The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-12-09

iates Is n dealer in hardware, rs well rs
arming implements. His stock of
helf goods is complete. He has tin
hop in connection with his store. J. NJ.
Spraguc carries fine stock of hardware,
glass and farming implements,and has II
inshop in connection. }. Schwictzer han
lies the deadly but etfacacious drugs,and
in connection with groceries,
notions, crockery, paints, oils and musical
instruments. lie occupies Il building
20x52 with an addition lSy26 used for
saloon purposes. VIM. Albrecht, deals
in an extensive stock of boots and shoes,
hats, caps, gloves and mittens, and dates
his establishment back to 1876. Chas.
DictZ carries on harness shop, and does |
all kinds of repairing in the leather
line. Mclaughlin ~ Proehl enjoy II
lucrative trade in furniture and under
taking. p. w. Brochcr has II harness
shop and is always found on hand
for all kinds of work especially repairing,
Brook i Tenny, are monarchs of all
they survey in the livery line. They
keep ten horses and full equipment If
buggies, slcighs and sample wagons.
The commercial tourist can be accomo-
dated with the beet rigs ut living prices.
The town contains three blacksmith
shops, two wagon shops, and last but
not least, four saloons. We must not
forget our old time friend Robert Tay-
Tor, who is not only natural born poll
tlcian, and an old resident, but supplies
the people of Mapleton and surrounding
country with notions, trinkets, and toys
for tho holidays, besides running the
United States mail with celebrity and
dispatch. Two lumber yards exist, one
owned and conducted by j. X. Norton,
who handles Wisconsin lumber of all
dimensions, and the other hy Jno. Paul
with 5. Peet As agent. Education and
religion are not forgot by the citizens,
for they have three well built and good
sized, Church buildings occupied by the
following denominations. The Baptist
frame, with a stecple and bell; the
Catholic, brick, with steepIc, and the
Lutheran frame. The Methodist Epis-
copals hold services in the Baptist
church, and the Free Mcthodists will
build early in the spring. A large two
story school building graccS the limits
of the place, and has a stccplc and bell.
The interior is well arranged for the
comfort of the scholar, and the Board
employees instructors well qualified to
teach the "young ideas how to shoot"
One of the most important improve
ments accomplished in this thriving
berg the past season, is the erection Of II
steam grist mill. 1t was built by two
of our own townsmcn, Mcssrs. Gates 4
Nelson. 1t is about 40xi0. three stories
and will have three run of burrs. They
expect to commence operations about
January LIST. The town gave them
$1,000 bonus. LII every railroad town
there is supposed to be wheat buyers,
and there are instances known where
these buyers sometimes forget To rive II
farmer back his sacks, but MapIct"n j.
not one of those places, for we find such
men han1ling grain at Maplcton rs c,
G. SpauIding, Charley Eaton, and Tom
LAWYER, men whose COuntenancrs poI.
tray all the lincmcrtS Of honesty, in.
tegrity and square dclling. Spauldina
own. two houses and buys for himself
Besides handling grain, he has bought
this winter 1900 turkeys that he intend,
shipping this week. Charley Eaton
buys for w. w. Cargill ~ Bro. Of l..
Crosse, and catches onto all the old rags
good prices for the same. Tom Lawlr
Is Bonner g. lIydc's agent, Of La Cros, e
| III tilc hotcl Int - tHc u dIHhh li'uN'
built by &. w. Farnum in 1873, and run
by him until the 18th of last November
when Charles GROCER rented it. 1t is ;
first class house, and the home for the
commercial traveller and the day boardcr
clean beds, no brown sugar and 600,
accommodations generally, is the motto
of the landlord. The Mapleton Hous,
WAS built by w. II. Leighton in 1878
who run il until November 1879 anC
/ sold il to z. Bowen, but has since
gained possession again through deiauI
of payment by purchaser. 1t is now
rented by E. Bowen who gives goot
accommodations to all classes of III,
, travelling public. Good stabing in con
| nection with the house. The town il
the fortunate possesscr Of newspaper
, called the Mapleton censor, J. b. Price
, proprietor, but We are inclined to the
! belief that the citizens do not fully
appreciate it Mr.. Price is good
newspaper man, we'll qualified TO give
, his people newsy paper if they would
rally to his support and encourage it
. There is no medium through which /
towns advantages can be So clearly sci
forth or SO widely scattered as throngl
a newspaper, and every citizen of ,
place the size of Mapleton, should con,
sidcr 1t their bounden duty to uphold an
enterprise that is so valuable, directly
and indirectly, in advocating thcir
interests. Many suppose that II paper
can be run upon wind, but it has Often
, times proven to be mighty thin diet
and il Mapleton wishes to keep paper
, in its midst the people should rally to
its support and encourage its editor, ano
he in return will appreciate their efforts
by giving them a consideration Of ten
fold.
MANKATO HISTORY.
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