The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-02-12
Old Resident OF Hebron Has an At
tack of Pneumonia.
H. D. Williams, Snowman, Gives Up
His Science OF Light.
Bunch OF News From North Mankalo
and The Neighborhood.
Personalities, Social Functions and
Short Notes of Interest.
From Mondays Daily.

j. A. Tidland of Hebron, brother of w.
H. Tidland, village recorder of North
Mankato, is very seriously i'll with lung
fever and pneumonia. The patient was
taken ill only few days ago as he was
out saving wood. He was seventy years
old a week ago last Saturday, when he
and his younger brother, W. FL. Tidland,
fifty years old on the same day, celebrat-
er their anniversary by birthday party
at Hebron. Some hopes are still enter
tanned for the recovery of the sick man,
though as rule, those who have pneu-
monia at his age seldom rally from the
disease. The patient has never been told
that he has pneumonia but simply is al
lowed to believe that his sole trouble is
the injury he received in his left side,
while serving in the cavalry regiment
against the Sioux Indians, about forty
years ago. He happened to be thrown
from his horse and in some way hurt the
left side of his diaphragm. 1t seems that
the muscular wall never became com
pletely healed He has been troubled with
pain in the injured organ off and on ever
since the accident.
Leo Fermenich has case of diphtheria
in his home on Belgrade avenue, his three
year old boy having been discovered to
have the disease about noon yesterday.
Miss Freda Anderson celebrated her
fourteenth birthday last Saturday night
at her home on Sherman avenue, enter
tanning a gathering of fourteen young
friends.
Tomorrow afternoon the Ladies' Aid
society of the Belgrade Avenue Metho-
dist church will hold the annual cleo
ton at the home of Mrs. Thomas Smith
on Belgrade avenue. The meeting will
last from two to five o'clock. At three
o'clock precisely the election of officers
will take place. None must be absent
Miss Hattie Blankensee of Milwaukee,
who has been visiting for some time at
the home of her uncle and aunt, Mr. and
Mrs. F. A. Tanner, left yesterday for
Madison Lake to accept a position in
the office of firm dealing in farm i'm
plements. Miss Blankensee posed for
most of the Science of Light" scenes,
in the exhibition that closed last week.
Howard d. Williams, the aged show
man, who has been conducting the
Science of Light" exhibition at 3l4
South Front street, quit last Saturday,
utterly discouraged with the town. He
has cleared something over $50, not
enough to pay for the rent of the store
building. He has until Feb. Is to accept
quarters in the St. Louis exposition, but
it is question whether he can raise the
money to travel there with his wife and
get his apparatus there. At present
his prospects but are but ill-defned.
Miss Mary Kircher entertained party
of about fifty of her young friends at
her home at 1913 Belgrade avenue, the
guests being largely students of the
commercial college. Progressive cinch
was played at nine tables. Miss Agnes
Hodapp won the ladies' head prize and
Prof. Fair of the commercial college the
head prize for the gentlemen. The foot
prizes were awarded to Willie Schaefer
of Lime town and Miss Clara Huettl.
There was no end of gayety for the
young folks and work for the older ones
to supply their wants.
Vital statistics as officially published
show that during the year 1908, North
has had twenty nine births |
and sixteen deaths.
A. L. Wheeler, who has been i'll for |
many days with heart trouble, is again |
able to be about.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Strickland drove |
to Kasota and back yesterday afternoon |
and found the sleighing splendid.
Mr. and Mrs. James Sicily left yester-
lay for Denver, where they will spend |
The remainder of the winter and per-
maps stay longer.