The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-03-11
SOUTH STATE STORIES

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Beatrice Smith, sixteen years old.
died at Fairmont Sunday. She was
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Smith.
Rev. F. C. Linderquist, a pioneer
Swedish Methodist minister, aged
ninety four is dead at Redwing.
James B. McNelty of Awoca, Wis,
has been elected Farm Bureau agent
in Winona county. His headquarters
will be at Lewiston.
Henry Wassmund, a farmer living
near Worthington, committed suicide
by hanging.
J. w. Whitney, publisher of the
Marshall News Messenger, has pur-
chased the Marshall Reporter, COM
bining the two publications. The Re-
porter was owned by group of farm
ers and was a Nonpartisan news
paper.
The Luverne board of education
rejected all bids for the erection of a
high school building here on the
grounds that all bids were excessive.
Army officers inspected I company
of the Minnesota national guard which
is stationed at Jackson Plans were
discussed for the erection of an
armory here.
The Farm Bureau in Brown county
has started a drive for members.
The Pipestone city council has
sold $4,000 of city bonds to Gates,
White G. Co., of st. Paul. the bonds
to bear six per cent interest and the
city allowing the purchasers 1895 for
attorneys fees, blank bonds, etc.
There were three bidders for the
sue will be used in the completion OF
the water works improvements and
in the paving of street intersections,
$39. 500 being used for the water
works and $14,500 for paving.
George Stevens, sixty years old, is
in a critical condition at his home in
ST. Charles, as the result of burns
received at $50 m. Thursday. He
was attempting to light a coal fire
with the aid of kerosene.
The Southeastern Minnesota and
Western Wisconsin Bee Keepers as
ISOLATION met in Winona Thursday
and Friday of this week. Charles d.
Baker of Minneapolis, state bee in
spector, was present.
Citizens of Winona are in favor of
REMEMBERING the houses of that city
on the hundred unit to block" plan.
The senate has passed the bill au-
thorizing the increase in school tax
alton in Wino:ia from sixteen mills
on the dollar of assessed valuation to
81 mills.
Paul H. Roberts, formerly of Spring
field, ILL.,, has taken charge of the or
chestra of the opera house at Winona.
Mr.. Roberts is widely experienced in
conducting theatre musical organiza-
lions.
Encouraging the property owners of
Redwing to clean up their yards by
offering to haul one load of rub
bish away, may be abolished by the
hoard of publi5 works. 1t was thought
best to charge them for each load but
it was finally decided to leave it to
were sometimes found which made
more than load and which was not
considered fair.
Peter johnson of st. James, lon
time resident of that city, died there
Monday morning. Apoplexy was the
cause of death. Mrs o. Hanson of
Mankato, relative. attended the fun
eral services on Thursday afternoon.
The Jackson County Poultry associ-
alton will organize a Poultry Grow
ing club. Entries to the club will
close April 1. ....<.
Short courses for club BOYS and
girls working under the auspices of
the state university's agricultural ex-
tension division will be held at the
university farm and at Crookston
from April to 8; at Morris from
March % to March 81.
The Madison Lake Times says it
does not wish visit again from an
desirables such as visited there last
week with moonshine, and sounds a
warning.
The Fairbault Independents defeat
ed the Madison Lake basket ball team
Is to Ia in game played at Madison
Lake recently. ..,..
An organization was formed at
Marysburg recently for the recog-
milton of the Irish Republic by the
United States. Officers elected were
c. Doran, president: d. c. Mulvehill,
vice president: p. j. McGrath, finan-
cial secretary; M. H. Farrell, secre-
tary; j. Smith, treasurer.
William H. Nutter of ST. Peter has
successfully passed the examination
for admission to the West Point
military academy.