The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-12
LOCAL AND PERSONAL,
From Tuesday Wednesdays Daily.

FROM TUESDAY wednesdays Daily.
D. G. Wood of Lake Crystal was in
the city today.
j. L. Washburn and two children of
Duluth were in the city today.
DR.. L. W. Kruger of Mapleton was
in the city yesterday afternoon.
Gus 7. Monson is passing around
cigars over the arrival of fine boy at
his home.
E.sDieudonne of GAINESVILLE, cashier
of the Waseca County bank, was in the
city today.
Mrs Mary Shields and Miss Nellie
Shields left last evening for Denver to
visit relatives until Aug. LIST.
Fl. W. Shade of st. Paul, general
manager of one of the coal companies
of that city, was in Mankato today.
Col. VIM. Thomas is able to be out
again. He was thrown from a car
riage Sunday and was badly bruised.
Perry Rutan's new house on South
Front street is nearing completion and
will be ready for occupancy this week.
The mecrury stood at SO early this
afternoon and probably reached 90 de-
grees. Last week s terrible heat is upon
us again. g 80,
Martin Wiltgen went to Faribault,
yesterday to purchase a pail bearers
wagonette, which he will use in his
business.
Miss Carrie johnson of Minneapolis
is visiting for couple of weeks at the
home of Misses White, 72O South Sec
ond street.
w. B. Walker & Son have the larg-
est and best line of fly nets ever
brought to the city and are selling
them at very low prices.
Ell. P. Jensen is unloading his fourth
carload of carriages today. 1t looks
as though these must be prosperous
times, and that many are able to buy
carriages.
The machinery in the new Judson
creamery was put in motion today,
and milk will be received tomorrow
morning. The creamery starts out
with good prospects.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Mayer, who
for tw enty years past conducted gro
Gerry on North Front street, are now
nicely located in their new home on
North Broad street.
DR.. and Mrs. Sterrer have arrived in
the city from Des Moines, Iowa, and
will make Mankato their future home.
DR.. Sterrer is an osteopath and has
secured rooms in the Glass Block.
Some thief last night stole the gun
box from in front of Judge Torrey's
store on Byron street, between the
hours of 8 80 and II o'clock 1t con
tanned some pieces Of gum and few
pennies
Chief Bowen this morning received
a letter from S. F. Rookie in which
he states that he just returned from ar
European trip, and that Mr.. and Mrs
Lee w. Beattie came over on the same
boat. Mr.. and Mrs. Beattie will soo1
return to Mankato
City Attorney G. o. Daley and wife
returned yesterday afternoon from
their wedding trip. They took in thu
Pan-American exposition at Buffalo
and Niagara Falls, and visited relatives
in Illinois. They expect to lease &
residence as soon as possible, after
which they will be at home to their
friends.
The American voting contest
on at Ben 7. Monson's grocery store
will draw to a close Monday evening.
The contest has evidently narrowed
down between Miss Kelly and Miss
Iceberg. The count today stands 2,
795 for Miss Kelly and 2, 555 for Miss
Iceberg. The few remaining days
will spur the friends of these two
worthy young ladies to renewed &C
tivity.
S;ouv Fo1Is 5isnatch c1aims thai