The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-11
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day announced that he would be a
candidate for congress next year.
The county commissioners of Lin
coin county have set Monday, Oct.
2Sth, for the special election on the
question of county seat removal from
Lake Benton to Ivanhoe
Geo. Bloomgren, the 11-year- son
of Mrs. Minnie Bloomgren, 1902
Washington Ave, S. Minneapolis dis
appeared from his home the 23d of last
August and no trace of him can be
found. He told his sister he was 60
ing to work on farm.
The general store of A. l.. Mills of
Wabasha was burglarized Tuesday
night and a quantity of clothing car
ried away. Local parties are suspect
ed.
At Bemidji the county auditor, J.
II. Hauer, resigned some time ago to
take effect Wednesday and the county
board appointed Dave Sylvester for
the unexpired term. In the mean
time the board changed it's mind and
Wednesday met and appointed Theo.
Welte, but Sylvester had in the mean
time taken the oath of Office and taken
possession of the Office Sylvester has
been arrested for performing the
duties of auditor and Welte has been
served with a court order restraining
him from taking possession of the
Office In the mean time county bust
ness is tied up there, as Sylvester has
combination to the vault Personal
and political strife is the cause of the
trouble
Robert White an old resident of
Lake City is dead.
Six Great Northern employees have
been arrested at Willmar charged with
breaking into and stealing goods from
bonded cars. The act took place near
Crookston about year ago.
lightning struck the barn of John
Bake, north of Kenyon and it was
burned to the ground together with
three horses and some other stock.
The state historical society is agi-
tating the erection of building of
it's own on the lot owned by it at
northwest corner of Tenth and Waba-
sha streets. The society hopes to Sc
cure the money by contributions and
legislative appropriation. The Off
GERS of the society say the rooms in
the new capitol will be inadequate
in few years.
At Kasson an itinerant grocer
peddler was selling 10 cent baking
powder for 81 cents. The state food
commission got after him had him ar
rested and he was fined $50. Upon
release he commenced selling it again,
and was again arrested and fined an
other $50. He then decamped between
two days.
The enollment of the Faribault
schools has reached LOO.
At Winona a jury gave John E.
Kerrigan verdict for So, 475 against
the Milwaukee road for injuries re-
ceived in an accident at Grand Mea-
dow in 1898.
James Thomas was thrown from a
wagon at Lake City Wednesday eve
ming and had his head caught between
the wheel and some rocks, badly
crushing it. There is no hope of his
recovery.
Christian ArvesJad, an old settler
and prominent citizen of Mabel, re-
Gently died in Norway, where he went
on visit.
There are thirty two applicants for
examination for licenses to practice
dentistry, at the state university this
fall.
Fred Schmidt, butcher at Spring
Valley, found a burglar in his market
the other night and gave him such an
pounding, that he is laid
up for repairs. He also confessed to
having burglarized the market last
July, when some $50 was taken.
The safe at the Great Northern de-
pot at Appleton was blown open and
about $50 in cash taken.
st. Cloud library board has received
it's first check of So, from Andrew
Carnegie for its new library building.
The report of the county superin-
tendent of Freedom county show that
there are 5, sos pupils in the schools
of that county of which 4 $50 draw
public money. The total receipts of
school monies for the year were
500, Ala. 4S.
redwood Falls will have new
bank, to open about Nov. 1st 1t will
be operated by Gold, Stabeck & Co.,
who also operate banks at Renville and
several other points in that section.