The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-21
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

From Fridays Daily.
D. G. Davies went to Blue Earth
today on business.
James Mcclure of st. Paul was in
the city last evening.
Chas. A. Parker, representing the
James..Neill company, was in Mankato
today.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Halfhil left
yesterday for an extended visit in
Ohio.
W. E. Young went to st. Paul today
to purchase sail boat to put on Lake
Madison.
The late Judge D. A. Dickinson of
Duluth was member..of the local
Masonic lodge.
DR.. Knepper is in the city in the. in
terest.. o. next summers chautsuqua at
Tetonka Park.
G. B. Augur of Albert Lea, formerly
manager of Albert Lea college. was in
the city today.
P. q. Finnegan, who recently moved
to Minneapolis, is having his office
furniture shipped there.
Kleinschmidt Bros. have been
awarded the contract for constructing
two frame residences for L. P. Hunt,
on Lincoln street.
The Beauford creamery paid out to
patrons the past year for milk $S4,-
251.34 The creamery is in flourish
ing condition and new patrons are. be-
ing added each year.
Several members of the Royal Arch
Masons and of the Royal Arcanum
went TO Lake Crystal on the 10 100 p.
M train to attend thesfuneral of the
late G. W. Franchere.
A Great Western engine ran off of
an open switch at 5 80 p. m. yester-
day near the depot, and it was ga.
m. before it was replaced. In. the
meantime the passenger train could
not approach the depot.
J. ]. Waddell, who recently left
the employment of the Mankato Fruit
Commission Co. to go into the real
estate business, has returned from
trip to the northern part of the state.
where he made several sales.
R. G.. Roberts of Lake Crystal was
in the city today for the purpose of
attempting to organize a branch.of
"The Brotherhood of American Yeo-
men, frsternal and beneficiary go
ciety organized under the laws of
Iowa.
Elmer Menten, who recently submit
ted to an operation at st. Peter for
appendicitis. is very low and is not ex-
pected to survive the day. He for
merly lived in this city, and is a
nephew of Mrs. D. T. Bowen, who is
at his bedside this afternoon.
Plans Tor the Encouragement of the
police headquarters provide for the
psrtitioning off of two rooms, one to
be used as the private Office of the
chief, and one for cloak room for
the officers Two windows will be cut
through the wall. The entire expense
of making the change is not expected
to exceed S16O. a1.
MapIeton Enterprise: Peter Nc
Allen, one of the old time settlers Of
the county, died at his home in Ger
esco township, last week, aged g.
years The deceased was one of th'
we'll known horticulUurists of tn,
county and his efforts in behalf of bet
ter and more fruit for Minnesota wer
not in vain. He planted fine orchard
and proved to his neighbors that ex
cellent apples could be raised in thi
climate.
The city council of Fergus Falls ha
adopted an ordinance prohibiting spit
ting on sidewalks and on the floors o
public halls and theatres. The adop
ton of the ordinance was brough
about largely through the efforts of tn
woman's club. The city-attorney wa
also. instructed to draw up an ordir
aHce prohibiting overhead signs an
another to empower the city to haS
the snow and ice cleared off sidewalk
and the cost of the work charged
the AUDITING property.