The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-01-25

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The Standard Oil company is go
ing to erect a handsome service sta
ton in Blue Earth.
New Ulm Review: George w. !
Haynes, member of the high school
faculty, has resigned his position as
instructor in manual training and
mechanical drawing to take a posi-
ton as assistant to Mr.. Bromley at the
Eagle Mill in the cereal department.
He will leave his school duties on the
25th of this month and his place will
be filed by Norman E. Kirchhoff of ,
Chicago.
New Ulm Review: The volume of
business of the Eagle mill at New
Ulm amounted to $10,674, S9789 for
1917. This is gross receipts, of course.
AS the wheat and other grains bought
amounted to more than four million
bushels and wheat averaged consid
erably over $500 per bushel for the
year. 1t will be seen that not all of
the ten million ODD was profit. Be-
sides the cost of the grain, there was
expended for salaries, insurance,
taxes, etc., $629,17O.9S and another
half million, and more, $522,045.53 to
to be exact, went to the railroads
that carried the product to market.
Another big item was the cost of
COAL nearly 5000 per day, or $62, $3.50
in all. There are numerous other
items Of expense not given here but
when all were paid the big mills had
a handsome profit and they at once
decided to divide up with those who
had ben their faithful assistants in
the business. So the employees will
receive bonuses, according to the
number of years each has been in the
company's employ.
The Brown County Journal, which
may well be called amongst the very
best country newspapers of the state,
is showing marked earmarks of pros
perity in the way of having just in
stalled one of the latest types of Mer-
genthaler linotype machines of the
four magazine series. 1t is the last
word in slug casting machines.
Brother Liesch is certainly living on
Easy street He is one of the many
publishers in Minnesota who is OBJ
tanning many of this worlds goods.
Springfield Advance: One of the
cases on the calendar of the Deem
Der term of district court which was
of particular local interest was that
of Hans Delsgaard against DIR. w. A.
Meierding, in which the former sued
to recover $4,000 damages. This
case was the outcome of serious in
juries received to the right ear and
the skin tributary to the ear of an in
FAINT son of Mr.. Dalsgaard at the time
of it's birth ON the evening Of Febru-
airy "a, 1917, by coming in contact
with hot sadiron which had been
placed in bed for the comfort of the
mother. A verdict in favor of the
plaintiff was returned. awarding Mr..
Dalsgaa-d damages in the sum of
$1,750.
Redwood Gazette: Lieutenant G.
H. Baldwin was put on half salary as
assistant cashier of the First Nation
al bank this amount of his salary to
be paid during his military service.
This action was taken at the annual
meeting of the bank directors held
last Tuesday. Lieutenant Baldwin is
the son of H. A. Baldwin. president
of the bank. This action of the board
assures him of his position in the
bank upon his return to civilian life.
LIE Sueur Center Leader Democrat:
Cleveland township and village come
to the front in fine style in the mat
ter of raising Red Cross funds. AL
ready more than $4,000 has been
raised. The greater bulk of this
amount was raised in a recent drive
for funds, during which time nearly
$500 was raised.
After carefully considering the
matter it was decided to disband the
home guard Of lie Sueur and the
money in the treasury was divided be-
tween the Red Cross, which received
$50, the Y M. C. A., which received
Sal, and the Knight of Columbus
which also received SAL.
Fairmont Sentinel: Flo, the art
list, recently producted fine life size
portrait of Justice James H. Quinn
WIlCu IHS COuuty pui dt
the recent session. The portrait will
be hung in the upstairs corridor of
the court house leading to the court
ROOM opposite those of former Judges
Severance and Dickinson.
Fairmont Independent: The DR..
Artz case at Jackson, which has been
given considerable publicity was set
tied this week. BY agreement between
The parties DIR. Artz withdrew his an
swer and the divorce was issued to
Mrs. Artz. Their one child will be
part of the time with the mother and
part of the time with the father. Mrs.
Artz decided back to her husband part
of the real estate he had conveyed
to her.
Boiled carp. boiled buffalo, baked
carp, baked buffalo, prepared fish,"
fish cakes, fish loaf, fish hash and
smoked rough fish formed parts of
| the menu of the splendid banquet
given by the Martin County Game and
Fish and Bird Protective league at the
high school building in Fairmont
Tuesday night.
Fire at the Indian school in Pipe
stone did damage to the extent of
| $4,000.
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