The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-08-13
Farmers report that the chincl

bugs have suddenly disappeared.
Where they have gone to is a mystery.
They left fewedays ago. 1t is to be
hoped that this is the case generally
Complaint has been made that
boys wade in the basin of the foun-
tain at Lincoln park and put things
into the basin that obstruct the out
flow pipe. We are requested to say
that boys found doing this hereafter
will be arrested, J. and that if the prac-
tice is persisted in the water will be
shut off from the, fountain. The resi-
den is about the park should cooper
ate with the city authorities in this
matter.
While Chas. May was hitching up
Henry Vosbeck's horse, at the corner
of Second and Plum streets, at about
nine o'clock last evening, the horse
became unmanageable and started
around in circle, breaking the sulky.
The animal, which is a fine black,
then started up Broad street, and was
finally caught near Liberty by "Buf-
falo" Williams, who was on bicycle
Judge Mead made an order today
for hearing petition for conveyance
of land pursuant to contract in the
matter of the estate of Henry
Boegen.
The Lake Crystal Union says that
Wallace Wells has sold his livery out
fit to Jones & Schaffer, of LeSueur,
who took possession Tuesday. Mr..
Wells received $1,000 for the outfit.
The same paper also says that an at
tempt was made to burglarize E. G.
Hamlin & Co.'S hardware store Mo
day night, but that the burglars were
frightened away by the nightwatch-
man; also that passenger train No. 8
on the branch ran into freight train
No. 81 Tuesday afternoon. One or
two empty freight'cars were derailed,
and the front end of the engine cylin-
der and the pilot were broken. The
passenger cars sustained no injury
and were not delayed.
The suit of IN. Beebe VS.. G..
Blanchard was to have been tried in
the municipal court today, but the
clerk was Rabsent and trial jury,
which was asked for, could not 90 on,
so the case was con tinued until next
fall. Attorneys VIM. F. Hughes and
Cole appeared for the plaintiff, and
Attorneys Stackpole and Reed for the
defendant. The plaintiff claims a
bal ance of S7S on promissory note,
and the defendant claims to have paid
$3.50 too much on the note and wants
the balance back. All.
Acting Secretary of the Interior
| Ryan, has debarred Jacob e. Leonard,
pc nsion attorney of St. Peter, Mimi,
| fro m practice before the interior de-
partment. Leonard was recently con.
victed of violation of the pension laws.
The above dispatch is from the
Minneapolis Journal. The action OF
depar tment was rather tardy, as death
had already debarred Leonard from
practice.
Mr.. Phelps has purchased the
three seated ten cent bus and will run
it in the future.
Geo. H. Clark has furnished his
bonds as receiver in the Longini &
Thoms matter, to the amount Of $780,.
900, with W. G.. Hoerr John B. Meaghe1
as sureties.
Married, this afternoon, at the
residence of Mr.. G. B. Cooper, Pleas.
ant St., by Rev. Geo. R. Hair, Mr.. F.
H. Denison to Miss Agnes E. Cooper,
both of Sheboygan, Wis.
DIR. Dodds and Geo. Atchison have
received an invitation from Rev. J. ]
Mcdonald to bring their greyhounds
to Faribault and participate in fox
coursing on Aug. 10th. 1t will be ar
interesting sport.
The Northwestern Telephone
Exchange. Co has it's new line COM
lpleted from this city eastward to &