The Mankato free press., 1923-09-28

feet high, asters. six inches and
more across. She saw rhubarb three
feet across the leaves and stalks
two and three feet high, and never
saw such sublime begonias, very
large and beautiful. One cabbage
Weighing twenty Ave pounds, and
one head OF lettuce measured two
feet across we're on exhibition. She
stated she saw, these weighed and
measured. Il never saw such col
stopped at Kctchikan. they unload
ed at a fsh cannery 10000 boxes.
each containing f6rty. eight cans.
The captain said: Il hope you have
enough to last you q year" but the
superintendent Of the plant Eaid
they would have enough to last only
one and one half days. The party
also saw salmon floating by the
hundreds In the center OF the stream
and saw barges with millions piled
high in them and felt they never
wanted to SEQ q nsh again.
Rev. T. @. Paddock Of winona,
has accepted . call to the pastorate
Of the Prssbytertan church In
Mrs. Clara Aitkep left at the Free
Press office today an apple that was
picked from q tree on her farm not
Tar from North Mankato on the blum
road. This apple ID OF unueual size
and would take q blue ribbon e
most any county fair. The tree has
been bearing fruit two years.
Evidence Of the vast asprecistion
OF the German mark was Ahown on
an envelope Of a letter received
many, by United States Court Com
missioner Raymond Hughes Of this
city yesterday. It required ninety
thousand matks to pey the postage
OF Ave cents. The stamps were In
denominations Of 5000 marks each.
They covsred the entire back of =
egal sized envelope, and some were
pasted on the froht OF the envelope.
Frank J. Thompson, clerk Of dis.
trict court, and bis wife and family.
drove to the twin cities early this
morning for q abort visit with
friends and relatives.
George A. 6ermain Of winnebago
has purchased and shipped seven
carloads Of apples out Of Fairmont
In the past few days. He Is ship
ping the fruit into the ,Dakotas and
Montana. Mr.. German said that he
could have bought fifty carloads of
apples IL they had been picked. IL
might bs good plan for the apple
growers in Minnesota to organize
an, association for the purpose Of
handling the crop so that the larg-
| est returns can be obtained there
from.
Fairmont Independent: Mrs. Ag-
mes Serle is seriously Ill at Man
kate: She win be unable 70 return
to Fairmont this winter. A -oc-
made Il imperative that abe receive
| treatment In the MankatoN hospital
and she will spend the remainder
OF the Winter>in that city.
Soft Boiled" will be the feature
picture at the Sandon theatre to-
night and tomorrow. Tom Mix is In
the lead.
The friends Of Mrs. w. A. streat-
er, who underwent an operation for
appendicitis at Emmanuel hospital,
last week, win be pleased to learn
that she Is doing nicely and on the
road to recovery.
Marriage licenses were issued
last Saturday to Robert e. Miller to
marry Miss Elizabeth Wilmes and
to Roy. Arnold Davis to wed Mas
Ella May Brooks All parties gave
the residence as Blue Earth county.
The United States civil service
commission announces that an open
competitive examination will be
held for the position OF pathologist.
A vacancy at st. .EliEabeth,s Hcspi-
tai, Washington, d O.. at $26O0 per
annuni,s exists with provision for
pro1notion each ak months until
$500 per annum Is reached. Full
| Information CONCERNING this exAmi-
nation and the required application
form 211S, may be secured from the
secretary, fourth civil service dis
tricta 1723 r. st., N. W., Washing
ton, D. c. with whom application
should be filed on or before the
hour of closing OF business on No.
veEber 8, 1888.
John Coleman, one Of the city
employees, was surprised this morn
ing upon opening the furnace door
sc the city tar boiler, which had been
standing idle on Nerth Sixth street
for thu past two weeks 10 find nifty
pound sack Of Ardee aour stored In
the nre box. Mr. Coleman reported
the and to the police. He is OF the
opinion that whoever stole the fosr
was being followed and put the noitr
out OF sight and intended to return
and ket II later,l No one has re-
ported to the police the loss OK any
Aouf however.
Mankato builders exchange has
just received notice that Architect
G. H. Johnson Of st, Paul is now
making plans and specifications fer
a cottage for boys at owatonna.
The CITY has about completed plac-
ing q coat OF tarviR and coarse as,
grerate on Main street hill. The
streAt, which was n very, poor con
dition win be Id excellent condition
when thie cpAking is properly rolled
down.
The death Of Mrs Joseph Schultz
at TopponiBh, Wash, Is reported to
August Schultz OF Mankato. town
ship. The deceased was daughter
ingiaw OF Mr.. Schultz, Joseph be-
ing hla SON. Mrs. Schultz leaves be-
sides her husband two children,
eight and ten years Of age.
IA special meeting Of the divisions