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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-04-14
Graduates, 1881.
ELEM ,.NTARY COURSl
Normal News.

School closes to-day, Thursday, the
commencement exercises will be held at
the Opera House this afternoon at 3
p. IN.
The Annual Alumni meeting at the
Normal Hall in the evening at 8 p. M.
The drawings on the board are all
finished, and they make fine display.
The center of excitement among the
graduates for the past week has been
the exchanging of photographs.
The FREE PRESS office has just fur
nished the Normal with the finest cata.
1ogue ever printed for that institution.
About two-hundred volumes of the
books for the new library are here, the
rest are expected in few days, thus far
they are fine collection.
This summer the Prof. will have the
cast end of the reading room fixed off
with shelves and large sliding glass
doors, behind which will be found up
wards of a thousand volumes of the best
books published. These, in connection
with the reading room, will furnish lots
of good reading for the students who
will attend this school next year.
Visitors from the Public Schools were
quite numerous last week, they all
seemed well pleased with the progress
and workings of the several classes.
Miss Eliza b. Dexter, of Minneapolis,
has been visiting her sister Jennie for
the past week, they will both start for
that place tomorrow morning.
Mr. Ii. w. Brown entertained small
party of Normalites at his home, on
Monday evening about ten O'Clock they
went down to Mas and partook of an
oyster supper served in Mas usual
manner.
The Literary Society held its last
meeting on Friday evening. This society
was organized at the beginning of last
term, and throughout the year has dis.
cussed some of the most important
questions of the day. Profs. Soaring
and Bechdolt have favored the society
with lecture each, and Miss Agnes
Green with several recitations, for which
the members of the society are greatly
indebted.
The exercises on Friday evening were
good, the solo by Miss Griswold, the
declarations by Messrs. Brown and
Nettleton and the impromptu by Mr..
Scherer deserve especial mention, the
orchestra furnished excellent music for
the large crowd present, the Rev. Mr..
Savidge and Prof. Bechdolt favored the
society with a few interesting remarks
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-04-14

Monday and Tuesday Of this week
the semi annual examination OF the
pupils ut the Catholic school WAS held
at the Catholic Hall under the personal
supervision of Father Schneider and the
Lady Superior. On Tuesday afternoon,
the time of our visit, the exercises were
made interesting by the efficiency with
which the pupils had been trained. The
class at our visit was composed Of girls
ranging in age from eight to fourteen,
who rccited in geography, grammar,
spelling and reading. They would read
exercises in the German language and
the. translate it into the English. The
pupils We're al! very prompt to answer
questions and showed disposition to
rapidly advance in their studies. Besides
educating the head, the pupils are taught
to educate their fingers, as fine display
of needle and crochet work placed on
exhibition plainly demonstrated.
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SECOND STORY.

filters through the charcoal into the
smaller cistern, from which it is drawn
by pump when needed ; 4 represents
iron pillars that support the center of
the floor in each story {; s is the elevator
that will run from the basement to the
upper floor f; 6 is the furnace that will
heat the building. Figure 7 in the first
story represents the stairs from the
street IS the vault ; 0 the tin shop l7x30
where the workmen will have plenty of
light and room {; 10 the iron room 2Sx30,
where will he kept iron of all kinds / /
the main store room 44x70 l2 the ele-
vator 10 the two front doors opening
on Front street IA, in the second story
the stairway l5, three offices each
15x23 is the hall 11x44, and II the
back stairs. The front of the block is
very elaborate and will be surmounted
with most elegant cornice, upon the
face of which will be the name, John
F. Meagher" and the year 1881. "
The building will be pushed forward as
rapidly as men and means can do it,
and it is the intention of the builder to
have it completed by early fall.
The readers of the FREE PRESS down
East can form some idea from this and
other diagrams which we will publish
during the summer, that Mankato is
rapidly advancing to the front in fine
buildings, also that we have few enter,
prising business men among us who con
slider The Afas,7,>af the city while labor
ing for their own.
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4 Spirited Runaway.

The suburbs have an occasional cx.-
citement as well as the city full.
Tuesday afternoon, as Esquire Finley,
of South Bend, was returning from the
city, driving his spirited grey attached
to a buggy, encountering one of those
waterways just west of lrving's man
sard, made by the melting snow, the
horse sought to clear it at bound,
when Mr.. Finley was precipitated to the
ground, the horse taking fright struck
out through Duffy's lane, through Judge
Mead's garden, carrying away his we'll
curb, then his front gate, and finally
brought up against Shepard & Frisbie's
old hop house, where he was secured.
Damages-one spring, one wheel, one
thill broken, and the seat and dash
board done for. The run brought out
all West Mankato, as if startled by an
earthquake. Mr.. Finley, we are glad to
say. was not hurt.
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Councilj Meetings.

The city council held their regular
meeting in the council chamber last
Thursday to close up business for the
year past.
The monthly reports Of the various
city officers were read and referred to
the proper committee.
The council canvassed the votes cast
at the recent city election and declared
the ticket elected as previously publish
ed in the FREE PRESS.
The election expenses were reported
as $7S.
DR.. Davis presented the council an
analysis of the Minnesota river water,
which was accepted and a vote of thanks
rendered the Doctor.
Appropriate thanks were rendered the
Mayor, President, Vice President, Re-
corder and Attorney for efficient SER
vices performed, after which the council
adjourned until Tuesday evening the
l1th-
SPECIAL MEETING.
First meeting of new council with
Mayor Wiswell in the chair.
The bonds and official oaths of the
new officers were presented and filed.
Alderman Burt was elected vice presi
dent and James A. WIswell city attOr-
ney.
Two votes for street commissioner
was taken resulting in tie each time,
when further action WAS postponed to
another meeting.
M. b. Haynes was reelected city en-
gipeer, when the council adjourned for
onenyeek.
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TranIps.
"Hark bark the dogs do bark.
The tramps are coming to town"


And so they are, big, able-bodied
lazy louis that are pest to every neigh
borhood they visit. They seem to he
well organized, with signs, passwords
and signals. They chalk every gate
post with cabalistic sign familiar only
to themselves, and which is readily
transformed into proper language tell
ing whether any of their companions
can be entertained at that house or not.
Many of them are well dressed and well
spoken individuals, but the larger ma
jority are ragged, slovenly, without the
least CLEAN Of intelligence and face
well stained with tobacco juice. They
will sleep in barns, woodsheds and other
by places, and beg from house to house
for meal at all hours Of the day.
While we are charitably disposed to
always lend helping hand to those who
are in actual want, yet we do detest an
able bodied, healthy individual who is
amply able to support himself begging
for living.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-04-14

Rapidan.
The 10th of April and no signs OF
seeding yet. Some Of our Oldest farm
erS think there will be no seeding
done in this locality before the last
of this month. The snow is about
six to eight inches on the blowing
and four to five feet in the lanes. The
roads are almost impossible between
here and Mankato.
The Blue Earth river Is rising rap.
idly and the ice is breaking up, and
it is dangerous to cross at any of the
fords. We think there should be a
bridge built ut what is known as
Lloyd's ford. 1t would be great
benefit to the farmers in this neigh
borhood.
There seems to he a great deal of
sickness around here-bad colds, lung
fever and measles.
Mrs. Jameson and her oldest son
have been quite sick for the past
week. but we are happy to state, are
improving slowly. Mrs. Jameson is
an excellent neighbor, and she has
the sympathy Of great many friends
in her illness.
Our old and esteemed citizen Col.
Smith is a little under the weather,
but is able to be around some. The
colonel has had bad luck with stock
this spring, having lost two valuable
cows. Cause unknown.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-04-14
Agricultural Salt.

The Chicago, Milwaukee g. st. Paul
Railway Company, after demonstrating
the value of salt upon wheat lands, have
concluded to supply the farming com.
munity along the line of their road with
the above salt at cost, adding the bare
cost of transportation. 1t can be pur.
chased either in barrels or bulk, the
latter only in carloads. The above
company have lately issued small
pamphlet in which is the testimony of
many who have used salt as fertilizer
with satisfactory results.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-04-14

@TATE OF MINNESOTA-County of Blue
- Earth-ss-In Probate Court, Specia
Term, April 18th, 1881.
In the matter of the estate of Samuel D.
Brown, deceased
Whereas, An instrument in writing, pur
porting to be the last will and testament OF
Samuel d. Brown, deceased, late Of said coun.
ty, has been delivered to this court;
And, whereas, E. p. Freeman, Esq, has filed
Herewith his petition, representing among
other things that said Samuel ID. Brown died
In said county on the 3D. day Of April, 1881,
testate, and that said petitioner is the sole
executor named in said last will and testa-
ment, and praying that the said instrument
may be admitted to probate, and that letters
testamentary be to him issued thereon.
1t is ordered, that the proofs of said instru-
ment, and the said petition, be heard before
this court. at the Probate Office ut Mankato,
In said county, ON the 9th day Of May, A. d..
1881, at 10 o'clock In the forenoon, when all
concerned may appear and contest the pro-
bate of said instrument.
And It is further ordered, that public notice
Of the time and place of said hearing be given
to all persons interested, by publication Of
these orders for three weeks excessively pre-
vious to said day of hearing, in the MANKATo
FREE Press, a newspaper printed and pub
lished at Mankato in said county.
BY the Court. G.. w. MEAD,
l2w4 Judge Of Probate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-04-14

Under the personal supervision of
chief engineer Pay, the hose carts and
other apparatus belonging to the fire
department, have undergone thorough
cleaning and polishing this week, which
adds 10 their appearance materially.
The old engine that has done such eiIec-
tive work at many hard fought battles
with the fire fiend, especially at st. Peter
last fall, looks as bright and shining as
new dollar. and is in readiness for any
emergency
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-04-14
A TrRmp's Outrage.

Last Sunday morning as all of j. j.
Shaubut's family were at church, lcav-
ing only an eleven year old boy at home,
a big. red-haired specimen of the tramp
species. entered the house and asked the
boy where his folks were being ans
wered that they were at church he wanted
to know Of the boy if he was all alone.
The boy said he was, whereupon the
tramp took the boy by the shoulder and
demanded something to eat. The hoy
gave him some bread and butter, which
was not exactly to his taste and he
thereupon threw the butter at the boy
and went to the pantry to search for
himself After eating all he wanted
and filling his pockets with cake, etc,
he left for other fields and pastures
green.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-04-14
The Wave Of Immigration.

The immigration wave struck this
city with full force this week. Ten
families, consisting of SO Austrians,
arrived at the City Hotel last Monday
evening, from Limburg, Austria. They
were four weeks from their starting
point, and will go from here to Mountain
Lake. They are all neatly dressed,
intelligent looking and have ample
funds to pay their way.
The same evening last week II cargo
fresh from the could sod" landed at the
Washington House, three weeks from
Liverpool, and bound for the far West.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-04-14

The citizens of Delano, Wright Co.,
this State, have voted $1,000 for pur-
chasing fire apparatus, and have been IN
communication with our council for the
purchase of the old fire engine. 4 dele
CATION from Delano are expected to-day
TO examine and see it work. They will
not be disappointed in its efficiency for
throwing u stream over any building in
this city. Since putting in the water
works the fire department have no need
of it, for they can reach the greater por,
ton of the city with their hose attached
to the hydrants.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-04-14
The Greatest Blessing.

A simple, pure, harmless remedy,
that cures every time, and prevents DIS
ease by keeping the blood pure, stomach
regular, kidneys and liver active, is the
greatest blessing ever conferred upon
man. Hop Bitters is that remedy, and
its proprietors are being blessed by
thousands who have been saved and
cured by it. Will you try 1t See
another coldmn.-Eagte
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-04-14
MEAGHER's NEW BLOCK.
To be the Finest and Largest I'm South
ern Minnesota.

The new brick block that Mr.. John
F. Meagher is about erecting to occupy
the space between the Post Office and
Pierce's grocery store of Al feet, will
undoubtedly surpass any similar build
inc in Southern Minnesota, in size,
finish and architectural beauty. 1t will
be supplied with all the modern i'm
provements for facilitating business it
will have an elevator running from the
cellar to the attic large furnace for
heating purposes large vault with
foundations resting upon rock founda-
ton in the basement and huge cistern
in the west end of the basement, with a
filter through which all the water is
thoroughly purified before being used.
To give an idea of the interior of the
building by floors, we append diagram
of the same with explanatory notes OF
the figures, so that some idea can he
formed of its completeness.
The building will be 1902 feet IN
depth and Al feet in width with base
ment the size of the entire building and
will bc well lighted. Figure repre-.
sents the stone foundation upon which
the vault will rest, which will be 51sxe
feet in the clear 9 is the cistern 6xS,
feet deep, and 3 the filter which is pro.
tectcd from the cisteFn by two four inch
brick walls, between which is ali 'eif gsshhi
inch space filed with charcoal. The
water flows into the cistern and then
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Albums cheaper than ever offered be-
fore, at Tiffany's.

Winter has fingered so long in the
lap of spring, il naturally leads one to
think that spring must have had very
indulgent parent, for several of our boys
in town say they are not allowed to
hold Winter or any other girl so long
in their lap, without the "old man.
blowing out the light and locking the
lnnrs
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-04-14
fIOT Seed.

The Mankato Oil Mill Company de-
sires to call the attention of all parties
wanting to procure flax seed for the
coming season, that the same is ready
for delivery and may be had upon APP
DliCatiOn at the mill m2
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-04-14
E;0hfH-Fire Dollars Lost.

You do not tell me that your husband
Is up and about again, and entirely cured
by so simple medicine rs Parker's
Ginger Tonic: Yes, indeed ! do, said
Mrs. Benjamin to her inquiring neigh
Dor, and that to when we had foolishly
paid eighty five dollars in doctors bills
and prescrintinns end after he had been
given up by his physicfats 70 Gle DIG.
Now my husband feels as well as ever,
entirely cured by this excellent Tonic.
And many sick man might be well in
a week il they would only try it. (40w4
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-04-14

The FREE PREss begs the indulgence
of its readers this week on account OF
the space occupied by the annual re-
port of the County Commissioners. The
future publication Of the report will be
in supplement form and not trcspass
upon the space devoted to orr usual
MISCELLANY
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-04-14

Last Saturday the old Minnesota river
was upon boom, owing to some of its
tributaries breaking from their Winter
bound letters and shipping debris and
rotten ice down the placid bosom of the
Minnesota. During the day multitudes
of spectators stationed themselves upon
the bridge to watch the floating ice
carried onward by the resistless current.
Friday night and Saturday, the river
rose rapidly, spreading over the flat up
to the rear of the FREE PRESS building.
The ground on which the Milwaukee
company have been driving piles was
submerged causing a suspension of labor.
and the men Were floating around upon
hastily constructed RATS picking up
stray timbers that were bent on an ex
ploring expedition down stream. The
ice Is 80 rotten that 1t breaks upon the
least obstruction, and outside of having
high water for few days no appre-
tensions need be felt for without heavy
rains the river will carry off all the sur
plus water that will come from the I'M
melted SHOWS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-04-14

Stephen Lamm, who has been in bust
ness in this city for the past s5 years,
has complete stock of general mer-
chandise in his store on North Front ST.,
which he calls the attention of the
public to. Mr.. Lsmm's long residence
here is proof sufficient of his integrity
and fair dealing.
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Personal Mention.

Hon. Geo. b. Kingsley, of Blue Earth
City, was in town Tuesday.
Mr. Dave Evans went TO Fargo last
week to engage in the banking business.
Louis Hubbell, who has spent the
past two and half years IN Montana,
returned home Saturday night last
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Notice.

To the Stockholders of the Mankato Mutual
Building and Loan Association:
The President has issued q call for a
special meeting Of the Stockholders, for
the purpose of investing the funds now
on hand. The meeting will be held in
Mr.. Noes office, over Meagher g. Rays
new block, Monday evening, April Is,
at o'clock sharp.
At the last regular meeting OF the
Stockholders the following resolutions
were introduced and will be voted on at
the next regular meeting
Resol0ed, That section /, art. 2 of the
bylaws be amended to read as follows
Each Stakeholder for each share of stock
he may hold in this corporation shall
be entitled to receive loan of $500
from its funds at 6 per cent. interest.
The funds shall be loaned at each
monthly meeting, to the highest bidder
and no bids shall be received if the
premium offered is less than 30 per
cent.
Resotoed, That art. 10 of the bylaws
be amended by striking out the words
''on the order of the board" after the
word President G. F. PIPER, Sec'y.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-04-14
nesdsy of thi

We have for the past three weeks
contemplated quite a number of changes
for the better in the FREE PRESS, such
as an enlargement of its columns, new
type, ETC., but owing to the delay of
freights have been unable to do so as
soon as we desired. All of our arrange
ments will be perfected in another week
or two, however.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-04-14
Ladies' Benefit

A regular old-fashioned New England
gathering will take place at Mrs. Barr s
brick building on Front street, Wednes-
day, the Goth inst, under the auspices
of the ladies of the Episcopal Society,
when maple sugar and other goodies
will he served
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-04-14

Arthur NJ. Haynes, who has been an
efficient clerk in the post office here for
the past year and half, has resigned
his position and accepted one with a
party of civil engineers with the Mime
apolis s. st. Louis railroad company
He left for his new field of labor We'd
nesday of this week.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-04-14

Farmers look here J. G. Roller
will pay you the highest cash prices
at the Central warehouse for Wheat, Bar
ley, Oats, Corn, Timothy seed, Old Iron
Zinc, Brass, Copper, Paper Rags, Dress
ed Hogs, Hides and wool Call and sec
before you sell. l5-10m
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-04-14

We are in receipt of communication
from gentleman Of Winnebago
Agency, bearing upon the mail carrier
from this city to Minnesota Lake, in
which he defends the carrier from any
attempt to avoid his duties as some have
asserted, and that the carrier has full
filled all his duties even at times when
the weather was not fit To be out in
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-04-14
Notice.

Any desiring to settle any unpaid ac-
counts or notes due to Geo. w. Warner
which remain in the hands of s. Ran
dali, assignee, Can do SO at our office.
40w3 THOMAS & WAsHBURN.
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Piano Tuning.

Parties wishing their piano tuned by
E. A. Tiffany will please leave word at
the store, SO Front street, and it will re.
ceive prompt attention for the next two
weeks.
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Farm for Rent.

For rent, a very desirable improved
farm of 215 acres, about miles from
Mankato. Inquire at
42w3j CITY BANK, MankatO.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-04-14

Go to j. &. Roller, at Central ware
house Flour and Feed store where you
can buy the best Flour and Feed cheap
er than any other place. Call and see
for yourself. l2-1Om
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MANKATo FREE PRESS.
THURSDAY, APRIL IA. 1881.

II you wish . Splendid pair ni Spectacies
fitted 10 your eve. 20 T. Il. IL WISER, who
will sell YOU better Lenses al half the price
charged hy frdreliaJ humbHJs.
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Look Here!

We take pleasure in inviting all that
want a first-class suit Of clothes or any
thing in our line of merchant tailoring,
to call and sec the most elegant stock OF
goods in the city, at prices that will
defy competition. We buy for cash
and sell for cash only, which enables us
to give the buyer close figures We
warrant cutting and workmanship No. l
or no sale. Respectfully.
JoRGENsEN g. MADISON,
42-w3 Mankato, MINI.
WANTED.-A hired girl. Inquire at
THIS OFFICE.