The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-04
LOCAL AND Personal.
From Tuesday and Wednesdays Dany.

Lake was a Stahl House guest last
night
Congressman and Mrs McCleary
and son, Leslie, returned to the city
this noon.
Mrs. E. l.. Patterson and child LEFT
today to visit friends in Wisconsin for
a couple of weeks.
Several Easements were flooded last
night, and some extra work was made
for the street force.
A young lady patient at st. Joseph s
hospital is to be examined as to her
sanity this afternoon.
f. 81. Pfeffer and family have moved
into Mrs Coon's residence, corner Of
Broad. and Jackson streets.
A marriage license was issued yes
terday to Amel A. Doeling and Eliza
beth s. W, Wrucke, both of Lyra.
Mrs. G. l.. Wing was called to AL
bert Lea this afternoon by telegram
announcing the death of her brother.
An everlasting Carlisle and silver
toned Hsckley were bought of Peter
Helm and shipped to Lake Crystal to-
day.
A rain that almost assumed the pro-
portions of cloudburst fell last night.
A vast amount of water fell in short
period
Congressman McCleary today recon-
mended Fred F. Moulter for postmaster
at Seaforth, Redwood Co. to succeed
W. J. G. Pratt, resigned.
G. 81. Griebel returned last night
from Minneapolis, where he contracted
for electric lights and new scenery
for the Fairmont opera house.
The missionary society of the First
Church of Christ will meet in the
church parlors at four clock Wednes-
day afternoon. All are invited.
Mrs. Geo. A. Jones, who has been
visiting her brother Geo. T Barr and
wife the past ten days left for Mime
apolis this noon for visit with rela-
tives.
The woman 8 foreign missionary So
ciety of the M. E. church has post
poned their meeting from the first
Wednesday to the second Wednesday
in October
John Donahue returned last night
from Brookings, S. D., where he was
present during threshing on his farm.
The yield of wheat was fifteen bushels
to the acre.
The action against Oscar Bierbauer
and Frank Pohl, for an alleged viola
tion of the game law by shooting
game out of season, has been dismis-
sed at st. Peter.
Judge Shissler has overruled the
motion for a new trial made by 81. L.
Schmitt in his action against the
Murrays and Mrs. Mullen. An appeal
will probably be taken.
On account of the hot weather in
September, during which gas con-
sumers made general use of their
stoves, the Gas company has volun-
tarially extended the period of reduc-
tion in price of gas to include that
month.
F. h. Pfeffer brought back from
Georgia samples of cotton. The Free
Press Office has on exhibition one of
the stalks of the cotton plant, contain
ing several bowls, open and partly
open. 1t is a novelty in this part of
the country.
Andrew Linder returned to the city
yesterday. He reports too much rain
in North Dakota and in consequence
much injury to unthreshed grain. The
crop this year was good one, there is
plenty of money, and merchants are
stocking up heavily.
The first conviction under the new
law relating to non-support has been
had in LIE Sueur county. At Water
Vile, Judge Caldwell has sentenced
John Gartner to one year in the state
penitentiary for non-support of his
wife and four small children.
J. M. Duell of Eyota and J. Q. Cur
rier of Nicollet were pleasant visitors
at this Office today. They with August
Strehlow of Bethany, were on their way
to Pipestone to attend meeting of di-
rectors of the hail insurance company
with which they are connected.
The Liedertafel is preparing to pre-,
sent cat the White Horse Tavern" in
German at the opera house on a Sun
day evening at the latter end of o.
tober. A good deal of time is being
devoted to the preparation, and much
dramatic talent has been developed in
| the society.
The Red Wing Republican says that
DR.. John Stafford, who has been in
that city the past two years, will be
transferred to Minneapolis church.
DIR. Driver of this city succeeds him
at Red Wing. DR.. Stafford is at pre-
sent in England.
At meeting of the directors of the
First National bank this morning Mr..
A. o. Eberhart was unanimously
elected director to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Mr.. LA. Lin
der. 1t is probable that the selection
of cashier will be laid over until the
animal election in January.