The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-17


now at Swampscutt, Mass, gave "a
recital at the request of Mrs. Nc
Kinley for the presidential party,
Aug. 10th at the Hotel Champlain.
The day before she gave morning re-
cital at the Hotel, among the audi
ence being Vice President Hobart,
Mrs. Abner Mckinley. Miss Mable
Mckinley and others of the party,
and upon hearing the result of the
reading, Mrs. Mckinley invited Miss
Collins to give a reading in her own
apartments to the party.
Judge Mead has issued letters
testamentary to Sudmond d. Ploge-
mann and an order for hearing claims
in the matter Of the estate of Geo..
Melcher, deceased; issued letters of
administration to Humphrey j..
Roberts and an order for hearing
claims in the matter of the estate of
Elizabeth Jones; an order appointing
Caroline Severson Administrative of
the estate ofNellie Severson, deceased;
and an order of license to sell land in
the matter of the guardianship of Ma
BILE Severson and Clara Severson,
minors.
"A neighbor of Carlson, who is
wanted on the charge of drunkenness,
has informed County Attorney
Hughes that he saw him chasing his
family down the road the other day.
When Carlson saw the neighbor he
turned around and went sback. 1t is
learned that Carlson has pawned his
harness for drink, and his wife states
that he has several times pawned
some of her wearing apparel for the
same purpose. He will probably be
brought before the court Monday.
"A Mr.. Phillips, who lives near ST..
Clair, started last week with team
to look at some land near Bird Island.
He was accompanied by his wife and
her brother. Word has been received
in the bity that he was kicked by one
of his horses at New Ulm yesterday
morning, and that he is in a critical
condition.
"A parent made complaint to
County Attorney Hughes today that
his 16 year old daughter had been
threshed by boy of the same age.
The boy had given as an excuse that
the girl was "sassy" to him. 1t seems
that the new woman has to take hard
! ticks the same as the old man.
The largest bird that has been
seen on Madison Lake for some time,
is pelican which G.. w. Knapp and
| Mr.. Stenebreaker shot in east bay
Tuesday evening while hunting
ducks, says the Marror. 1t measured
9 feet from tip to tip, weighing IS
pounds.
announcements are out for an in
vitation recital to be given by Miss
Alice Caroline Grannis, of the Cum
mock School Of Oratory Northwestern
University, Friday evening ateight
o'clock, in the lecture room of the
Presbyterian church.
To show how deceiving some of
the wheat fields were this year, Mr..
Cheney, of Rapidan, confidently ex-
pected to secure a yield of 5000
bushels from his $50 acre field. When
the grain had been threshed, there
was but ], 800 bushels.
S. J, Wright was in Mankato today.
He has moved from Fargo to Mime
apolis, and will travel for E. G. Best &
Co., wholesale dealers of fruit of that
city.
Chief Yates procured Maria Kicks
transportation Saturday toward
Sioux City, and she departed in peace.
May it be long before her shadow
darkens the sidewalks of Mankato
again.
Joseph Safer has lost sixty-fve
hogs from the cholera during the past
two weeks, and buried forty-one in
three days. He has but four left.
This is serious loss.
The L. Patterson Mercantile 20. s
new building is nearly enclosed. The
side and rear walls are completed, and
only the front cornice remains to be
put in place.
The county board committee
visited Jones'ford bridgeFridayI after
noon. County Commissioner Hannay
drove to Mankato this forenoon in
order to Join the committee.
Vim. Blaizeer, of Smiths Mill,was
thrown from a wagon Thursday in a
runaway and killed. His neck was