The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-07
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

From Tuesdays Daily.
M. P. Shanahan of Faribault was in
Mankato yesterday.
The infant child of DR.. and Mrs. E.
L. Halves died this morning.
A. G. Won Hagen of Sleepy Eye
was in the city last evening.
John A. Henry Of the Argus, has
been reappointed postmaster at James
vile.
E. M. Smith and E. G.. Porter of
Owatonna were guests at the Saul
paugh last night.
Found on the st. Peter road last
night log chain. Finder can have
same by calling at this Office and pay
ing for this notice.
An eistoddfod or singing festival of
the Welsh is in progress at Lake
Crystal today, and number from this
city are attending it.
Mrs. Peter Schweitzer Of West
Superior arrived last night to visit
Mrs. Fred Kron and other relatives
and friends for couple of weeks
President Roosevelt yesterday NOM
mated Editor John A. Henry for post
master at GAINESVILLE, and John L.
Hammer for postmaster at Madison,
Lac qui Parle county.
Hogs have advanced 10 cents per
hundred in price, and were today
quoted at $780, Veal was quoted at
81. 80 to s.. 90. Live chickens at &c
per pound and turkeys at 1Oc.
Oscar Bierbauer has received word
of the death of his brother-in-law,
Geo. Cody, which occurred last night
at his home in Indiana. Mr.. Cody
had been in poor health for some time.
He was forty-four years of age, and
had visited in Mankato several times
From Wednesdays daily.
Miss Grace Young went to Rochester
Tuesday for an operation.
Sam Haugdahl, the deputy dairy in
spector, was in Mankato today.
L. G. Dustin and wife of LETTERS
were in the city yesterday afternoon.
Deputy U. S. Marshal Bundy served
papers on travelling man in this city
yesterday, to serve as witness in an
important case in South Dakota.
Mrs. G. Charland went to st. Mary
hospital, Rochester, three weeks ago,
to undergo serious operation. She il
doing very nicely. and is expected home
/ Thursday. ..
Mrs. Lily Jackson, who has beer
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
Chariand, for the past two months,
will return to her home in Chicago
next Tuesday. .- r.
W. r. Glaze, formerly of this city
and member of the Modern Wood
man lodge, was probably fatally in
jured in st. Paul Monday by the burst
ing of an emory wheel, which tore GU
one eye.
W. N. Plymat has. decided to cree
an eight room house, two stories high
with modern conveniences, on hi
South Fifth street property, for renta
purposes. 1t will cost 50, 500. Worl
will begin soon.
J A hearing was had in Probate Judg
Hughes Office yesterday afternoon OF
the claim of STA made by Angus
Wolff against the estate of Chas
Proehl, deceased. The claim was con
tested. 1t is based on notes and &C
counts.
A petition signed by over 300 peopl
was sent to Congressman McClear
today, asking that the territory wher
two mail deliveries day be consider
ably extended. The extension woul
be great convenience to the peopl
living there.
About thirty6ve ladies of the 'Sun
. shine" society of the Centenary M. E
) church had birthday surprise o
} Mrs. B. G. Parmelee at her home o
Fourth street yesterday afternoon
Refreshments were served, and in be
half of the ladies, Mrs. G. F. Koehlel
the originator of the Sunshine society
presented Mrs. Parmelee with beau
tiful piece of cut glass as token {
their esteem.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Tidland sui
E prised their oldest son, Bennie, Nor
3 day evening by inviting in numbe
| of his friends, the occasion being th
4 birthday of the young man. Pro
gressive caroms was played with
great deal of enjoyment by the youn
s people, Fred Smith winning the hea
prize and B. A. Tidland the booby
Refreshments were served and all i
attendance spent very pleasant eve
ming.
Miss Minnie Schoyen, who is attend
ing the New England Conservatory {
Music at Boston, Mass, writes thu
Q she went to q concert given
Paderewski. She has heard Kreisle
the American violinst, and Florize
the boy violinist-ten years old. 81
has five recitations a week, attent
three lectures and two required II
citaIs, the latter given by tt
faculty. The girls can't sing tt
. praises of this school too..highly.