The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-01


was held to the grand jury under
81, 900 bail charged with assault in the
first degree, was last Monday re-
leased, W. E. Barnard and Andrew
Lindahl having voluntarily signed his
bond. They believe that he is more
sinned against than SHINING.
Next Saturday the ground hog comes
out to look for his shadow, and the
weather of the next six weeks will de-
pend upon whether or not he finds his
| shadow.
The second of a series of Relief
Corps suppers will be held at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Mansfield, 227 Clark
street, Friday evening. Every body is
invited at o'clock. Price 10 cents.
Manager Helm states that the
Hackley- Chase Co. will establish per-
manent agency in Mankato buying
or building a location and putting in
permanent agent. He considers the
field good one.
Special meetings have been in pro-
gress for a week at the First Church
of Christ. They will continue. Last
week they were held in the basement,
this week they will be held in the
main auditorium.
Two more recruits were obtained by
Capt. Wilder Saturday afternoon,
Chris johnson and Geo. Johnston.
They were sent to St. Paul today.
, The recruiting Office will probably be
broken up tomorrow.
An arc light has been placed by the
Incandescent Light and Stove Co., of
Cincinnati, Ohio, on the corner just
across the bridge in North Mankato
North Mankato will soon take up the
matter of street lighting and this light
has been put in as sample light.
In making mention few days ago
of Judge Flandrau's book, History of
Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier, "
we inadvertently neglected to mention
the name of the publishers of the
same. 1t is published by E. W. Porter,
81 East Fourth street, st. Paul, where
ali communications in regard to the
book should be addressed.
81. p Richardson, Robt. L. Watson,
John Dunbar and Chas. Davis, all of
this city, have been accepted by Capt.
Wildes at the recruiting station. They
left for St. Paul at noon today
where they will be fully equipped for
cavalry service and from there will be
sent to San Francisco from where they
will later on be transferred for ser
vice to the Philippines.
Stephen Lamm, who has just recov-
cred from an attack of the grip, is
contemplating an extended trip to
Southern points accompanied by his
wife he expects to leave early next
week for Milwaukee and st. Louis.
At st. Louis they will be joined by
their daughter, Carrie, and together
they will visit New Orleans, points
in Texas, etc. They expect to be alb
sent about six weeks.
County Treasurer Davis some few
days ago sent card to F. j. Roger,
| formerly manager of the candy and
cracker factory of this city and now at
Aurora, ILL.,, notifying him of per-
sonal property tax of $2.79 due from
him. In reply he received card say
ing: Gentlemen: My regards.
Charge this to profit and loss Of
unmitigated gall and brevity of ex-
preston this beats anything we ever
! heard.
Gov. Van SAINT has reappointed Geo.
H. Clark of this city as resident di-
rector of the normal school board. The
appointment is well merited, as Mr..
Clark has looked after the welfare of
the school in careful, conscientious
manner. The future interests of the
school will be well looked after by Mr.
Clark Other members of the board
appointed are: w. B. Mitchell st.
Cloud; Charles A. Morey, Winona;
William S. Phelps, Duluth.
Joseph Taylor who claims that his
home is in Los Angeles, CAL, was ar
rested by Officer Thilgen Saturday
night on suspicion of having stolen a
goat skin robe, which he was Offering
to dispose of cheap at livery barns.
He claimed that he found the robe in
the road near Sioux City ten days ago,
and that he took it along to get piece
of money with. He was willing to &c
to Jail for sixty days, but Chief Bowen
thought that this would be too easy a
snap for him and he was put on the
rock pile for two days.
j U. G. Truax and S. Wilhartz have
just secured an option on 10, 040 acres
of land in North Dakota adjoining
, the coal mines recently opened and
now being operated by ex-senator W.
ID. Washburn. These lands were pro.
cured at farm land--prices but promise
to have coal land values. Mr.. Trua1
is feeling jubilant over his deal and il
going to Iowa, where he will NEE
some experienced coal men with whom
he has been in correspondence an
whom he expects to interest with him