Daily globe., 1879-06-25
MANKATO NEWS.
Isr1c1A11Y REPORTED FOR rHr ST. PAUL o1oBt.l

MANkAlO NEWS.
ESPECIALLY REPORTED FOB THE ST. PAUL a1oBt.
MANKAro, June 23, 1871. @. Lard has
resigned the position of principal in the
Pleasant Grove school in this city, and ac-
cepted the position of superintendent at st.
Peter.
Mr.. Beebe sold out his lumber business on
Saturday last to Laird, Norton & Co., of
Winona.
The contractors of the water works had
forty men at work yesterday digging trenches
for the pipes.
The iron. clad tax law is having the de-
sired effect in this county. It is estimated
that the list of delinquents will not number
more than 1900.
land Office at Fargo. d. T., is here visiting
friends, and to judge from his appearance he
is located in healthy country.
The new additions by appointment to the
ranks of the teachers of public schools of
this city are Mr.. John T. White, Pa. Miss
Mary Spencer and Miss Mary E. Dullard.
The appointment of member of the
Farmers board of trade from this judicial
district has been made by Judge Dickinson,
and Mr.. William Webb, Jr., is the successful
man.
Chas. Mansfield, deputy United States
assessor, this division, is to be superseded by
Judge W: a. II. johnson, of Madelia. He
will probably make this city his abiding
place.
The bridge piers were awarded to Warren
Douglas, of Minneapolis, on their bid of
$l3,957. The work will begin as soon as
raj rfQiY on1i ~
factorily.
Cooper, Bailey g. Co.'s Great London cir
Gus has an agent here putting up bill boards
the coming of that great combination on the
10Th of July.
The Illinois editors went through this
place Mt o'clock Sunday morning, and they
were going as though the ID was after
them. The party numbered something over
a hundred. The feminine portion were IN
the majority. -
A Methodist district camp meeting has
been in session for the past five days, and the
crowd in attendance yesterday was immense,
almost every description of vehicles being
brought into service for the purpose of trans
portation to the grounds.
The Plunkett troupe closed not very sue.
cessful season of five nights Saturday. They
left Monday for Waseca. Their final desti-
nation is Manitoba. Their playing was ex-
tremely good, and the only reason I can as
sumo for the lack of patronage is that the
citizens had almost reached stage of satia-
ton of amusements at their coming.
Since Weston made such rapid time, the
pedal extending mania has seized the cigar
makers of this place in its most aggravated
form. Saturday evening Otho STROLLER,
John Sanger and several others had bets up
for walking match. STROLLER made seven
miles in less than an hour, and Sanger ran
mile in something less than eight minutes.
Sneak thieves are operating in this city,
and it is unsafe to leave articles in wagons
, or buggies after dark. DR.. Jacoby had q
hand satchel, with lot of medicines and in
, struments, stolen from his buggy, Friday
evening. Sunday morning it was found by
couple OF young, men seven blocks from
where his buggy stood, hid under wood
rack. 1t was returned to the doctor and he
Il found the contents intact.
At Judson, on the 10th inst, there was q
big meeting of the Welsh people. 1t partook
8 of the nature of the eisteddfod. The pro-
!; gramme, as got it, was singing of old ma
tional songs, recitations of original poetry
! aud reading essays. 1t is estimated that
there were between 800 and 400 persons in
: attendance, and the closing scene was ban
. quet, that displayed the abundant contribu-
tions of field, wood and lake.
The First and Second ward hose company
2 came to an organization, on Tuesday even
: ing, under the name of Superior Hose Com
. pany No. 2, and with the following officers
% ! J. Flaehsenhar, foreman.
= CD. French, first assistant foreman,
i J.Serville, second assistant foreman.
h Secretary, j. p. Hodapp,
: Treasurer, Sohn Schweitzer.
- The last Union contains an article copied
! from the Spring Valley Vsdette that speaks
= in no fattering terms of the Wakefield
. Wave," nor of Mr.. Wakefield. The editor
E E of the Union is an acknowledged supporter
: of J. H. Baker; and this non-ponderous
figure head of the Baker organ thought that
:. by republishing this scurrilous production hi
would forever squelch Wakefield, give tht
'e dandy general mighty boost, and forever
cover himself with glory as a governor maker
His far-sightednes3 was at fault, for the ap
3 pearance Of the article has created a feeling
!. 80 pestiferous among he.friends of Wakefield
: who are familiar with his record while lanl
~ officer, and in other positions of equal i'm
ID portance, that they have almost reached the
l. boiling point, and have most energetically
Il gone to work to forge the bolts that vii
= cripple the Baker craft and leave it wrecl
~ on the gubernatorial rocks.
:, Three of the officers of the Milwaukee d
~ ~ St. Paul road, Mr.. Meyers, general manager,
&c 20 Mr.. Eagan, superintendent, and Genera
=. - Freight Agent Barron, we're in the city tn
- latter part of last week, looking over the d1f
a.. ferent parts. They propose putting in sid
. tracks to the mills, stone quarries, linn
= :. kilns and brick yards in the north part Q
~ ~ the city. They will run their track dow
= = into town and will build nice depot. This
~ ~ of course, is really no more than shoult
- ,s have been done years ago. Yet it is some
A' thing to have road that is not purely
= .shome road'' take the initiative in building
!! depot and other conveniences. What th
- three roads coming into the Cit
- should do is build union depo
70 Now, my idea about what it ought to be is Jul
- - this, let the companies combine their forces
= - erect building say 80 100 feet, thre
- - stories high, on the corner of Main an
~ Front streets, the same to be devoted to th
y use of depot and hotel The Winona
- - st. Peter and the Chicago, Milwaukee d 81
~ ~ Paud railroads will, / am informed, make n
10 great objections to this plan, if the citizer
" promptly CO. operate with them. All that r
70 70 mains is to WIN over the "home road, !" an
- :. get it to take like interest Thus in mar
ls No ner as simple as the twist of wrist, make
80 general convenience for the great travelin
!" uo public, and an Object of pride for the peop
- of Mankato.
~ ~ SOLEMN CEREMONY.
al Co .secration of Rev. Henry REILLY, Bisho
at l of hIexico-
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