The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-06-01

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the German-American bank building,
and will be one of the finest postof6ces
in Southern Minnesota, considering the
size of the place.
Businesses may come and businesses
may go, but the shrewd advertisers
business flows on forever.
VIM. Peterson, of Belgrade, is can
didate for the Republican nomination
or tire asurer of Nicollet county. He is
we'll spoken of.
The captured Spanish cannon that
has been stored at the city hall since
last fall has been mounted on the mound
near the flag pole at Sibley park.
William Hawks, Ward Miller, An
drew Engwaldson and Frank Schwartz
made remarkable ride on their BIZ
cycles Sunday. They rode to Fair
ment by way of Winnebago City and
returned by way of Madelia. Their
cyclometers indicated the distance
travelled at 1861 miles.
The voting in the Schimmel piano
contest up to the close of last week
stood as follows, Mankato Athletic
club, LAOS votes: Catholic Order of
Foresters, 459 votes; A. o. U. w., 81;
M. W. A.. 9. The votes are to be an
nounoed every week by City Recorder
D. V. Williams, who has been selected
to count them.
Miss Lizzie Schmidt. daughter of
Geo. Schmidt, who resides at 425 North
Front street, was operated upon at four
o'clock Saturday by DR.. Schmauss,
assisted by Drs. Webster and Bjelland,
at st. Joseph's hospital. Haste was
necessary, owing to developing attack
of peritonitis. A large cyst was re
moved, as was also the vermiform ap-
pendix, and there are hopes that the
young lady will recover. The case is a
complex one.
Mayor Currier has very wisely given
instructions to Chief Brules to arrest
all who persist in playing ball in the
streets, and in another column gives no.
tice that the practice must be stopped,
as it is dangerous to life and limb.
There is absolutely no excuse for max
ing ball ground of the public streets
when vacant places abound in all parts
of the city. 1t is now up to the police
to see that the mayors order is strictly
enforced before somebody gets hurt.
Cuddy & Keith Co.'s circus exhibited
in West Mankato Saturday afternoon,
but the evening performance did not
come off, owing to disagreement
among some of the performers. The
advertisements had notified the people
to look out for Funny Bill, and most
of the people had waited for the even
ing performance and were disappointed
when it did not take place. Attorney
Longs pony was one of the trick horses,
Judge Lewis granted Thursday in
the district court at st. Paul divorce
to Celesta B. Brandt. who charged her
husband, E. E. Brandt, with cruel and
inhuman treatment. She is thirty.
three years old, he thirty-nine. They
were married at Mankato when she
was sixteen years old. They have now
four children. the eldest a boy of six
teen. She obtained alimony of $1S a
month and the custody of the three
younger children. Brandt was for.
merly railroad engineer, but is now
employed in creamery.
County Treasurer Ewing states that
the real estate taxes are coming in
rapidly. Yesterday the receipts were
very heavy. More people than last
year are taking advantage of the law
allowing them to pay half of the taxes
now and half before Nov. 1st. On the
other hand, many are paying all of
their taxes now, whereas they paid halt
last May. They gave as reason that
they forgot to pay in November. and
had to pay penalty.
E. Mahlke has secured the contract
for putting in new interior in the
Laird, Norton Co. building, formerly
occupied by A. R. Coates, on North
Front street. The work of cleaning
out the remnants left by the fire began
this morning. and quantities of clock
works and other debris was taken out.
Boys carried off the clocks by the bas.
ketful and armful. to use as play
things.