The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-08-20
LOCAL ITEMS.

e. D, Townsend and Chas. Allen, of
Wells, were in the city Monday.
A. S. Mellgren. treasurer of Walton
wan county, was in the city Monday.
Judge Mead today issued an Or
der to license to sell land in the mat
ter of the estate of Joseph Smith.
j. S. Rolf, who has been laid up
with an abscess on his back, is able
to be around again attending to bust
ness.
in the st. Peter bond election
Monday, the proposition to issue adj
ditional bonds was voted down by a
vote of 179 to IS.
The contract for the construction
of Jacob Sontag's house has been let
to E. Mahlke for S1,2SS- Architect
Gerlach drewsthe plans.
The St. Peter Tribune says that G..
L. Key, of that city, has three peach
trees which are doing finely. and he
expects them to bloom next year"
N. NJ. Steel has his new house on
Center street up and nearly enclosed.
Work is also rapidly progressing upon
Nelson Weeds house on Second
street.
The FREE PRESS acknowledges q
complimentary ticket to the LIE Sueur
county fair. The annual exhibit will
be held at LIE Sueur Sept. 18th, 10th
and 18th.
The JOornaL-FREE PRESS COM
bination is pleasing proposition and
one that will at once be taken ad-
vantage of by large proportion Of
our people
Chief Yates took a trip to Sleepy
Eye and. Tracy Friday in search of
Ed. Parsons, whose arrest is desired
by Miss Bronson. No trace of Par
sons was found.
New Ulm business men have SUBJ
scribed $500 for the fair of that
county and in return receive $4,000
ticketsto distribute among the far
mers of Brown and other counties
for the first day Of the fair.
Our shoe men report that the cash
system is a decided success, working
most satisfactorily in every respect.
1t saves great deal of work in book
keeping, and also many bad debts, be.
sides the cost of collections.
Louis Kruse was in st. Paul yes
terday purchasing fur goods. He met
Prof. Thies, who was here last winter
and spring, and who is now connected
with company at the twin cities
He reports him as doing we'll.
ST. Peter Tribune: Messrs. Fred
Nelson, ALT. Anderson, of Mankato
Carl and Henry Pickel, of Eagle Lake
Misses Lillian and Lulu Eldred, OF
Mankato; Lou Diller, of Cleveland
Ida and Mae Hatcher, OF this city, &C
into camp today at Lake Emily for
week.
Although the fall term of the
Mankato Commercial college does not
open until Sept. 9Th, several students
have entered this week, and among
them are John Hansen, Adrian; Susie
Briard, Gaylord; Otto Malchow,
Blanche Pettis and Miss Beattie,
Mankato.
"A letter from A. NJ. Rutan, now
in Texas, is to the effect that he has
decided to locate there permanently,
and will be joined by his family in
about three weeks. Mr.. Rutan's Man.
kato friends had hoped that he might
conclude to return to us, but all will
wish him success in his newly chosen
field.
Wheat took a great jump in the
large markets "wednesday. Minneapolis
September wheat went from Sic to
Sole. A Jump of sic is big one for
one day. A few more such leaps
would bring dollar wheat. In the
local market it was quoted at SO, a
rise of two cents.
"A motion for a new trial in the
case of Geo. Schwartz, assignee for O..
Cassidy, VS.. the National Citizens
bank, was argued before Judge Cad
we'll this afternoon. A. r. Pau ap-
peared for Mr.. Schwartz and Lorin
Cray for the National Citizens bank.
County Treasurer Ewing has been
out looking after the threshing on
his farm for the past day or two.
He reports wheat yield Of about Is
bushels per acre. but says the wheat
is not of good quality. He thinks
there will be little or none No. L
wheat this year.
In the probate court today Judge
Mead issued orders setting apart the
homestead and personal property in
the matter of the estate of VIM.