The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-02-26
LOCAL ITEMS.

Oco. DGureHleDl, OF Heron Lake,
was in Mankato Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. f. Wendlandt, of
Good Thunder, are in the city.
d. G. Hopkins and f. j. Bill, of Ma
della, were in Mankato Sunday.
John Murphy, well known ST. Clair
merchant, was in the city Tuesday.
j. G. Roller wants clover seed and
will pay 81 to 81. SO per bushel. 36t2
o. q. Gregg, state farmers institute
conductor spent Sunday in the city.
G. H. Cole and lady, of Lake Crys-
tai, were Clifton House guests Mon
day.
S. III. Whitney, cashier of the Ma
pleton bank, was in Mankato Monday
evening.
Miss Brown and Miss Blanchard, of
st. Peter, were visitors to the city
Tuesday.
Ashley Coffman, prominent St.
James attorney, arrived in the city
Tuesday afternoon.
Ellis L. Jones. of Butternut Valley,
and r. w. Price, of Judson, called at
the court house Tuesday.
Saturday afternoon, Bob But
temer pleaded guilty to the charge of
disorderly conduct, and paid fine of
$3.50.
"A marriage license was granted
Thursday to Chas. III. Meyer, of Will
low Greek, and Augusta T. Prechal,of
CerescO.
Major j. O. L. Burke, of Waseca
was in the city Friday. He is
experimenting the construction of
the court house there.
G. S. Ellis, of Mapleton, and U. S.
Hawkins and Elmer Rineport, of
Mansfield, were registered at the
Clifton House Monday.
HenryRobelwasi in the cityTuesday,
He moved with his family to Mime
sofa Lake couple of weeks ago, and
will open novelty store there March
1st.
Mrs. Jean Mead and daughter, Miss
Daisy, returned to their home at Lake
Crystal Monday after visit Of few
days with Rev. and Mrs. f. H. Mar
shall.
Judge Mead has made an order
allowing the administrators account
and made the final decree and dis
tribution of the estate of Patrick
Duffy.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. 9. Moore's little
girl, which drank several swallows out
of bottle of gopher state oil last
week, is much better. Their other
Child is also sick,
Judge Mead made an order of
license to sell land OF the Pen
held A. Foster estate, and discharged
the administrator of the Peleg H.
Macomber estate.
we nave request for the where
abouts of Fred Bartlett, young man
who formerly lived near Mankato.
Good news is awaiting him. Who
knows his address?
The physicians report that there
are many cases of influenza in the
city, especially among children. It
is not thought that these cases are
due to la grippe poison.
Miss Grace Clark and Miss Alice
Robbins, who are teaching in the
GAINESVILLE school, returned Tuesday
morning after spending few DAYS in
this city at the home of the former.
Representative Hill has intro.
duced the Normal omnibus appronri-
alton bill. 1t provides 5000 for an
addition to the Mankato BUILDING
and $500 for an addition to the library.
Mel Rasdall, of Mcpherson, drove
part way to the city Monday, when in
turning out for another team he was
tipped out and his team ran AWAY
He was obliged to walk the rest of
Gne way TO the city.
Mrs. Henrietta Blerbohm died at
her home at St. Clair SATURDAY. morn.
ing, aged 70 years. She leaves a bus.
band and two married daughters
The funeral took place at two O'Clock
Saturday afternoon.
Senator Barr has introduced a
bill to amend the probate code. Rem.
resentative Jameson has introduced
a bill to amend road law. Renre-
sentative Nyquist has also introdnced
a bill.
J. A. Willard is having a ninety
four acre tract of land north of Adam
Jefferson's farm plated into five and
ten acre lots, to be sold for truck
farms. The land is located In the
Minnesota river bottom, and is rich
and valuable for garden purposes.
henry Hanscher, a New Ulm con-
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