The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-02-03
ST. Clair will See a Handsome
Residence Erected.
Disease Oecimating Cat Fam
lily Of the Village.
Personal Gossip From This
Busy Inland Town.

St Clair, Jan. 27.-Rev. Julius Oyster
heft is soon to see the realization of
pairing for some time; for the parish in
which he ministers, has decided to build
parsonage The contemplated struct
ure will be a credit at once to the church
and community, for it will be finished in
| brick veneer at a cost of $4,000. The
present home of the pastor will be for
sale as soon as the weather permits the
preparation for the new building, as the
same ground will be occupied. Of the
So, 900, 81 600 is already pledged so that
there is no reasonable doubt that the
first balmy day will witness this prep
aration. The structure will be 32x30 and
while not modern in the usual sense of
the word, will be up to date in its
general appointments. Indeed, arrange
ments will be made for installing heat
ing plant later. Besides the pastor, who
has been hustling to add this valuable
property to the church, an energetic
committee consisting of Messrs. Alpers,
Froelich, Fl. Fitzloff Frank j. Thinner
mann and Freitag, is at work. Even
without a railroad our town moves,
probably no inland village of the state
and few railway towns of less than five
hundred in population, can out-boast our
real valuation.
ST. Clair's estimable and ever energetic
meat merchant, Frank Buschena, has
broncho that exhibits all the fire of his
wild ancestors besides little side line
of his own. One day last week the beast
despising the gentle care of his owner,
wandered out in the cold presumably to
seek out his old Montana home. For
several days he did the county quite
thoroly, entertained at the various straw
stacks. His master grew worried over
his protracted absence and, procuring the
service of John Fitzloff, who knows the
ways of these cratic animals, determin-
ed to capture him. Our genial liveryman
relates interestingly his efforts at APP
preaching the horse, that by this time
had developed plans of his own. But the
pursuit was relentless, containing ele-
ments that remind one of the plains
stories. Finally on Sunday afternoon
Mr. Fitzloff succeeded in cornering the
fugitive on the poor farm, whittier the
poor animal had fled for refuge, and led
him triumphantly homeward.
Some disease is decimating st. Clair
eats. The old standbys Buster Brown"
'Spalding," Snowfall" and 'Satan" have
no longer rings out on the frosty breeze,
and great sadness reigns in several
homes. In some other homes they are
not so sad. At this date we are unable
to state the nature of the trouble, but
we hope it won't spread the
good cats. The positions of the deceased
have all been filled and there were quite
a number of disappointed applicants.
Clay Boswell, his mother. and Miss
Mamie McGovern have been suffering
for the past week with eye trouble
There SENS to be nothing affecting the
sight but certain weakness, something
similar to pinkeye, that causes the af-
fiicted to shed more tears than their
spirits suggest
The Smith boys have been successful
lately in trapping mink, over forty of
these animals having been deprived of
their valuable pelts lately This repre-
sents sum of about 800, which is good
wages for the time they have been
operating.
Henry Theilman is in the northern
part of the state looking after some
land interests. He will visit Bemidi.
Duluth and other points before return
ing.