The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-21
March I'll, 1902
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

was in the city over night
81. s. Pfeffer of Blue Earth was a
Saulpaugh guest last night.
Attorney Frank E. Putnam of Blue
Earth was in Mankato last night.
The viewers for ditch No. Z, in
Mapleton and Beauford, met today to
make the assessments.
The library board expects to receive
bids for the new building on the first
week in April perhaps the 9Th.
Mrs. Chas. Soaring returned today
from Wahpeton, N. D., where she has
been visiting relatives for month.
"Dr. Whipple," Minneapolis horse
of thoroughbred trotting strain, will
make a stand in Mankato this season.
United States district and circuit
courts have been adjourned one week
from April 10 to April %, at 10 o'clock
a. m.
While DIR. J. H. James team was
being, embarrassed in the barn last
evening it broke loose and has not yet
been found.
E. Fl. Agnew has leased w. W.
Davis store building at 500 South
Front street and will start a grocery
store there.
Chief Bowen has received letter
from a man at Meridian, Miss, max
ing inquiries about his wife, whom he
thinks was recently in Mankato.
The suit of D. G. Davies to recover
a commission of 1926 from Thos.
Butter for the sale of real estate was
tried in the municipal court today.
Alfred Need of Belgrade, aged
twenty-five years, died yesterday of
consumption. The funeral occurred
from the house at ten O'Clock this
forenoon.
The March settlement gives the city
school district So, 694. Al, Lake Crystal
school district 81, O16O4, Mapleton
school district 1888. 81, and Amboy
sCIUOl uISJElCl FC'O. 'O'
The proceeding to have guardian
appointed for Bella Meloy and wife, in
the probate court, has been dis
missed it appearing that they are
residents of another county.
Frank Wildes and Louis Elder, who
received tie vote for councilman in
North Mankato Tuesday, drew lots
last evening to see who should serve,
and Mr.. Wildes was successful.
Waseca held mass meeting a few
nights ago to consider the question of
paving. Vitrified brick was the ma
terial under consideration and the ex-
pressiou was favorable to paving
Good Thunder Herald J. NJ Jewett
was quaranhtined at his home yester-
day, as suspected small pox case
We have been entirely free this winter
from the disease and strict measures
will be enforced to prevent its spread
should this prove genuine case
The Free Press Wednesday stated
that a daughter had arrived at the
home of Gus T. Monson the night be-
fore. The item should have read that
a daughter arrived at the home of Ben
Monson. The Free Press regrets the
mistake, which was made uninten-
tionally.
The navy department asks the Man
kato postmaster to forward the names
and addresses of american citizens
between eighteen and twenty-five
years of age, who might be desirous of
enlisting in the q. S. navy Or of OBJ
tanning information thereto Persons
interested will please leave 55iIelr names
at the postofice.
The st. Peter board of trade has
unanimously recommended the city
council of that city to deed to the firm
of johnson & Co, proprietors of the
overall factory there, the old city hall
site. The firm agree to erect build
ing 32x10O feet, three stories high, to
be devoted to their business. 1t will
probably be done
The postal authorities have ordered
the mails to be thrown off st Wood
stock, the town near Pipestone, which
the state board of health put under
quarantine few days ago, and forbid
trains stopping there. The action of
the state board has caused the local
authorities to take hold of matters in
preventing further spread of small pox.
Anders, the only child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Under, died at four
o'clock this morning of Bright's dis
ease. He would have been FIVE years
old next month, and was bright and
promising boy, and the pride and JOY
of his parents, who have the sincere
sympathy of their many friends Mr..
Under was home over Sunday, but
had gone out on the road again. BE
is expected home this afternoon, when
the time for the funeral will be fixed.
st. Peter Herald: Chas. Haeckert,
of Lake Jefferson, had a narrow
escape from death by suffocation las,
week. He is man of about go years
of age, and had gone out to look TO,
eggs in straw pile near the barn. A
shed had been made for cattle of 9
portion of the straw, and while Mr..
81. was engaged in his search, the
straw fell in covering him up com.
pletely, and making his escape impos
sible. Fortunately, however, members
of his family saw the occurrence, and