The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-09-13
LOCAL AND Personal.
From Saturday and Mondays Daily.

Albert Lea Tribune: J. o. Andrews
and wife were arrivals from Mankato
last night.
Leo S. Lamm returned yesterday
from two weeks trip to the Buffalo
exposition.
Jacob Herald is contemplating build
ing 30, 200 dwelling on Sixth street
for himself.
Mrs. J. R. Bowen went to Cambria
yesterday to spend a couple of days
with relatives.
Mrs. o. Odjard left yesterday for
an extended visit with friends and
relatives in Wisconsin.
Harry Iverson will go to Owatonna
tomorrow to begin his last years work
at Pillsbury academy.
Miss Margaret Rodman went to st.
James today to resume her work as
teacher in the public school.
Miss DAILY of this city and Miss Dora
Weir of Good Thunder returned yes
terday from a trip to the state fair.
Chas. Flanagan, who is attending
the Chicago university, arrived home
this week for two weeks vacation.
Henry Vogelpohl returned last night
from New Ulm, where his wife's
father was operated upon. His wife
is still there.
Rev. L. M. Edmands is expected
back today or tomorrow from his east
ern trip. His family will remain for
another month.
The Herald says that the fair man
agement has secured Fred D. Fisher of
this city to judge the poultry exhibit
at the st. Peter fair week after next.
Write the Curtiss business college
and Gregg shorthand school, Boston
block, Minneapolis. Mimi, for full
particulars asst how to better your
self.
Mrs. Gertrude Laren of Mayville,
N. D., has arrived to make a three
weeks visit at her home. Her hus-
band is editor and postmaster at May
vile.
Marriage licenses were granted to-
day to Chas. D. Sprague and Laura
F. Kogel, both of Mapleton, and John
Hager of Mortified and Rosa Sturm
of this city.
Arthur Sutton of the Saulpaugh bar
Der shop was called to his home at
Clear Lake, Wis, yesterday by tele-
gram announcing the death of his
father, which occurred yesterday.
Rev. S. D. Works of the Central
Minnesota immigration Co. returned
last night from Cass county, bringing
with him sample of yellow dent
corn and stalks ten feet high. This
corn matured in ninety days.
The big tree that has stood in the
sidewalk in front of the Parsons pro-
perty, near the Baptist church, on
South Broad street, was cut last eve
ming and fell with crash into the
street. The walk will now be raised.
Miss Bertha Hunt returned yester-
day from the Hudson, Wisconsin,
sanitarium, where she has been taking
treatment for the past three months.
She returns home much improved in
health. a fact pleasing to her many
young friends.
GAINESVILLE Argus: We hear of
rather exciting episode at Smith Mill
in which it is said an irate woman
purchased black snake and hid in
the bushes where at the proper time
she bounced upon man and gave
him a whipping. The names of the
parties were not given.
J. H. Michels disposed of seven
head of his horses at yesterdays auc-
ton sale. The prices ranged from 800
downward, and were not equal to
those realized on carriages, harnesses,
etc. All the carriages, about twenty in
number, were sold. Mr.. Michels will
dispose of the balance of his horses at
private sale.
B. D. and w. Fl. Pay have an old
suit against the city to recover 81. 500
for alleged damage to their property
by reason of the grading of Hickory
street some years ago. Their old barn
was left below the level of the street.
Their attorney was at the council
meeting last night endeavoring to have
the assessment of $97. 30 and interest
since 1895 for the improvement cancel
led on condition the suit is dropped.
The ST. Paul Dispatch in it's Mime
apolis news in speaking of the ap-
preaching NJ. E. conference for the
Minneapolis conference district and
the changes which will be made in
that city this year, has the following /:
"Rev. F. B. Cowgirl, who has served
the First church effectively for several
years, is leaving. He has received a
call from a church in Indiana, but
will probably be assigned to Mankato,
Mimi -
Engineer Budd returned to Mime
apolis today to look over the plans and
specifications of the street car line.
He has been placing stakes where poles
are to go. Little or no grading will
be necessary in the city, and none has
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