The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-08-24

There is only one official route to the
u. A. 4. encampment and that is the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Ry.
Chas Weber and another man be-
came engaged in an alteration last
night and the other man got knocked
down. Being unable to dig up $S. SIS
in the municipal court this morning
when convicted of disorderly conduct,
ne went to Jail for twenty days
Another shower fell last night, but
the main part of the storm seemed to
be southwest of the city, to Judge
from the brilliant electrical display in
that direction. 1t was cool for short
period this morning, but the day has
been hot one.
David. Ernest Born died at his home
on North Fourth street at nine o'clock
last night, from stroke of apoplexy
received yesterday morning. He had
been sick for some time. His age was
seventy five years, and he was born in
Germany. His wife and several grown
children survive him, one of his sons,
Otto, being the cigar maker.
The funeral of the late Dr. A. L.
Dornberg took place from the resi-
| dence at three o'clock this afternoon
and was largely attended Rev. Geo.
G Pollock, of Litchfeld, conducted
the services. All of the members of
the family were present, including the
three sons from Minneapolis.
Hubbard q Palmer's elevator at Lake
| Crystal had close call yesterday
morning. The crew on pass
ing train discovered the coal on
fire in the cleaning house and gave
the alarm. The fire department turne d
out and extinguished the fire before
any damage was done The fire was
discovered at five o'clock.
| Mr.. L. Patterson has received let
| ter from Rev. Lee W. Beattie which
| was written aboard ship just before
arrival in England, announcing their
| safe arrival on the other side of the
big pond. They had most pleasant
voyage. Mrs. Beattie was indisposed
one day on the trip, otherwise was
all right and enjoyed the trip very
much. Mr. Beattie and Harold were
well all the way over
Hunts Perfect" is pure phosphate
baking powder-no alum or Rochelle
salts-full Id. can 25c
A marriage license was granted to-
day to Lorenz L. Mayer and Anna L.
Huettl, both of this city.
Monday at 2 p. m. Mr. Guy w
Half, of Beauford, and Miss Eva
| Croker, of Mankato were married at
the residence of the bride parents
The ceremony was pronounced by
| Rev. Fl. d. Williams, of the First
Church of Christ. Mr.. and Mrs. Haff
will live on farm about ten miles
south of Mankato, and have the best
wishes of many friends.
The Knights and Ladies of the Mac
cabees united in giving an ice cream
social in farewell to Fl. G. APPEL and
wife last evening at the A. O. U. w.
hall. The attendance was large, and
all had a good time. Mr.. and Mrs.
APPEL leave soon for Sioux City, Iowa.
to make their future home
Fathers Hughes and Ryan went to
Winona yesterday afternoon to attend
the retreat until Saturday.
Mrs. Scudder has been brought
back from Rec Heights, S. D., suffer
ing from illness, and is now in St.
Joseph's hospital
| David E. Cuppernull, publisher of
The Virginian. at Virginia, Mimi, is
visiting Mr.. Wilmot and family, in
Ogle & Davis addition. His paper was
burned out at the time of the fire,
but he has built new office
James Kelly paid IS. 65 into the
municipal court this morning for be-
ing disorderly.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Richel, of St.
Clair, lost their three weeks old,
girl yesterday, from summer COM
plant.
The tenant on Geo. Mays farm, in
Decoria, is very unfortunate. He had
threshed and stored all of his grain in
the granary. Last Friday night light
ming struck the granary and burned
it with all it's contents. There was
no insurance on the grain, and the
years work of the tenant is brought
to naught.
Chas. Soaring, of Decoria, secured
yield of % bushels of wheat to the
acre, and 60 bushels of oats His bar
ley went equally well, and he reports
an unusually heavy corn crop in pros
pect. The ears are large and pro-
truding, while the husks seem thin,
which some say is sign of an open
winter
A. T. Stackno1a was down from