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LOCAL ITEMS. -Dora, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Wright, was bitten by a dog on her left cheek Friday evening. Dr. Webster cauterized and dressed the wound, and it is not thought that any harm will result. --The suit of Alexander Anderson VS. Ed. Junket was tried in the municipal court Saturday afternoon. A. E. Hawes, of Chicago, and W. N. Plymat were the attorneys engaged. It will be argued tomorrow afternoon. Geo. Chapman, a well-to-do farmer of Eagle Lake,leftMondaymorning for Port Arthur, Texas, with A. M. Rutan. He will look over the country with a view to locating if he likes it. He wants to live where the winters are shorter than the past one has been. -John Coudert, a traveling man, was arrested ;and locked up Friday for being too noisy, as a result of too great familiarity with the wine cup. The charge of disorderly conduct was preferred against him in the municipal court this morning and he paid a fine of $8.65. -The Republican city committee Saturday filed its financial report with County Auditor Gunders, covering this spring's city election. The total receipts were $302.50 and the total 'expenditnres were $228.46, leaving a cash balance in the hands of the committee of $74.04, -It is not generally known that Jacob Friend, who was tried and acquitted of the alleged murder of Clara Ober,at Blue Earth City, has embarked in the saloon business in this city. He has secured the transfer of a license and is running a saloon in block fourteen,and has been there for about two weeks. -The attention of the county board was taken up Tuesday listening to arguments for and against a petition to form a new joint school district out of parts of districts 112 and 114, of Blue Earth county, and districts 20 and 37, of Brown county, Those who want the new district want a school house nearer to them, while the opponents do not want to pay for another school house. -J. W. Davies, manager of the Judson creamery, was in the city yesterday and expressed himself as strongly in favor of going ahead with the work of the butter board of trade at Tuesday's meeting in this city. He suggests that a weekly selling day be named, and the buyers notified to be present. If a start can be made, there is no doubt that the board will be a success, as Mankato is the natural location for one. -The dog license ordinance is likely to remain a dead letter for another year unless the people of the city show an interest in having it enforced. Mayor Pfau is not likely to order its enforcement unless it is shown to be the desire of the people. From the way the streets are filling up with dogs,it would appear that the services of a dog catcher are needed for a time. -The National Bank of Commerce, of Duluth, of which J. A. Willard is president, suspended in December after paying out eighty per cent. of its deposits. It has reopened within five months from the suspension and paid all of the depositors in full, and is the only suspended bank in Duluth that has done so, and the only suspended bank in the country that has opened within that length of time. In order to do so, a great effort was necessary, and great credit is due to the officers. The bank is now on a more solid foundation than ever before. -The Northwestern May Musical Festival promises to eclipse anything in the way of concert and grand opera ever presented in this part of the country. This splendid affair will be held in the Exposition building, Minneapolis, May 17th and 18th. Special reduced rates will be in effect on all railroads and the very reasonable prices of the festival tickets will induce many people from here and other places to go to Minneapolis for the occasion. The sale of season