The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-10-20

STORIES BRIEFLY TOLD

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Hog cholera is reported near Yer
non.
Proof of the will of the late Noel w.
Conger was filed today in the probate
court
Miss Maggie Schroeder was operated
upon at the hospital yesterday for
goitre.
Up to this afternoon, County Auditor
Weaver had issued 1873 hunters IL
censes.
Residents of Lake Crystal today
made up the amount of the fine and
costs and secured the release of young
Osgood.
John Clapshaw, a pioneer resident of
Medic, is dead He was a native of
England and came to this country when
eleven years old.
No mercury, no minerals, no danger in
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea. The
greatest family tonic known. Brings
good health to all who use it. 30 cents,
Tea or Tablets. j. c. Thro.
Yesterday was the anniversary of the
great storm of 1880, when blizzard
ragged the night before and piled the
ground high with snow, that did not 60
off until the following April.
1t fills the arteries with rich, red
blood. Makes new flesh and healthy
men and women. That's what Hollis
ter's Rocky Mountain Tea will do. 80
cents, Tea or Tablets. J. c. Thro.
Robert S. Andrews, son of County At
torney Andrews of Waseca and nep-
hew of Attorney c. n. Andrews of this
city, died at Waseca on Saturday of
peritonitis. He was sixteen years old.
Levi Conklin, living three miles east
of Eagle Lake, brought samples of APP
piles to The Free Press which are equal
to ANYTHING raised in this section this
season. These apples are eleven inches
in circumference and solid to the core.
Mr. Conklin has 300 bearing trees.
Mrs. H. b. Gary died at her home i'll
Marshall at $50 o'clock Saturday night,
aged sixty eight years. Besides her
husband she leaves two daughters, Mrs.
J. A. Sigler of Virginia, and Mrs. DIR.
C. z. Persons of Marshall, and two sons,
George of Willmar and William h. of
Mankato.
j. B. Nielsen & Co. of Mankato have
issued very neat specimen book'
showing buildings which have been
constructed by this well known firm OF
contractors and builders. Among the
cuts shown is one of the Masonic block
and one of the State Bank at Mapleton,
besides a number of buildings at Man
kato.-Mapleton Enterprise.
Ralph Davidson of Freedom informed
us on Friday that various rumors were
aaoat relative to the railroad. A repre-
sentative had been through and engaged
land upon which to erect tents Tor men
and horses in several different places.
But as for personally seeing anything
definite he was not i'm it.-Janesville Ar
gus.
1t is reported that the muskrats
have not vet begun the work OF build
ing their winter residences, but are
frolicing around in their summer bung-
allows and wearing clothes cut decoll-
cite According to LIS, cold weather
will not set in very soon. 1t would be
wise. however. to have the bin full or
coal. and the furnace in good working
order, so as not to be caught in an en-
ergency. -Winnebago City Enterprise.
The report of the Shelby Farmers
Mutual Fire Insurance company at
their annual meeting makes comparl-
sons with old line stock companies
odious. This year their assessment is
only 80 mills on the dollar, whereas
the New Ulm Mutual is % mills and
the old line companies 40 mills on the
dollar. Ordinary mortals wonder why
! it costs ten times as much in them as