The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-01-05
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Leroy Jones Of Nevada, Iowa, was
here OH business this week.
F. George Benson and wife went
to Randall, Iowa, their old home, to
be gone two weeks.
The water tank at this place
froze up Tuesday night and it took
some time to thaw it out
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Johnson spent
Christmas with the latter's parents,
c. l.. Woodwork and wife.
Fred Franchere, who is studying
medicine in Milwaukee at Marquette
college, is at home this week.
T. M. Kirkpatrick has accepted a
position with the Rock Island Oil
company of Rock Island, H., and
will travel in Minnesota the coming
year. ID
Attorney Charles Gilmore and wife
spent Christmas with the latter's
parents, at Sioux Falls, S. ID.
Mrs. A. w. Young and infant son
of st. James spent several days
as a guest of Mrs. NJ. ]. Barney.
Ben Thomas and William Cullen,
who are attending McKilips Veteri-
nary college in Chicago, spent Christ
mas at home.
The farmers are all deeply inter
ested nthe silo question. In all prob
ability there will be at least one
hundred solos butt the coming year.
Nineteen twelve is leap year and
the bachelor maidens are looking
forth to the coming twelve months
with great hopes. Invitations have
been issued and sent to every young
man to o leap year ball on Janu-
airy 5.
Peter Espenson of Winthrop and
his brother Charles of Cambria Wis
tied their brother and sister, Rich
ard Espenson and Mrs. James
Thomas, this week.
Archie Thompson of Eastwood,
Manitoba, nephew of Robert ID.
Jones, accompanied by his wife, Wis
tied uncle and cousins here last
week. They We're on their way to
their old home in Eastern Canada.
w. p. Lewis, for a number of
years superintendent of the poor
farm, has bought the butcher shop
and equipment of David Jones in
this place. Mr.. Lewis will conduct
the business himself in the future.
John Williams, who for several
years has had charge Of the rail
road eating house, has resigned his
position and expects to so to some
larger place In the near future. Mr..
Williams and his family are very
congenial people and they will be
missed when they leave.
Your correspondent thinks that
Legislators at the last session must
have been asleep to allow the auto
mobile law to get through. The idea
of a farmer being compelled to have
lights at each end of his wagon.
This will incur the displeasure Of
all teamsters and will work hard
ship on all autoists. Your CORE
spondent believes this law should be
repealed as soon as possible.
: Quite a lively runaway occurred
Tuesday night. Herman Drager. one
of the liverymen, drove team to
the depot and in some way the
animals became unmanageable and
dashed away. The driver was thrown
out. The team ran north as far as
the Owen school house and then
turned east and came back to town,
arriving at the barn about one hour
after they started. Fortunately not
much damage was done.
A good roads meeting which was
held here last Saturday afternoon
was largely attended. Nearly every
chair in the opera house was occu,
pied. George VI. Palmer of Man
kato was present and gave an inter
esting talk on the advantages to be
derived from good roads. A pernl?-
nent organization was effected, Of
ficers elected, also two directors
from each township. 1t is presumed
that this organization will look after
the matter Of road taxes and il
this is done the present method OF
taxation is far ahead of any new
plan. State roads are all right, but
they are too expensive for the peo-
pie of Minnesota to indulge in
Work should be done on all the
roads every year.