The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-23
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

B. H. Ward, of Fairmont, was in
Mankato last night.
Mrs. j. w Lewis, lf Lake Crystal,
was in Mankato today.
G. n. Andrews was up from Wells
yesterday afternoon.
Harry Pfeffer, of Blue Earth, was in
the city yesterday.
S. B. Wilson will give the Fourth of
July address at ST. Clair.
J. A. Flittie gives the Fourth of July
Grafton at Good Thunder.
John Schweitzer was down from
Mapleton Tuesday night.
L. Patterson and daughter, Miss Iva,
left Sunday on their trip to Europe.
Miss Anna R. Taylor, of Minneapolis,
is spending few days in the city.
Miss Pearl Seeley, of Blue Earth,
dined at The Saulpaugh Tuesday.
Contractor Kehoe began work on the
State street sewer extension today.
Mrs. Mowery and child, of Slayton,
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Thayer
A G. Matter, who went from Man.
kato to,Canby, is now located at Good
win S. D.
John Barenthon has !been appointed
postmaster. at Cream, vice Albert
Severson, resigned
J. Bruce Howard and M L. Maryland,
M. D., of Faribault,s were Saulpaugh
guests Tuesday evening.
DR.. J. w. Andrews went to st. Paul
Wednesday to attend the meeting OF
the state medical society.
Miss Alice Grannis returned Tues
day afternoon from Texas, where she
has been teaching elocution.
w. F. Williams, of Marshall, a resi-,
dent of Mankato in years gone by,
spent Tuesday in the city.
Mrs. Frank A. Day and Miss Con-
stance Day, of Fairmont, were guests
at The Saulpaugh Tues night.
E. L. Kendall, of Vernon Center, and
S. NJ. Dickinson, of Garden City, break
tasted at the Clifton House.
The council will meet Monday as a
board of equalization and will probably
meet each day until the work is COM
pleted.
II. P. Christensen sold the 81 of the
set and the S! of the NJ of the set of
sec. 4, 1OS-27, Belgrade, for William A.
Kratka to Albert B. Ewing, considera-
ton, 5000.
The post Office at Danville will be
after June Goth, and it is
expected that mail for the patrons of
that office will be sent to Little Cob af-
ter that date.
Mr.. w. L. Hixon has leased the Craig
residence on Second street and will take
possession Sept. 1st. Mrs. Craig ex-
poets to make quite an extended visit
to her old home in New York.
Mr. H. P Chris Jensen has rented the
house on Second street next to Warren S
creek belonging to Mr.. Body, and will
occupy it about August 1st. Mrs.
Christensen is expected home from
California the last of July. Mr., Staede
is now engaged in fitting in bath
room and doing other plumbing work.
Irving, a son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. F.
Coffin, of Hamline, died this morning
of typhoid fever. The deceased was
twenty-three years old and resided in
Mankato some years ago with his par
ents. The remains will be brought to
this city for burial in Glenwood GENE
terry, beside those of two brothers of
the deceased. Mrs. Coffin is daughter
of D. r. Brooks of Lime town.
St. James Gazette: The Omaha com
pany has just purchased a machine for
cutting steel rails. The cutter has a
car of it's own and can moved along the
line as occasion demands. 1t was
tested at Worthington last week and
found to be in every way satisfactory
1t is operated with compressed air and