The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.


From Saturday and Mondays Daily.
W. j. Glynn of Candy was in the
city today.
The mercury fell to three degrees
below zero this morning.
G. s. Christensen of Madelia was in
the city Saturday evening.
S. G. Dow of Faribault rs visiting
his grand daughter, Mrs. G. L. Ken
nedy.
Ben johnson of Blue Earth purchased
of Peter Helm beautiful Hackley
piano.
Mrs. J. 81. James is confined to her
home by fall on an icy walk, but is
improving.
Mesdames q. J. Esslersand Rosen-
quist of st. Peter were guests Mrs.
Ed. Weaver today.
Money to loan on approved real es-
tate at low rate of interest. Man
kato Savings bank.
A farmers institute will be held at
Amboy on the 9Th and one at Good
Thunder on the 9th.
Tony Klages will erect store build
ing on North Front street the coming
spring, so it is reported. -
Mr.. A. SLIDER has accepted..a position
with M. Burg and will be pleased to
have his friends call on him there.
M. W. Brewster was down from
Wells today. He and Byron Hughes
dissolved their law partnership Jan.
1st.
County Superintendent Freeman has
received 200 copies of the revised
school laws, which he will distribute
among the school district clerks.
Judge Buck went to Mapleton today
to attend a meeting of the directors
of the bank there. The year has been
the most prosperous that the bank has
yet had.
The Bierbauer-- brewery has issued q
calendar for 1909 that is little ahead
of any that we have yet seen. 1t is
certainly beautiful and credit to the
company.
I. N. Griffith is rejoicing his friends
with good cigars on account of the
arrival Saturday evening of a daugh-
ter at his home. May she live long and
prosper, Ike.
Fred A. Fisher has sold a buff
Cochin pullet to W. M. Bean of Anoka
for So. He also sold a trio of light
Brahmas to VIM. Eberle of Anoka to
exhibit in the poultry show there this
week.
L. G. Pearson of Butte, Mont, ar
rived Saturday night to visit his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Pearson.
,, for ., month. This is his first visit
home in seven years. He is now
mining engineer.
Miss Lula Burt, sister of Mrs. Gus
Widell, and who has been stenographel
! for Widell 6 Co. for the past year OF
two, leaves tomorrow for Santa Rosa,
Cal, where she..will spend the winter
with her father, and a brother and
sister.
The formal resignation of Rev. T
| M. Edmands as pastor of the Congre
gational church was read at the morn
ing service yesterday. A meeting o.
the church and society has been called
for Friday night to act formally on tn
resignation. .. ..
The county board will hold meet
ing tomorrow. This is the most i'm
portsnt session Of the year, as tn
board elects chairman, awards tn
official printing, elects the count
physicians, court house janitor, super
intendent of the poor farm, etc.
! At the meeting of the stock holder
of the Mapleton bank Saturday th
| old directors were all reelected wit
one exception. The directors re-electe
!. Daniel Buck president, Hugh Quin
vice president, Chas. Jensen cashier
and A. A. Buck bookkeeper.
A hearing was had before Refere
Flittie this afternoon on the sale (
the Ed. Schumacher stock. The Mo
r rison Mfg. Co.. represented by B. {
/ Taylor, objected to the sale of far
3 implements of the value of $500
| $500, alleging that they belong to it /