The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-27
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Windmiller Bros. have had bad luck
in putting down a well at the big
mill. When they got down so feet the
pipe bent and they had to abandon the
well and start another one They are
now down 80 feet
Judge Shissler has filed decision in
the case of Christian Bonner VS..
Joseph F. Schingle, giving the plain
tiff Judgment for 500. 95 and interest
at six per cent since Feb. 10th and So
attorneys fees besides the usual costs.
Whenever receipt calls for baking
powder use the best, the Royal. Sold
by all grocers.
While City Engineer Thompson was
at work taking grades last week a
young girl riding a bicycle ran into
his transit and broke it He found it
necessary to send it to ST. Paul for a
new one, costing $40.
Tuesday afternoon hearing was
had before Referee Flittie on an order
to show cause why permission should
not be granted Trustee Plymat to sell
the shoe stock of Fowles Bros. bank
rupt. There was no opposition, and
the trustee will sell the stock at public
auction Aug. 18th.
The unequalled strength of DIR.
Prices Baking Powder as certified by
the highest authorities, makes it the
cheapest to use, even at higher price
than Others Sold by all grocers.
The building which John inquest is
having erected for Mr.. Burg's dry
goods store, just north of the Clifton
House, is attracting much attention.
The front is of ST. Louis pressed brick
white enameled, and the trimmings
are of Portage, Wis, brown sandstone.
The combination of colors is very
pretty, and the building will be one of
the handsomest in the city when COM
pleted.
J. G. Fowler has received a letter
from his son, Walter, dated at Cebu,
Philippine islands, June 18th. He has
been transferred to the Isle de Cuba,
one of the raised Spanish boats that
We're sunk by Dewey at Manila He is
an electrician ..and is getting along
finely, but expects to return home in
nine months. He had talk with W.
G.. Masters at Manila postoffice, and
Mr.. Masters told him that he had
seen VIM. Roway.
Mayor Currier and Frank Root re-
turned Monday from trip to North
ern Wisconsin. They went to Rice
Lake and to Pratt and looked over the
land, but did not purchase any. They
saw deer in the forest. Some of the
land was good and some not.
Geo. NJ. Palmer left Monday after
noon for Duluth. Mrs. Palmer will
join him there tomorrow and they
will take a couple of weeks trip
around the lakes.
Miss Agnes Coughlan, formerly an
operator in the Northwestern Tele-
phone Office in this city, but now oper-
ator in the West Hotel, Minneapolis,
visited Miss Hattie Simpson today.
Mrs. H. F. Schimmel and daughter,
who have been visiting the former S
sister, Mrs. J. B. Richards for some
time back, left for their home in Wis
consin Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. F. D. Stewart and daughter,
Miss Helen, of Winona, are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Howe for week
or two Mrs Stewart and Mrs Howe
are sisters.
Mr.. and Mrs T. F. Brown returned
to their home at st. Paul Monday
afternoon. They were guests of John
Diamond, the former over Sunday and
the latter for two weeks.
MissLulu Goodwin went to the twin
cities today and will visit there and
at Bald Eagle lake for three weeks
Miss Minnie Rausch has accepted
the position of stenographer in
Schmitt & Schmitt' S law Office.
Misses Laura Klein and Daisy Rich
ardson left today for Kilbourn City to
spend a couple of weeks.
Mesdames Phelps and Gregg left
today for Red Wing and Cannon Falls,
and will be gone few days
Miss Florence Jorgenson, of Wells,
is the guest of Miss Andrews.
G. L. Holmes and son, Roy, left this
morning for Hayward, Wis, to re-
main for week or two