The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-12
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
From Saturday and Mondays Daily.

u. A. IhrO OF minnesota Lake was
Stahl House guest last night.
A. o. Eberhart and family have
moved into their new house on Clark
street
The police report large fire west of
the city last night, apparently in Jud-
son bottom.
Philip Duff of Mapleton has succeed
ed F. S. Rouse as day clerk of the
Stahl House.
S. II. Whitney of LIE Sueur Center,
cashier of the new bank there, was in
Mankato yesterday.
A petition is in circulation asking
the state board of pardons to grant a
| pardon to Mrs. Geo. Foss.
Mrs. L. N. Prendergast and daugh-
ter returned Wednesday evening from
their two weeks visit in St. Paul.
Heavy rain fell Wednesday night
and again last night. Rain is now of
almost daily or nightly occurrence.
John Lans, who has charge of a
bridge crew at Vail, Iowa, for Gus
Widell, is spending few days in the
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Evan Pugh and boy
of Lake Crystal spent the Fourth with
Mrs. Pugh's brother, Lewis Davis, and
family.
Hon. VIM. Fl. Eustis of Minneapolis
was in the city over night on his re-
turn from giving a Fourth of July
grafton.
Geo. B. Owen had fine sail boat
delivered at Madison Lake. this fore
noon and from now on there will be
plenty of sport at the lake.
Claus Widell yesterday afternoon
changed his plea to the charge of as
saulting John A. Arnold to guilty and
paid fine of So and costs.
Herman Krummel paid So. so into
the municipal court this morning for
assault in the third degree upon his
wife, committed yesterday.
The Madelia ball team defeated the
st. Paul colts at the former place yes
terday by score of fourteen to seven.
Walter Plymat pitched for the Madelia
team.
Dan Hessian has purchased the
Humphrey hotel property at Lake
Crystal, and moved his family to that
place on Monday last to take immedi-
ate possession, says the st. Peter
Tribune.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Goebel of Decoria
lost their four months old boy We'd
nesday night of brain fever. The
funeral occurred from the Catholic
church at St. Clair at ten o'clock this
forenoon.
Competition was brisk in the piano
business, but the silver tones of the
Hackley pianos drowned out all others
and consequently Miss Blanche M.
Otis, the popular teacher of 219 Spring
street, bought Hackley.
Chief Bowen states that he will en-
force the hitching ordinance, as direct
ed by the council last night. Parties
found leaving their horses alone and
united in the streets will be notified
once and if the offense is repeated ar
rests will follow.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. 81. Spencer have
commenced the erection of nine room
cottage at Stony Point. 1t will have
five sleeping rooms up stairs, four liv-
ing rooms on the first floor and will
also be equipped with bath room.
They expect to have it finished about
Aug. 1st.
Mayor Petersen and Recorder Will
, liams have agreed upon three notes ag-
gregating So, $50 to be taken up tomor-
row with money in the local improve
ment fund. Nearly all of the notes
outstanding are held by local banks.
The Herald remarks that Amboy
wants a new modern equipped hotel,
and asks some of its citizens to come
forward and build one. If no one vol
unteers, the Herald says there is talk
of forming stock company for that
purpose. The present quarters used
60 II L.
A large Scandinavian Fourth of July
celebration was held at Sibley park.
Prof. Alfred Torngren of Belgrade was
the orator of the day. He spoke in
the English language and delivered a
very eloquent address, referring to the
fearful cost of our present liberties
and admonishing his hearers to guard
the priceless heritage they had receiv-
ed with jealous care. The program
included a number of races, the win,
ners of which received prizes donated
by the different business houses of the
city.
Manager Snyder is having a new
toilet room prepared in the Saulpaugh,
between the present lavatory and the
bar room The fixtures are of Ten.
nessee marble. The wash bowls are to
remain in the room where they are
now, but are to be swung around to the
other side Both rooms will have
cement block flooring, to be laid by
the Mankato Sidewalk Co. The Man
kato Heating and Plumbing Co. has
the plumbing contract. The new ar
rangement will be much better in