may change their tune.
-DIED.-At 399 Eastern avenue
Molden, Mass, Herald Fairfield, son
of G. f. and LIZZIE M. Barnes, aged
eleven months and seventeen days, OF
pneumonia. Mr.. and Mrs. Barnes
were former residents of this city.
-Widell & Co. are working a full
force of men. They have contract
for 125 carloads of stone for the new
road at New Ulm. Work has begun
TWO months earlier than last year,
and the prospects appears to be
bright for good years work.
Vol. /, No. l, of the Kasota Times,
by S. W. Anderson, has reached our
desk, and is a newsy little sheet. Ka-
, sofa is thrifty village and we hope
Bro. Anderson will meet with success
there in his new venture.
Justice Julius Reinsburg was in
from Madison Lake today and stated
that the ice passed out of the lake
two or three days ago. There is only
very little left around the shore.
1t is expected that the new time
table on the Chicago & Northwestern
road will go into effect in about two
weeks. While there will be two
through trains, there will be no more
trains running than now.
The case against Torrance Nc
Grath, of Madison Lake, on the charge
of assault in the third degree upon
Timothy Murtaugh, was dismissed to
day in the municipal court, the com
planning witness failing to appear.
1t is said that commencing April
1st daily mail will be had from this
city to Mapleton by way of the Lortz
and Beauford postoffices. This will
greatly convenience the farmers in
those sections.
The board of public works has
purchased 5000 feet of three inch oak
plank of S. Fellows, of Madison Lake,
for S24 per thousand on board the
cars in this city, and it will arrive
Monday This is much lower than
the bids that were opened some time
ago.
The Gilmore Eye says that Attor-
ney G.. W. Pangburn, of that place,
has decided to come to Mankato and
practice law after May 1st. AS there
are only about twenty lawyers here
now, the field is a bright and promis-
ing one.
The Board of Public works has
decided to report favorably to the
council Saturday night on the open
ing of an alley twelve feet wide
through lot one, block one, Cum
mings' addition. The entire cost will
be borne by the property benefited.
The barn of Geo. Half, in Decoria,
burned to the ground Tuesday. Ow-
ing to the strong wind, sparks were
carried to the barn from a chimney
on the house, that was burning out.
Five horses and twenty-five cords of
wood, besides the contents of the
barn, were burned.
Judge Mead has made an order for
hearing the petition for the final set
Element of the estate of Jacob Meis-
nest; an order to hear petition for
license to sell land of Lucretia NJ.
Loring, minor; and an order of IL
cense to sell land in re estate of
Robert just, deceased.
Roberts & Appel have rented the
John r. Thomas building, formerly
occupied by w. w. P. Mcconnell, and
will occupy it with their second hand
stock, which they will largely aug
ment. They will also put in COM
plete stock of new furniture, and have
first-class furniture store.
We notice by the HurOnate that
the bar of Huron, S. D., has passed
resolutions highly complimentary of
Judge j. 0. Andrews, who has been
holding court there. In trying a
divorce case at Brookings, Judge
Andrews has adopted the novel plan
of having the jury composed of six
men and six ladies. The jury will en-
deavor to return special findings, but