The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-21
March FL, 1902
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.


L. Wagner and wife of the World
Stock Food Co., Sleepy Eye, spent
the day in the city.
J. M. Eager left for Chicago this
afternoon to get his spring supply of
samples Mr.. Eager represents Chi
cago firm.
Mrs. A. r. Pau Jr. went to Sleepy
Eye last night to visit her mother for
q week or two.
Miss Ethel Currier who is attending
Carlton college at Northfeld, is
spending the spring vacation with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Currier.
Geo. Tawney of Winona, grand
chancellor of the Knights of Pythias
and brother of Congressman Tawney,
is in the city to attend the banquet
tonight
Restores vim, vigor, mental and
physical power, fills your body with
warm, tingling life. That's what
Rocky Mountain Tea does. 35c. j.
G. Thro.
q. W. DeVaux and wife of Sleepy
Eye were guests at the Saulpaugh last
night, remaining over today. Mr.
DeVaux is connected with the World
Stock Food Co.
Mr.. John Griffith will be seen at
Mankato theatre in new play, "a
Kings Rival" with which he has
been making the success of his career.
Monday, March Gath.
1t stands alone, towers abo We
There's no other, its natures's won
der, a warming poultice to the heart
of mankind. Such is Rocky Noun
tain Tea. Soc. J. q. Thro.
Ed. q. Healy of Red Lake Falls
was in Mankato today on his return
from Shakan, Alaska, where he spent
three weeks looking over the property
of the Alaska Fish and Lumber Co.,
in which he is interested. He is
highly pleased with what he saw and
considers that the company will surely
be winner
The hydrant at Nyquist & Iverson' 8
corner was frozen at the time of the
fire Sunday night, and lot of water
few up and made thick coating of
ice on the sidewalk and on the corner
display window. The ice cracked the
large plate glass. The question has
arisen, who will pay for it. the city
or the insurance compny.
The Lake Crystal Union thinks the
best route for an electric road out of
Mankato would be to that village, and
sets forth the advantages of its lakes.
Well friend, after the line now pro-
posed is built and in good running
shape, we presume a line to Lake
Crystal and beyond will be the next
move.
New UIm Review: Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Manderfeld left yesterday &C
companied by Mrs. Fred Heinze of
Mankato for Spokane, Wash, where
they will spend several months visit
ing with relatives and becoming &C.
quainted with the wonderful sights Of
the Pacific coast. They have selected
a pleasant time of the year for their
visit to the west.
Col Geo. w. Neff was down from
Lake Crystal today. He is sorry thai
the street Car line is not to run to
Lake Crystal, as he says that his town
gives Mankato two dollars of trade fol
every one from st. Peter, and has q
summer resort besides. A street Cal
line from Mankato would put the vii
lage on its feet again after it's recent
misfort unes from fire.
The Wells Fargo Express 20. was
founded fifty years ago March 18th,
and in honor of the event it has pres.
ented to each employe large German
silver medal, on one side bearing
designs showing the dangers of print
tive messenger service, and on the
other an illustration of the company
present means of Conveyance. Tns
medals are highly priced by the loca
employees.
GAINESVILLE Argus: Those who have
put in wheat are solicitous lest it may
be necessary to seed over again. W.
are informed by an old farmer tina
there is probably no danger of the
seed spelling, certainly not from th'
present cold. If wheat is in tn,
ground sufficiently long to admit o.
the berry swelling and then the seed
ing is followed by freezing the germ
is destroyed but not otherwise. In al
probability the wheat put in before
the storm will come out all right.
For Sale.-A very large nine room
house, hard and soft water, eight foo
cellar under whole house, good barn,
a snap on easy terms, on Belgrade Av.,
North Mankato. Also have large FIVE
room cottage, corner lot, good WOO
shed, chicken coop and barn, hard ant
soft water also three oom-cottage
corner lot just right for small fam
lily; also eighteen lots. with two larg
houses, can be bought on easy terms
All parties who desire to invest o
wish for home see or write Chas. A
Goodridge, 410 South Front street
Mankato, MINI.
The entertainment given at the Cen
tenary Methodist church last evennii
was a great success, and there is
very general request for its repetition