The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-07-29
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George Walker of Geneva was fined
800 and costs for making home brew
at his home. ...-.
The Ekerholm company has just fin
ished painting and decorating the
home OF former Congressman Frank
G. Ellsworth in Minneapolis.
The public is cordially invited to
attend picnic at Perch Lake, three
miles east of Beaufort. eight miles
south OF st. Clair. on July 81.
It is possibility that Main street
in GAINESVILLE will be paved soon
The state will be responsible for
eight feet in the center OF the road
II is estimated that a package OF
poison has been called for from halt
the homes in Waseca the past week
The rat campaign so far is showing
good results.
Frank Baasen, son of Mrs. Mary
Baasen oil New Ulm, has been pro
NOTED to paymaster in the United
States Navy. He is stationed on the
u. s. S. Ohio.
Otto Macho, twenty two years old
of New Ulm issued several worthless
checks on business men in New Ulm
\ that aggregated the sum of $35. Had
1t not been for his father he would
have to face the charges that result
from such actions.
The annual meeting of the Brown
County Bankers association was held
at Sleepy Eye Wednesday. II. d. Reed
of Comfrey was elected president;
f. II. Krook of New Ulm, vice presi-
dent; j. A. Herzog of Sleepy Eye, Sc
secretary treasurer.
The little Russian colony at the
quarries of the New Ulm Stone com
pany at Redstone, Nicollet county, was
very much disturbed Sunday when
moonshine caused a drunken brawl
Peter Kossak sustained bump on his
head and several ugly gashes.
A. w. Mcguire. commander of the
Waseca American legion post, was
elected county commander at meet
ing Tuesday night. Al Hirscher OF
mander; Joe Kreuzer of New Rich
land, treasurer and Damon Cum
mings, adjutant.
Ben Ewest of Waseca while riding
| his motorcycle collided with a car
driven by Bert Munsch of Waldorf
Sunday night. At first it was
thought that Mr.. Ewest was unhurt
but he soon collapsed and has been in
| a aanoi condition for two
days.
August G.. Erickson, who has been
| editor Of the Springfield Advance
Press, retires from the newspaper
business on August 1, and will move
| to st. Cloud to open a law office
| Fremont Schmidt, who has been in
| charge Of the editorial work of late
and Mrs. A. G. LOOMS will be in
charge hereafter.
Carl Kempfert, living with his son
Albert one mile north of Clements
Brown county, committed suicide in
| a rather peculiar manner Monday
He jumped into the cistern in which
there was six feet of water. Mr.
Kempfert was seventy years old on
Monday. No reason for his rash act
has been found.
| Police OFFICER Bell declared today
that he did not slap the face of a
daughter Of Mrs. Anna Magel, as
claimed by her in an interview which
she had with The Free Press yester-
day. Mr.. Bell says he knows of nc
reason for Mrs. MagePs assault on
him last Saturday.
The Lack book store has just re-
ceived the first few copies of 1.-THE
Band Wagon" the new book writer
merly congressman from this district
and later candidate for governor. The
book retails for $3.50 and copies Car
now be procured there.
Paul Reiderer sold his home at 221
North Fifth street to Frank J. Wines
wheat buyer of the Hubbard Milling
company. The purchaser is to take
possession about September I. William
w. Dickie of Cleveland has purchased
the Hilda Breiholz home at 3O3 West
ust 80. These sales were made
through the e. w. Willard Land com
pany.
Mrs. w. H. Miles of Chicago, a rep
Iresentative of the Designer Publish
ing company, is in Mankato soliciting
subscriptions for The Designer, &
fashion magazine. The magazine is
offered at reduced price to those
who will call for it at the Kato New:
stand. Mrs. Miles solicits subscription
over the telephone, and has secured
two local women as her assistants. The
Designer patterns are handled II
Mankato by Steiner brothers.
| August Muenchow, twenty sever
years old, residing with his fathe
William Muenchow on their farm il
Eden township, Brown county, wa
drowned in the MINES ota river Sat
urday night about nine O'Clock. HI
and some irien Is had gone there t.
fish. Mr.. Muenchow stepped into
deep hole In the bed of the river ant
Immediately sank out of sight.