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

today.
A marriage license was granted to-
day to Fred Carlson of Lake Wilson
and Fanny M. s. johnson of Mankato
G. Lepper, the Blue Earth contrac-
tor, was in the city today getting
figures on building material.
Mrs. b. G. Baker of Winona is in
the city representing the Minnesota
Viavi company at 6SS South Second
street.
Mrs. Nelson Cray, while visiting
her sister at Dexter, was taken SER
iously ill, and her husband is now
there with her.
No new cases of small pox have
been reported since yesterday. Five
patients at the quarantine hospital
were discharged today as cured.
The contract for constructing the
new Office building and central sta
tion of the Citizens Telephone Co.
was last evening awarded to Hugh
McMurtrie, the lowest bidder.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Under expect
to take up their home at some point
more nearly in the center of the form
er's territory. They will take their
departure from Mankato within few
days.
G. o Carlson has sold his house
and lot at 314 Fulton street to John G.
Jones. The consideration was $2,7OO.
Mr.. Carlson thinks some of building
in another part of the city, but has
not yet decided as to that. Mr.. Jones
secured good property.
Harry Zimmerman returned to the
city last night from st. Cloud, where
he was released on parole yesterday
from the state reformatory after serv-
ing sixteen months. He will seek a
position. He speaks we'll of his treat
ment at st. Cloud.
Mankato lodge No. SO, Knights of
Pythias, will entertain the Lake Crys-
tai, Garden City, Vernon Center and
Kasota lodges on Thursday night of
this week. There will be work in the
second and third ranks, followed by
a fine spread. A large attendance is
expected and good time anticipated.
From Wednesdays daily.
J. G. Donovan of Tracy was in the
city last night.
]. B. Ries of Shakopee was Saul
psugh guest last night.
Harry Plymat of Rolla, N. D., is
visiting his parents for few days.
Deputy Sheriff Mic J. Steffen of
Hastings is in the city searching for a
horse thief.
F. E. Sylvester of the Southern
Minnesota Valley Land Co., Madelia,
was in the city yesterday accompanied
by his wife.
J.J. Waddell has purchased theHarvey
Williams residence property on Lin
coin street of L. P Hunt, for So, 900,
and will make his residence there.
The work of tearing down the old
blacksmith shop on Hickory street, to
make way for the new building of the
Citizens Telephone Co., began today.
Hon. b. W. Wadsworth of Madelia
is in the city today. Mr.. Wadsworth
is vice president of the state hail as
ISOLATION and is also member of the
national and state mutual fire insur-
ance association.
Barney Sorenson of Spring Island
and L. T.. Mills of Garden City went
to Eagle Lake today to get their
seasons supply of berry boxes, that
they had ordered from Colby Hinc kley
Co., of Michigan.
st. Peter Tribune: If the weather
is favorable, Tom Brogan will COM
mence grading on the extension of the
Milwaukee road next week, and will
begin his labors on the Alva Pettis
farm at Lake Emily.
At LeSueur Monday night dogs kill,
ed ten sheep worth 800, BELONGING tc
the Cosgrove company. the secre,
tary of the company has recently shot
seven dogs upon his place, and there
is evidently more work yet for his
shooting iron.
The Standard Brewing Co. yesterday
shipped four carloads of beer, three
of which were solid cars, two going
west and one south. This is the
largest shipment it has yet made in
one day. 1t expects to soon largely
extend its territory.
Representative McCleary has recon-
mended Roy Francis Smith of Pipe
stone for appointment as naval cadet a
Annapolis. He will report for exam
ination about the middle of April
He succeeds Sigurd Hage of Madelia
who resigned on account of the failur
of his eyesight.
John E. Bowen has nearly complete,
his contract.of.putting .in.stone on tn
Graft road, northeast of Mankato
The contract included the placing O
4Ss yards of riprap on the road. Thi
was hauled from Fowler & Pays linn
kilns. The job is good one and
great benefit to thai. road, putting
in good shape when completed.
Leading farmers of Redwood count
have organized rural telephone com
pany with capital of $50. 600 the pu,
pose of which is to construct telephon
lines leading from Redwood Falls an