The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-07
LOCAL ITEMS.

Dora, the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. 5. W.Wright, was bitten by dog
on her left cheek Friday evening. DR..
Webster cauterized AMI dressed the
wound, and it is not thought that
any harm will result.
The suit Of Alexander Anderson
VS.. Ed. Junket was tried in the munic-
ipal court Saturday afternoon. A.E.
HAYES, of Chicago, and W. N. Plymat
were the attorneys engaged. 1t will
be argued tomorrow afternoon.
Geo. Chapman, well-to-do farmer
of Eagle Lake, leftMondaymorning for
Port Arthur, Texas, with A. M.
Rutan. He will look over the country
with view to locating if he likes it.
He wants to live where the winters
are shorter than the past one has been.
John Coudert, a travelling man.
was arrested and locked up Friday
for being too noisy, as result of too
great familiarity with the wine cup.
The charge of disorderly conduct was
preferred against him in the munich
pal court this morning and he paid a
fine of 1856.
The Republican city committee
Saturday filed it's financial re-
port with County Auditor Gunders,
covering this springs city election.
The total receipts were S3O25O and
the total expenditures were S22S.46.
leaving a cash balance in the hands of
the committee of S74.O4.
1t is not generally known that
Jacob Friend, who was tried and &C
quilted of the alleged murder of Clara
ODER, lat Blue Earth City, has embarked
in the saloon business in this city. He
has secured the transfer of license
and is running saloon in block
fourteen, land has been there for about
two weeks.
The attention of the county board
was taken up Tuesday listen
ing to arguments for and against a
petition to form a new joint school
district out of parts of districts 112
and ia, of Blue Earth county, and dis
tricts 20 and 81, of Brown county,
Those who want the new district
want school house nearer to them,
while the opponents do not want to
pay for another school house.
j. W. Davies, manager of the
Judson creamery, was in the city yes
terday and expressed himself as strong
ly in favor of going ahead with the
work of the butter board of trade at
Tuesdays meeting in this city. He
suggests that weekly selling day be
named, and the buyers notified to be
present. If a start can be made, there
is no doubt that the board will be a
success, as Mankato is the natural
location for one.
The dog license ordinance is likely
to remain a dead letter for another
year unless the people of the city
show an interest in having it enforced.
Mayor Pfau is not likely to order its
enforcement unless it is shown TO be
the desire of the people. From the
way the streets are filling up with
dogs,it would appear that the services
of dog catcher are needed for a time.
The National Bank of Commerce,
of Duluth, of which j. A. Willard is
president, suspended in December
after paying out eighty per cent. of
its deposits. it has reopened within
five months from the suspension and
paid all of the depositors in full, and
is the only suspended bank in Duluth
that has done SO, and the only sus-
pended bank in the country that has
opened within that length of time.
In order to do so, a great effort was
necessary, and great credit is due to
the officers. The bank is now on a
more solid foundation than ever be-
fore.
The Northwestern May Musical
Festival promises to eclipse anything
in the way OF concert and grand opera
ever presented in this part of the
country. This splendid affair will be
held in the Exposition building, Min
neapolis, May 18th and 18th. Special
reduced rates will be in effect on all
railroads and the very reasonable
prices of the festival tickets will in
duce many people from here and
other places to go to Minneapolis for
the occasion. The sale of season
tickets is now in progress and those
who desire choice seats should write
to the secretary, P. o. box 10, Mime
apolis, at once, so that they may be
reserved. Both Nine. Blauvelt and
Mile. Calve will sail for Europe imme-
diately after their engagements at the
festival.