The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-16
The Building of 1879
IkExlent a Surprise yourselves
$2l4,6O5
EXPENDED IN CASH
TIE LEDGER'S STORY.

Garth county have arisen from u
ong era Of inactivity, to n day Of dc.
iverance, and renewing their growth.
AVE entered upon a new career Ut
In the midst Of time
# unusual good fortune, the grass.
,oppers came out Of the clouds In that
unhappy year 1874. They brought
and doubt. For four
ears, their depressing hand lay upon
Is, and the sources Of our prosperity,
ike the hand OF death. Following
he final flight Of the grasshoppers In
ls.1., came q season Of extraordinary
heavy rains. succeeded by excessive
hot weather, which burned and blist.
Fred one Of the finest prospects Of
ever known In this fruit.
ful region. 1t was not until the year
1917. that We were fully emancipated
from these destructive causes. but
in the mids, Of this long series OF
calalnities, our people never lost faith
in the fruitfulness ~ orr soil and In
the excellence Of our unrivaled natNr.
al advantages. With faith. they hid-i
their time. And in the goodness oi
tod. the day came at last when they
could again enter upon the enjoyment
"f this princrly heritage. The year
Is" opened propotiously. und ns We
advanced 10 the successive steps of
seed time AMI harvest. W. read In shy
and on land, the induhitable evidences
Of our dcli,rianre. The release wa-
inspiring. Forthwith WAS heard the
beat Of the hammer, AMI the Joyous
song Of the husl,andinan, ~ Il, turned
the lu<urant soil. The spiri, oi life
passed over city AMI county. We were
born again. And now comes ,E'
FREE PREss. itself the fruit Of this
rrnascent period. TO tell the story OF
the new birth and new life Of our
city and county. so subtle are the
first operations of faith and confidence,
that people are quite unconscious OF
what they are doing to evidence tina,
faith. But by a common instinct,
men with renewed efforts, were III
work. and az we unroll the long list
Of actual improvements. and place
before the eye the unquestionable
authority of our new growth and pros.
peri.y, men are astonished at ~ha,
has taken place. and with that natur.
al impulse which leads them to be-
happy in deliverance, they aptiy tx.
tend the hand. and say, .shake!"
The Improvements given below are
actual cash expenditures. They will
asreeably surprise our own people,
We are satisfied that We have omitted
many Improvements but these will
serve to show the return Of faith and
confidence In the future of Mankato
These evidences Of thrift arr the out
growth and expression Of increased
business. They simply voice the fact
that Mankato is again prospecting
We give the Improvements by wards
and have given the actual cash out
lay as received mostly from those OK,
lending the money.
CITY IMPROvEMESTs-l WARD.
Mankato Mill. Hubbard / Co. 800
John SchuleiIberg. brick resi-.
dence, Mankato city, %t
August MulchO. brick residence
Dukes addition I.3W
NJ. ii. stark, saw mill. Dukes
addition. l,SN
Christ. Ross, SAW mill. in wool
Ell mill, 5E
Mrs. KrOst, brick residence and
store. corner Front and Wash.
ingt0n streets. 2.+s
Nick Kceber. Front 81, brick
residence, :.jU
Fred kron, Front street, brick
store, 500
Henry HillesheiIn, brick resi-.
dence. Front street. l,ob
Peter Wirigis, brick stable,
Front street. M
Charles Wagon, Front street.
butcher SHOP, l.Gs
". II. Palmer, addition to resi-.
dcncc inear oil mill new
barn, J's
John ronnrr, addition "a house,
MankatO city, ;mt
Zriylcr, broad and Rock streets.
new barn, IL
DIR. Durkee. brick residence. l.ls
\. q. Pirath, brick residence,
and new barn. "..G
Adam Mint0n. brick residence.
Waits addition. i.2s
/ heo. Romer. brick residence.
tburned) Waits addition, 1905
John Rausch, addition to resi-.
dcnce. North Front, 800
Jacob Trauh. addition 10 resi-.
deEre North Sd street. ~
Il. Kohlcr. Front street. new
harm. J(
II. Whitrock. brick cooper
shop, Elm street. l,5O(
II. WhitrOck. new brick resi-.
dence. ID street. l..M
Farmers mill, Clark i Co., i'm.
provements. l.j0t
Hunter, cooper shop, Spring
street. an
WinOna elevator. removed and
improvements, l,Wl
st. Paul 4 Sioux City new pas
senger depot. 2.d
Oil mill, seed ware house. l,0O(
William Bierbaucr, repair and
improved on brewery l.0ot
Peter Nelson, addition to resi-.
dence, Waits addition, 81,
Mathews, brick yard improve.
ments. S5C
I'd WARD.
II. Himmelman. brick harm,
Plum street, S0(
II. Himmelman, Improvements
to City Hotel, SOC
II. b. Tisdale, Front street, new
harm. nC
Charles Sanborn, frame resi-.
dence, lIinckly's addition, zoe
i. Schneider, addition To resi-.
dence, Front street, SOf
y. Lang. corner Front and Mul.
berry, brick store, 5000
Henry Guth, new barn, Front
street 2OC
John Albert, barn. 9Th street, IN
John Dauber, addition 10 resi-.
dence, 5th street, 31I
J. W. HGrr. improvement to
American House, 3OC
Miller l. Busch. Improvement
TO store, 500
Hurd 4 Co., feed mill, Wash.
ington street, SOC
Frank Fowler, frame residence.