The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-18
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P. F. thinner of--s.Lincoln, ssNeb., is
visiting in the city.
L. G. Beebe of .Winnebago City was
in Mankato last evening. 80 ,.
Miss Lydia. Young of Owatonna is
visiting her cousin, Mrs. G. o. Daley.
Mrs. Horn and Mrs. Geo. 81. .Elwell
of Minneapolis arrived today to visit
Mrs. Leander Wilson for a.few days.
E. L. Patterson left last night for
Baraboo, Wis, to join his wife and
child, and expects to return with
them Sunday.
Mrs. l.. c. Iceberg and daughter,
Marjorie, returned to their home at
Fargo, N. D., today, after visit with
o. P. Iceberg and family.
Two mild cases of diphtheria are.
reported from West Mankato, in the
Schwitzer and Mcclellan families.
S. Wilhartz states that he has heard
nothing more from the New York
parties regarding the street railway
matter.
The city will expend 5000 on the
grading of Prospect avenue, to connect
with Clark street, and when the money
is gone the work will cease.
Chas. 81. Shelby of Lake Crystal ar
rived in the city on an early train this
morning andspurchased.. "a. silver-toned
Hackley..piano of.Peter. Helm.
.sThe..sM. .---E. s parsonage has been
neatly reprinted and repapered. Mrs.
Cowgirl and acknowledgements and
will in few days have things in
readiness to receive--friends,
Matters are very quiet around the
police headquarters these days. This
afternoon drunk from Lake Crystal
was locked up to sober off, and this
was the first excitement of the day.
A. R. Eckle has awarded the con-
tract for putting heating plant into
his new building on jackson street to
the Mankato Plumbing and Heating
Co. The work has been commenced.
Rev. F. B. Cowgirl, pastor of the NJ.
E. church, united in marriage at the
parsonage Lucius S. Burton of Alden
and Edna Davies of Mankato. Mr..
and Mrs. Burton will reside at Alden,
the home of the groom
Evan Thostad, the man who was
thrown from the Omaha track near
Minneopa by locomotive while sit
ting on tie, is now considered out
of danger. He is sitting up and will
be discharged in few days. 1t will
be remembered that for some days his
life was dispaired of.
The state board of pardons has the
cases of the three Mankato shop lifters
under consideration. 81. L. Schmitt
appeared before the board yesterday on
behalf of Mrs. Ulrika Kohler, A. E.
Clark for Mrs. Minnie Kohler, and
Thos Hughes for Mrs. Elsie Foss.
Walter J. Driscoll, superintendent
of the mechanical department of the
st. Paul Pioneer Press. b. D. Brown
. of Brown, Tracy & Co., st. Paul,
and Geo. D. Barnard of the Geo. D.
Barnard Blank Book Go. of st. Louis,
81 we'll known and highly esteemed
; gentlemen, were visitors to the city
this afternoon.
The owner of two vacant lots on
Fulton street has sent an objection to
! the board of public works against his
sewer assessment, on the ground that
he is not benefited because his lots
! are vacant. If objections of this kind
were needed, there would be very few
improvements in Mankato or else
where.
i Mayer Bros. have the foundation in
or the boiler and blacksmith shop
back of their new machine shop. The
shop will be constructed of brick and
will be completed in another month,
when new machinery will be installed
besides that of the old boiler works.
Mayer Bros. have turned out 100 OF
their patent "trip hammers since Jan.
1st and have orders ahead for many
! more.
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