The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-07-23
LOCAL ITEMS.

DIR. Stafford will fill the pulpit of
the M. E. church next Sunday.
Banker F. N. Ware and wife OF
Amboy, were in Mankato Wednesday.
Miss Mamie Smout, of Wells, is
visiting in the city as the guest OF
Miss Jessie Becquette.
Judge Mead has made an order
appointing John Johnston Sr.
guardian of Isabella Little; and an
order for hearing proofs of will of
David Davis, deceased.
| Horse strayed-A roam horse,
weight from 1000 to 1900, escaped
from pasture of Wendell Hodapp,
Belgrade. Leave any information Of
same with Gustaf Schulz, in North
Mankato.
Judge Mead made an order
to hear petition for guardianship Of
Henry Schippel; an order appointing
Mile NJ. Salisbury Administrative OF
the estate of G. W. Salisbury ian order
for hearing proofs Of will of Marium
Turner; and an order admitting the
will of Anton Douk to probate.
Robert Buttermer was before the
court Monday, charged with
drunkenness for the third time under
the Schaeffer law. aud was sentenced
to serve eighty days in Jail, by which
time it is thought that the Dug juice
will soak out of him.
The board Of directors Of the
Young Mems Christian Assoc tion
met Tuesday night for the urp,,es"f
electing their officers for the ensuing
year. The officers elected were, DR..
G. D. Snow, president; NJ. B. Haynes,
vice president; D. G. Willard, record
ing secretary; and G. L. Holmes, treas
urer.
Ole Munson, who has been under
bond to keep the peace, on complaint
Of his wife, was surrendered by
his bondsman, Mr.. Miller, and is in
the city lookup. Unless he can give
new bond he will have to serve the
remainder of the six months in Jail.
Munson has been working in Miller 8
saloon, but he was discharged day
or so ago.
Mr.. Geo. M. Palmer has deter
mined not to remove to Minneapolis
this year. and he will conduct
his elevator business as usual
from this point. Mr.. Crandall
will also remain in Mankato and con-
tinue with Mr.. Palmer. The friends
of both these gentlemen will be glad
to learn of their determination to
remain with us.
Benny, the fourteen.year-old son
of Chas. J. Sannard, living at 222
North Fourth street, died at eight
o'clock Tuesday after weeks ILL
ness With Inflammation of the bowels.
The funeral occurred from the resi-
dence at 200 o'clock tomorrow. De-
ceased was very popular with his
young companions, and his death will
prove source of grief to all who
knew him.
Miss Emma Forster celebrated
her birthday last Sunday at her home
at Eagle Lake. Those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Heinze, Lillian,
Cora, and Edward Heinze, Mrs. Nick
Lang and daughter, Emma, Lena and
Theodore Heinze, Ida Heinze, Will
Strog, Mabel Peterson, Emma
Kranke, Mary Huettl, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Blenapf, Katie Hager, Chas.
Dickson, Glenn Schroeder, and Earnest
Johnson. After hearty supper the
party took pleasant boat ride, after
which all returned to their homes.
"A preliminary report of the fishes
of Minnesota, a pamphlet of ninety
pages, has been published by the
state under the direction of Prof.
Henry F. Nachtrieb, state zoologist.
1t was prepared by Prof. U. o. Cox,
of this city, and is valuable as de-
scription of the various fishes of the
state. A copy of this report will be
sent to any citizen of Minnesota on
receipt of eight cents, and to any
address out of the state for ten cents.
The experiment of using granite
screenings instead of gravel as a sur
facing material over the broken stone
is being tried on Main street. 1T is
thought by the board of public works
that it will wear better and not
scrape up into mud as soon as the
gravel. If the experiment proves
successful, the plan will be followed
hereafter. The work at the intersec-
tion of Front and Main streets is now
completed, and Contractor Hayes is
pushing the work on Main street.
The preliminary hearing of Cal
Ross on the charge of being criminal
" intimate with a female under the
age of fourteen years, which is peni-
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