The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-02-17
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FROM wednesday, Idliy.
w. HI. Scott will leave after a few
days for London, Mich, where he will
visit his mother, Mrs. Rush, who has
been very i'll. Mr.. Scott has received
word of the death of his tep-father, Mr..
Rush, whose demise occurred week ago
last Sunday, on the day of the funeral
of Mr.. SCOTS daughter, Mrs. c. c. Dick
son. Mr.. Scott will make his home for
the present with his son, Herbert, on
Sherman avenue. The Dickson home,
where Mr.. Scott has been residing, has
been disestablished. Mr.. Dickson, having
lost his wife, will move to Paskin, Wis,
the home of his mother, Mrs. E. F.
Dickson, who has been in North Man
kota visiting her son during the past
week. Mr.. Dickson and his mother eX-
pect to leave next Monday for Paskin
L. Burrill of Belgrade may consider
himself very fortunate that his team,
which broke away the front bob of his
sleigh, as it stood at the wood market
near the City hotel yesterday, and start
ed off on a runaway that ended at the
foot of the hill at the west end of Bel
grade avenue, did little damage by the
escapade The team was brought to a
halt by Dennis McGrath, the blacksmith,
near his home.
Floyd B. Wells left this morning for
Dodge Center to be present at the flu
neral of Miss Flora l. Babcoek, Mrs.
Wells sister, the unfortunate woman
who endeG her life with poison last
Monday morning at st. Paul. The flu
neral took place this morning at ten
o'clock from the Dodge Center Baptist
church. The remains were inferred in
the family burying ground there, where
the parents of Miss Babcock lie buried.
The committee of North Mankato
firemen having charge of the prepare
tions for the social evening that the fire
men will hold next Thursda. evening, to-
gether with number of other firemen,
held meeting last evening'to talk over
the situation. Card playing and re-
freshments and perhaps dancing will be
the order of the evening. All the mem
bers of the council are invited to attend
and bring their wives or sweethearts, as
the case may be. -.
Little eleven year old Ray Temple
was surprised last evening at his
home on Belgrade avenue by about
thirty other children of about his own
age. The youngsters had a jolly time.
There is considerable complaint about
the obstruction of the North Mankato
sidewalks with drifted snow. While
many of the residents have cleared away
in front of their homes, the snow on the
walks in front of the vacant lots has
the snow from of the vacant lots has
been left alone in almost every case.
After the first spring thaw this snow is
likely to become icy. Some one may fall
and be injured. Such contingency
might cost the village the price of clean
ing the walks, and lighting the village
streets and the bridge into the bargain,
for many years to come. The council
would do well to act in this matter.
HI. L. Haven, the carpenter, returned
to the village yesterday after an absence
of four weeks in Winnebago City, where
he has been working on the new bank
building.
J. S. Rolf, the tailor, is slowly inn
proving from his severe attack of the
grippe.
Louis Dammann, the meat man, is
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