The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-04-04
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

factory lOI bu0 ConAnB SO"0oh'
A pension of $12 month has been
granted to John Murray (deceased) of
Mapleton.
Prof. V.R. WATSON has been re-elect-
ed superintendent of the st. Peter
schools for next year.
st. James Journal: Stanley Ellis
orth entertained his friend Ralph
Pinney of Mankato this week.
Edward b. Tolan of Alma City and
Clara M. Lassia of Mankato were
granted permit today to wed
Albert Lea Enterprise: Mrs. j. r.
Bowen, of Mankato has been making
her sister, Mrs. a. A. Paine, an en-
joyable visit.
J. D. Carroll, manager of the
Alaska Fish and Lumber Co.. arrived
in the city last night, this icing his
first visit here since his recent return
from Shakan.
The arguments in the John Widell
will case were submitted before Judge
Hughes this forenoon and he has the
matter under advisement.
ST. Peter is agitating the building
of an auditorium for Gustavus Adolf
plus college, and committee has
been appointed to canvas for funds
for that purpose.
The president yesterday sent to the
senate the nominations of Geo. A.
Boswell for postmaster at Blue Earth
and Lennon G. Beebe for postmaster
at Winnebago City.
Miss Ida McCabe and Miss Edna
Murphy, prominent young women
of st. Peter, on a wager walked from
Winthrop to New Ulm, nineteen miles,
in trihe less than six hours.
F. E. Hitchcock of st. Paul was in
the city today, and is about to install
new district agent for the Mutual
Life Insurance Co. of New York, a
vacancy in the position having occur
red
Ward Chittenden, 2l4 Poplar street,
is down with small pox. The last
house in West Mankato was released
from quarantine today and that section
of the city is entirely free from the
disease.
The Bierbauer brewery received
fine team of draft horses from Mime
apolis this morning, for their city de-
livery service. The team are Norman
Percherons, dapple gray, and weigh
1, 800 pounds each. The price paid is
not given, but judges OF horses say
that it could not have been less than
S4OO to $500. The team is one that
will attract attention anywhere.
st. Peter Herald: Thomas Hughes
of Mankato was in the city last Sat-
urday on illegal business. Mr.. Hughes
has done considerable work along
historical lines and at present is en-
gagged on history of early navigation
on the Minnesota river. The work,
when done, will be valuable one,
and the fact that Mr.. Hughes is pre-
pairing it will be guarantee of its
merit.
The Dispatch says that the Sleepy
Eye Milling company will erect a
building this year large enough to in
stall machinery to manufacture 4, DOC
barrels of -four per day, and that ma
chinery for 1, 500 barrels per day will
: be put in at once, and enough for an,
other /. 500 contracted for to be put in
next spring. With their present plant
/ they expect to have capacity OF
: 6, 900 barrels per day when complete.
Mapleton Enterprise: On Friday
last Mr.. Frank Atcherson, of Medo re-
: ceived a fine imported Shorthorr
heifer 10 months old The animal il
undoubtedly one of the finest ever
brought to this section of the county
being choice from herd of 16 pur
chased by Mr.. J. G. Mills of Preston
; at Montreal. Mr.. Atcherson is Away
on the outlook for fine stock to i'm
3 prove his herd, and his last selection
is certainly valuable one.
; The Northwest ern Homeseeker TO
1902, compiled by the G. & N. W
road, is out, and is filled with mucl
valuable information for all who desir
to learn facts about the northwest
and more particularly South Dakota
to which this issue is devoted. Tn
9 advantages of that growing younl
9 state are fully set forth, and the pros
pective settler can find out all abou
9 conditions there through its pages
A copy can be had from local agent
. or by addressing A. g. johnson
Winona. general agent for the Mime
), sofa and Dakota division.
Mapleton Enterprise: In Ma
i 1887. a young lad by the name of Pete
= Smith, who had been sent out her
from New York City, met with a
e accident while playing with revol
If yer. His injuries were quite painfr
n and being without home Mr.. 81. M
/. Quinn took care of the little wal
lie until he f1lly recovered. The even
lie had long past from Mr. Quinn's min
, until last Tuesday, when he was th
J. recipient of package containing
lie handsome gold watch charm with th
ID Masonic emblems thereon, also a gol
locket for his daughter Bessie,
n recognition of his kindness to tn
N little stranger fifteen years ago. MI
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