The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-05

they are holding meetings and have
secured forty additions. Mr.. Erwin
assisted in the dedication of Chris
tian church at Rochester yesterday,
and the debt of SO, 800 was raised.
Miss Alice Brown, of Red Wing,
state superintendent and conference
secretary, gave an interesting talk at
the Methodist church Sunday on the
Epworth League.
In the joint debate between the
high schools Of Mankato and Maple
ton April I'd, in this city, the Maple
ton school will be represented by Geo.
Mclaughlin, VIM. Cary and Andrew
Mccarthy.
The library board held it's annual
meeting Tuesday and chose DR..
M. B. Wood president, Rev. Jno Prior,
president, Jno. G. Thro, secretary,
and Miss Minnie McGraw, librarian.
DR.. j. A. Hielscher, G. III. Higgs and
Father Prior were appointed a COM
mittee to revise the bylaws.
The signal service at St. Paul re-
ports that the average temperature of
February was 1876 degrees, while the
normal average for the month is 16
degrees. The precipitation was
slightly greater than the average.
Fire was discovered in the man
ger of Dominick Oster's barn, in front
of the cow, early Monday evening, and
the fire department was called out.
The blaze was eXtinguished with a
chemical engine. The fire is believed
to have started accidentally, and the
iremen do not take any stock in the
incendiary theory.
Manager Hoeffler has secured Russ
Wytall for "Fair Virginia" for March
22nd. This is high class entertain
ment, and one day is secured on it's
way from two weeks engagement in
the twin cities to Chicago. The
theatre-going public should show their
appreciation by guaranteeing the sue
cess of the entertainment.
-Kasota IEmes:-Instead of paying
the excessive rates demanded by the
railroads from Mankato to this place
and St. Peter, the merchants are be-
ginning to order their goods shipped
to Mankato and from there the freight
is hauled by team. Evenson Bros, of
St. Peter, and Ofenloch & Buell., of
this village, are now hauling hardware
from the Mankato depot to their re-
spective stores and are saving money
for themselves and customers.
Judge Mead has made an order
to hear petition for release of bonds
man in the matter of the John Hag-
gard estate; discharged the guardian
of Humphrey Williams; confirmed the
sale of lands of P. A. Foster estate;
Mary. n. Eastman guar
dian of Samuel E.. simeon w. and Iva
j. Erwin, minors; and discharged the
administrator of the Andrew An
deregg estate.
The corps of the state farmers in
stitute conductors, consisting of Supt.
o. G. Gregg, Theo. Louis, W. L.
Carlyle, Miss M. @. Thomson, Prof.
Thos. Shaw, f. A. Hoverstad,
Clarence WEIGH, J. B. Mills and E. J.
Quits, sojourned at The Saulpaugh
Tuesday, on their way from Lake
Crystal to St. Peter, where an in
stltute will be held today and tomor-
row. The attendance at the Lake
Crystal institute was 500 each day.
AS stated by the FREE PRESS yes
terday, Anton and Theresa Tochtrop,
Mrs. Diemel and August Wendt were
all arrested on warrant Tuesday
afternoon. Wendt's bail was placed
at $500, and as he could not
furnish it, he was committed to Jail.
The other three were allowed to go on
their own recogniZance in the sum of
$500 each. All will have their hear
ing March 10th, at 1000 a. M. Attor-
neys Young and Hughes had warm
argument about the freedom of Mr..
and Mrs. Tochtrop.