The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-08-14
PICKED FROM COUNTY PRESS.

The Cable mill is again in operation.
H. C. Hotaling was elected president of
the library board.
Amboy is to have "baby show" about
the middle of October.
The capacity of the flour mill at Ma
pleton has been increased to 225 barrels
daily.
Cattle and hog shipments from Ma
pleton the past year aggregated 250 car
loads, amounting to $lS5,0OO.
A man from Mankato, has rented Mrs.
Bourke's building on Front street and will
open meat market the first of Septem-
ber.-Amboy Herald.
G. j. Laurisch, the well known Ma
pleton attorney and Miss Anna Lulu
Little are to be married in WATERFOWL,
Wednesday, Aug. r. They are to be at
home in Mapleton after Sept. Is.
Herman Borneke and wife departed
Monday for couple of months visit at
Donnabrook, N. d. Report was that
their travelling cases were stolen in Man
kato, but we have no confirmation of this
report.-Good Thunder Herald.
Mr. Fred Gerlich, the manager and
landlord of the Mapleton House has been
seriously ill the past week, having an at
tack somewhat similar to that experience
ed last winter. At the time of our go
ing to press he is somewhat improved
Mapieton Enterprise.
We wish to obtain for publication, the
names of the voters now living in Blue
Earth county who voted for John c. Ere
mont for president of the United States
in 1856. Those entitled to that distinc-
ton will confer favor by sending US
their names.-Amboy Herald.
August Neinow has bought an action
against the village of Lake Crystal for
alleged damages to his land because OF
the construction of the village sewer
1t is claimed that the contents of the
sewer flow on his land. He asks for
$500. Pfau & Pfau are his attorneys.
The trial of A. B. Burgess last Thurs
day, before Justice Sargent for cruelty
to his son, ROLAND, resulted in verdict
of guilty. Mr. Sargent imposed light
fine and ordered that the boy be sent to
the state orphan school at Owatonna.
Deputy Sheriff Killmer had the boy in
charge and took him to Owatonna last
Friday morning Amboy Herald.
A sale is pending between F. o. Radke
and Robert Stanke whereby Mr.. Stanke
is to become the owner of the large
Radke farm near town. We understand
that Mr.. Radke takes in part payment n
certain number of acres of land in Pope
county He does not vacate until next
March, when he intends to move to Echo,
Yellow Medicine county.-Amboy Herald.
The amount due the Amboy creamery
from Mr.. Owen of Blue Earth when he
failed in business was ST AGO. The pros
prects of recovering this loss are pretty
slim, we understand. The officials of
the creamery borrowed money enough to
make regular payments to the patrons
and have created sinking fund to pro-
vide for the payment of the borrowed
oney.-Amboy Herald.
The first cement sidewalks in Amboy
are being put down this week by the
Mankato Sidewalk company at twelve
and a. half cents per square foot. g. w.
Chamberlain and A. H. Jordan are having
seventy-feet each laid on their lots front
ing on North street. The width is five
feet and four inches. Frank White is
also having 1872 feet laid in front of his
property on South street. Coun-
ty Surveyor Brooks arrived Thursday
morning to establish the correct street
grade before any permanent sidewalks
were laid.-Amboy Herald.