The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-20

b. E. Woods and wife, Geo. John,
l. s. Knox and Mrs. 81. J. Knox of
Lake Crystal were in the city Satur-
day evening.
Miss Garlic W. Haynes has aban-
doned her proposed trip to California
and is in Chicago receiving X-ray
treatment for her lungs.
The mercury stood at twenty degrees
below zero at 7:30 a. m. yesterday,
which was three degrees warmer than
the day before At the same hour this
morning it st God at one above zero.
The cold wave breaks the record for
December since the government OBJ
servatory was established at Mime
apolis.
The mercury fell to thirty-two de-
grees below zero at Rapidan last night,
according to W. W. Weller's Their
mometer. 1t is likely that a severer
degree of cold was reached on the
prairie than down in the valley. Their
mometers in this city had a wide
range according to their reliability and
exposure.
A fellow who was seen several times
| looking into the windows of a private
residence on South Second street
Thursday evening was given a sound
drubbing by member of the family
who happened to be at home He
would have been locked up had he not
| begged off to the police. He claimed
that he did not know why he came the
Peeping Tom act.
The testimonial recital given for Miss
Jennie Hughes. by the pupils of Mrs.
Fred 81. Snyder at the Saulpaugh last
evening was as we'll attended as the
weather would admit Of and was a
success in every way. The pupils
showed great proficiency, and were
assisted by Miss Jessie Rice, pianist,
and Mrs. B. I. Vance, violinist.
The improvements in the American
Express Co. 8 Office have been COM
| pleted, and the Office is now one Of the
neatest and most attractive in the
city. The oak counters were received
from Chicago and were set up by Mr..
Duboise of this city. The room has
been nicely repapered by JOS Mander-
field, and as soon as the weather will
permit the front of the building will
receive fresh coat of paint. Agent
Pfeffer has reason to feel proud of his
improved quarters.
Messrs. Pau and Flittie have re-
ceived many acceptances from mem
bers of the bar to the invitations sent
cut this week for social function.
They range all the way from inquiries
regarding what there will be to eat.
and inquiries regarding what to wear,
to protests to making use of the funds
OF the association in this manner. AS
the association has no funds, the at
torneys are having good deal of fun
out of it.
Officers Daniels, Kelly, Vogel and
Thilgen raided house in the south
part of the city at three o'clock Sun
| day morning and arrested three men
and one woman in an upstairs room.
The quartet was locked up and thi S
morning each paid fine of IS. 65 in
the municipal court for disorderly con-
duct. Complaint was made by the
owner of the house, who lives on the
first floor, and who had rented the
room to one of the men.
Geo. E. Brett, Inc, suffered quite a
serious loss by the bursting of water
pipe yesterday morning in the room
formerly occupied by DR.. Young and
directly over their silks stock. About
a thousand yards of silk were more or
less wet. They will be put on table
by themselves and sold out at great
sacrifice beginning Tuesday morning
at nine o clock. Just what the damage
will be we are unable to state as the
goods have not been inventoried Mr..
Brett states, however, that it will
amount to several hundred dollars
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