The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-06-24

MdpleUOu EuUeTpTlSt: heV. rank
Parr hasr ented a house in Hamline
and expects to take a postgraduate
course at that institution next year,
The corps of teachers for
next year was completed Thursday
evening by the election of Miss Hold
son, third grade; Miss Blanche Otis,
sixth and seventh grades, and Winni-
fred Moore. eighth grade. This
makes the teaching force a very
strong one and everything indicates
that the coming year will be the best
in the historsy Of the school.
August heller has sold one quarter
section of his farm to Horace Greeley,
the consideration being $7,4OO. This
makes Mr.. Greeley farm Of just 800
acres. Mr.. heller remains on the
place the remainder of this year and
meanwhile will examine some of the
cheap land offered in the western and
northern parts of the state.
A. II. Long, of Co. D. 14th Mime
sofa regiment, arrived in the city
Friday, for the purpose Of securing
recruits for his regiment. Mr.. Long
wants five good men, and he pro.
badly will have no difficulty in get
ting them here. He says that the
Mankato boys, at Chickamauga, are
all getting along nicely now, and
while things were little tough at
first, they are much improved and
the boys are in better shape to meet
them.
Mr.. J. @. Wise can justly claim to
be the champion strawberry grower.
Since he has turned farmer his West
Mankato fruit ranch is generous to a
fault. We were shown some samples
of strawberries this morning, fresh
from his farm, that for size and
beauty beat anything we have seen
produced on Minnesota soil. AS an
agriculturist Mr.. W. gives promise
of being success,
The Bonner case has been continu-
ed until June 30th in the municipal
court, sand the complaining witness
is required to give security for the
costs.
A gentleman from abroad is in the
city looking it over to locate the tele-
phone poles and make an estimate of
the cost of putting in a system for
the Mankato Citizens Telephone Co.,
with view to investing in the COM
pany.
Judge Wilson today issued letters
of administration to J. E. Drews in
the estate of Chas. w. Krogel; also
an order for hearing on claims in the
estate of Chas. w. Krogel, and an or
der of license to sell real estate in the
estate of John Rogers.
Pass & SchippeI have secured the
contract for plans for two-story
double store building for Geo. Fl.
Woodgate, of Slayton, and for $4,000
residence for Mrs. E Mahoney, Of
Marshall.
The funeral services over the re-
mains of the late Mrs. J. 81. Stewart
were held at the residence Friday eve
nidg, and were very impressive. The
floral offerings were beautiful. The
remains were taken to Sparta, Wis,
today for burial, accompanied by the
family.
A deed was filed today, transferring
from VIM. Thomas to Lewis j. Fem
pei the south sixty feet of lots one
and two, block twenty-five, Van
Brunt's addition, city, for 5000.
The Commercial Billiard Parlor is
under new management. Call in and
see us. We will be glad to see you.
Coming in from Vernon Monday
morning on the 100 o'clock train,
Miss Adells Durham left s25 cloak
on the seat in the car and nothing has
been heard of it. In all probability
some one had an eye on 1t and 1t was
soon hidden from sight.