The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-05-25

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seed at once.
Advertising accelerates the slowly
moving wheels of commence.
Garden seed. planters and hoes for
sale J G. Roller.
A large line of trimmed hats at Mrs.
Dittman's, Saulpaugh block.
1 have 10000 pounds binding Irvine
to offer at very low prices, J. G. Roller.
A. R. Coates has sold his bicycle
repair shop to Hoffman & Johnson.
Corn planters, buggies and every
thing else at cost. j. g. Roller.
Class "C'' of the high school and
members of the high school faculty are
enjoying a picnic at Lake Emily to-
day.
Six dogs were taken from the pound
Friday morning and slain. Two met
similar fate yesterday. Let the good
work go on.
The park fund has been overdrawn
S75, and no more money for this pur-
pose will be available until after the
June settlement.
THE Morning Mail" is the name of
new daily paper that has just been
started at Austin. Oliver j. Duane,
son of Editor John D. Duane, of this
city, is the city editor.
i The county is sodding the boulevard
along the Fourth street side of the
court house square. This will be a
great improvement over the crop of
weeds that have hitherto grown there.
For Sale. Il have a S75 Columbia
Chainless wheel that will sell or trade
for good family driving horse. Want
a horse that weighs LOO or 1000
pounds Call and see me at the Free
Press Office. F. w. HUNT.
Bennett & Morris, who have been
conducting a general store at Ke-ns,
have dissolved partnership and G. L.
Morris will continue the business, hav-
ing purchased Chas. Benefits interest.
Edward A Finn, of Cleveland, Lee
Sueur county, who is taking special
course at the normal school, will go to
West Point, New York, early in June,
having been appointed to a cadetship
there through Congressman Heatwole.
He is young man of fine physique.
81 P. Christensen has sold lot twelve,
Harrington's subdivision, for w. L.
Tallman to G. N. Andrews, for 90, 900;
block eighteen and lots three and four
in block twenty, in all ten lots, for G.
N. Andrews to w. L. Tallman, for
$4,000
Seeing that the city committee on
lighting reported unfavorable in the
matter of Illuminating Front street, on
the night of July fourth, the committee
appointed by the Athletic club will
recommend to drop the matter of cele-
brating the fourth this year, to the
meeting Of the Athletic club on Mon
day evening next.
Officers Olmstead and Bienapf arrest
ed eight young men Sunday who
were claimed to have been holding a
war dance around key of beer in
West Mankato. The prisoners were
locked up over night and arraigned
next morning on the charge of disor-
derby conduct All pleaded not guilty
and their trial was set for ten o'clock
Tuesday morning. Their bonds are
placed at 500 each. Later they plead
ed guilty and six were let off with a
lecture and two were fined So IS each.
Fred Force had his second runaway
at noon Monday He has hired horse to
take the place of the one injured in his
last runaway. 1t started from Mrs.
Wiser's residence on Lincoln street and
ran down Lincoln to Byron and turned
up the latter street and went as far as
Emil Schoyen's residence. There it
ran between the house and fence,
tearing off the cave spouts and break
ing few plant Jars. Then it jumped
through hammock recently left by
some children and ran through mar
row gateway to Mr.. Forces barn,
where it stopped, being ready for din
ner no doubt The only damage done
was the demolishing of on wheel to the
, buggy.