The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-16
Mankato'S Progress!
The Buildingof 1879
|kEA1ent Surprise yourselves
.$214.605
EXPENDED IN CASH
THE LEpGER'S STORY.

Earth county have arisen from a
long era Of inactivity, Ia a day Of de-
liyerance. and renewing their growth.
have entered upon u new career ~ ,
prosperity. In the midst Of time
Of unusual good fortune. the grass.
hoplers came out of the clouds In that
unhappy year 1874. They brought
devastation and doubt. For four
years, their depressing hand lay upon
us, and the sources of our prosperity,
like the hand OF death. Following
the final flight Of the grasshoppers In
49,, came season Of extraordinary
heavy rains, succeeded by excessive
hot weather. which burned and blist.
cred one Of the finest prospects Of
abundance. ever known In this fruit.
iul region. II was no, until the year
ls:Y. that Ne We're fully emancipatrd
, iroiu these destructive causes. hut
ia the niids, Of this long series Of
calamilirs, our people never lost faith .
in the frui,fulneSs ~ our soil and In .
the excellence oi oar unriyalrd natrr- I,
! al advantages. With faith. they hid-,i .
their time. And ia the guudnes, of I
G"d. the day came AT las: when they
could again enter upon the EMO! inrni
III hi, rrincrl! heritage. The YEAR
=" "l"'ncd pr",ntinu-ly. ami IL Ne
a.i> InCri I" the successive STEPS oi
seed Line AMI harvest. W. read in shy
lnd "n land. the induhitablr e, Idrnc.>
ni oar dcliN-rancr. The release Mas
inspiring. Forthwith WAS heard the
beat Of the hammer. AMI the joyous
SONG al ia. EIshandlnan. ~ Il, turned
the lu\rrant soil. The spiIi; al life
ia <S.,i over cit, AMI county. We We're
huIn again. And now comes ,L'
FREE Pass. itself the fruit of this
Iriasccnt prrioi. to tell the story of
q ,hr new birth and new life ar our
city and county. ~ subtle are the
first operations Of faith and confidence.
that people are quite unconscious Of
what they are doing to evidence that
faith. But by common instinct.
men with renewed efforts. were n,
work. and 49, Ne unroll the long list
Of actual improvements. and place
before the eye the urquestiunable
authority of our new growth and pros.
psTi.y, men are astonished at what
has taken place. and with that natur.
nj impulS" which leads them To br
happy in dcliverance, they aptlv ~.
tend the hand. and SAY, shake"
The Improvements given below Ale
actual cash expenditures. They will
acrrrahly surprise our own people.
We are satisfied that we have omitted
many Improvements hut these will
serve Ia show the return of faith and
confidence In the future Of Mankatn.
These evidences al thrift arr the ont.
growth AMI expression Of increased
business. They simply voice the fact {
! that Mankat" is again prospering !
We give the improvements by wards. .
AMI have given the actual cash ont.
lay as received mostly from those ex.
PENDING the money.
CITY IMPROvEMESTs--lw WARD.
, Mankato Mill. Hubbard / Co. .p.nn
John Schulenberg. brick resi-.
dencc. Mankato city, 80
/ August Mulcho. brick residence
Dukes addition loo
NJ. ii. stark, SAW mill. DUKES +,
addition. l.5(a'
Christ. Ross. SAW mill, in wool.
rn mill. jG'
/ Mrs. kros;, b;:ck rosidsnC. and
store. corner Front and Wash. :
ington streets. 2.+H
Nick Kceber. Front ~. brick
residence, $50
Fred kron. rr"u, street, brick
store, $50
Henry HIllesheiIn, brick resi-
denc.. Front street, 1850
Peter Wirigis, brick stable,
Front street. at,'
Charles Wagon, Front street.
butcher SHOP, l,ssil
". Ii. Palmer, addition Ia resi-.
drncc inrar oil MILL new
l,arn, 1's
John fonnrr, addition "a house,
Mankato city, ~
Xriylcr. Broad and Rock streets,
new barn, ~"
DIR. Durker. brick residence. Sec
\. Il. Pirath. brick residence,
and new harn. ...'I'
Adam Minton. brirk residence,
Wait addition. lea
. / hco. koinrr. brick residence,
tiurned) Waits addition. I.u1
John Rausch. addition to resi-.
dcncs. North Front, 600
Jacob Trauh. addition 10 resi-.
d-Iro North ID street. 40
Il. kohlrr. Front street. new
harm. $40
II. Whitrock. brick cooper
shop, Elm street. 1900
~. Whitrock. new brick resi-.
dcncr. ID street. l..n
Farmers mill, Clark i Co.. i'm.
prOvcnients Loo
Hunter. cooper shop, Spring
street. I'M
Winona elevator, removed and
improvements. 1900
II. Paul Il sioux City new pas.
scngcr depot. $50
oil mill, seed ware house. 1000
William Bierbaucr, repair and
improved on brewery l.Uc0
Peter Nelson. addition to resi-.
drnce, Waits addition, 215
Mathews, brick yard improve.
ments. S50
I'd WARD. (
II. Zimmerman. brick harm.
Plum street. 500 ,
II. Himmclman. improvements
to City Hotel, 500
II. Is. Tisdale. Front street. new 1
harm. leo
Charles SaHbOrn, frame resi.
dcnce. lIinckly's addition, 100 :
Is. Schneider, addition tD resi-.
dence, Front street, 100 4
y. Lang, corner Front and Nul.
berry, brick store, 5000
Henry Guth, new barn, Front
street 100 .
John Albert, barn. 9th street. 90
John Dauber. addition To resi- -,
dence, 5th street, 100
!. ". IIGrr. improvement to u
American House, 800 u
Miller 4 Busch. Improvement -.
to store. 500
IIurd & Co., feed mill. Wash.
ingtOn street, 500 q
Frank Fowler, frame residence, n
al and MILITARY a raafs q nm :