The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-17
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
From Saturday and Mondays Daily.

Money to loan on approved real es-
tate at low rate of interest. Man
kato Savings bank.
The Free Press is now prepared to
furnish subscribers of the -. weekly
with calendars for the year 1902.
W. S. Hammond was down from st.
James last evening, and received a |
set of antlers at the hands of the |
Elks.
D. @. Davies reports the sale of lots
three and four, block fifteen, Mankato |
city, from Dan Coughlain to Joseph
Lamina, for $3.50.
Justice Walrath of North Mankato
has rendered a decision in favor Of the
defendant in the suit of 81. J. Kortz
VS.. Joseph Single.
= A Crawfordsbicycle. with red gear,
the property of Eve Anderson, was
stolen from the corner of Front and
Elm streets last night.
W. w. Weller and wife returned
Wednesday evening from two weeks
visit with friends in Waterloo, Iowa.
They had pleasant time.
The two boys, Heller and Hilton,
who ran away from their home Tues
day night, returned last night after a
brief trip out into the world.
W. F. Jewson received word today
that his daughter, Miss Matte, who
is teaching at st. James, has been
taken ill with what appears to be ap-
pendicitis.
Blue Earth encampment No. 8, I.
o. OF, had it's installation of officers
last evening. The retiring chief pat
riarch, J. B. Nelson, gave the mem
bers banquet.
Wagon Bros. received inquiry yes
terday from Amboy as to whether an
overcoat had been stolen from them by
young Bleedorn, who is serving term
in the Iowa penitentiary.
Peter Helm returned today from
Amboy, where he sold three of the
famous Hackleys. These instruments
are certainly the best on the market
and it is very hard to sell any other
instrument.
Jay Chittenden furnished $500 bail
yesterday afternoon, 8. E. Chitten-
den and M. MacIntyre signing the
bond. He denies that he robbed
Henry Pugh of any money, and has re-
tanned Pau & Pau as his attorneys.
Mrs. S. H. Miller left for New Or
leans yesterday over the ChiI go &
North Western road, where. shes will
spend the winter with her brothers
and sisters Mankato friends of Mrs.
Miller will hope she may enjoy he1
visit.
A civil service examination, will be
held in this city Jan. 21st, 22d and
23d for marine draughtsmen, and one
{ on Feb. 18th for hull draughtsmen. APP
, plicants must be twenty years old OF
over. The pay of hull draueh tsmen il
81 per day.
A colt belonging to julius Fred
ericks, who lives on Bunker hill, saw
it's likeness in a large parlor window
a day or so ago, and taking it for an
other colt wheeled around and fune
its heels through the window, send
ing shower of broken glass over the
. piano and carpet.
st. Peter Herald: The question o.
3 profit in the matter of poultry seems tt
have been satisfactorily answered by
9 Mrs. F. A. Young of Marysburg. Thai
r lady has ffty-three hens that laid A, 80.
@ eggs in 1901. At the rate of 10 cents I
Il dozen this would yield $40. 81, which
s certainly is good showing.
u Arrangements have been made for
|. preaching service by Rev. F. E. R
d Miller at the Kennedy bridge Baptis
church every two weeks on Sunda
afternoon, beginning January 10. Th
q people may be sure that this engage
"a ment will be kept save for the caus
a of sickness or of extremely ba
ss weather.
% An assistant county auditor arrive
~ yesterday afternoon at the home {
Ed. Weaver. All will be pleased
i. know that the little one is doing NIGEL!
N Joseph Landgren, who is sick wit
r pneumonia in the county Jail, is in
h proving, but it will probably be two
three weeks before he will be able t.
no have his hearing
n A civil service examination for j
rigation assistant and irrigation o.
I'D gineer will be held at the feder
ed building on Jan. 81 and %. The al
's- limit is 20 years and over. Persol
ly desiring to take these examination
nd can obtain full information by calliI
on J. F. Herold, secretary Of loo
Up commission. at the postofice.
81. R. Kurth, who is located in &
u building west of John R. Thoma
" furniture store. is shipping lar
quantity of poultry now. During IL
% past month he has paid out about 81
N 600. His shipments are to easter
y commission houses. Mr.. Kurth b
:, recently purchased the vacant
!. nearly opposite his present location.
all The annual meeting of the MINI
sofa Historical society will be held
nv the state capitol at st. Paul on Nc
day evening, Jan. 18th, next T
D., n1bI;c addrassea will he oiven in :