The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-03-13
LOCAL ITEMS.

The Creamery Package Co. is sell
ling creamery outfits almost daily.
An increase of pension has been
granted to John Mullen, of this city.
A little boy arrived at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Schumacher last
Saturday. That accounts for the
broad smile Ed. has been wearing
since that event.
The contract for remodeling the
old J. H. Long refrigerator has been
awarded to e. Mahlke, and the work
is to be done this week.
Judge Shissler today sustained
| the motion of the defense for the dis
missal of the action of Geo. E. Keene
VS.. Central Publishing Co. A stay of
forty days was taken.
Cote & Carlson have secured the
contract for erecting G. b. Kauf-
mans building at Minnesota Lake,
for $4,000; also the contract for DR..
Talbert's house, in this city.
Two sets of harness were stolen
from j. H. Macbeth's barn last night.
Mr.. Macbeth heard a noise in the
barn, and summoned police officer,
but the intruder had taken his depar-
ture.
Miss Swanson, a student at the
Normal, who has been at the hospital
some ten days, suffering from quick
consumption, died this afternoon. We
did not learn where her home was.
On the 9th, 10th and 18th inst.
the Omaha line will make excursion
rates to Minneapolis, on account of
the Minnesota annual encampment of
!! the G.. A. r. at one fare for the round
trip. Tickets will be limited for re-
turn trip to not later than March IA.
j. G. Noe reports the sale of two
lots at the corner of Fulton and Pleas
ant streets for Harriet Penfield to A.
B. Ewing, for 81, 300. We understand
that Mr.. Ewing intends to build. The
location is desirable one.
Judge Severance has issued an or
der to show cause why Ed. Gilbertson
who was committed to Jail from AM
boy the other day, should not be re-
leasedOOn habeaS corpus proceedings.
1t is returnable Saturday at two
o'clock.
Joseph F. orlando has disposed of
his saloon to Geo. Peter Hoerr, who
will have it conducted by Tony Bien-
apf and Geo. La Duke. Mr.. orlando
has bought out VIM. Priem's saloon
at Amboy, and went there yester-
day.
w. W. P. Mcconnell entertained
the officers and teachers of the Con-
gregational Sunday school at supper
last evening. The evening was pass
ed very pleasantly, and Sunday school
matters talked over. About twenty
were present.
John Klein & Co. are opening the
spring rade in an encouraging fashion.
They received a carload of dining
tables today and next week will re-
ceive carload of bed room suits, and a
carload of chairs. A carload of desks
and book cases is expected shortly.
Health Officer Jacoby desires that
the hog ordinance be passed before
the time comes for the regular spring
cleaning up of the city. The council
now has several ordinances under
way, and it is possible that the COM
mittee may report them for passage
tomorrow night.
We are in receipt of a pamphlet
on 1.-THE fishes of the Neuse river
asin", by Barton w. Evermann and
Ulysses o. Cox. The article is ex-
tracted from the bulletin of the U. S.
Fish Commission for 1895.
st. Patrick's day will be celebrat-
ed by the members of St. Johns
Catholic church with supper, fol-
lowed by musical and literary en-
tertainment at the church hall. The
lecturer on the occasion will be Hon.
P. McGovern, Of Waseca.
The LakeCrystal lodge of Knights
of Pythias is enjoying a boom, having
taken in a number of new members
lately. Tuesday night it conferred
the second rank upon five candidates,
the Vernon Center lodge being
present. Several applications were
received, and banquet was served.
"A farmer complained to the police
late last night that while going
through West Mankato he stopped at
a house to ask the way and was
pounced upon by three men, one of