The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-08-06
LOCAL ITEMS.

Will De attorneys lOI SeCelVeI CIdrk
in the Glass Block matter.
The Johnson poll tax case, of
Vernon, has been settled by the de-
PENDANT paying the costs and agree
ing to make good his tax.
-Barker's Balm has leaped into
instant favor as the great cure for
Cholera Morbus, Neuralgia and Rheu-
matism. Sold only at Weeds drug
store.
The civil cases of S. H. White vs..
B. Ryel, and Bert Ryelvs. Sadie and
Fl. Kurth, set for trial 10 the munich
pal court, were indefinitely con-
tinued.
The JoeTnaI-FREE PRESS COM
bination is a pleasing proposition and
one that will at once be taken ad-
vantage of by large proportion of
our people.
Judge Mead has made an order
continuing the hearing on the petit
tion for administration of the estate
of William Ireland until Aug 10th,
at 1000 a. M.
DIR, Warner Tuesday removed a
twelve ounce fatty tumor of peculiar
shape from the shoulder of P. J.
Harder, of Butterfeld. Mr.. Harder
returned to his home Wednesday.
Catherine Randall sent to the
FREE PRESS office Monday the largest
radish we have yet seen. The shape
is that of large turnip, but it is
much larger than an ordinary turnip.
Engineers who wish to have
license renewed will find the deputy
inspector for this vicinity at the Of
fee of the Mankato Mfg. Co. On Sat-
urday of each week. Bring your old
license.
The same Jury list that was
selected for the municipal court three
months age will serve during the next
three months. None of the members
have been called upon to serve in the
trial of cases.
Information of the death of Jimmy
George has been received in this city.
He died at his home in Sherburne a
few days age, of cancer of the stomach.
He drove an express wagon here for
many years.
Judge Severance has adjourned
the district court until Sept. 7th, at
1000 a. m. Several cases that have
been set will be tried before that
date. After that date the court cases
will be tried in the order in which
they come on the calendar.
The St. James Ptaindealer says
that Tom Torson, of that place, left
for the west last Sunday. and that re-
port had it that he was going to the
Klondyke region, but that Mr.. Torson
stated that he was simple bound for
Seattle.
"A. B. Moffatt, Of this city, has
been appointed honorary vice presi-
dent of the fall festivities association
ofMinneapolis by his gracious majesty,
the king Of the carnival of Polaris,
which will take place at Minneapolis
Sept. Gil.
The state plumbing board left for
Winona Tuesday. The result of
the examination of the journeymen
plumbers will not be known for
several days, and will be announc ed
from St. Paul after the papers have
been looked over.
s. Fl. Grannis Monday showed a
FREE PRESS representative some
samples of wheat he obtained
on trip between Vernon Center and
Good Thunder. This wheat he says
would grade No. l, and the yield
would average about .15 bushels per
acre.
in noting the changes in the
officers in the National Citizens bank
Monday the fact that Mr.. L. Patter-
son had resigned from the vice
presidency of the bank was
Inadvertently omitted. His resigna-
tion was made about two weeks prior
to the election of the new officers.
The picnic given by the Catholic
Order of Foresters in the Dukes ad-
dition grove Sunday was attended
by about thousand people and was a
great success. The Concordia band
was present and furnished fine music.
Refreshments of various kinds were
served and all put in the DAY having
solid enjoyment.
The civil suit of Geo. Mckee VS..
John Clapshaw was tried before Judge
Shissler Tuesday. 1t is a replevin suit
to obtain possession of "a dark gray
gelding horse, about three years old,
with one white foot" which they
both claim to own. Thos. and Evan
Hughes appeared for the plaintiff and
VIM. N. Plymat for the defendant.
M. L. Lockerby reports that five
oirhtbc Of on inch of in fa1I