The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-19

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buildings.
Winnebago is going to have 4
way of light" the business men
there having decided on this up-to.
date lighting system.
| w. II. Sharp OF Kerns has install
ed a modern acetylene lighting plant
on his farm in Kerns. Mr.. Sharp
/ has his house and farm buildings
| lighted and has lights on the drive
way from the road TO the house and
from the house to the barn.
The Redwing city council on We'd
nesday unanimously adopted a reso.
luton thanking j. Henry Cross for
the faithful work which he had per-
formed as a member of the board
making the appraisal of the local
David Gross of Amboy.
Winnebago Enterprise: The dam
age suit of Clyde Rose vs.. the Mil
waukee railroad company has been
continued until the November term
of the federal court. on account of
the physical condition of Mr.. Rose.
who had to have his leg amputated
some time ago. He is not doing as
we'll as his many friends here would
like to have him.
New Ulm will celebrate the fiftieth
anniversary of the Indian massacre
on August IS. and is already max
ing extensive preparations for the
event. They are arranging a series
of twelve postcards with pictures in
cident to the massacre and have
written for a photograph of a paint
ing now in Nick Kleinschmidt's sa-
loon in this city. This picture is an
oil painting by Anton Gag and rep
resents the breaking into the stock
ade at New Ulm by the Indians.
They expect to have a postcard
made of this painting to be used as
one of the series Of twelve.
To the rear of the Blue Earth
county Jail is a small piece of land
that Sheriff Anton Osten and Deputy
Sheriff Ed Ario have laid longing
eyes on for some time. Now that
the warm weather has come. how
ever, they have put their desire into
practice and are busy planting seeds
aud roots in beautiful garden.
Yesterday Sheriff 0stcn planted a
large onion bed.
Good Thunder Herald: II. l.. Iouk.
DR. J. r. Schlesselman and F. IL.
Griffin. road committee from the
Commercial club, were in Mankato
Tuesday evening TO confer with a
committee there, consisting OF
George NJ. Palmer. John Hohmann
aud w. f. Brooks. Plans are being
perfected toward the improving this
summer of the state road running
from here to Maukato.
st. Peter Herald: Attorney Joseph
4. Eckstein of New Um is now the
sole owner of the john Wellner
farm in Lafayette township. After
the trial OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Tanke he acquired an interest in
the land, and recently bought up the
interest held by Miss Hlda l.. Well.
ner. The transfer recalls the MUIR
der OF John Wellner. which was com.
mitted on January /. 1899.
Mrs. Catharine Lind. mother of
former Governor John Lind, died at
her home in Winthrop last Tuesday
morning, aged eighty years. While
eating dinner last Sunday, a piece
of meat lodged in her throat and
although 1t was removed. the shock
was so great that it caused Mrs.
Lind's death. She is survived by
one son, Hon. John Lind. and a
daughter, Mrs. Jacob Scherer of Win
throp Charles A. Anderson of this
city was a nephew of the deceased.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson went to
Winthrop Wednesday afternoon 10
attend the funeral, which was held
from the Clear Lake church at
three o'clock yesterday.
Mapleton Enterprise: 1t was our
pleasure Monday to so over the IA
nous Madison Lake road from Man
kato to Eagle Lake. SO much has
been said about this road that We
expected to find it like a parlor
floor, but in this we were disappoint-
cd While the road is on the whole
good one it needs another coating
of gravel at the present time and
log drag would not hurt It, AS we
drove over this road we passed
John Nyquist and q bunch of fishers
going out to the lake and when Mr..
Nyquist finds poor piece of road
he Immediately gets busy. and We
presume il we should go over this
same road ten days from now condi-
tons would be different. A friend
who is wise to the situation says
John NyQuist does not say very
much but when ii comes to doing
his share in securing better high
ways he is entitled TO Il seat in the
kings row.
Fairmont Sentinel: II. b. Miller
passed away Sunday morning, April
Z, at 7:20 O'Clock, his death being
due TO cancer of the throat. The de-,
ceased was born in 1852 in Racine.
Wis. I'm 1863 he moved with bis
parents to Goodhue county. Mime
sofa In 1867 they again moved TO
Martin county and settled at East
Chain Lakes. In 1881 he was united