The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-30
Stories From Home and Elsewhere.

colided with him with disasterous re
suits. The machine was passing Fred
| IRONS store at q moderate rate O
speed, and another machine was stand
ing in front of the store. Mr.. Ros
quist at this moment came out OF thu
store and went to his bicycle anC
started out on the pavement, aroun'
the stationary machine. As he cleared
this. he met the Schmitt automobile
Ellis slowed down, but Rosquist hest
tated Just long enough and colllde6
with the big machine, being thrown
loff. His bicycle was damaged and his
clothing torn, but he was uninjured.
Mr.. Ellis stopped his machine ant
offered to take Rosquist to the doc
tors office, but Mr.. Rosquist said that
he was not injured and declined tC
90. This morning he called upon DIR
Schmitt and proposed that the latter
paw for the wheel and clothing that
was damaged, but did not claim that
Ellis or himself were to blame. In
view of the circumstances DR.. Schmitt
declined to settle.
st. Paul, Aug. 23.-That cherub
Daniel Cupid, has captured the bache
lor heart of New Ulm's mayor. Mr.
and Mrs. Clifford A. fancy, 500 Selby
avenue, have announced the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss Kath
crime fancy, and Charles Silverson, the
mayor of New Ulm.
The bride elect is university girl
a graduate of the class of '06, and
Thursday at a sorority tea given by
Miss Maude Hyser, Prospect Park
Minneapolis, the secret" was made
known to the Gamma Phi Beta sister
hood.
There were forty girls present to
congratulate Miss fancy. As they
assembled they were received by the
hostess, the honor guest, the Misses
Mary Fitzsimmons and Mary Haupt
St. Paul, and Millicent Lee, Mime
apolis.
The teatable was decorated with
dahlias and the same flowers were
used in the drawing room.
Ed Anderson, stonecutter employ
ed at the Widell quarry, broke his
leg yesterday. He was at work on
a car, when he suddenly jumped to
oct out of the way of derrick that
he thought was going to fall. Tie
struck the ground hard and broke both
bones of the right leg below the knee
He was removed to Emmanuel hos
pital.
William Radke, who escaped from
the Steele county Jail last winter, has
been located in Milwaukee, where he
is serving six months sentence in the
House of Correction for the theft
of a bicycle. At the expiration OF
his term there an effort will be made
by the local authorities to bring him
back to this city to answer to the
charge of breaking into and burglarlz
ing the depot at Medford last winter
but it is doubtful whether he can be
secured for the local charge as ne
is wanted badly at Hastings, where
he is charged with the stealing of
horse. As there is big reward out
for his capture for the last named
offense it is probable that the Hast
ines officials will make every effort
to have him returned to their city.
The residents of North Mankato dc
not feel like repairing the north walk
for foot passengers crossing the bridge
and it will probably have to remain
nailed up as ordered by the council
They say that they all use the soutf
walk, anyway, as that connects Will
the sidewalk on Belgrade avenue
They will be perfectly satisfied to nave
the north walk remained closed.
Thomas Randall has recently come
into possession of a cane that has
history, says The Amboy Herald. Il
! is of rare wood that grows only II
South America and takes on hlgl
polish and is remarkably solid ant
heavy. The first impression on taking
if in the hand is that it is loaded. Ih'
cane was originally owned by Captain
Cook. the African explorer, and wa
carried by him on one of his journeys
It came into possession of Mr.. Ran
ldalps brother, who sent it to him her
by George Randall on his recent re
turn from the east. 1t has no gol'
head on it but Thomas thinks OF hav
/ ing one put on this fall If the crop
| ON his Pleasant Mound farm shell GU
fairly well.
From Saturdays Daily.
st. Paul, Aug. pa. N. Thompkin
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