The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-28
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Economical housekeepers always use
Hunts perfect" baking powder.
Mrs. S. J. Wright and daughter of
Aberdeen, S. D., are visiting in the
city.
A ten and half pound boy has ar
rived at the home of F. E.. Keith. and
Papa Keith is very happy.
Chas. Schwartz pleaded guilty in the
municipal court to the charge of using
abusive language and paid a fine of
SO and costs.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. 81. May of this city
attended the wedding Wednesday eve
ming at Minneapolis of Miss Amelia
May schoepf and John Berghurt May.
The case against Henry Ahlmsdorff
in the municipal court has been con-
tinued until next Monday, and that
against Fred Stroebel until Wednesday.
Miss Mary Vandesteeg and Miss
Anna DeYoung of Orange City, Iowa,
arrived yesterday to visit their uncle,
Geo. Pass, and family for couple of
weeks.
Two hundred people went to Lake
Tetonka on the Sunday school excur-
sion this morning. The train started
out about on time. The day has been
favorable.
DR.. Geo. H.: Davis sailed from Lon
don a week ago today on the steamer
Minnehaha for New York, and will
arrive in Mankato to take the pastor
ate of the Presbyterian church Aug.
list.
DR.. Kirkwood returned at noon today
from Albert Lea, where he was called
by the serious illness of his brother
He reports him gradually sinking
and that death is but question of a
few hours.
L. A. Linder's TOWNSHIP on the
southeast shore. of Lake Washington
has been named Under Bay. Nineteen
lots running to the lake shore have
been plated, and each has a barn
lot across the street that runs along
the rear of the lots
81. Humphrey of Lake Crystal, who
was in the city yesterday, returned a
short time ago from six weeks trip
to Idaho and the Pacific coast. At
Seattle he met j. A. James and Manly
B. Haynes. At Wieser, Idaho, he
found DR.. E. j. Davis doing nicely.
Mr.. Humphrey travelled over 5000
miles, but found no section of country
OF county equal to Blue Earth.
The only change made by the char
ter commission before presenting it to
the. council last night was to make
the salary of the assessor hold the
same.as at present, $3.50. for two years,
after which it will be reduced to 5000.
The commission held meeting last
night just previous to the council
meeting to put on the finishing
touches.
Rev. John D. Mccormick, a student
at the Hamlin university is filling the
pulpit at the Belgrade avenue M. E.
church, North Mankato, during the
summer. Rev. Mccormick also
breaches every other Sunday at Spring
Island and Rapidan. Rev. McCor-
,oioly,o boroa 80 Of Ouotoppo b,,f 10
residing here during the summer. He
will return to the university this fall
completing his course in a year.
After the bottle has been used, rinse
it thoroughly in warm water, then fill
with warm water containing tea
spoonful of Gold Dust Washing Pow
der, and let it stand. shaking every
now and then. If rubber tube is used,
let it remain also in the water. Rinse
through several clean waters. Gold
Dust is much more effective than soap
to clean them, as it removes all specks
and notes clinging to the sides of the
bottles.
The United Telephone and Tele-
graph company, incorporated by A. T.
Averill, W. Fl. Dunn and g. M. Aver
i'll of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Charles
Webster and Ct. W. Patler ofWaucoma,
Iowa, has filed its articles in Hennepin
county. The capital stock is 800, 600.
1t is understood the new company
will take over the property and fran
chise of the Greene & Western COM
pany and cooperate with the Twin
City Telephone company. The Greene
& Western lines run from st. Paul to
Mankato and from Minneapolis to
Waterville.
j. F. Jackson, who for the past three
years has been secretary of the state
board of charities and corrections,
has resigned his position and will go
to New York city to accept a place
with the associated charities of that
city. Mr.. jackson takes this action in
anticipation of the dissolution of the
board of charities and corrections July
81, when the board of control will per-
form the duties which have heretofore
devolved upon the board of charities
and corrections. For the short time in
tervening it has been arranged that
Secretary Jackson's position shall be
filled by W. A. Gates, state agent for
the board.
BIDS WERE LOW.
Masters & Mel aurin Secure the EuItou