The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-09-24

completed. This street is used constant
| ~ 10y travel 10 and from the depot, ant
its greatly improved condition will b.
appreciated 10y the public.
G. L. Brett with the assistance OF
large corps Of workman, transferred
his immense stock of goods from tn,
old to his new quarters, last Monda!
night.
The supposition is that the Chicago 4
Milwaukee company will run II passcn
ger coach through from this city t.
Chicago, MS soon as their extension il
finished.
Prof L. w. Parker will deliver lee,
! turc at the Teachers Institute ut Maple,
ton, on the "Inllucncc of Scientific
thoughts Prof. Soaring is also booked
| Tor lecture.
Miss Agnes Greene, formerly of Still.
| water, has been engaged rs teacher in
our Normal School. She Is spoken OF
very highly rs am accomplished and eff
icicnt teacher.
At the Art Loan, which closes this
week Saturday, can be seen about all
the old and interesting relics that exist,
with the exception of the spoons that
Butler stole ut New Orleans.
A freight train on the Southern Min
ncsota fell through Mulberry hill trcsscl
near Spring Valley, last Tuesday night,
causing the arrival Of the Mankato and
Wells train tour hours late at this city.
The State Board of Equalization clos
ed its labors last week, and Blue Earth
county was raised rs follows: 10 per
cent on horses under three years; 20 per
cent on sheep; 10 per cent on wagons
or carriages; 20 per cent on piano lortcs
% percent on agricultural tools. Saloon
stocks were raised % per cent
There is II man living in this county,
his name we don't remember, who gave
his note last June for $3.50 to pay for n
lot of fence wire, ordered of travelling
man. lie never received his wire, but
payment is demanded upon the note
from an innocent purchaser of it. The
moral to this is, always patronize home
institutions instead of cheeky swindlcrs
whom you do not know.
Anton Myers bought bushcl and q
half of potatoes last Saturday and be-
cause he didn't have the ready cash, his
creditor struggled the potatoes from
Meyers house, and Anton was looking
up policeman TO rcplcvy the produce.
The plans and specifications of the
new depot, soon To he built where Pays
livery barn stands, 10y the Milwaukee
company, have been drawn, and we are
informed that the depot will be neat
and tasty brick, with the freight ware
house entirely scpcratc from it. The
building of that road into the city will
prove of incalculablc benefit both to
the company and the city.
In West MankatO can be seen notice
posted on door which reads "A house
for Il family in good repair" which Is
advertised to be let, with immediate
possession. A family in good repair,
means, no doubt, one in which none Of
the members are at all Cracked"
Communications are daily received of
the efficiency Of Prof. Soaring, OF the
Normal School, and Prof. Corey, super
intendent Of the city schools. MankatO
may well he proud of securing so able
corps of educators.
Mr.. b. ID. Pay is laying the pipe for
carrying water from the main on Front
street, TO the location of his new barn in
the rear Of the ManEato house. II re,
quired 270 feet of pipe. Earnest Wick
ersham who has just been licensed by
the council us plummer, had the care OF
the pipe fitting. Several of our citizens
contemplate laying service pipe soon.
Geo. c. Chambcrlin, of the jackson
Republic stopped in town last Saturday
while on his way home from the sitting
of the State board of equalization. Mr.
Chambcrlin says the recent session il
the longest ever held.
Last Mondays Pioneer Press, contain
eel IN article written 10y Mr.. Haynes
our city engineer, upon county ant
State surveys. The article referred {,
the rapidity with which boundary nm,
corner stakes are being swept away al
over the unsettled portions of the State
and suggested that some means be dc
viscd 10 pcrpctuatc the original mark
of government survey. Every iarmc
should read it.
Mrs. Il. III. Fowler is now in Chicag
r selecting large stock of Milliner
goods, il will pay anyone TO wait her re
, turn before purchasing, as she will hav
! all the latest styles, and buying for cas-
will he able to sell ut very low figure
A subscriber to the FREE PRESS, Ii,
ing in West Mankato, declares the sid,
walks leading to Van Brunt's slough q
the north side Of the street, pcrfe'
= man trap, shame and disgrace to Il
IS city of Mankato. What will the eli
n pay for the first broken leg?
The bi-weckly meeting of the CARTEL
&c and Arthur Republican club will not
l. held this friday evening, but will
10 one week from tonight (Oct. u,
which time Hon. i. i. Freeman M
Il Harry Cleveland will address us. III
,r rendering of the much talked of hon
4 talent concert on that evening is 4
cause Of this postponment.
, j. DAVIS, Pres.
DC Examine your chimncys before y,
- build fall fires. The tornado of Ii
June undoubtedly cracked many CHI
nv neys in and about town, and il ia high
Int necessary that extra precautions
ty taken to guard against any contingen
before fires are made.