The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-08-06
LOCAL ITEMS.

Lake. was a RueSG al Gne Cll1GOD
House Friday,
Sheriff Bowen Thursday served
the papers in the Henderson divorce
proceedings.
Sixty tramps passed through St.
Peter Tuesday on one train on the
Northwestern road. They were
headed west.
DR. Griffith w. Prees, of Cambria,
Wis, has been appointed consul at
Swansea, Wales. He formerly resided
at Lake Crystal, where he practiced
medicine for years.
"A tramp has hut at the east end
of the M. & ST. L. trestle over Eagle
Lake, and passes his time fishing and
having good time. He is man of
middle age and has his place fixed up
very comfortably.
Some OF the young men of the Y.
M. G. A. at St. james have gotten out
warrant for Manager Reed, of the
base ball club, for playing ball last
Sunday.
H. P. Christensen has sold the
north half of lot eleven, Palmer's ad-
ditiOn, for Mrs. Anna Hughes to Ole
Dahl, for $500; and forty acres Of lot
six, sec. %, l0S-27, for w. G. Walz to
Thomas B. Moon, for 81 100.
The citizens, of Amboy rendered
the teachers who have been attending
the summer school there this month
a reception last night at the opera
house. 1t was very pleasant affair.
VIM. Haggerty and John Gillen
were before the court Friday
each charged with disorderly conduct.
Tney pleaded guilty and were each
sentenced to pay a fine of $9.65 or 60
to Jail for thirty days. They paid the
fines.
During the storm Friday
lightning struck Mr.. Jacobson's house
in Ogle & Davis addition. 1t struck
beside the chimney and passed down
along the chimney to the ground
without doing any damage to the
house. The family was considerably
startled at the close call.
Auditor Gunders is sending out
notices to IT'S owners of mortgages
that have not been assessed to appear
before the county board of equaliza-
tion Aug. 10th to show cause why
they should not be assessed. These
owners of mortgages reside in all parts
of the county.
AS an illustration Of the rapid
rise in real estate whereabouts, the
Amboy Herald says that a thoroughly
reliable farmer possessing four humid
red acres within four and half miles
of Amboy last week refused a cash
offer of $4,000 for his land. This is
exactly $50 per acre.
The A. o. U. w. lodge initiated
thirteen candidates into the mysteries
of the first degree Wednesday night,
and then listened to a musical and
literary program after the doors had
been opened to the families of mem
bers. Dancing followed. The at
tendance was large, and all had a
good time.
Mrs. G. M. Henderson has COM
menced suit for divorce from her
husband on the ground of cruel and
inhuman treatment, alleging that on
various occasions he has struck her,
and threatened her life, and called
her names. She also alleges that he
has refused to furnish her with food
and clothing. The sheriff has the
papers, awaiting Henderson's return
in order to serve them. Thos. and
Evan Hughes are her attorneys.
Little Elsie Mae Deem De Rosia,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. L. De Rosia,
aged ten months, died Thursday at
5:45 o'clock of cholera infantum. She
was a most effectionate and sweet
baby and will be sadly mourned by all
who knew her, The funeral services
were held this afternoon at 800 O'Clock
from the residence of L. G. De Rosia,
corner of Main and Second streets,
attended by large concourse of sym.
pathizing friends, and she was laid at
rest in Glenwood cemetery.
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The suit of John q. Jones ct al.
of LIE Sueur, VS.. Abraham Jones ct al.
of Judson, for the partitioning Of an
eighty acre field in section thirty-six,
Cambria, was tried before Judge Sew.
erance Friday. Thos. Hughes appeared
for the plaintiff, and there was nc
appearance for the defendant. Fifteen
or twenty people residing in LIE Sueul
and Blue Earth counties are interest
ed in the case. If the plaintiffs win
the land will be sold and the proceeds
divided.
Thursday afternoon while L. V
B. WEIGH was in St. Clair he fell in
with two men whose names we failed
to learn but who used him in g
shameful manner, says the GAINESVILLE