The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-09

Some one stole new ladies' So. so hat
from buggy in front of Fred Kron's
store at about eleven o'clock this fore
noon. The theft was reported to the
police.
Miss Cora Scott, who has been at
tending the high school for two years.
and who graduated last week, return
ed to her home at Lakefeld today. &C.
companied by her mother.
Ed Andrews was in Mankato today.
His company is in Iowa, but he ran up
to arrange for opening Tetonka Park
June 10th. The outlook is good, and
c. L. Van Cleve already has his hotel
filled.
CO B1ssy. Of C)ldvtter, n. DIS
stopping at the Clifton House for few
days. While here he has purchased a
fine draft team from Mr. Grow, who
lives near GAINESVILLE. for $500. The
team was delivered today.
DR.. Tilford, prominent physician of
Window, arrived yesterday morning
and entered st. Joseph's hospital, where
he was operated upon for appendicitis.
The case is severe one, but DR.. Tilford
is doing as we'll as could be expected.
The National Citizens bank building.
not having yet been reroofed since the
fire, suffered from yesterdays rain.
Plaster fell from the ceiling of Thos.
Hughes rear Office, and the occupants
of both the front Offices were put to
much inconvenience
Mr.. j. 81. Grininger and family, of
ST. Paul, spent Sunday in the city, Wis,
iting his mother, sister and brother-in.
law, Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Boehmer. Mr.
G. is passenger conductor on the Chi.
cago Great Western, and runs between
the Twin Cities and Chicago.
Prof. U. O. Cox spent Saturday and
Sunday in the city. His house boat is
now as far down the Minnesota river as
Blakeley, and he expects that the trip
will not end before Sept. 1st. A large
number of specimens are being gather.
ed for the state university. Mr.. Cox is
enjoying the outing greatly. 1t is three
weeks since the boat left Mankato.
Mr.. Jno c. Noe returned Saturday
afternoon from his eastern trip, after a
months absence. 1t was the first real
vacation that he has allowed himself in
twenty years and he enjoyed it greatly.
He spent week in Philadelphia, a
week IN Washington, visited his brother
at Westfeld, N. j., and visited at New.
burg and Peekskill, N. Y. Mrs. Noe
and Mrs Chandler are still at Peeks
kill, but will return in two or three
weeks.
The Monroe. Mich, Commercial, of
June I'd says: Carl Dice returned
Wednesday from an extended trip west,
SOIuS dS ldI do VIC bdhOUdo' MI DiOC
found the banks out that way flooded
with money belonging to the farmers,
and no one calling for it. In Mankato,
Mimi, he found three banks carrying
over half million each of deposits from
farmers. 1t is needless almost to say
that not one of those farmers wants
free silver. That thing is deader out
west than it is east even" Mr.. Dice
will be recalled by many of our older
citizens as former resident.
The Mapleton Enterprise speaking of
Tuesday evenings wind and rain storm
says the damage was principally con-
fined to the three townships of Sterling,
Lyra and Beauford. And the Enter
prise further says: ''Our Sterling cor
respondent in speaking of the effects of
the storm at Grant Hazel's says that
gentleman appears to have suffered the
greatest loss. His fine house just COM
pleted last fall was badly damaged. be-
ing moved off the foundation about
four feet, and twisted badly, the plaster
is all broken and the corners
all open, he estimates the dam
age to be at least $500. His wife mar
rowly escaped death, she,was just going
down cellar when the hose moved. an
other second and she would have been
cut in two by the floor and foundation.
The granary and windmill are total
wreck" The trees in a great many
groves were almost ruined.