The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-19
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
From Saturday and Mondays Daily.

was III the Guy last nlSnG.
W. W. Ward of Fairmont was
Saulpaugh guest last night.
W. R. Hodges and wife of Sleepy
Eye were in the city over night.
L. L. Reynolds of Walla Walla,
Wash, was in the city Saturday night.
Mrs. Morey Sickle and maid of Wells
were in the city yesterday afternoon.
The funeral of the late Miss Sir
dena Cook occurred at four o'clock
this afternoon.
Miss Smith of Fayette, Ia, and Miss
Martin of Minneapolis are visiting the
Misses Grannis.
Judge Lochren at st. Paul made an
order Saturday discharging Geo. At
Gibson from bankruptcy.
A marriage license was granted to
day to Philip Borgmeier and Rosa
Schaffer, both of Lime town.
A fine boy was reported at the home
Of. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Simpkins on
Pleasant street this morning.
Mrs. D. G. Davies has gone to Lake
Crystal for weeks visit. She re-
Gently left st. Joseph's hospital.
The county board of equalization
met this afternoon and organized by
electing Com. Borchert chairman.
The village of Vernon Center has
invested $12, 900 in sidewalks, stone
crossings and residence buildings this
summer.
Mrs. J. W. Langenback of Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. A. E. Young, and will remain
week or more.
Ct. G. Towne was in the city yester-
day. He is conducting a hotel at Vesta
and is enjoying fine patronage. He
is also on the road.
Geo. Krost's delivery team ran away
on Front street this morning. A boy
was driving at the time, but was I'M
able to restrain the horses.
The trial of Adolph Zeigner on the
charge of assaulting John Lorenz was
today continued until Monday at 10
a. m, owing to the absence from the
city of the county attorney.
The trial of Adolph Zeigner On the
charge of assaulting John Lorenz will
occur tomorrow before Judge Shissler.
Fl. L. Schmitt appears for Zeigner and
jury has been summoned for nine
O'Clock
Sergeant VIM. Hawkes. returned last
night from Camp Lakeview, and re-
ports that the Mankato company is
taking all of the honors in sight. He
expects to return on the excursion to-
morrow.
The Texas Standard Oil Co. have ap-
pointed J. M. Davies as their local
representative. Call on him at Odd
Fellows block for circulars and in
formation. This is an opportunity to
make paying investment.
City Recorder Williams has received
some very excellent cherries from DR..
E. J. Davis, who is located at Weiser,
Idaho, and the reporter acknowledges
a sample. They are large, red and
luscious, and make one long for more.
The doctor has surely struck a fine
fruit country.
S. F. Rookie arrived in the city to-
day on his return from England, where
he has been for four years, and is
visiting Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Bowen.
He formerly lived in Garden City.
Mr., Rookie came over on the same
steamer as Rev. and Mrs. Lee W.
Beattie. The two latter are visiting
in New York, and Mr.. Beattie said
that he might take trip to Mankato.
A. R. Pau Jr. has purchased the
Tuttle property on State street from
his father and is having some extern
sive improvements made on the
house The extension in the rear has
been torn away, and the main part is
being remodeled and steam heating
plant put in. When completed, the
house will be very comfortable one.
The Barber Asphalt company is now
employing sixty-fve men in this city,
getting out stone and crushing it.
Heavy blasting is done evenings, but
since there were one or two narrow
escapes from accidents more care has
been taken and the blasts are covered
SO as to prevent broken stone from
flying around.
Mankato lodge No. sc, Knights of
Pythias, last night elected T. W. Hart
and J. B. Richards representatives to
the grand lodge, which meets in Sep
TENDER, and I. Longini and W. B. Tor
ey alternates. w. N. Plymat's friends
are urging him to become candidate
for grand chancellor, and there is be-
lieved to be good chance for his
success.
A horse owned by Mike McTighe ran
away Saturday night, attached to a
buggy. 1t started at the North West
ern yards and took the railroad track
north as far as the crossing in the
Thompson ravine on the st. Peter
road, when it went north. This was
the last seen of it until yesterday noon
when it was found in Columbia park.
No damage was done.
Judge Daniel Buck received a tele-