The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-31
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From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily
The diphtheria epidemic at the
ST. Peter hospital has been checked.
A new steel flag pole with splen-
did new flag has been put up in Bak-
er park at the intersection of Par
sons, Fourth and Grove streets.
The funeral of the late Mrs
Mary Pohl will be held from ST.
Johns Catholic church at nine
o'clock tomorrow morning. The re-
mains will leave the residence of
Frank Pohl at eight o'clock.
Mr. Jones, the local agent for the
Minnesota Sugar company of Chaska
reports that all the beets in the vi
entity of Mankato have been planted.
and that in several places the beets
have grown enough to be cultivated.
Several shipments of new cultivators
have been received from Ohio.
Minnesota, the State of Opportu-
nity," has been issued by the state
fair associa ton. This is hand
some booklet, giving short data of
each county in the state. Three
cents TO pay the postage will bring
it to you by addressing the secre
tary of the State Fair association.
Seppman Bros. have just complet-
ed drilling an artesian well at Min
neopa State Park and this morning
F. NJ. Currier took Attorney Thomas
Hughes and City Engineer Bloom
quist out to the park to inspect the
well. Attorney Hughes acts for the
state auditor and Mr.. Bloomquist
understands the measurement of the
flow, He and Mr.. Currier represent
the Mankato Commercial club, which
was asked to send some one out. If
the well is found to be satisfactory
by these men the work will be ac-
cepted by the state.
Blue Earth Post: Mr.. knight, the
electric road promoter, is again at
the work in this county and a second
meeting with the commercial club
of Wells is set for this evening.
At the first meeting in that town
held Tuesday evening. May 81. Mr.
knight is quoted by the Wells Ad-
vocate as saying that he had just
recently returned from Chicago and
SO far as work on the line from
Worthington east is concerned, it
could be started any time, but he
followed up the assertion by saying
that before work is begun the sur
vey will be completed from Worth
ington to Sioux Falls and from Wells
to Fairbault." "
Madison Lake Tribune: At a meet
ing of the board of directors of the
Peoples State bank, F. b. knott,
formerly assistant cashier, was elect
ed cashier, and Charles J. .Popelka
was advanced to assistant cashier.
Mr.. knott has been assistant cashier
of the Peoples State bank since it's
incorporation in 1905, and previous
to that time was connected with
the former Bank of Madison Lake
for three years. Mr.. Popelka since
coming to Madison Lake has been
bookkeeper at this institution. 1t is
a fact pleasing to the depOsitors
and patrons of this bank that no
change in management or organiza-
ton other than mentioned, is con.
templated &t, .s.- p.
John Connors and James Riley
were arrested upstairs in the barn
at the City hotel, last night and were
brought before Judge Plymat this
morning ma charge of drunkenness,
disorderly conduct and vagrancy. 1t
is said that they raped on the door
of the residence of Michael Demp-
sey on Plum street and then kicked
the door. that they begged money at
the Stahl house and raised a dis
turbance. Officer Simmons accom-
panied by Detective Phillips went to
the barn last night and made the
arrest. This morning they pleaded
guilty to the charge. Connors was
sentenced to thirty days in the
county Jail and Riley got twenty-five
days in the jail. -