The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-13
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
From Saturday and Mondays Daily.

L hiOh SATURDAY anu MOuudy Ddlly.
Col Joseph Bobleter of New Ulm
was in the city over night.
E. G. Stowe of Fairmont was guest
at the Saulpaugh Saturday night.
John Clark Jr. of Redwood Falls
| was Saulpaugh guest last night.
Osborn Davies has come up from
| Minneapolis to visit relatives until
New Years.
Mrs. G. A. Richardson came down
from New Ulm yesterday to attend
"Way Down East -
Editor A. M. Welles of the Redwood
Falls Reveille was guest at the Saul
paugh over night.
FL. Daniels of Aurora, Neb., arrived
! in the city last night to visit his son,
Officer Walter Daniels.
Judge Ira P. Shisslar and wife re-
turned Saturday noon from their visit
in Chicago and Joliet, Ill.
Wells Advocate: Miss Florence Eel
lows spent Sunday at Mankato, the
guest of Mrs. G.. N. Andrews.
1. S. Root of Shelby was in the city
today on his return from Wisconsin,
| where he went to look over land.
Miss Doris Pugh returned Saturday
from Bushnell, Ill, where she held the
position of trimmer with leading
milliner the past season. She came
via. Chicago.
l. W. A. Funk has just fitted up his
law offices with the elastic book cases,
purchased of CIVIC. Wernecke OF
this city. He is much pleased with
his purchase.
a. P. Jensen left this morning for
Hutchinson to attend the funeral OF his
brother, which occurs tomorrow after
noon. He will probably return some
time Wednesday.
NIB. Haynes has returned from Will
mot, Mobiles county, where he was
employed by the council to make water
works and wer@plans for plant to
be put in next season.
The central station boys were called
out at 10 10 o'clock last night by a
still alarm, due to chimney fire al
1911 North Front street, residence
leased by Mr.. Tronfelt. Little dam
age was done.
Judge Cray this forenoon heard the
matter Of the adoption of Willard
Thompson, a minor, by f. r. and
Katie Flanagan. This afternoon the
case of Chas. Owens, app}t., VS.. James
Morris, respt., was tried.
August Marschner spent Saturday
at Mapleton, arranging for the presen-
tation of "White Horse Tavern" there
by the Liedertafel society next Monday
night. The Mapleton people will miss
a good thing if they do not see it.
D. G. Davies has received letter
from A.. NJ Rutan of Port Arthur, g
former resident of Mankato, saying
that there has been good rice crop
there and that this together with The
oil discoveries is giving the place a
boom.
! A stranger called at the city hall
Yesterday afternoon to rest, and repre-
sented TO the police that, hesshad but
ninety cents. This morning he called
again and claimed that during the
night he had been robbed of pocket
book containing $75.
J. NJ. Oxley of La Crosse, train.
master on the Southern Minnesota
division of the Milwaukee road, and
Landlord Stephen Turner of Wells were
in the city over night on business.
From them we learn that fine new
depot has been promised the village OF
Wells for next summer.
D. S. Evans, local agent of the
New York Life Insurance Co., went
| to Danville Saturday to pay to limo
thy..Ryan 81, 900, the amount of life
insurance policy carried in the com
pany by his wife, who died early in
November of consumption. The policy
was paid..ten days after ssthe proof Of
death had been sent in, which is 6
! fact worthy of commentator.
Good Thunder Herald: On Friday
last, while Mr.. August T. Graf was
engaged in painting from ladder and
only about seven or eight feet from
the ground. the ladder slipped and h
fell TO the frozen ground below. Strik
ing in his hand the two bones in hi
left arm. between the elbow and wrist
were broken squarely off. His RICH
arm also suffered severely, the bone
of same being splintered DR.. Schles
selman Immediately attended to tn,
| injuries but it will be several week
before Mr.. Graf will have the use O.
either member. At the present tim
he is doing as we'll as could be ex
pected.
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