The Mankato free press., 1923-10-12
EV?S FROM LOCAL FIELD; SCOTLAND PERSONAL NOTES
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live on graveled road"
Hubert Miller Of South -Stillwat-
er. Mimi. is now at Madison Lake
preparing to commence seining
that lake for rough fish. He has
transportation of his seins from
place to place. He also has sthe
contract for the seining of Lake
Tetonka, and Miller and Randall
have been awarded the contract for
the SEEMING Of Lake >Shetek, for
rough fish.
The case of the State of Mime
sofa against Mrs. Ernest Mahlke
was called for jury trial before
Judge William Stradtmann in the
municipal court this afternoon at
1880. Mrs. Mahlke was arrested by
Mankato police In the early part OF
August, on the complaint of Frank
Mcclure who charged the defend
ant with an assault on one of his
children. The case had been put off
from time to time. A. r. Pfau is ap-
PCdIiuS lOI tiC uClcuudut, d1Q SAtt
Attorney c. e. Gilmore is progecu-
ting the case for the state.
Word was received in st. Peter by
Mrs. Henry Moll of the death of her
sister, Mrs. James II. Pierson, which
occurred at Los Angeles, California,
last Tuesday. Death was due to
heart trouble. Deceased, whose
maiden name was Elizabeth Dun
ming, was born in st. Peter in 1853.
She was educated and grew to wo-
manhood there In 1888 she was
married to James H. Pierson OF
Huron, S. D. After their marriage
ceased and her husband resided
at Elgin, ILL.,, for time, later going
to Los Angeles where they have
since lived. Besides her husband
and one daughter. Maurhe, Mrs.
pierson is survived by two sisters
and brother. They are: Mrs. Hen
ry- Moll Of st. Peter and Mrs. w. c.
Brown and Will Dunning of st. Paul.
st. Peter Free Press: Herbert
johnson OF Mankato is shy his auto
this week as the result of a collision
with a transportation bus Sunday
morning near Nicollet hotel in st.
Peter. The car is in the repair shop
with a badly damaged radiator and
other injuries" No one was hurt.
While Thomas Dempsey was on his
way to Montgomery Sunday his car
took to the ditch shore distance
out of that place and upset. Little
damage resulted and no one was in
jured.
One of the "homiest" club rooms
in the city has been fixed up In the
basement of the Public library and
a large number of the various clubs
of the city will meet there during
the winter. The room is large,
CHEEKY and well lighted and has just
been redecorated in cream color.
Flower boxes with blooming plants
have been placed in the windows.
A small stage In one end Of the room
and large library table give it. a
club like atmosphere. The library
is centrally located for the majority
of people and is always well heated.
The public library, after few
months siege Of housecleaning, re-
decorating and remodeling shelves
has gotten back to normalcy again
and everything is in its proper place.
The walls were all done alike in
light brown, with stenciling of a
darker shade for the border and the
wood work has been gone over, max
ing the building much lighter, and
far more attractive than 1t has ever
been. The girls Of the library have
bouquets and baskets of bitter
sweet and fall flowers attractively
arranged about the rooms giving in
all Of honey effect.
An auto containing four Mankato
ladies plunged over a twenty foot
embankment near Waterville one
night recently and none were in
jured, says The lie Sueur Center
Leader Democrat. A passing car
struck the Mankato car glancing
blow and caused it to skid off the
road. The car which hit the one con-
tanning the ladies lost front wheel,
which caused it to block the road.
While in the road another car came
machine. making three wrecks al
most in one pile.
H. T. Ewert Of Waldorf was bad
ly injured Sunday evening when
his car overturned on the road a
mile north of Minnesota Lake. Mr..
Ewert was thrown considerable
distance, and his companion, Miss
Lena Hamon, was found under the
car with broken arm and severe
bruises. The accident was discover
ed by a farmer who secured as
sitsance and the injured couple were
taken to- Minnesota Lake, where
it was found the unfortunate man
had sustained an injury to his skull
and neck and has been unconscious
s'nce the accident.
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The Elks' Park association will
build summer hotel on the shore
of Clear lake at Waseca. The struc-
ture will cost betweeIk $500 and
$4,000. The hotel will be three
stories. and contain twenty five
rooms.
w. E. Olson, living at 1015 North
Fourth street. reported to the police
that somebody stole a motor meter
from his car which he had parked
at 115 South Second street last
night.
Edward w. Owen of this city this
y, arning received word from st.
Barnabas hospital in Minneapolis
suffered fracture of the skull in
an auto accident about two weeks
ago, is making nice recovery.
Three Boys Arrested.
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