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

was supposed to be neadeQ toward
Mankato, is regarded as dying slow
death, the stockholders have refused
to pay any further assessments, and
the Jackson capitalists being unable
to sell any more stock.
Bids were opened for the brick
and stonework on L. Troendle's house
at Mapleton, exclusive of material,
Tuesday, as follows: H. A. Mayors
& Co., brick work, S434: same, stone
work, s14s; Joseph Walraff, brick
work, 1870; Frankson & Dyhrman,
brick work, 1926; J. B. Nelson & Co.,
brick work, S577; Lille & Batter
man, stone work, S472.
-Amboy is to have another double
brick block this season added to it's
list of brick business houses, that of
c. D. Cooper and William Hubner.
The latter commenced the work of
removing the old frame building
Tuesday morning, which will be
moved to location in Randall's ad-
dition and fixed up for a residence
The total cost of the new block will
be in the neighborhOod of $4,000
and the work will be pushed to COM
pletion as fast as possible. Anabog
Herald.
The Stern combination has pur-
chased the entire stock of Simon,
Leopald & Solomon, of Chicago, at
cost of nearly 100000, and it will be
divided among the different stores.
This will give their patrons the bene-
fit of a purchase at sixty cents on the
dollar, which they will no doubt be
quick to avail themselves of. This
is an opportunity the like of which
seldom comes, and Stern & Hance
will in day or two put large block
of the stock on the market.
The committee on city develop
ment of the Commercial club has
looked into the ST. Peter shirt and
overall factory and the Blue Earth
City cigar factory propositions and is
not very much encouraged with
either. The former does not want to
move and the latter wants too much
from our people.
Robert Curry, of Sterling, has bar
gained for the T. Decker farm of 100
acres in that township, through the
administrator, Mr.. George Baxter,
the consideration being $4,000. This
makes Mr.. Curry solid block of
600 acres of land in one of the best
townships in the state of Minnesota,
says the Amboy Herald.
Mr.. and Mrs. Musser began to
move into their new location, in the
Thayer building, today.
"A temple of Rathbone Sisters was
instituted at Lake Crystal last night
by Grand Chief Sarah ]. Hill.
The many friends of D. L.
Clements will be glad to know that
he is slowly recovering from his ILL
ness.
Manager Carney has sold four car
loads of cement this week. He antic-
ipates good year, and is after several
big contracts
Says the GAINESVILLE Argus: Pas
senger trains will run into Mankato
on this line, it is said upon the COM
pletion of the new union depot at that
place and from thence north on the
Omaha track. The junction depot
will be discarded.
We prove what we say and say
what we prove-that's our way of do
ing business. MODEL CLOTHING &
SHOE HOUSE.
August Bosin, Rapidan farmer,
was arrested Friday on the charge
of drunkenness, and this being his
second offelse, he was sentenced to
pay fine of $25 and costs, or forty
days in jail. He was committed to
jail, but will probably raise the money.
| -Twenty-four members of St. JOS
ephs court No 552, Catholic order of
Foresters, went to Madelia Friday
and instituted court there with
twenty-One charter members, to be
known as Columbus court No. SIS. A
supper and dance followed, and all
had a good time and were we'll treated.
j. w. Lewis, of Lake Crystal, and
Assessors Thomas Howison, of Ster-
! ling, and Chas. e. Jones, of Mapleton,
were in the city Saturday.
Mr.. Geo. Egersdorf, Of North
Mankato, died Friday from the
effects of typhoid fever, after an ILL
ness of about three weeks, aged 46
years. He leaves a wife and eight
children. The funeral services
took place Saturday morning at 900
o'clock at ST. Peter and Paul's church.
Geo. I'll. Clark today sold lot six,