The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
From Tuesday and Wednesoay,c DAM.

Il
der is visiting the Misses Schultz for
a few days. Z.
Monday afternoon little girl put
in her appearance at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. B. F. Shook.
Mrs. Sophia 81. Miller will leave to-
morrow for New Orleans, to make a
three months visit to her son.
Mrs. F. E. Hitchcock and daughter
returned to their home at st. Paul
this afternoon after a visit in the city.
VIM. Glotzbach has returned from
Fessenden, N. D., and has accepted a
position in Jno. G. Thro's drug store.
Chas. Benefits many friends will
regret to. learn that he has been taken
down with typhoid fever at Eagle
| Lake. +.
DR.. and Mrs. q. G. Harrington are
moving into their new residence on
Second street, where the doctor will
have his Office in the future. .
Mr.. Callahan is putting the finishing
touches upon cottage for T. b. Foley
on Pearl street. It has all modern
conveniences and is up to date in
every respect.
The second annual grand masquer-
ade ball will be given at Schiller hall
on Friday evening, Jan. 31st. This
will be good news to those remember
ing last years event.
The public library board held its
regular meeting last night, but did not
transact any business outside of the
regular routine. A list of books to be
purchased was adopted.
The fire that occurred this morning
damaged John A. .Peterson's residen &c
on South Fifth street. Theodore Will
liams, who held the insurance, ordered
repairs to be made Immediately.
Architect Thayer is preparing plans
for a 80, 500 residence for Jos. 81. Thro,
to be erected on his recently purchased
property on Broad street, nearly oppo-
iste the public library site, in the
spring.
Mrs. Theo. ]. Sherk of North Man
kato is suffering from badly sprained
ankle as the result of fall on bad
piece of sidewalk in that village. She
will be confined to the house for a
number of weeks.
Mark Coffin left today for Boise,
Idaho, where he will prove up on his
timber claim. DR.. E. J. Davis, Ed.
Davis and Fred Walker have each
taken timber claim and will prove
up at the same time. Each secures 16C
acres.
The hearing on the allowance of the
final account of the executor of the J.
S. Englerth estate, Ira B. Reynolds
of Eagle Lake, was had before Judge
Hughes this afternoon. All of the
heirs objected to the appro val of the
account. ....
The suit of Kuhlman vs. T. b. Holh
was tried in the municipal court to.
day, c. o. Daley appearing for the
plaintiff and W. E. Young for the
defendant. The suit is over an over
coat which it is claimed was put uI
as security for a small loan and moi
returned.
J. c. Moore Jr., who was injured
in coasting accident yesterday after
noon. is doing nicely. The skull wa'
not fractured, and no stitches were
needed The cut is an inch and 6
half long, over the left eye, and will
leave a scar, as the contact with thu
stone curbing left jagged wound.
J. E. Diamond has returned from
his trip to South Dakota. He reports
the stock on the ranges as doing finely
The snow has mostly thawed and thu
water has gathered in the low places
The new arrangement of trains on thu
Chicago q North Western road save
one day in returning to Mankato.
81. G.. McLane of Lake Crystal wa
in the city today closing up the dea
and looking over the title to tn
Sprague farm he recently bargainet
for. He has now one of the larges
and best farms in Blue Earth county
containing $40 acres. He will move
onto it March list.
! Henry Pugh procured complain
this morning FOR the arrest of part,
who he charged with stealing $40 from
him, but when he applied to the cit.
recorder for warrant he would no
take the necessary oath, saying that h
had no personal knowledge as to whC
robbed him. The police say they hat
two eye witnesses to the robbery, ani
are much put out over the outcome
The Good Roads association of Min
nesota has issued call for a meeting
Of the association in the senate cham
Der of the capitol at st. Paul, OF
Thursday, Jan. 10th at 10 O'Clock a.