The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
From Saturday and Mondays Daily.

the city this afternoon.
West Front street is being spiked uI
and rolled with the steam roller.
A. b. Hillickson. proprietor of the
Peoples store at Springfield, was in
the city yesterday.
Mrs. Thos. Hughes and children
went to Faribault this morning to visit
her parents for week.
City Recorder Williams accompanied
Sheriff Gerlich to Saltwater this
morning with Joseph Peters.
A full pound of Hunts Perfect
baking powder-25c; free from alum
For sale by all grocers. Try it.
Mrs. DR.. Trace of Little Falls is
spending a week or two in the city al
the guest of Mrs. W. E. Young.
A marriage license was granted to.
day to Daniel P. Pierce and Alta
May Balinger, both of Beauford.
The Modern Woodmen will have big
Fourth of July celebration at Madison
Lake. Judge Buck will give the
address.
Mrs. May Hubbell Loomis of st.
Paul was in the city Thursday while
on her way to Point Pleasant to spend
three Or four weeks
VIM. Milne. the man who was rob.
bed of $40 last week, went TO North,
field to spend Sunday with his sister
and has not yet returned.
Mr.. and Mrs A. J. Viegel left on
the noon train for st. Paul and will
continue on to Buffalo tonight to spend
ten days at the exposition.
D. G. Davies has sold his residence in
West Mankato to E. NJ Shook, and is
moving out today. He will store his
goods and board for the present.
Col. Widell and wife left this morn
ing for st. Paul, and will leave this
evening for Buffalo in company with
Governor Van SAINT and staff.
About fifty gentlemen partook OF
the supper at the Presbyterian church
last evening. Afterwards, the work
of the church was considered.
The Free Methodists will hold an
eight days camp meeting on the east
bank of Perch lake, town of Medo,
commencing Wednesday, June 26.
W. S. Taylor was out today for the
first time since his fall from the ROOT
of Prof. Brandrups barn. His friends
are glad to see him around again.
Mr.. Crandall's barn, at 1915 North
Second street, was entered by some
one Saturday night and two trunks
were ransacked. Two pairs of trousers
were stolen.
Fourteen members of Superior lodge
No. 5, Degree of Honor, held picnic
yesterday at Lake Washington. The
party picniced on the west side, and
had a good time.
Mrs. Fannie Hicks and Mrs. Char.
lotte Drake of Sioux City, daughters
of Rev. Richmond, formerly of this
city. were guests of Mrs. R. E.
Brown today. They are staying al
Point Pleasant.
Geo. W. Baldwin left for Chicago
today after stay of several days in
the city. He has left the employ of the
Mankato Mills Go. and will 60 into
business at Chicago.
Marriage licenses were granted to-
day to Christian F. Sperber of Wells
and Ida F. Hike of Amboy, and
Matthias Pestka of Waseca, and Agnes
G. Wingen of Mcpherson.
The First Church of Christ has just
completed arrangements with Rev.
Simpson Ely, a prominent evangelist
of Des Moines, Iowa, to hold series
of revival services, beginning about
the middle of next October.
DR.. q. G.. Harrington began work
this morning tearing out the front o.
his newly purchased VIM. Frisbit
house on South Second street, prepare
tory to building modern two story
front. He will brick veneer the ole
part.
The Free Press is in receipt of copy
of the Minnesota blue book for 1901
by courtesy of Hon. Nels Nyquist. Il
is complete compendium of statistical
information of the state, as we'll al
many other matters and is most val
liable publication.
Word has been received from Con
gresham McCleary that he will be il
the city tomorrow, Tuesday, and Wed
| nesday. Those wishing to see him OF
business matters should take note o.
this. He sails with his family fol
Europe week from Wednesday, JUNE
90,
Under law passed by the legisla
ture last spring, the county treasurer
| must pay the public library money tt
the secretary of the library board
who gives a bond for it, and wht
| must turn it over to the city treas
urer, who is to keep it separate from
the city's money. The county treasurer
pays over whatever amount the city
recorder says is due the library.
Sheriff Joseph Smith of LIE Sueul
county passed through the city las