The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-21

The sinking fund commission met
Friday afternoon and took up an
eight per cent note for 81, 600 together
with the interest. The total amount
of the debt paid since Mayor Currier' {
administrati on came into Office is
$40, 095, leaving that debt now $50, 653.
The sinking fund is cleared out but
there will be considerable money in
March to apply to debts. The annual
saving in interest by the reduction of
the floating debt is now about 81, 500,
w. R. B. Smyth has accepted the
position of general agent for the
Champion Harvesting Machine Co.,
with headquarters in this city and a
territory covering Southwestern Min
nesota. He may have his Office with
Ed. Schumacher. R. F. Lamb is at
work at Lincoln, Neb5, where his
family expects to follow him. The
move to start wholesale machinery
and implement house, to do business on
Hickory street, is believed to be off,
A. B. Ewing has twenty men chop
ping wood for him this winter. He
expects to cut 2, 600 cords, and his
weekly pay rlol is about $4OO. A year
ago he purchased the timber on a
number acres and last winter cut 2, 900
cords from it, and it will take about
two more years to complete the work.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M, Barclay are in
from the lake to spend the holidays
with their daughter, Mrs. Geo. B.
Owen. Mr.. Barclay, in addition to
filling his old ice house, has contracted
for the cutting of thousand cubic
feet of ice, which will give him an
ample supply to furnish all cottagers
next summer.
Mr.. aud Mrs. J. w. Fowler will
leave week after next for Salt LAX e
City, where they will reside in the flu
ture, Mr.. Fowler having been appoint
ed state agent for the Milwaukee
Mutual Life insurance company for
Utah. The state of his health made
the change from Milwaukee necessary.
City Attorney Daley holds that the
ordinance does not forbid banners to
be strung across the streets for adver-
Using purposes. Chief Bowen, who
served notice that the ones now out
must come down, lodged complaint
with the city attorney today and got
the above reply. The banners will
continue to span Front street.
Jack Hopkins, Rooney's manager,
wants to have sparring match be-
tween himself and any one else of 1873
pounds weight, on the evening Of the
Rooney McWeeny match, Jan. 22d.
The sparring match will be five bout
exhibition. for points.
The entertainment at the Methodist
church Saturday evening went off ac-
cording to program and was an inter-
esting one. 1t included remarks by
Mayor Currier on character building
and the fact that the boys should avoid
the saloons, and the presentation to
him of a bouquet by the children.
The merchants enjoyed a good trade
today. The streets were full of teams
and the sidewalks and stores full of
people. The merchants are not COM
planning of slack business this fall,
for the roads have been good and large
amounts of produce marke ted.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto R. Meyer, of
Good Thunder, spent the day in the
city. Mr.. Meyer has recently pur-
chased his fathers interest in the har-
ness business and will go it alone
after the first of January.
Frank Wilkie ST., an old and highly
respected citizen, died at five O'Clock
Friday afternoon at his home, 722
North Broad street. He leaves a
wife and two sons, Frank and John,
and a daughter, Mrs. A. G. Roemer.
The Hubbard Milling Co. lost their
biggest horse last night, from indi-
gestion Mic Brules lost one a week
ago from the same cause, while out in
Beaufort, and had to return with one
horse.
The special meeting of the Presby-
terrain church Thursday evening adopt
ed a resolution authorizing the trus-
tees to sell lots 80 and SO, Marsh sub
division, to Geo. Kopp, for $50 cash.
Michael Lettus was committed to
the county Jail for fifteen days Monday
morning, for disorderly conduct. He
made disturbance at his home last
evening and threatened his wife
A hearing was had before Judge
Ogle today in the case of A. R, Coates
VS.. J. H. Trahms, on motion to dis
charge the garnishment.
Chief Bowen has made formal de.
mand on City Recorder Williams fol
Sal, the amount of the execution held
by the First National bank of Winons
against Solomon B. Taylor. Mr.. Will
liams has refused it. The bank is try
ing to collect its Judgment against
Mr.. Taylor ous of the judgment which
he secured against the city.