The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-27
LOCAL AND Personal.

Mankato today.
Sadie and Adele Durham are home
to spend their vacation with their
mother.
Mrs. D. G. Davies and children re-
turned yesterday afternoon from their
visit in Mimi eapolis.
: 1t is reported that. wrestler from
st. Clair has challenged any Mankato
wrestler to match.
Fairmont Sentinel: Mr.. 81. Erd
and family will spend the holidays
with relatives at Mankato.
John Mansfield, who is taking the
law course at Ann Arbor, Mich, uni
versity,is home for the holidays.
Wv. p. Mcconnell, state dairy and
food. commissioner, is down from st.
Paul to spend Christmas in the city.
o. P. Nelson is home from Marshall
town. Iowa, to spend the holidays. He
has bridge contract with the Chi
cago Great Western road.
DIR. Aaron F. Schmitt returned last
night from Chicago, having just re-
ceived the right to place IN. D. ;"
after his name. He has not yet decid-
ed where to locate.
Representative Geo. w. Norman of
j udson was in the city today on his
way home from Vernon Center, where
he attended the knights. of Pythias
banquet last night.
Marriage licenses were granted to-
day to Walton A Friend of Garden
City and Mary E. Barney of Vernon
Center, and Herman A. Larson of st.
Paul and Laura G.. Olson of this city.
Red Wing Republican: DR.. and
Mrs. Driver went over to Mankato this
afternoon to see Gen. and Mrs. Baker
before their usual winter sojourn to
California. They will return tomor-
row evening.
Frank Graves paid 1896 in the
municipal court today for assaulting
Walter Thackary. and VIM. Miller paid
a like amount for disorderly conduct.
The affairs occurred on South Front
street last night
d. V. Williams received telegram
asst night for Ed. Wall, at Ell Paso,
Texas. saying that Ed. Goodwin is
slightly better and was able to arouse
himself sufficiently to speak the
words "Mankato, MINI.
A. ]. Stackpole of Lake Crystal was
in the city today on his return from
the Knights of Pythias meeting at
Vernon Center last night. He reports
his son, Webb, who is at Hot Springs,
Ark, as doing reasonably well.
| The Chicago Great Western road has
awarded bridge contracts between Ida
Grove and Sioux City. Iowa, to the
amount of $500. 600. Col Widell was
asked to figure on the work, but as the
bridges had to be put in this winter
he could not handle 1t in addition to
his other work.
Assessor Jordan and family will en-
joy fifteen pound turkey from Trem-
peleau county, Wis, for their
Christmas dinner. For the sixteenth
successive year they have received a
fine gobbler from their Wisconsin
relatives. This fine bird came the
other day by express, dry picked.
The funeral services over the re-
mains of the late Mrs Farr this after
noon were conducted in the presence
of large gathering of the friends of
the family. The floral offerings were
very beautiful The remains were put
aboard the 4 80 p. N. train for Wau-
kesha. Wis, over the Chicago 81
North Western road.
]. L. Sievert of Fort Wayne Ia the
designer and has recently been granted
a patent on an elegant national SOU
venir spoon. This spoon is now on the
market at moderate price. and bear
ing the portraits of our martyred
presidents. Lincoln. Garfield and Nc
Kinley and embellished with artistic
work that makes 1t highly attractive.
This spoon retails In sterling silver
at 81. rs with silver handle or g in
French gray finish. 1t Is handled and
for sale by the Wayne Jewelry COM
pany Of Fort Wayne. Ind, and it Is
sure to have great sale.
The us. civil service commission
win hold examinations at several
places In each state during March and
April, to secure young men snd women
for the government service. e,889
persons secured positions last year
through these examinations Probably
10, 900 appointments win be made this
year. All appointments ara for life
and for most positions only common
school education Is required. Salaries
at appointment vary from $500 to
$1,000 year with liberal promotions
afterward. Politics il not considered.
This affords good opportunity for
people between 10 and 45 years of age.
Those desiring places OF this kind
can get full informstion about them.
fvaa nv writing To the Columbian