The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-07-28
From Wednesdays Daily.


Mrs. ]. r. Simmons is at Emmanuel
hospital where yesterday she under
went an operation. She is reported
as doing nicely today.
A school of instruction for assist
ant engineers of the highway COM
mission will be held at Litchteld Au-
gust Is, and County Surveyor Brooks
has received very urgent invitation
to attend.
Officer Andengaard was this morn
ing called to quell a disturbance in
room where some colored men
were fighting. One had cut lip.
Tie officer succeeded in modifying
the cOmbatants.
One of the driving horses in w. X.
Hammctt's livery barn fell on the &C.
mcnt floor of the barn this morning
while being led to the watering
trough 1t got up. but fell again.
and rupturcd some internal organ and
died. The animal was worth about
1926
Officer Andengaard this afternoon
locked up man who was begging
and who claimed to be cripple,
but who did not show up anything
serious. He had one or two scars
and recent burn on his wrist, claim
ed to have occurred while he was
acting as waiter on table.
Madison Lake Tribune: Miss
Lucy Shoemaker of Mankato has
been selected as teacher for the pri-
mary room of the public school for
the coming term. Miss Shoemaker
comes highly recommended as com
petent teacher. The grammar room
is the only vacancy now in the
school.
Z Professor John A. May of Manhat-
ten, Kas., has accepted the position
of head of the agricultural depart
ment OF the Rochester high school,
He is a graduate of the Kansas Agri-
cultural college, has had one years
experience as teacher and is at
present teaching in a summer school
at the Kansas state experimental
station.
The paving block layers have not
yet arrived, and the work of laying
creosoted blocks on Walnut street
will not begin until tomorrow after
noon. Kuehne Bros. have completed
wagon box for the North Star Con-
crete company for use in transport
ing the blocks from the cars to
where needed. The sides fall down
when unfastened, so that the blocks
can be unloaded readily.
Blue Earth Post: Another meeting
was held last evening to talk over
electric line matters. Blue Earth
from the first is ready and willing to
do what is right, but no notes will
be given by it's citizens individually
or collectively under the first prop
osition of Mr.. knight. He was pres
ent last evening. and was informed
that a reasonable guarantee would
be forthcoming upon the completion
of the road to this city.
Prison Mirror: She was one of
those women who delight to get into
cars in order to prevent men
He was quiet little man
who dearly loved his pipe. "If you
were gentleman" she commented
Jelly, you wouldn't smoke in the
presence of a lady 81 never do" re-
piled the man. relighting his pipe.
Then the lady got mad. What"
she shrieked. "you dare to hint that
am not lady? Why, if you were
my husband I'd give you poison
WELL replied the man thoughtfuly.
as he pulled away at his pipe, eff
you were my wife I'd take it,.
New Ulm Review: A. j. Alvin of
this city celebrated his forty-ninth
Sunday. A number of
friends gathered at the Waldheim
residence in honor of the occasion
and spent pleasant evening. Among
he pleasures that the evening offer
I'd were several fine numbers render
I'd by the New Ulm male quartet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sydney Alvin of Min
neapolis were present at the celebra-