The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-04-14

| engines LOT bu0 Sr0dIlSIy dChdSO uAI 8
Co. 1t put out today for the same COM
pany the largest dray wagon that ever
: has been seen on our streets. 1t
/ weighs over $500 pounds and has a
carrying capacity of 10000 pounds. 1t
is beauty. 1t is also building large
ones for w. R. Hammett, VIM Page
and o. A. Moen
John Zimmerman was in from Nc
Pherson today He states that all OF
the 361 acres reclaimed by ditch No.
can be utilized for crops this spring.
r w. H Thompson, proprietor of the
, Eyra mill, was in Mankato today. He
states that the Blue Earth river is high
} er than it has been at any time since he
has operated the mill. The last of the
ice went out Tuesday.
A J. Ellis, of Sterling, was in the
city yesterday.
i A marriage license was granted yes
terday to Theodore F. Foster, of Eagle
Lake, and Lena Harling, of Mankato
township.
Mrs. Mechelke is among the Duluth
teachers who were reelected for anoth-
er year
A refined and brilliant complexion
comes from Rocky Mountain Tea.
Thro.
| Sc o;I hof f1,a thot SpnQt0T
Mason has been so quiet lately is be-
cause of his throat. A bad case OF
foreign possessionspossibly.
Herbert l Howe, of Winona, was in
he city Monday evening.
John johnson, Jr., of Mapleton, was
in the city Monday.
| Mrs. j. A. Derome, of Mapleton, was
a Clifton Observation-Disclosures.
| C. w. Cove and H. G. Beise. of Win
dom. were Saulpaugh guests Tuesday.
| DIR. Cullen and son, of Lake Crystal,
were guestsat the CliftonH ouseM onday
evening"
A. Schippel is out again after having
been confined to his house for several
weeks with illness.
Seeding has commenced on high
ground in several directions. The soil
has dried rapidly during the last two
days.
| Complaint is made of the practice of
hauling manure through the streets,
littering along. 1t would be better If
this was done through the alleys in
stead of the streets.
The American magazine is to give
Mankato forty-page write-up, illus
trated, in the June number. Eddie
Heinbaugh, we'll known st. Paul
gentleman was recently in the city in
the interest of the publication.
The Citizens Fire association will
move into it's new rooms over the First
National bank in a couple of days. The
rooms are being nicely papered, and
will be carpeted and will be very at
tractive. The vault is nearly COM
pleted,
Andrew Rydeen, of Window, died at
st. .Joseph's hospital Friday, of quick
consumption His brother and sister
arrived from the old dountry week
ago, and were in time to comfort the
last hours of their brother The re
mains were taken to Window for
interment.
Attorney Frank Clague, of LANDER
ton. was in Mankato Monday.
Attorney A. J. Stackpole, of Lake
Crystal, was in MankatoMonday.
Albert Pagenkopf, of Winthrop, is
visiting his brother-in law, Sheriff
Gerlich.
Misses Emily Brown and Mary Scott,
of St. Peter, attended Modjeska last eye
ming. @-f%
&C, Hensley, of st. James, was
among those at the opera houseMonday
night ..-..
Mrs Farmer and Miss Franklin, of
LeSueur, came up to hear Modjeska
Monday evening.
DR.. and Mrs G D. Snow returned
last night from their wedding trip to
Wisconsin.
S. H. Whitney and A, A. Buck and
wife of Mapleton, heard ModjeskaM Mon
day evening.
Chas. Fay, the St. Peter miller, and
Miss Jennie Fay, his neice. were in
Mankato Monday.
Mrs. J.. w. Bowe and Mrs. F. M.
Baker. of Madison Lake. attended Mac.
beth Monday
! Miss Idaa Martin, stenographer for a
lawyer at New Ulm, is spending few
days with her parents in this city.
/ Prof W. R. Manuel Miss Gertrude
Knights, Miss Florence Townsend, Mrs.
Chas Conant, Fred W. Straw, Mrs. d.