The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-05-04
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Cal Smith is engaged in painting the
hallway of the city hall.
A good advertising adviser will save
you time, trouble and money.
M. Kingsley, of Owatonna, was a
Saulpaugh guest over night.
Postmaster J. E. Haycraft, of Madel'
ia, was in the city Saturday.
o. B. Davidson, of Kansas City, is
visiting his old friend. Jas. E Swenson.
P. S. Thomas has returned from
Hayward, Wis, where he bought some
land.
A fine girl baby arrived at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Patterson Thurs
day night.
A gentleman and his wife from Texas
are in the city with the view of locat-
ing. He desires to open notion store.
Mrs. Durkee has received word of the
death of Rev. and Mrs. Warnings year
old baby at St. Johns, New Bruins
wick
A. K. Ware, of Mortified, was in
the city Friday and purchased the
trotting stallion, Incident" of Geo.
Atchison.
Miss Sadie E. Jones, of Calumet,
Mich. is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
Davis, and will remain in this city and
Lake Crystal for week or two.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. J. Gibbs, of st.
James, were in the city Friday with
their little child, who is being treated
by DR.. Merrill and is doing nicely.
Mrs. Jacob Bierbauer left Monday
for Milwaukee, where one of her
daughters is to undergo an operation.
She may be gone two months.
The first thunder shower of the sea-
sono ccurred Thursday night. The light.
ming flashes were VIVID for time, but
not much rain fell. Friday opened
beautiful
Martin Wiltgen, the livery man, was
in St. Paul this, week to the horse sale.
While in the city he purchased very
fine rubber tired hack, phaeton and
two carriages.
J. G. Roller wants clover and timo-
thy seed at once. 41tS
Mapleton Enterprise: A representa-.
tive of the Green and Western Tele-
phone company was in town again this
week looking over the prospect of es.
tablishing local telephone system and
extending their line on to Mankato.
Editor Krohn. of the Amboy Herald
was in the city Saturday accompanied
by his sister. Miss Emily Krohn, of st.
Peter, who will teach the unexpired
term of school in the Yaeger district
No. 81.
E r. Kennedy returned Friday night
from Minneapolis, leaving his brother
in precarious condition, unconscious
most of the time. The sick man was
at one time an attorney in Mankato.
He was stricken while attending a
chess party.
have $4,000 pounds binding Irvine
to offer at very low prices, j. G. Roller.
A telegram was received Thursday
announcing the death of Bessie West,
of Mcintosh. She was niece of Will
Russell and Mrs. w. R. Hammett. She
died of consumption, of which her
mother died six years ago this month.
James Mahoney died at his home on
State street Friday night, after weeks
illness of grip and old age. He leaves
wife. He was brother Of Michael
Mahoney, and was we'll liked by all
who knew him.
In referring to the candidacy
of O. T. Severson, of the town
of Mcpherson, for representative,
last week, the type made us give his
initials, as "a. T" instead of 20. T. y
and made him a member of the "15th
Wis. Vol" instead of the 50th.
Disc corn cultivators are the best in
the world.
J. G. Roller wants 300 bushels millet
eed at once.