The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-07-25
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.


Mankato over night.
M. L. Van Slyke and wife of Gilmore
were in the city today.
| August Marschner, editor of the
Post, was out today after nearly a
weeks illness.
Prof. ]. R. Brandrup, who is sick
with typhoid fever, is much better
and is steadily gaining.
Judge James 81. Quinn of Fairmont
| attended the funeral of his uncle, the
late James Quinn, today.
Mrs. Mark Elliott of Lake Preston,
South Dakota, is visiting Mrs. Lyman
Robinson in Davis & Ogle's addition
DR.. and Mrs. F. D. Brandenburg
returned today from two weeks trip
to the northern part of the state. TAX
ing in several lakes.
Miss Roberts of Mankato is a
guest at b. Maberry's home. r.
]. Thompson went to Mankato this
week to have an operation. -Madelia
Times
Mrs. James Rasmussen of Wells
is in the city to care for her son,
James, who was operated on this week
for appendicitis. The boy is fourteen
years old.
Mrs. Chas. Peterson of --Mankato
was a guest of Mrs. John CLANS on
Wednesday. Edward Malmo
came down from Mankato on Tuesday
to visit his parents. st. Peter Jour-
nal
o. M. Hagwall returned today from
LETTERS, where he settled the damage
by wind to his building. He was &C
companied by the insurance adjuster,
and expresses his satisfaction at the
terms of settlement.
G. g. Greibel, from Mankato, stop
ped off at Wells between trains yester-
day morning, the guest of Arthur
Flynn. Mr.. Griebel has been attend
ing a meeting of the Association of
Bill Posters and Distributors of the
United States and Canada, held in
Milwaukee Wells Advocate.
A somewhat simple minded girl, on
her way from Rochester to her home
at Pipestone, was taken charge of by
the police between trains. She claim
ed to have plenty of money, but would
not buy ticket at the depot
Peter Purrier of Belgrade was in
town today getting things straighten-
ed up preparatory to leaving for Bur-
bank, Cal. where he expects to make
his future home.
Mrs. Psulina Schoenhofer today
procured a warrant---for the arrest of
Felix Hooper on the charge of using
abusive language toward her.
Plans have been received at Wells
for the new depot which the Milwau-
kee road proposes to erect there.
A pension of S12 a month has been
granted to Ezra V. FELTON, of this city.
The second $5, 900 has been received
by the library board from Hon. An
drew Carnegie, to apply on the new
library building.
Joseph Knock, living two miles
east of the city, was in Mankato yes
terdsy with a we'll developed case of
small pox. Health Officer Hielscher
took him in tow and ordered him to
return to his home and go into quar-
antine.
Several citizens have suggested that
the council. purchase a crusher to
break up boulders and use the broken
stone for surfscing streets that are
macadamized. This is very good
suggestion. Broken boulders will
make street that will stand heavy
traffic. -.
The increase in the salaries of CEN
trail station fremen, voted by the
council last night, may not be sane
toned by City Recorder Williams, as
their salaries were fixed for two years
by resolution Of the council q year
ago last spring. The question was de-
cided by Judge Severance when an at
tempt was made to increase .the
salaries of the police. The wages of
the assistants at the pumping station
were not established when the others
w.ere fixed, and they may be able to