The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-13


The trial of the first of the Gen. Pope
cases was completed yesterday, and
the other one goes by default.
The board of equalization completed
its work on the real estate valuations
Saturday night, without making any
more changes. The board will take
up the personal property valuations to-
night, and is likely to be kept at this
for some time owing to the amount of
mortgages that have been listed. The
fact that scarcely any changes were
made in the real estate valuations
speaks well for Assessor Fowler, who
has made very intelligent assessment
of values.
A. O. Eberhart and o. Throdahl
went to st. Paul Friday afternoon
to attend the Norwegian Lutheran
sangerfest. About a dozen from this
city are attending it.
Pass & Schippel are preparing plans
for business block for Adolph Alter
matt, of Springfield.
R,bt. J. Ellis and Edith E. Olds, of
Sterling, were married Wednesday at
the home of Charles Ellis in Mapleton
Judge Shissler Tuesday united
Constantine Guentzel and Lizzie
Robell, both of LIE Sueur county, in
marriage.
Chauncey l.. Sellers and Estelle NJ
Brown, both of Mapleton, were united
in marriage Tuesday by Judge
Hughes.
County Superintendent Freeman
states that 81 of the schools of the
county will be recommended for state
aid this year, as against "A last year.
Russian thistles can be found be-
tween the union depot and Omaha
freight depot, and the city authorities
would do well to look after them before
they go to seed.
A farmers team ran away at about
three o'clock Tuesday afternoon,
starting from near S. Zimmerman S
hardware store and going across the
Minnesota river bridge, where it col
lided with Joe Krueger's wagon. Not
much injury was done.
a 1t is an infant child of T. A Sherk
that is sick in Texas, instead of Mrs.
Sherk, as was enormously stated Tues
day. Mrs Sherk is on her way home
from California, and had stopped off
to visit relatives.
The county seat contest in Jackson
county closed Tuesday, jackson win
ming over Lakfeled by twenty one
votes. The contest has been a spirited
one from the beginning and good
deal of i'll feeling has been shown on
both sides. The day was a perfect
one and large vote was registered.
VIM. Eich, who was arrested on the
charge of assault in the second degree
upon Albert Taylor, pleaded guilty to
the charge of assault in the third de-
gree, in the municipal court this
morning, and paid fine of $40 and
COSTS
A West Mankato man applied to the
county attorney Wednesday for a
warrant for the arrest of a neighbor,
who had placed poison in his yard
which the complainant S chickens had
eaten of and died. AS there was no
evidence that the poison was intended
for the chickens, nothing was done
Mrs. Chas. ellison, of Mapleton,
successfully underwent a very difficult
operation at st Joseph's hospital
morning in the removal of a large
tumor. Mrs Pinney Goodrich, of
North Mankato, was operated on Tues
terday morning for a similar trouble.
Both patients have an excellent out
look for rapid recovery. The opera
tions were done by DR.. Brandenburg
assisted by Drs. Beach, and Hielscher.
On Tuesday Mr. and Mrs. Geo. A.
Harris were invited to eat picnic
dinner with their berry pickers which