The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-09-27

where she has been visiting her par
ents for month.
The Tribune says that the cooks at
the st. Peter hospital for the insane
have struck, owing to the reduction of
their wages by the board of control.
At LIE Sueur yesterday, Art Evan
sons st. Peter trotting horse fell dead
on the street while being driven at
an ordinary gait through the village.
Misses Katherine and Agnes Dunn
of Wheaton are guests of their sister,
Mrs. D. S. Evans, for week. They
are on their way to California to spend
the winter.
w. A. Funk states that when he was
county attorney of Jackson county Roy
Parsons was committed to the ST.
Peter insane asylum. Parsons is still
in town, with his horse.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Klein have re-
turned from their visit to Red Lake
Falls Mr.. Klein states that the potato
crop there is good, but it was a little
too wet for other crops.
Merchant Policeman Mcdonald last
night commenced his duties as night
man at the city hall, by appointment
of Mayor Petersen. The patrolmen
will report to him at intervals during
the night.
On Friday, Executive Agent Fuller
ton of the state game and fish com
mission will send four cans Of bass and
croppy fry to Lake Madison, to help
restock the lake. Fl. A. Patterson has
been corresponding with him for som e
time about the matter.
Rev. and Mrs. F. E. R. Miller left
today for Minneapolis where they were
called to the bedside of Mr.. Miller s
mother. who is critically ILL., If there
is turn for the better Mr.. Miller will
return to Mankato for the church SER
vice tomorrow evening and over Sun
day.
Chief Bowen received telegram to,
day from Supt. G. F. Pierce of the
Flandreau, S. D., Indian school, ask.
ing him to be on the lookout for two
Indian boys, Julius Lefrancier and
Andrew Scharlow, aged seventeen
years, who are runaway pupils of the
school,
B. D. Smith, wife and children,
and Mrs. Ayres returned at noon today
from New York, near where on the
sea shore, Mrs. Smith and her mother
and the children spent the summer.
Mr.. Smith went east over month ago
spending about ten days at the ses
shore, and the remainder of the time
at other points.
Local architects expect that mex
year will be a good one in the building
| line. They base their belief on tn,
number of letters of inquiry received
regarding projected work. Mankato
as producer of building material
will prosper by whatever building il
done in this section. whether at HON,
or not.
| The central fire station boys were
J called out at six O'Clock this morning
by still alarm, caused by the burn
ing of the smoke house at the rear o.
J. P. Schweitzer's meat market. Tn,
building was empty and there hat
, not been fire there for day or two
A stream of water was turned on anG
, the blaze was quickly extinguished.
Congressman McCleary arrived il
Mankato last evening from Washing
ton. He attended President McKin
and also at Canton, and says that both
were the most impressive and sorrow
full demonstrations ever held in this
country. Mr.. MeCleary first learned Of
the death of the late L. A. Linder on
reaching st. Paul, and Immediately
telegraphed his coincidence to Mrs.
Linder.J
Albert Lea Enterprise Judge An
drews of Mankato has arrived in this
city and will make Albert Lea his fu-
ture home. Mr.. Andrews is an attor-
ney of many years experience and he
will enter into active practice here.
He has rented Offices over Thompson s
shoe store. We welcome Mr.. Andrews
to the city AMI we believe that he
will find a pleasant city for himself
and family to reside in.
The directors of the First National
bank met this forenoon and adopted
resolutions respecting the death of the
late cashier, L. A. Under 1t is prob
able that no action will be taken to-
ward electing a successor until the an
nual meeting next January. A couple
of dozen applications, more or less, have
been received from as many parties
who would like to fill the Office. Some
of these parties are from out of the
city. The directors will proceed slowly
| in the matter.
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