The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-01
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
From Fridays Daily.


and Britton, S. D. Mr.. Atchison &C
companisd them to Minneapolis, an
will go on to Pine county.
Hon. Edwin Clark of Minneapolis
district agent for the Mutual Bene6
Life Insurance company, was in tn
city yesterday. Mr.. Clark is one o
the Oldest newspaper men in the stat
and was for many years connecte'
with the twin city papers.
Hon. Nelson Nyquist came T.
town this morning expecting to find
separator here which was ordered tw'
weeks ago. But he was disappointed
With considerable vigor he asserted
that if it did not show up soon some
body would have to pay damages ant
big ones at that, for hundreds o
acres of barley are waiting for it,
some of which is spelling. He re
ed to his domicile a disappointed
man.-Janesville Argus.
Chas. Wyatt will succeed Robt. Or
as travelling salesman for the L. Pat
terson Mercantile Co., with his head
quarters at Fairmont. He started il
as driver for the company ten years
ago, and has been shipping clerk ever
since the new building was erected.
His promotion is deserved one, as he
has been a faithful and efficient EN-.
ploye. Mr.. Orr will take charge Of
the company's branch house at Bis
marck after his present trip.
Miss Zellah Salsbery of Mankato is
visiting her friends Miss Hazel Frank
lin for few days. A few friends
called at the latter's home in honor of
the visitor last Monday evening. -
Faribault Register.
Master John Diamond of Mankato
arrived this morning and at eleven
o'clock accompanied the mail carrier
to Cream to visit his uncle, Mr.. Severt
Severson. GAINESVILLE Argus.
Mrs. Brown of Minneapolis arrived
in the city yesterday afternoon on her
way to Mapleton, where her daughter,
Mrs. A. A. Buck, is quite sick, being
threatened with pneumonia.
Ernest Schumacher, who is in the
hardware business at Madison Lake,
was in the city yesterday.
Miss Mollie A. Dunn of Wheaton
has arrived to visit her sister, Mrs. D.
s. Evans, for month.
G. G. Cornish of Washington, D.
J., and E. D. Cornish of Vernon Cen
er were in Manksto today.
John Hutton of Window, business
nan and politician, was in the CITY
yesterday on his returnsfrom the east.
Congressman McCleary and son re-
turned to the city last night. Mrs. Nc
Cleary is visiting at her home in Wis
consin.
Mrs. E. A. Gibbons left Wednesday
afternoon for Sun Prairie, Wis, for
an extended visit with her mother
and other relatives.
Judge James b. Quinn came over
from Farimont today to hear matter
with the winding up Of the
John A. Willard estate.
Miss Helen Meyer of Mankato visit
ed the first of the week at the home of
her uncle, Mr.. Rob Meyer in this
city. Waseca Radical.
J. G. Hamlin of Blue Earth was in
the city today.
Edgar W. Walz and wife of New
York arrived yesterday.
Joseph A. Eckstein of New Ulm was
in the city over night.
Lewis G. Cosgrove of LIE Sueur was
a Saulpaugh arrival today.
Mrs. Henry Wiltgen left yesterday
afternoon for Red Lake Falls, to visit
for a month.
Congressman McCleary has accepted
an invitation to give his address,
"Story of the Constitution, before
the state teachers institute at Glencoe
Friday evening, Aug. Sth.
DUNG the storm yesterday forenoon
large hail stones fell in Nicollet
county and the corn fields from Swan
Lake down to st. Peter suffered.
Other crops were more or less injured.
$1.00 straw hats to be sold for SOC al
Removal Sale. Henry E. Hance.
There is a trade in summer as wei
as in the fall or spring-not so much
of it, to be sure, but trade there is
and trade is what every advertiser
wants. If there is not so much going
during the heated term, then there il
so much the greater reason why deal
ers should advertise to catch what il
going. Printer Ink.
A motion for a new trial in tn
small pox bill case between the cit.
and county was argued before judge
Cray this forenoon. Also y motion
for new trial in the case of Margare
Funk vs. Gaylord Lamb.
City Recorder Williams consider
the laying of sewer and water main
on Van Brunt street necessity, an
sees no objection.to issuing certificate
of indebtedness in order to have tn
work done. He ..does not propose
hold up the improvement.
Broad street has been opened I
travel from the south end of the pave
ment. at Warren street, to Washing
ton. The contractors expect to hav