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

Silver Hage, of Madelia, sold lum-
Der last year to the value Of $50, TAO.
The tax levy for Mankato this
pear is 1913 mills, trifie higher than
year ago.
While Ed. Weaver and wife were
driving on South Front street Monday
afternoon the team became frighten-
ed, throwing Mr.. Weaver out and
bruising him about the face.
The Lafayette, Ind. Daily Courier
thinks that the other presidential
aspirants would do well to keep an
eye on Cushman Kellogg Davis of
Minnesota.
Lieut.. Harry L. Bulls, of Winneba-
go City, was at TheSaulpaugh Monday
night He is paying frequent visits
to the city and is receiving treatment
for his eyes.
The hearing in the Cassidy cases
continued before Judge Caldwell to-
day. 1t has been going very slowly,
and is not likely to be completed to-
day
Joseph BoetSch was Friday night
released from jail on $500 bail. John
Page went his security. 1t is not be-
lieved that Boetsch is as deeply i'm
plicated in the butter stealing as
some of the others are.
The following transfer of real
estate was made Saturday: D. L.
Rose to the Omaha road, lot 5, block
4 Givens & Lewis addition, also lots
4 and 3, block 1876, West Mankato,
$1,25O.
E. r. Kennedy has received the
pleasing information from his daugh-
ter, Mrs. +. W.Kinney, who with her
husband resides at Glendive, Mont,
of the arrival of a ten pound daugh-
ter.
Sheriff Bowen states that Mills
and West admit that the robbery of
the Amboy bank was planned by the
outfit arrested for butter stealing at
Lake Crystal, but throw the main re-
possibility upon McLain.
On Tuesday the Supreme Court
affirmed the order of the lower court
in the case Of James w. Tufts, ap
pellant, VS.. L. S. Hunter, respondent.
1t is st. James case, and Lorln Cray
is attorney for Mr. Hunter.
Am Davis, one of the principals
in the recent glove contest, was before
the court Monday On the charge
of being drunk. He pleaded guilty and
went to jail for thirty days, In de-
fault Of Sl365.
Frank Allen, formerly of this
city, is very low with typhoid fever at
st. Paul, and is not expected to live.
He is freight conductor on the
Omaha road. His father A f.
Allen, is at his bedside
The jury was not out long in the
Butternut Valley school district case
Friday afternoon and brought in a
verdict for the defendants, the school
trustees, holding that Mr.. Evans took
the grading contract by the job.
The remains of the late II. r.
Barnard arrived from Vernon Center
at 2:56 o'clock Monday and were
met at the Omaha depot by the Ma
sonic lodge. They were taken directly
to Glenwood cemetery, where they
were inferred with Masonic services.
The funeral services at Vernon Gen.
ter Sunday were largely attended.
Prof. A. S. Anderson has formed
dancing class at St. Peter for
Wednesday nights and he will afford
the young people Of that tow n much
pleasure. Mr.. Anderson is one of the
leading dancing masters of the cOun-
try, and is deserving of liberal patron
age wherever he goes.
Judge Mead has made an order
for hearing the petition for admins
tration of the estate Of Darius,M.
Chapman, deceased: an Orde for
hearing the final petition for final
settlement of the estate of Louis
Schmidt; and final decree and as
signment of the estate of Niels Hol-
bek.
Invitations are out for recital
to be given at Normal hah Saturday
evening, Feb. lst, by Miss Josephine
Holt, of the Normal faculty, as
sisted by Mrs. Alice Holt-Palmer, of
Minneapolis, Miss Cleveland and Chas
Schwanenberg. Miss Cora Carney
will be piano accompanyist. The
program is an excellent one of eleven
numbers
L. S. Hayes and e. D. Cornish, of
Vernon Center, were registered at the
Clifton house Tuesdaymorning. They
came to the city with the remains of
H. r. Barnard They speak very
kindly OF the memory of Mr.. Barnard,
who was prominent in the affairs of