The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-09


present quarters.
Elmer Glenn, who was operated on
| for appendicitis, is able to be ont. He
Iexpects to resume his duties at the
head of the Free Press job depart
ment on Monday.
In the last few days sixty deeds
have been filed for record This in
dicates an unusual movement of real
estate in this county is on. The prices
are trending upward.
Rev. F. b. Cowgirl was at Albert
Lea last evening where he spoke to
the members of the Methodist church
on Church IDEALS" and also conduct
ed quarterly conference.
The hunting season has come to an
end, and no kind of bird or big game
that is protected at any time can
be lawfully shot. Locally, this APP
plies particularly to quail and prairie
chickens.
Rev. w. y. Jameson has gone to
Marshall, MIMI, to speak at the
business mems banquet under the aus
pieces of the Y. NJ. c.. A. of Lyon
county. The banquet takes place at
eight o'clock tonight.
AmLoy Herald: For an eighty-fiye
year old H. r. Case of Mankato stands
at the head of his class in this vi
entity for physical and mental power.
He drove up here last week and spent
a faw days with old friends.
| +. W. Martin, formerly secretary
OF the Y. NJ. c. A. in this city, writes
relatives in the city that new son
has arrived at his home, and will re-
ceive mail addressed to Edgar Mar
tin, Jr.
Clerk of Court Krost yesterday is
sued marriage license to Nelson NJ.
Jorgensen and Nora Rasdcll, both of
} st. Clair, and one today to William
X. Barton and Grace S. Tiffany, both
tof Vernon Center
Elysian Enterprise: We hear that
| the construction company presented
Mrs. Hugo Heyn with $1,000 since the
! death of her husband, who was acct
, dcntally killed while employed at the
, Rapidan dam last month. The work
men also generously contributed $500
/ for the benefit of the family.
: l.. S. Knox OF Boise, Idaho, who
. has been visiting at the home of
Mrs. W. w. Zuel for a few days, left
, last night for New York, and on his
way will stop in Chicago to see the
, apple exhibit. Mr.. Know formerly
lived at Lake Crystal, but is now en-
$ gagged in the apple industry in Idaho.
: Mapleton Enterprise: Jacob Busch
arrived home last Wednesday night
from his four months visit in Ger
many. Mr.. Busch mad not visited his
old home i'll over twenty years and
was glad to find his mother well and
in good health. He reports that the
, people in Germany seem to be pros
t pering and are satisfied with condi-
tions.
c Amboy Herald: The annual rabbit
4 hunt by the s.ortsmcn moth OF town
; came off the day before Thanksgiving.
/; II was a contest with twelve on Il
; side, the losing side to pay for an
oyster supper. About fifty rabbits were
shot. The supper came off at the
o DethloT home north of town. Counting
), men. women and children there We're
fifty present. 1t is said that the hunt
: ers who shot the fewest rabbits ate the
e most oysters.
Napoleon Enterprise A business
t change is taking place this week
+; which a majority of our people will
; regret. 1t is the sale of the livery
c business and the Evans home by Mr.
!; Sam Evans to u Mr.. J. II. Griffiths
who resides near Aankato. Mr. Grit
X tiths is man of family and in.
q tends taking possession of the livery
3s soon as the deal can be closed up
Mr.. Evans is undecided as to the flu
ture but will make his home here fol-
II the present.
e st. James Gazette: Andrew Berg
e who was chief car inspector for tn
IS Omaha road at this place for severa
years, has been promoted to bette
; position in Duluth where he will prob
- ably go in short time. He left, Mon
day morning for HIdsOn, Wis, to at
tend to some business matters and vii
- probably return today to complete ar
~ rangemcnt5 for his transfer. d. V. Oss
wiler came up from Morton, Iowa t.
;. take his place and, with his famil
4 has moved into rooms over Priest
u produce store.
Lake Crystal Union: John Scbick
n, ling is interested in having a dali
"a mail from the twin cities and circulate
. a petition about town for our peOpl
to sign, asking the Omaha to chang
If time on the branch so q train wi
,r leave here immediately after the al
10 rival of No. for Elmore This woul
give the people along the line of tn
,r branch an evening mail instead of a
y. afternoon mail which leaves the elite
= before the papers are printed. We hay
no doubt but the matter will be take
rs up by the officials and canvassed thor
m oughly before action is taken. Tn
Il Omaha means to do the proper thin
every time.
= from Saturdays Daily.
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