The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-27

Ing the banu. aEt
Following the program box SO.
ciai was held. and the band cleared
about $40 rom their efforts. Every
one was delighted with the progress
the band has made ana The enter
tainment Is counted a. great ste
cess.
The members Of the band are:
Harry Keenan,, president; Martin
Uiman, vice president: Walter
Dodge, secretary and treasurer;
Otto Ulman, Albert Uiman, Milton
Dodge, Edward Anderson, Harry
Holman, Arthur True, sidney statch,
Ralph keenan,, and William schaub.
Frem fridays rsiiy.
Adjournment was taken by. the
Blue Earth county board late yester-
dag without reaching any decision on
the matter OF joining with the Brown,
Nicollet and watonwan county boatds
in the erection Of a hospital for
tuberculosis patients. The matter was
simply taken under adYisement and
win probably come up at another
meeting. 3 A. ga
Il was decided to have each OF the
commissioners appoint one man In
each township of his district to drag
the roads, as often as Il Is deemed
necessary. Repair crews are to be
placed on the Elwell, Madison Lake
and Silver Rayine roads. which are
graveled, to get them into good re-
pair. This work Is to be done un-
der the supervision Of District Engin.
eer Gallagher. ~"
A motion was carried instruetIng the
county auditor 10 advertise for bids
for grading and eulverts on State
road No. 2. known as the Janesville
road. and running south of Madison
Lake. The estimated cost OF this
improvement a. $3.50. These bids
are 10 he opened on April, %,
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From -Frieay's Daily. n,.Hoa !,
Seattle, WASH. March 20.--A1-
nouncement was made here last
night of the sale to the Pacific
Sea products company, composed of
John Lind, President Wilson's per
sonal representative in Mexico, and
several other Minneapolis capital.
lists. OF the Alaska Whaling com.
pany, organized Two. years ago by
Captain Otto SSerdrup, the Norwe-
CLAN explorer. The consideration
was not public but the property
which changed hands Is valued at
81, 000, 900. - Id. :.
The deal was closed by X. B.
Birkeland, OF Minneapolis, president
and general manager of the Pacific
Sea Products company. W. s. Dwin-
nell. a wealthy timber owner Of Min
neapolis also IS heavily Interested
in the company, 81. .ss,s.
From fridays Daily. '-- 80
G. A. Clauser of Sioux City. who
recently brought suit against Sam
del Robson OF Mankato to recover
the value OF q watch that the plain
tin lost on a bet, must furnish a
bond In che sum OF $40, Within the
next fifteen days. TO guarantee the
c6sts in the event Of the case going
against himself. This. order was Is
sued late yesterday afternoon by
Judge Constock Of the municipal
court on the motion OF Walter A.
Plymat, attorney for the defendant.
The court took this action because
the plaintiff was d nonresident of
the state. G. o. Daley istattorney
for the plaintiff. s..Acihiol ~
Jack tioeffler Heard From.
Jack, Hoefler. former manager OF
the Manksto Theatre, Is in Mime.
apolis. where he is looking after
the affairs of his father.in.law, ]. C.
Perry, who Is very III. Mr.. Perry
is an attorney In the mill city. Mr..
and Mrs. Hoeffler have been I'd Cali.
fofnia for cone time. Mr.. Eoeifier
says he viii be in Minneapolis Tor
some flns and VIII be glad TO meet
his Mankato friends Z N.Y.
90 Fire WA Accidental. !. =,
Sheriff Dsten's examination Of the
ruins of the dwelling on the shore OF
Eagle Lake, which was destroyed By
fire last week, burning the owner.
williafsi oshler. so that scarcely any.
thing was left of his body. has tailed
to reveal any evidence OF foul play.
The sheriff h convinced that the
Ere was entirely accidental -
Money From the state.
County Treasurer johnson today
received esio,sss from the stats
treasury this being the Bius Earth
county March settlement OF the
state school apporttnnment fund.
/ Foley Flies for comrnissioner. :
Thomas Foley. night sergeant at
the police station. today fled FOR
county commissioner. to succeed John
II. Hohmann. whose term expires
next January.
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