The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-09-20

Stories From Home and Elsewhere.

diamond ring on the fair grounds. The
man ate his dinner ON the grounds
and not until he was on the point OF
rising from the table did he discover
his loss. He was assisted in his futile
search for it by sympathizing bystand-
ers.
From the fact that the ring was on
watch chain which was found to
be broken and detached from the
watch it seems quite likely that the
stranger was the victim of the light
fingered gentry"
DIR. L. F. Schmauss sends The Free
Press a pictorial post card from Rot
terdam. "We arrived at Rotterdam this
morning, Aug. 81. Had a very pleas,
ant voyage Visited The Hague and
now for Amsterdam for a day OF
two before going up the Rhine. Hol-
land has certainly very prosperous
appearance. This is the queens birth,
day-a great holiday here. With kind
regards"
Henry Hoffman of Mcpherson died
at his home there last night as a
result of blood poisoning which he
suffered from last winter. 1t will be
remembered that while working fol
C. w. Miller, the ice man, in this
city, one hand was slightly injured
and blood poisoning developed and he
was very seriously sick for some weeks
part of the time in hospital.
The deceased was born Aug. 25, 1866
and leaves a wife and four children
His mother is also living, and seven
brothers and four sisters, all in Man
kato or vicinity. He was a member
of the Modern Woodmen of America
and had many friends who will greatly
regret to hear of his death
Funeral services will be held Sun
day Afternoon at two o'clock at the
Congregational church at st. Clair
Rev. f. l.. Heermance of this city of
floating. The interment will be made
at the Tivoli cemetery.
Smoke will again ascend from the
mill chimney today, says The Mapleton
Enterprise. A change of manage.
ment has taken, place, but there may
be other changes. Harlow S. Lewis
who has been manager for the past
several years, has disposed of his
stock and has been succeeded by O.
H. Kobe, an experienced mill man OF
Minneapolis. General regret is ex.
pressed on all sides that Mr. Lewis
should retire, as under his direction
the mill has grown until today it is
in this section of the state, annually
turning out many thousands of barrels
of flour and contributing largely to
the prosperity and growth of ou1
village.
Various rumors have been prevalent
relative to the mill and many of the
statements made have been founded on
guess work rather than facts and like
the story of the three black crows
have grown each time related. w. J
Jennison of Minneapolis, the leading
stakeholder in the mill for the past
two years, is now practically the en-
tire owner, but it is likely that others
will be associated with him in the
near future. The matter of trans
ferring and checking up the business
has been in progress for several days
and on Wednesday instructions were
received to have the men report for
duty and cars were loaded for ship
ment as usual on that day.
1t is likely that the mill would also
have been started up at the same
time but for the fact that the wheat
on hand was not of the quality de-
sired. Wheat is in transit, however,
and the mill will start grinding as
usual this Friday morning, the mill
ers having been requested to have
everything in readiness to start this
morning.
Mr.. Jennison is the leading stock
holder in mills at Duluth, Appleton,
Royalton, GAINESVILLE and Elysian and
thoroughly understands every feature
of the milling business and to use his
own words, ''Mapleton will now have
better mill than ever"
Other parties are negotiating for the
purchase of the mill and it is among
the possibilities that there will be fur
Their changes but as to what they will
be we doubt if any one knows, not
even the men most interested.
Mr.. Kobe, the manager now in
charge, has been similarly employed
in other mills, been travelling flour
salesman, bookkeeper in the general
offices and is regarded as one of the
best men in the business and that he
thoroughly understands matters is APP
parent by the manner in which he
handles the various details of the bust