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

and Mrs. f. NJ. Manson OF Worthing.
ton.
From Wednesdays Daily.
Bad looking clouds soon after six
o'clock last night brought wind and
rain. but no damage was done in The
city.
John l.. Sullivan is talked of for
membership in the Massachusetts
legislature. He could be used to
knock out bad bills.
w. j. Merchant was able to come
in from Lake Washington this morn
ing after an illness OF couple of
days. He was quite sick for a time,
but is improving.
The Womans Foreign Missionary
society OF the Methodist Episct Lal
church will meet in DR.. J. W. An
drews, library Thursday afternoon
at three o'clock. After the lesson
hour there will lie al important t,lsi-
ness meeting to which all those in
terested in missions are most cor.
daily invited.
a. A. Buck, formerly of Mankato
and Mapleton, has recently married
at Pasadena. This is his third wife.
Mr.. Buck is now bookkeeper and
solicitor for a newspaper at Pasa-
dena. His son Dan is a carrier boy
, for one of the papers there and is
doing well. He is growing up to be
fine young man.
Representative Hammond has OBJ
tanned the consent of the navy de-
Jackson, Jackson county, Minnesota.
They are to be used on the ground
of the court house, which was COM
pleted about year ago. The selec-
ton of the cannon has been left to
Mr.. Hammond, and the choice will
be made from list of obsolete rifles
at several navy yards, submitted to
him by the department. The freight
charges will be paid by Jackson
county.
Bids Oh the engine, pump, and
pump house were opened Monday
night by the Madison Lake council
All bids were exceedingly high, es-
pecially so Oh the pump. ranging
from 1857 to 900, for double acting
pump. ALI bids were thrown out,
and further consideration will be
given them. The engine purchased is
a "FOss" engine. fifteen horsepower
from the Power Equipment company
for $545. The work of constructing
the pump house will be done by
home labor.
The postal savings bank opened at
Blue Earth on July 10. The report
of the first five days show that
eleven accounts have been opened,
amounting to $3.50, and numerous
savings cards and stamps have been
sold. The successful opening of the
savings bank is gratifying to Post.
office Inspector Boylan, who was
sent to Blue Earth by the depart.
ment. The success of the Blue Earth
savings bank will be watched with
interest by the officials at Washing
ton, owing to the fact that this city
is located in a strictly farming com.
munity.
Owatonna Journal: Deputy State
Fire Marshal Simpson of ST. Paul
was in the city for several days last
week, making a quiet investigation
of several matters. Among other
things he peremptorily ordered the
no Of Of Il
ings and sheds, within the fire limits
which had long been objects of dis
trust to the fire department and citi-
zens generally. One was a shed on
the premises in the rear of the build
ing occupied by the Olympia store,
and the other a barn in the rear of
the Brick and Misgen store. These
were considered by Mr.. Simpson as
menaces to the safety of the Cedar
street business portion that could not
be overlooked. Mr.. Simpson de-
clared that in the matter of
handling gasoline Owatonna is in
the worst condition of any city
in Southern Minnesota. He says
the manner in which large quantities
of gasoline are stored above ground
in little shacks near buildings in
many cases not even being locked up,
and in all cases contrary to law, is
something appalling. He gave orders
to number of stores to better their
means of taking care of this danger
Gus liquid.
From Thursdays Daily.
j. b. Nielsen & Co. are now work
ing on the fourth story of the Lu-
| theran seminary building.
c. l.. Kennedy sends postals to
his friends from Duluth, saying that
he is having a pleasant time there.
c. S. Erickson expected to start
work today on the grading by the
new Red Jacket concrete bridge. 1t
will take two weeks or more to do
this, as the fill the other side of the
river will be seven or eight feet
high and thirty feet wide at the top.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Guy C.. Liv-
ingstone, July Z, at Summerland,
Cal, daughter. Mrs. Livingstone
is a sister of Mrs. e. l.. Heermance.
Mr.. Livingstone is a graduate of the
MankatO normal, and formerly re-