The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-21
From Mondays Daily.


From Mondays Daily.
Landlord W. Fl. Pfeffer of Window
was in town Saturday.
Gus. R. Theiring was down from
Springfield yesterday.
o. W. Hagen of Sleepy Eye was a
Saulpsugh guest Saturday night.
State Treasurer j. II. Block of st.
Peter was in the city Saturday night.
Ben Horn, who is employed by Col.
Widell in Iowa, is back for two
weeks stay.
Nelson Weed is out today after be-
ing confined to his home several days
as result of illness.
Mrs. Mary L. Soaring returned Sat
urday evening from New York, where
she has spent the winter with rela
tives.
Miss Grace Reynolds, daughter of J.
E. Reynolds, city editor of the Review,
is suffering from diphtheria and the
house is under quarantine.
County Treasurer Lewis Davis states
that over 200 people in Mankato have
allowed their personal property taxes
to become delinquent.
Warren Fuller, who for some time
was employed with the firm of Mas
ters g McLaurin, left yesterday for
ST. Paul, where he has position.
The many friends of Mrs. Willis
Glenn will be glad to know that her
condition is very much improved to-
day and will hope for her speedy re-
covery.
NJ. S. Dean of Anaconda, Mont,
general manager of the Butte, Ana
conda 81 Pacific railroad, spent Sun
day in the city visiting Coroner Ken
nedy and family.
The new North Mankato council
met Saturday night and qualified. 1t
is expected that the village will take
an appeal to the supreme court in the
case of Miss Jungberg's suit.
John York was arrested Saturday
afternoon by Officer Bienapf for rid
ing his bicycle on the sidewalk on
Front street. He pleaded guilty in
the municipal court and was fined 50
and costs.
The funeral of the late Chas. Fall
beck, who committed suicide Saturday
morning in Rapidan township will be
held tomorrow afternoon. julius
Fallbeck, son of the deceased, has
arrived from Carlton county to attend
the funeral.
The funeral services over the re-
mains of the late Anders Under yes
terday afternoon were conducted
by Rev Mr.. Erickson of the Swedish
Lutheran church, and were very i'm
pressive. A choir rendered several
beautiful selections, and the floral offer
ings were many and handsome.
A couple of months ago, Jno. A.
Whites bicycle was taken from his
porch. II was recently found by Mrs.
Liedlof between board fence and
smoke house, and today Mr.. White
identified and received the wheel back.
Whether it was placed there for a
joke, Mr.. White does not know.
Chief Bowen has receiver a letter
from Richard Megson & Co. of Cam
bridgeport, Mass, saying that swim
dlers are operating in this section,
purporting to be their agents and sell
ing an imitation cake depositing
machine to bakers. The firm says that
it has no agents in the west and wants
bakers warned against the fraud and
the swindlers arrested, if possible
W. J. Reed, Industrial agent of the
Chicago Great Western road, was in
the city day or so ago and expressed
the opinion that the road would begin
work on it's yards as soon as the
weather will permit. 1t is not ex-
lpected that trains will run to the CEN
ter of the city until everything is in
readiness in the way OF trackage,
depots, etc.
Coroner Kennedy consulted with
County Attorney Wilson today in re-
igard to the alleged negligence of Mr..
Hubrig of Rapidan in not providing
medical attendance for his wife dur
ing her last illness. Mr.. Kennedy had
no evidence to present. Mr.. Wilson
states that he will act as soon as evil
dence is produced, but cannot do SO
until then.