The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-08-03
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is placed at 1000. The insurance
was So, 000
The Enterprise says that T. B. Tay-
lor, of Mapleton, has purchased and
shipped ninety cars of stock during
the past eleven months for which he
has paid $50, 800, and thinks other
buyers have done equally as well so
that fully $780, 600 has been paid out
for stock in that village. This is a
good record for the village.
Mapleton has voted So, 500 tax for
school purposes for the coming year.
The total expense of it's schools last
year was 81, 7SS. 81 and it has surplus
of So, $780, 80 on hand.
The Mapleton Enterprise notes the
death of George Bissell, of that place,
at the hospital at st. Peter, Wednes-
day. He was born in Canada in 1857
and came to Minnesota eleven years
later. He leaves a wife and one child.
Mapleton Enterprise: Ed. Guthier
received word Monday from the Green
& Western Telephone company that
they would soon be at work on the
line running from Lake Mills, Iowa,
to Mankato, and that crews would be
working from both the north and the
south. This is the company which
has the contract for putting in the To-
cal exchange at this place and if they
live up to their promises Mapleton will
have an up to date exchange within a
few months.
Wells Advocate Wells is putting
up two brick blocks, handsome
Catholic church, new creamery, etc.,
and seems to be expanding more money
in the way of substantial building i'm
provements than any other town in
this part of the state
Amboy Herald: The month of June
was good one for the patrons of the
creamery, as number went over
the $50 mark. Seventeen cents was
paid for butter fat, and 81, 234 81 was
the amount distributed among the pa
irons. The total amount of milk re-
ceived was 1873, 937 pounds.
Mapleton Enterprise: Home grown
apples are now appearing ON the mar
ket. The crop is better than for sew
eral years past and will prove source
of considerable revenue to those hav-
ing fair sized orchards. On Sprague' S
farm south of town the trees are unus-
ually full and Mr.. Sprague Estimates
that fully 500 bushels, will be gathered
therefrom.
The Vernon Center New says that
a Good Templars lodge with 81 mem
bers has been instituted in that place.
Vernon Center News: A letter from
st. Mary's hospital to DR.. Warham
contains the information, that Mr..
Null, who was so severely injured by
falling from the railroad bridge few
weeks ago and his life despaired of, is
so much improved that he has been
discharged from the institution and
will shortly be able to go to work
again.
Garden City Progress: The students
of Garden City high school received
twenty state high school certificates as
a result of the spring examination
total Of twenty ght for the
school year.
Winnebago City Enterprise: The
city fathers passed curfew ordinance
at the last meeting whereby all boys
under eighteen and girls under sixteen
are required to be at home at nine p.
m. The siren at the pumping station
will give one long blast at that hour,
and every one under the jurisdiction
of the curfew ordinance found on the
streets after that hour, without per-
NIT, will be subject to arrest. This
is move in the right direction and
will serve to keep the youngsters out
of harm.
Good Thunder Herald: We are sorry
to note the removal of Mr.. and Mrs.
o. H. Austin from our midst, they be-
ing already engaged in packing their
household goods preparatory to going
to Minneapolis where they intend MAX
ing their future home. Their reason
for moving is on account of their chill
dren being located there. We are sim
cerely sorry to part with this esti1n-
able family.
Sterling Center correspondent Maple
ton Enterprise: Bump Boyer, while
returning from st. James last Mon
day, with horse and buggy accompani-
ed by two ladies, met with quite an