The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-08-04

Practically the same method was
taken to, get into the Rausch meat
market, tbut nothing of value was
taken,
Invitations of the coming marriage
of Harry Charles Barney to Miss
Mildred Wilson were received today
by Mankato friends of Mr.. Barney
The happy event will occur at the
brides home in Blaine, Washington
on Thursday, August third. Mr.
Barney is the youngest son of Mr.
and Mrs. A. C. Barney of Clark
street, this city, and is well known
among the young people. For sever
al years Mr. Barney has been at
tending college but was admitted to
the bar six years ago and is now
practicing law at Anacortis, Wash
ington; where he3is doing we'll
Owatonna Journal; Mr.. Whitaker
of the Minnesota, State Board of
Health, stopped off in Owatonna
Thursday morning on trip over the
state in which inspections of the
various cities are made for the pur-
pose of securing samples of the
water supply. Mr. Whitaker visited
the city pumping station and took
samples from the different wells and
later took several SAMPLES from the
water mains in different parts of the
city. These will be sent into the
laboratory of the department where
they will be carefully tested. In the
course of two weeks a report of the
analysis will be submitted and made
public
FairmOnt Sentinel: A gentleman
from Faribault county informs us
that there is a regular pail OF fear
and apprehension resting OverIa GER
tain community of Pilot Grove, town
ship. Recently when the contractor
who is engaged in constructing Judi
cial ditch No. Z, had commenced get
ting materials on the ground for the
work, he met with serious loss
There was much opposition in a
certain neighborhOOd to the ditch,
some going so far as to say they
would never allow the ditch to cross
their land. Two loads Of large tile
were hauled on to a certain farm
one afternoon and the next morning
all of the tile We're found broken into
many pieces and a total loss. 1t has
got nOiSed about that the contractor
has employed Pinkerton detectives to
find the guilty person or persons,
and now every stranger who appears
in the community, whether he be a
ditcher, a farm hand or book agent,
is looked upon with suspicion as be-
ing possible detective and so great
is this suspicion and Apprehension
.,tt tt,, n
drink Of water at some houses or
get an answer as TO the way to the
next town.
A splendid rain fell yesterday aft
ernoon and last night, doing worlds
of good to corn, potatoes and pas
lures. According to the government
rain guage at Sibley park, the rain
fall was one and a half inches, and
the Minnesota river raised two and
half inches.
The main rainfall was in the night,
and it came down SO fast as to wash
cut unprotected grades. The ground
was well soaked up, and more show
ers fell today. Without another drop
of rain, the corn and potato crops
are assured. rs
The conditions point to more pre-
cipitation. The temperature is warm
and the air filed with humidity, and
the barometer is still falling.
The building occupied by e. J.
Moore at 1923 South Front street
and owned by Phil Heintz of Roches
ter, has been leased to the Simpson
SELF Royal Blue Shoe company, and
it will occupy the new quarters as
soon as the Moore hardware stock
can be disposed of. 81 ~ rs
The shoe company now located in
the building adjoining the First Ma
tional bank will have splendid loca.
ton and are to be congratulated on
securing such desirable place.
From SATURDAYS Daily.
Miss Carroll Parker of Garden
City is very i'll with nervous prostra.
ton.
Winnebago City will hold har.
vest festival on Friday and Saturday,
August Is and 10.
Leo Rubey of Stark and Joseph
Ramsbacher of Stately, Brown coun
ty, were killed by lightning on
Thursday afternoon.
+ Clerk of Court Krost yesterday is
sued marriage license to William
l.. Salisbury and Alice B. Keith
both of st. Clair The wedding was
expected to take place yesterday
1t is reported that Wells is to
have a second newspaper within a
short time, and that e. B. Linsley,
now of Blue Earth will be the edi-
tor. Mr.. Linsley at one time ran 6
paper at Starbuck. and was also edi
torial writer on The Bricelyn Senti
mel few months ago.
Three creosoted paving block lay
ers have arrived, and will begin the
laying of clocks late this afternoon
or Monday morning, probably not UNI
til the latter time. The concrete
mixing machine was moved to
Cherry street this afternoon, having
finished Hickory street east OF Front
|. A. Cary brought to the Free
Press office today a branch cut from
a Transcendent crab apple tree which
was eighteen inches in length, ant
contained twenty-eight ripe apples
Mr.. Cary lives in East MankatO bach
OF the normal school. The crat
apple crop is good this year. They
retail at $1.50 bushel.
Fairmont Sentinel: state dairy
and food inspector was in Fairmont
on Thursday and adopted regular
city methods in learning what was
given to Fairmnnt natrOnS in the