The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-05-23
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.

]. A. johnson and wife and B. Bier
of Wells were in the city today.
Red and blue handkerchiefs. 1Ot
quality removal sale DC. Henry E.
Hance.
A marriage. license was granted to-
day to Edward. F. Riese and Anns
Beccue, both. of LeRay.
Mrs. Peter W. Davies arrived from
Minneapolis last evening to wish
friends and relatives fora few weeks
Our shoes must go. See the prices
we are making on them at the remova
sale. Henry E. Hance.
/ City Recorder Williams this after
noon turned over warrant for $500 Il
treasurer Currier of the semi
centennial celebration committee.
A pension of $50 month has beer
granted to John Barnard, and one Of
$40 month has been granted to Johr
81. Williams, both of this city.
Chief Bowen has been summoned tt
serve on the petit jury at the term
of the United States court at Winons
June Sd.
We are closing out our shoe line.
We will sell them to you for less thar
cost at the removal sale. Henry E.
Hance.
| Something special2 Sure thing.
The Chicago Weekly Inter Ocean and
this paper 81. 40 for one year. Ask ut
what it means.
A buggy was overturned on the
Minnesota river bridge this forenoon,
and the occupants thrown out. The
falling of a tug frightened the horses.
The directors of,rthe Winona stree,
fair ask for So, 900 for their fair nexl
fall, and say that unless that amount
is raised there will be little need Of
starting out on the undertaking.
Mrs. Ulreka Kohler was operated
upon at st. Joseph's hospital this
forenoon. and ten large gall stones re-
moved. She is getting along satisfac
torily.
Mrs. M. D. Fritz returned from ST.
Paul last night, after an absence OIL
two days at the meeting of the grand
chapter of the Order of the Eastern
Star.
There will be civil service exam
ination at the postoffice building or
June 18th next for Photographic as
sistant. Age limit 20 years or..over.
Salary $40 per month. .....
1t the educational opportunity Of
your lifetime. The Chicago Weekly
Inter Ocean and this paper $1.40 fol-
one year.
Col. @. B. Ward of Alexandria,
cashier of the First National bank al
that place and a former member Of
the state normal board, was in Man.
kato today, the guest of Geo. II.
Clark.
The purchase by the city of hall
block on Fourth street, from the Oma.
ha road, is to be made subject to g
lease of building thereon by Fowler
& Pay. The lease does not expire
until two years from next fall.
b. P. Jensen has been elected super.
intendent of Hopes.mission chapel Sun,
day school in place of W. A. Funk,
resigned. Mr.. Jensen has been secre,
tary and treasurer of the mission
chapel for about thirteen years.
Horton Thompson, teacher in the
high school at Wells is in the cit
today, calling on Superintendent
Uline. Mr.. Thompson has accepted
the SUPPLEMENTARY of the schools al
Rushford, Mimi, and will commence
his duties there next fall
Mrs. Joseph Huettl of st. Clair and
Mrs Henry Saftig of North Second
street were operated on at st. Joseph &
hospital day before yesterday, the
former for appendicitis and the latter
for strangulated hernia. Both are
doing well. Drs. Schmauss and Ster-
zing have the cases.
Albert Lea Tribune: Mankato bust
ness men demand a reduction of %
| per cent in insurance rates and
threaten mutual organization if the
reduction is not forthcoming. Nc
doubt the smaller cities and villages
are expected to help pay the losses in
surance companies sustain in large
cities and it is time there was a
change.
The accident on the G. & N. W.
main line at New Ulm yesterday
morning was more serious than was
reported yesterday. A freight going
east at $3.50 a. m. back into the
switch engine as it was passing on the
main line, throwing the engine from
the track and making kindling WOOD
of one box car. Fifty feet of new
track was built to allow trains to pasl
| around the vrack No one wac ;niur