The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-09

the county Jail at present.
A. G. Burmister of Redwood Falls
was Saulpaugh guest Saturday night.
Peter 81. Jr. and Raymond Finnegan
left this morning for two weeks trip
to Chicago.
Gen. J. a. Baker and family went
to Lake Tetonka this afternoon to
spend a few days.
E. w. Severson will arrive Monday
from New Richland to succeed Geo.
N. Phelps at the big mill.
A good deal of wheat is being mar
keted in the city, and new wheat
brings the same as old wheat.
The Blue Earth river wagon bridge
is to be replanked as soon as some oak
plank that have been ordered arrive
A marriage license was granted to-
day to Leo Krugel of Beauford and
Emma Lehmert of Mankato township.
Fl. Szamet, clerk at A. NJ STEMS
clothing store, returned last night from
weeks vacation spent in the twin
cities.
The St. Peter Journal says that E.
il. Whipple has had to abandon his
position on the road because of sore
eyes.
The Forepaugh- Bros. first ad-
| ticip tha a. x,
terday. This show is booked for Sept.
14th
Rochester Post and Record: Nego-
tiations are pending for the sale of
Mrs. O'Rourke's laundry to Mankato
parties.
Mrs. M. j. Ball and son, Percy, of
Crookston arrived in town today for
a visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. D. Wilmot.
NJ. N. Lang of Mapleton was in the
city yesterday afternoon. He looks for
another good year in the cheap north
ern land, where crops are heavy.
Senator Benedict was at Nicollet
yesterday. He states that Swan lake
has practically dried up, there being
less water in it than ever before.
II. E. Day of New Richland, Wis,
has accepted the position of book
keeper for J. B. Nielsen & Co. He will
accompany Mr.. Nielsen to Brookings,
S. D.
B. D. Smith. intends to make some
improvements on his residence lot on
Parsons street this month. He will
grade the lot up, take down the fence,
etc.
| J. A. Flittie directed letter to Mrs.
Goodman in the Philippine Islands
Saturday, inclosing another deed for
her interest in the library site, to be
filed out properly and returned.
Miss Sarah Reed returned yesterday
from her trip to Utica and Buffalo,
N. Y, and Columbus, Ohio. She has
been gone on a months vacation and
was back at Geo. E. Brett's today.
The Citizens Telephone Co. has
work on the Mapleton exchange we'll
under way. The farmers who have
connected up along the line are finding
their phones very convenient things.
Rev. 7. M. Edmands left this after
noon for Chicago. Mrs. Edmands and
little daughter will leave tomorrow
and join him there, and they will go
east and spend the month in New
England.
Suits were fled today in the NUM-
cipal court against the Mankato Coal,
Coke & Cedar Co., by the Chicago
Great Western road to recover $50
freight charges, and by the Milwaukee
road to recover $50 freight charges.
Rev. W. Whitney of Chicago, for
merly pastor of the Baptist church in
this city, is spending few days here,
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. W. S.
Howe, 1913 Lincoln street. Rev. Whit
ney is the father-in-law of 81. l.
Howe.
There have been no cases of contagi-
GUS disease in the city for six weeks
until within the past few days. There
is one case of scarlet fever, that of the
nine year old daughter of Mrs. Burts-
ley at the corner of Sixth and Walnut
streets.
Mrs. A. W. johnson left this morn
ing for Seattle, Wash, where she will
visit her brother. She goes for her
health, and if she improves her hus-
band will move there. Mrs. E. A.
johnson accompanied her as far as
ST. Paul.
| J. j. Edwards today showed us a
large Russian thistle which he pulled
up in the open space between the Mil
waukee and Omaha freight depots
and says there are hundreds of them
there. The city authorities ought to
look them up ia once.
The dry weather is showing it's effect
on vegetation of all kinds in the city
where city water is not used. At the
park the efforts Of the superintendent
are directed toward saving the shrubs
and perennial plants. From 100 to
200 barrels are daily being drawn and
used where it will do the most good.
Rain is very badly needed.
W. W. Smith as trustee of Ole A..