The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-03-11

w. N. OeuQeS Is Gne plalnGlH's aGUOr-
ney and w. N. Plymat and G. j..
Laurisch are attorneys for the de.
PENDANT.
DR.. Warner, assisted by DR.. Bishop,
operated Tuesday upon an eight year
old son of Mr.. Mahan, living south Of
Mapleton, for cancerous tumor on
the neck, which had been four years
in developing. The boy died an hour
after the operation, being unable to
withstand the shock.
Fred Grout and family are now
residing at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Mr..
Grout is in the employ of the Ameri-
can Cereal Co.
Clements Ploog, of Lortz, has
bought land in Redwood county and
will move there this week. He has
eighty acres Of land and will buy
eighty more acres.
Geo. Atchison has received four
black registered Percheron stations
and one French coach stallion, weight
1850 pounds, which he will sell or ex-
change for real estate.
Hon. Gilbert Gutterson, of Butter
nut Valley. was in Mankato today.
He has decided to move to Mankato
or Lake Crystal during the coming
summer and retire from farm work
for time, at least.
The refrigerator part of the cream
cry was taken through the city today
with twenty-eight horses. The street
was sprinkled until it was muddy, and
the building was slidden along on
runners.
Thirty Coach and Percheron horses,
stations, mares and colts, must be
sold at once. Address, N. L. Stark,
St. Peter, MINI.
A deed was filed today transferring
from Chas. Kline to Frederick Lentz
W ! sw / sec. 2, and e ] Sc sec. 3,
Danville, for S., 300.
The trial of the suit Of the Carey
Lombard Co VS.. A. G. Bierbauer ct
al was concluded before Judge Sever
ance today,
County Superintendent Scherer has
completed the examination of the pa
pers of those who took the teachers
examination at Lake Crystal and Man.
kato. Eighty-seven were examined,
and Of these one;was awarded a first
grade certificate, seventeen got Sec
ond grade certificates, five got third
grade certificates, and sixty-four
failed to get any certificate. The
questions were prepared by COM
mittee of county superintendents and
were unusually difficult.
Mrs. o. Peterson's trunk has been
located in the rubbish in the base
ment of the Young Mems building.
Everything in it was destroyed except
the large collection of old'and foreign
coins. Some of these have been
found, yet fully two thirds are still
missing. Her silver watch was found
in good condition, not even the glass
being broken. A bracelet was also
found.
About forty friends and relatives of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Smith, rendered
them surprise last evening at the
home of B. F. Shafer, on Poplar
street. Mr.. and Mrs. Smith will de-
part for Washington state in few
days, where they will make their fu-
ture home. Dainty refreshments
were served and the evening was en-
joyably spent in dancing and card
playing.
st. Patrick's day will be celebrated
in this city with a supper at st.
Johns Catholic church hall and an
entertainment at the Mankato thea
tire. The Salisbury Orchestra and
Concert Co., Of Chicago, will furnish
the music and Mr.. Thomas J. McDer-
mott, of St. Paul, will deliver an ad-
dress. Sixty cents will admit to
both.
A motion for a new trial was argued
before Judge Severance this forenoon
in the case of the appeal of John R.
Anderson from the order of the town
supervisors of Decoria, laying out a
road This afternoon a motion for
new trial was argued in the case of
Casper f. Scheerschmidt VS.. o. P,
Smith.
Position wanted by young lady
stenographer and typewriter. Seven
years experience in office work.
First class references. Moderate
ealary. Address M. L., General
Delivery,
A marriage license was granted yes
terday afternoon to August T. Hart
wig, OF Lincoln, and Louis Rehbien,
Of Garden City.
Curl Cotter found the burned re
mains of his trunk in the basement Of
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