The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-28

Friday night Mrs Fred Craver was
driving along the st. Peter road be-
low Mud lake and as it was so dark
that she could not see the road she
drove over an embankment about fiji
teen feet high. The buggy was dam
aged considerably, but Mrs. Craver was
not seriously hurt, although scratched
and bruised.
Rev. and Mrs. T. Merrill Edmands
were surprised by the teachers and the
officers of the Congregational Sunday
school Tuesday evening, Mr.. Edmands
was presented with book and Mrs.
Edmands with a Haviland tea set
Refreshments were provided and a
most enjoyable evening spent.
Thirty or forty of Gus. Widell's en-
ployes in Iowa arrived home Monday to
spend Christmas.
Victor Fuller, of this city, has two
interesting stories in the current num-
Der of the Minnesota Magazine, pub
lished at Minneapolis.
ANDREW Ibach left Monday for Wash
ington, D. c., to practice osteopathy.
He has been practicing--at Portage,
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Ger, was in the city on his return to
Minneapolis from Fairmont, where he
was a witness in a damage--suit: =
~ ~ Mrs. L. Van Smith, of St.. Paul, ar
rived Friday from Rochester to visit
Judge and Mrs W. B. Torrey.
DR.. WI. Mayo, ofssRochester, was
in the.city5 over night.
Saturday afternoon, J. Fl. Spencer S
team became frightened at A. G. Ben
nett's automobile, while tied in front
of the residence on South Second
street. 1t broke away and raced around
the streets until correled. The dam
age to the carriage will cost about
So to repair andthe horses were some
what cut. No one was in the carriage
at the time.
County Attorney Hughes Saturday
listened to the complaint of woman
who said that gambler had annoyed
her by following her on the street.
She wanted warrant for his arrest.
She was referred to the city attorney.
VIM. LEM left on the 10 40 p m.
train for his home in Wisconsin.
Santa Claus appeared at the Pleasant
Grove school house Friday forenoon and
gave the children in four rooms pre-
sents.
Senator Geo. W. Somerville, of
Sleepy Eye, was in the city a short
time Friday morning on his way to st
Paul on legal business The senator is
non committal on the senatorial ques-
ton. He regards both Evans and
Clapp as good men and is committed
to the support of neither.
Attorneys j. M Bradford, of st.
Paul, and ]. E. Burchard, of Marshall,
were in the city Friday attending
an examination of VIM. Ballou, a
bankrupt of Dawson. The former APP
peared for creditors and the latter for
the bankrupt.
Miss Rose Cox, who is teaching at
Luverne, has returned to Mankato
to spend the holiday vacation.
Attorney Frank E. Putnam, of Blue
Earth, was a Saulpaugh guest Friday
night.
Christmas day was a very quiet one
on the streets. There was no more stir
than on Sundays, and what few stores
were open in the morning were closed
by noon. The weather was clear and
cold, and sleigh bells jingled merrily
on the streets 1t was an ideal Christ
mas day in every respect.
J. 81. Ray purchased today of A.
Anderson, of Mankato township, a
beautiful Durham cow that weighed
|, 435 pounds Mr. Anderson has some
fine pure bred Durham cattle.