The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-18
LOCAL AND Personal.

Snow fell in Rapidan this noon. ~. ~.
| Attorney M. E. Foley of Fulda wal
in the city yesterday.
i A freight car famine is feared by
shippers, owing to the-demands made
for moving the crops.
Congressman McCleary..has returned
from his trip to the 500, much pleased
with what. he saw there. -
! Wanted for general house.
work. Will pay So per week. Mrs
j. G. Moore, Jackson street
| A. R. Pau Sr attended the opening
of the district court at Waseca today
Having two cases on the calendar.
Miss Catherine Finnigan has arrived
from Chicago to visit her father ani
brother, P. II. Finnigan and son.
| Capt Albert Steinhauser of New
Ulm was in the city this afternoon
He has resumed the practice of law.
Miss Vera Kincaid returned las
evening from her home at Siuox Falls
S. D., to take up her musical studie
again.
| B. G. Taylor attended the opening
of the district court at Waseca thi
forenoon, and went to Minneapolis
this afternoon.
Miss Nancy Barnes of Waterloo
Iowa, has arrived to make her future
home with her niece, Mrs Chas
Soaring, in Decoria.
| Mrs z. Goes friends gave her 6
pleasant surprise this morning in thu
shape of several presents in common
Grafton of her birthday.
Thos. h. Foley will build a 81, 5O(
addition to his residence. Contractor
Callihan mas the job, and M. d. Fan
cher will supply the lumber.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. R. Hobart are re-
joicing over the advent of youns
daughter yesterday morning at theil
home at the Judson creamery.
Judge Hughes this afternoon per-
formed the marriage service for Gus
tav W. RathEe of st. James and Anna
A. L. Blankenburg of Sterling Center.
A marriage license was issued today
to John M. Duffey and Ida A. Gron
quist, both of this city. Mr.. Duffey il
a son of John Duffey of West Mankato
Mrs J. Price of Duluth is visiting
her son, Conductor J. 81. Price, 21t
Cherry street. Mrs. Price has many
friends here who will be glad to SCI
her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Alsop of Brook
in,s Wis, who have been visiting
relatives in the city and county fol
two weeks, departed for their home
this morning.
| County Superintendent Freeman il
revising the reports of clerks an(
teachers to the county superintendent
and also the report of himself to the
state superintendent.
Word has been received that tn,
Saratoga oil we'll in Texas has COM
in. A number of Mankato parties ar
interested in this well and are happ.
over the news received.
w. E. Young went to st. Paul to
day, and from there will go to Cool
county. He had just returned from
/ st. James, where he tried one of tn
Madelia warehouse cases.
Flakes of snow fell about noon, re
minding one of winter. Twenty-on
years ago today a great blizzard swep
over the northwest, and the snow di
not go off until the following April
VIM. Emmerson, who was formerl,
in the drug business in this city an
at GAINESVILLE, was in the city thi
afternoon. He has returned from
trip to Ireland, after an absence of
year. He has not decided where t.
locate.
WinnebagoCity will have some hors
races Tuesday, Oct. 22d. The follow
ing horses are entered: Bayhart, own
ed by Schwartz g Strong, Amboy
Rogue, b o. Killmer, ,Amboy; Rock
Phineas Latin, Amboy; Ami
Rooney, Harry Stoner, Amboy Zada
o. A. Baxter, Winnebago City.
Mayer Bros. of this city have had a
unusually large demand for their tri
hammers which they manufacture
Their orders during the year hav
exceeded the hundred mark. Th
Mayer Bros. have recently increase
the facilities of their plant, and al
now employing large force of men.
{ The city has again been delayed i
citing stone for the Front street i'm
, provement, as the crusher has bee
} shut down. Another supply wa
{ promised today. The city ought t
{ own it's own crusher and it would say
3 not only delays but money. A sma
crusher is not very complicate
8 piece of machinery.
The Nicollet county commissioner
in their session Monday turned dow
the petition of the Fort Ridgely Ma
tional Park association for an apprc
priation to build bridge across tn
Minnesota river at the Cumming
ferry. 1t is not likely the Brown count
commissioners will do anything in tn
matter. since they were waiting fo