The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-20
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
From Saturday and Mondays Daily.

Lake Crystal today.
Arne Knudson drove in from Medo
today, and reports a cold ride.
L. F. Mills of Garden City was a
caller at the court house this after
noon.
Money to loan on approved real es-
tate at low rate of interest. Man
kato Savings bank.
A marriage license was granted to-
day to Joseph B. Kienholl and Martha
B. Erase. both of Amboy.
Attorney Frank Cague of Lamberton
appeared in bankruptcy case before
Referee Flittie today.
A marriage license was granted to-
day to Carl o. Clauson of Leeds town
ship, Murray county, and Mary John
son of this city.
Judge Cray has made. an order grant
ing change of venue to LIE Sueur
county in the case of the Moline Stod-
dard Co. VS.. E. I. p Staede.
The wrestling match between John
j. Rooney and Robt. Faulkner at
Sioux City tonight is off. Rooney is
in this city this afternoon.
This is the weather that the coal
man and the ice man both like. The
coal man is busy filling orders, and
the ice man sees the ice on the river
freeze to good depth.
From the number of farmers teams
in the city today, the Christmas trade
of our merchants will be good. The
present weather is calculated to keep
the sleighing good.
The police officers have made it one
of their duties to see that horses have
not been left too long on the streets.
They are to be commended for this.
Many poor. brutes have been left tc
suffer in the cold, while their owners
spent hours in the saloons.
A caboose got off the track on the
main line of the c., M. & st. P. road
at Jackson last night and delayed the
east bound passenger train for some
time. This gave rise to rumors of a
bad wreck, which were fortunately
without foundation. One brakeman
was slightly injured.
Chief Bowen has received letter
from L. D. McGahan, manager of the
Palladium Publishing Co. of Bis
marck, N. D., who seeks to learn the
whereabouts of G. L. King, a printer,
whose address he says was 526 Walnut
street, Mankato. He has been unable
to learn that such party ever lived
at the number given.
The first meeting of creditors of Pasz
& Steffen, bankrupts of Sanborn, was
held in Referee Flittie's Office this
forenoon. A E. Clark represented
most of the creditors, and Frank
Clague OIL amberton appeared for the
bankrupts. Chas e. Ganglehoff OF
Minneapolis was selected as trustee.
The plate glass windows Of Marcy &
Andrews hardware store at Winnebagc
City, were smashed couple of nights
ago by unknown parties. The mem
bers of the firm were active in the
prosecution of some half dozen blind
piggers, which is thought to throw
some light on the matter.
The remains of the late Henry
MEME arrived in the city this after.
noon from st. James, accompanied
by delegation of the Catholic Order
of Foresters, of which he was mem.
Der. The funeral of Mrs. Sophia MEME
and her son, Henry, will be held fro
st. Peter and Paul's church at nine
O. clock tomorrow morning.
The Milwaukee road has not yet con.
nected up with the Great Western, and
is not now expected to do SO until next
spring. The gravel trains have been
Withdrawn, but the work of riprap.
ping the embankment is going on.
Work was suspended today, owing to
the intense cold on the river bank,
where the full sweep of the wind is
felt.
The ladies of the Norwegian Luth-
eran Trinity church planned very
pleasant surprise Oh Mrs. Rachel Sor-
enson in honor of her 10th birthday
last Sunday. They all met at hel
home in Spring Island and presented
her with some very valuable presents.
Dinner was served at 2 o'clock and
they all enjoyed themselves very
much.
The street committee has not yet beer
called together to consider the matter
of paving the streets. It's most serious
problem is how to get the payments
extended over series of years.
A cold wave came this morning un-
heralded by the signal service, but none
the less severe because it had slipped
over the Canadian border unobserved.
The mercury was forced down to twelve
degrees below zero, with strong wind
blowing, and tonight promises to be
even colder. This is about as cold
weather as was experienced at any
time last winter.
An important catch has been made
by Chief of Police Martin of Sioux
Falls, S. D. He recognized a man on
the street as an ex-convict from the
Sioux Falls pen itentiary, who, short
time ago, escaped from the peniten.
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