The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-04-28
STATE NEWS.

Hastings gazette: An aged couple
in this city were united in the bonds
of wedlock a few days ago, the groom
being Is and the bride IS years of
age.
The debt of the city of Duluth is
stated to be Sis, 900, and the county
Of st. Louis, in which Duluth is stu.
ated, owes an additional debt of $685..
600.
The chief topic discussed in all the
State papers this week is the anti
Democratic beverage, water. Thus
far our State has been more fortunate
than our Dakota and Wisconsin neigh.
bOrs.
Up along the North Pacific railroad
the papers have talked about blowing
in February. Recently a commercial
traveller came through on that line
and tells all about being blockaded
for weeks. Somebody must prevari-
cate.
The Presbyterian Society at Wells
has decided that it will not divide
their pastor with Owatonna any
longer, and the necessary amount has
been raised to secure the services of
Rev. Mr.. Pelan for all the Sundays in
the year.
The contract for rebuilding the
north wing of the Insane Asylum ut
st. Peter, has been let to Conrad
Bonn, of Winona. There were one
or two lower bidders for the work,
but they failed to give the required
bonds, hence Mr.. Bohn's bid was nc
cepted.
The students of Carleton college al
Northfield, have secured large rock
weighing some five tons, and viii
have it faced and placed on the col
lcge grounds, and the names of tn,
students of the class of 81 cut upon
the same as a memorial.
Several sheriffs in the Eighth Ju
dicial District happened in Shakope,
last week Tuesday, and In the even
ing presented Judge Macdonald
gold-headed cane. Sheriff Bray, 0
Henderson, made the presentation
speech, to which Judge Macdonald
feelingly responded.
Hon. Edmund Rice and r.. Barden
Esq. the two candidates for mayor o
St. Paul, besides being persona
friends, are from the same Michigan
lefty, KalamazoO-where each studiet
law and was admitted to practice be
fore coming to Minnesota, wher,
each has drifted away from the lega
profession.
Alexandria Post: A young MAJ
who had spent the winter in the pin
cries came down to Sank Centre sew
eral weeks ago. He was well dressed
had a gold watch, and the earnings o
the winter, $l60, in his pocket. II,
visited the saloons, drank, dranl
deeply, drank to the dregs, spent al
his money, spent his gold watch, ant
died of delirium tremens Tuesda.
night.
| According to the Worthington I'D
rance the banks In that town are rul
on a small capital. 1t says that ont
which advertises a capital of $4,000
the assessed value was 81 ,932.35, ant
its credits over bills payable was onl!
81, 389.77. The showing of the othe
bank Is even worse. The money OF
which the banking is done was re
turned at $l17, and the credits abov,
liabilities at $3.50.
Mr.. w. E. Cannsdy, of Rochester
has just completed an ingenious ma
chine for planting potatoes. 1t is de
signed to mark out the rows as de
sired from sixteen inches to four feet
apart, to plant any depth that may bt
required, and to cover the potatoes al
the same time. He says he can plant
from eight to ten acres per day with
one team, and he intends planting
100 acres on his farm near Albert
Lea. The machine costs about 500