The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-07-21

do you suppose for a minute that
we are going out into your. back
yard and split wood when we can
get So day in the harvest fields of
South Dakota" and then they both
scooted
From Fridays Daily.
Mapleton has the chautauqua
fever.
Frank Fairchild will soon make his
home in Good Thunder.
Ben Garlach has returned from st.
Cloud, on parole. His parents now
live in Decoria.
Tomorrow being school election
day, Mayor Taylor has issued a
proclamation calling on the saloons
to close that day.
Amboy Herald: 1t is rumored that
John Schneede found pearl in the
Blue Earth river recently valued at
$3.50.
Ed. B. Howe, until recently editor
of The Minnesota Lake Tribune, has
accepted position on the road with
the r. L. Polk & Co., directory
men.
Voters interested in school matters
should remember that the annual
election of members of the school
board takes place tomorrow. The
polls will be open in the various
school buildings from 8 a. m. until
5 p. m.
Attorney Benjamin Reynolds of
WinnebaSo, who was overcome by
the heat at Blue Earth few days
ago, is receiving treatment at hos
pital at ST. James. Mr.. Reynolds is
one of the pioneer attorneys in
Southern Minnesota.
Arthur Brennan and Fred. Jones
were before the court on a vagrancy
charge today, but their cases were
not disposed of, as the court wished
time to look into the matter. He is
convinced that Jones is not the right
name of one of the parties, and re-
members having seen him once be-
fore.
city yesterday looking for teams to
put to work OH the grading necessary
at the new Red Jacket bridge and
at the overhead crossing of the Mil
waukee road north of Rapidan, both
of which contracts he has. He wants
to push the work as fast as posi-
BILE and is Offering 81 a day for
teams.
Winnebago Enterprise: Rev. f. B.
Cowgirl, d. D., of Mankato, and
J Rev. T. A. Jones of Blue Earth, to-
yether with Rev. ]. +. Van Camp,
were looking over Parker college
Tuesday morning with a view to the
Methodists of the Minnesota confer
ence taking it over and running it
if the leaders of the church think
it wise. DR.. Cowgirl is going to
get in touch with the other district
superintendent and church leaders
at once.
st. Paul Dispatch: Gideon s. Ives,
625 Marshall avenue, referee in bank
ruptcy, had narrow escape from
serious injury last evening, when a
piece Of ice fell on his head, inflict-
ing deep scalp wound. About eleven
o'clock, as Mr.. Ives opened the door
Of his ice box, a twenty-pound chunk
of ice fell two feet, striking him
on the crown of the head. Dr. II.
2. Richie dressed the wound. MI.
Ives was able to report at his Of
flee this morning.
After a pastorate of nearly two
years, Rev. Fl. ]. Hjetland resigns
as pastor of the Sleepy Eye Congre-
gational church and will close his
work there October /. On October
q, Rev. Hjetland will begin a trip
around the world, leaving New York
and will go through the Mediterrane-
an Sea, down Suez canal to India,
Siam, China, Japan, some of the
Isles of the sea in the East Indies
to Sandwich Islands, back to San
Francisco and home.
Mrs. Hugh H johnson, who was
injured July Fourth by fall from
a motorcycle, has so far recovered
as to be able to be taken to the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ira J. Romack, in Mankato township,
yesterday. She was riding with her
husband on the st. Clair road, when
the accident happened, the cycle go
ing over, and one bone of her left
limb below the knee was fractured.
She has been doing nicely and hopes
to be able to get about again soon.
Winnebago Enterprise: ]. M. Dean,
the tailor, had narrow escape from
death Friday morning. Mr.. Dean, as
is his custom, wound his tape meas
ure twice around his neck, leaving
the ends dangling. He went over
to his gasoline engine to start it, and
the ends of the tape caught in the
shaft, winding around and around,
and drawing Mr.. Deans head down to
the shaft. The tape was getting tighter
and tighter, choking him badly, and
he was unable to eXtricate himself.
Just as he thought himself a goner,
the tape fortunately snapped in two,
releasing Mr.. Dean from his very
dangerous predicament. Hereafter,
we are willing to wager that Mr..
Dean will hang his tape on the wall