Daily globe., 1879-06-02
MANKATO NEWS.
ESPECIALLY REPORTED FOR THE ST. PAUL GLOBE.

ESPECIALLY REPORTED FOR TIE ST, PAUL 0LOBE.l
MANkAro, May 81, 1879.-The public
schools closed yesterday, and the exercises
were very interesting.
sGinger,'' the variety store thief of
Winona, was at one time jockey in this
city.
Mankato Brick company started up steam
machine for manufacturing pressed brick
yesterday.
The old settlers of Blue Earth county hold
their yearly reunion at Union hall Tuesday
evening next.
E st. Paul q Sioux City train hands and
passengers will begin getting their meals at
Kasota next Monday morning.
Mankato water works bonds to the amount
Of $4,000 worth have been sold to Gen..
Tourtelotte, of Washington, at par.
A liquor seller was found guilty on charge
of selling to an habitual drunkard. He de-
clares his intention of going to Jail in prefer
ence to paying the fine.
e There come reports from some parts of
the county that hail did some damage and
that cattle had been killed by lightning
during the recent storms.
A couple or three ladies' of this city were
poisoned by eating sausage. physician
was called and an emetic administered, and
q scare was the only result
The bridge still agitates the minds of the
people, and the council in particu-
lar. There was rumor that the contra ct
was to have been let last night.
The Rev. Mr.. Richmond's family left yes
terday for South Bend, Indiana. Mrs. Rich
mond with her youngest and eldest daugh-
ters will shortly sail for England.
The lessee of the Mankato Driving Park,
Hi. Adams, is thorough bred in the horse
question, and to start the stagnant blood of
the high. flyers into healthy action, proposes
having few heats on June 7th.
State Superintendent Burt awarded the
diplomas to the graduates of the High
school on Thursday evening. Despite the
i heavy rain, the hall was well filled with a
deeply interested and appreciatlve audience.
A railroad is great stimulator to a town.
Our neighbors of Garden City used to seem
i to be careless, drowsy set of people, but,
since the railroad is certain thing it is
surprising what an amount of energy they
do display.
l Married, in this city, on Wednesday, 28th
inst, by Rev, Father Bryman, at the Catho
lie church, H. G. Flanagan and Nellie E.
Duane, both Of this city. The young couple
left on visit to friends at Des Moines the
next morning.
I Last evening, Murray's Metropolitans
opened their short season at the Opera
House. The ladies and gentlemen who COM
, pose this troupe are SO ethereally and ex-
quisitely organized that their daily diet con-
sists of strained water crosses, filtered milk,
and distilled honey. The Clifton was not
, good enough for them.
The officers of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
St. Paul and Southern Minnesota railroads
were in town Wednesday by special train,
, In looking over the ground occupied by the
present depot of the Central road one of the
+ officers of the first named road said it was 8
hi of place for depot, and he's right
The intention is to extend the track and
) build depot at more convenient site.
q Yesterday afternoon, three young fellows
were out for a little spree, and having beer
: around to several saloons, they finally got {
bottle and went to some wood piles to inisf
. up. One of the party turned on the othe
: two and accused them of stealing watcl
. from him, and turned from them to find al
! officer. They offered to help him hunt TO
;. it, but he declined, and they let him g
il about block when they started AM
a overlook him again. AS they came up wit
! him, the watch dropped out of his pants leg
= He was seen by number of persons carry
= ing it in his hand after leaving them; but
!. the watch had not much more than droppe
until he was lying on his back and in thre
"a minutes was badly whipped young mar
! BY tho courtesy of Major r. b. Rose you
! reporter was shown the fine and yer
= large collection of taxidermy recently solt
+. by his son, D. L. Rose, to the Mankato Mo-
n NAL school. The collection was made an
it the mounting all done byi himself. He ha
i nine species of hawks, golden eagle and
If north red eagle, the only one according
,t certain authorities, ever captured in tn
:. United States. A magnificent specimen.
!. is superb, and the school authorities are
a be complemented on their securing it. Th
$ work is SO complete in every detail, tt
te specimens SO ife-like, that the beholde
nt. willingly pronounces Mr.. Rose ma.
.. ter of the ta1idermist's art.
!, has valued his collection at $50
2e but the school secured it for 500
r The total number of specimens I did NJ
n learn, but there cannot be less than 500, an
these were principally secured in Blue Fart
county. They consist mainly of birds, bu
it numbers many fur bearing animals, and
H. few members of the finny tribe. The CO
- Iector has haen tireless in his pursuit of va