The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-07-10
LOCAL ITEMS.

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The Creamery Package Mfg. Co.
has sold separator this week for Ma
della, and one for Brookings, S. d. -
The foundation of the new union
depot is moving along toward COM
pletition very rapidly. That for the
freight portion is completed.
R. G. Pickett is again living with
his family at ST. Paul. The grand
jury in Iowa failed to indict him, and
settlement was reached with his
bondsmen in this city.
The board of equalization is still
holding nightly meetings, and when
it gets done there are likely to be
some surprised people. 1t is under
stood that the assessed valuations are
being given turning over.
The state summer school opened
Monday at Lake Crystal with an at
tendance of 1O2, and the prospect of
more coming in. Supt. Scherer re-
pOi 70 UildU IL 10 SUdl UlHS OuU fCly SuC-
cessfully.
&C. ]. Laurisch has decided to open
law office in the Brown building at
Mapleton, when it is completed. He
is a son of John Laurisch, of Dan
vile, and was born and raised in Blue
Earth county. He is we'll grounded
in the law, having been in Pau &
Young's Office and graduated from the
university, and has the making of a
good lawyer.
The season for using binding Irvine
is near at hand. Every farmer wants
the best Irvine to be had, and he will
find as good a grade of Irvine as there
is in the market, and at as low a
price at Ed. Schumacher's, 306 North
Front street. Be sure and see him
before you buy.
The ST. Peter Herald has news
that Miss Sadie Wildes, who is sick
with typhoid fever at MississippiCity,
Miss, is considerably better. Her
sister, Miss Annie Wilde;, died there
Both went south last April to accept
positions in the Gulf Coast college.
The remains of the deceased sister
were buried at Mississippi City.
Attorney w. E. Young is about
to erect fine residence on his Clark
street lot. 1t will be two and a
half story frame house, of very hand
some design, and supplied with
everything that is most modern.
There will be eleven rooms, and the
inside finish will be of oak, with
maple flooring in some of the rooms.
The house will occupy ground space
CT 533 by 324 feet and when it is COM
pleted, Mr.. Young will have one of
the finest residences in the city.
Lewis Blume, of Decoria, had his
right hand terribly mangled in a
feed mill on Monday morning. He
was running the machine and had
stopped to clean it out when the team
gave start, pulling his hand into
the grinding apparatus, mangling it
to such an extent that it was found
necessary to amputate the three mid
die fingers at the hand and the little
finger at the first joint. DR.. Bishop
performed the operation. - Mapleton
Enterprise.
The steam roller was at work Mon
day spiking up South Front street
The street will be dragged next, and
then layer of rip rap put on, fol
lowed by layer of crushed boulders
and just enough gravel over all to fill
the interstices. This will be rolled
down smooth The cross walks viii
all have to be raised, and this work
has begun on North Front street. En-
gineer Haynes states that the work
will be pushed as rapidly as possible
so that business will not be interfereC
with any more than is necessary.
The finest team of driving horses
that comes to our town is the one
UElpcu NY hUCIudlU DIOS., UOUu lOul
years old and sired by Willard & Full
ler's famous coach horse, Intrepid
) In the award of prizes at the Mime
sofa State fair last fall one of these
was exhibited and carried off frs
prize, the other is in every way it,
equal. Both horses are handsome tt
look at, as well as being quite speedy
on the road, being able to travel l:
miles per hour with ease. This team
attracts our attention almost ever,
day when driven to town, by it's styl
ish carriage and free and easy manne
: of travel, and are considered as tn,
best span of roadsters in Southern
Minnesota, but as there are humble
of this great sire's colts now growing
up we expect to see many as hand
some turnouts as the one Mr.. Eber
hart now drives 1t was our pleasur
to take a ride behind this team Oh
Tuesday and we know that they ar
all we say of them.-GOod Thmde
, Herald.