The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-10-16
Picked From the County Press.
From Fridays Daily.

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From Fridays Daily.
A. A. Buck has resigned the position
of mayor of Mapleton and Martin Schim-
mele has been chosen to succeed him.
John Schweitzer was elected trustee to
succeed Martin Schimmele.
Robbie Krengel has been given the
position of night operator on the Mil
waukee road at Mankato and assumed
his new duties on Tuesday night. Rob-
bic is an operator who can be relied upon
and we predict that he will continue to
advance in the company's service.-Ma-
pleton Enterprise.
The Enterprise says the influence of
Mapleton's rest room is spreading. Dur
inc the past summer Mrs. Hemway, of
Arlington, South Dakota, was guest OF
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. Phelps and while here
visited the public library rooms and was
so impressed with the idea and the way
| it was established that on her return
home she took up the scheme, and now
they have similar rest room and Ii
brary at Arlington,
Early closing agitation is on at Maple
ton.
Otto Beise, Mapleton farmer, has
, moved to Douglass county where he join
, ed the Mapleton colony.
| According to reports received from the
country, the wind on Tuesday afternoon
was pretty heavy in places, and work
ed considerable damage in uncoyering
and tearing down grain stacks so that
the rain which followed penetrated into
them in a serious manner. In several
instances wind mills were blown down
The rain has also delayed fall work
very materially, as it will be some time
before blowing can be resumed as the
ground is being thoroughly soaked
Mapleton Enterprise.
Senator Eberhart attended the carni
val ON Friday, and gave a little talk il
the vegetable and fruit tent which wa:
greatly appreciated by those present. Il
was preceded by talk by the governor
to the old soldiers who had gathered fo
a little camp fire. -Mapleton Enter
prise.
The new store at Beaufort is to b'
dedicated properly Saturday night, Oct
II, by dance.
The merry go-round managers so ia
forgot themselves, last Sunday, as t.
steam up their engine and start up thei
machine, at Mapletton, not realizing tina
the Minnesota laws are rather severe TO
disturbing religious services. A com
plant was made and Constable Brook
put stop to the Sabbath descration.
The dog poisoner got in his work agai
at Mapleton last Saturday and Sunday
and as result several pet dogs hav
gone to the dog heaven. Among them be
ing dogs owned by A. A. Buck, Cha:
Troendle, and H. G. Ladd.
Married, at the home of the bride
parents, Clarice L. Salisbury and Ell. LIE
Look, Oct 6, at eight o'clock p. M, I
E. Wolfe of Des Moines officiating. TIL
bride looked very pretty attired in cream
silk null, carrying cream roses. TIL
bay window of the parlor was tastil.
decorated with evergreens and flowers
large horseshoe being suspended direct
ly overhead. Miss Eva Salisbury, eousil
of the bride, played the wedding march
Fifty relatives were present, those from
abroad being Mrs. E. G. Vaughan, Ia
coma, WASH H. R. Chase and Miss E.
Look of Mankato.-Amboy Herald.
The Amboy Herald says that B. O
Killmer and Jim Olson robbed TIVE
swarms of bees this week. of the nic
honey that they had slowed carefully
away in the hollow of tree down in tn,
wood for their own winter use.
| The big Tyler apple that was sent t.
the Mapleton fair, has come into grea
notoriety. 1t is on exhibition in the gov
ernor's office at st. Paul and several O.
the city papers have mentioned it. Thos
Randall has received O. letter from tn,
superintendent of the Minnesota fruit
exhibit at the st. Louis fair, asking i
bushel or so of the same variety coult
be had to 60 with his collection.-Ma
pleton Enterprise.
Amboy is to hold poultry exhibit tn
latter part of the month and also bah.
show. New and original stunts will b
given in the streets.
The Good Thunder Herald chronicle
the death of Mrs William Hilbert, VIII
suffered from dropsy.
The rain storm on Tuesday was tn
worst we have had this season, perfec
deluge, quickly filling the creeks an
water courses to overlooking and tn
, streets were perfect torrent. To tn
north, a wash out of some ten rods O
track, preventing the running of train
for about twenty-four hours and still
delaying them. To the east several grail