The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-02-17


The old stone building nearly oppo.
site our Office seems TO be reaching a
point where it will have to be condem-
ned rs unsafe. Who of our city ALL
thorites is commissioned to look to such
matters.
The material for constructing the ice
breakers spoken Of elsewhere consists
OF ?,14O feet pine, sxl0; 500 feet oak
plank, 3 inches; 100 yards Of rip-rap;
together with drift bolts and iron bands
for front.
AS will be noticed our county cores
pondents prevail against the weather 10y
sending an excellent quantity of read.
ing matter this week. Keep it up boys,
and if it is necessary we will double the
paper in size
We hear it rmored that there are good
prospects of harvester works being
built here this season. Why not9 We
can stand it, and hope there may be
something more substantial to the
report than rumor.
Wednesday was q NEST beautiful day,
the third one since January LIST, that the
sun has shone all day 1t sort of made
Il person feel like continuing residence
on this mundane sphere until another
blizzard dampcned his ardor.
Mr. s. l.. Chilson of the Mankato
boiler works desires those who have
thresher boilers that require repairing
to bring them in as soon as possible to
avoid the rush in the spring. They can
get the work done cheaper
The officers and directors of the Build
ing and Loan Association will hold a
meeting this Wednesday evening, and
among the questions to be discussed, will
be one in regard to minors holding shares
of stock in the Association.
Make haste. and wear out those old
boots, and then get good, stout pair
of Ed. Oglesby, on jackson street. He
is. tor short time only, selling hand
made boots for s275. This low price
may surprise you, but is stubborn fact
Messrs. BOokwalter and Burger voted
against, and Messrs. Hawkins and Lewis
for the bill, allowing women to vote
upon the liquor question. Representa-
tive Halls name does not appear upon
the record, owing to his being sick at
the time.
The Travellers Life and Accident Insu-
rance Company of Hartford, through
their agents, II. ii. & d. l.. Rose, have
paid to Capt. Bingham, OF Faribault.
SlS2.l4 for the injury done his hand
sometime ago. Moral-lnsure in the
Travellers
A lady OF Madelia writing friend
in this city says, that they had no mail
for eight days. She also says that dur
ing the storm, Heron Lake fell short of
provisions and sent to Madelia for flour
and other articles, and car load was
sent back in way of reply.
There being no material change in
the markets owing TO the storms and
bad going, does not necessitatc any
change in our quotations. Butter is in
good demand at 30cts; eggs at 30cts;
wheat is worth about 80 cts. Hay has
come down from $40 to s. Il ton. Wood
is staple.
DR.. Vim. Frisbie, of this city, who has
been travelling through the East lately,
returned home last Friday night lie
was at Washington and New York, and
reports large quantities of snow there a.
well as water. The Doctor returns look.
ing healthy, as if an occasional cessation
| from business was relief
The City Council met Tuesday night
and thoroughly discussed ice-breakers
special committee was appointed t.
draw new plans and specifications and
advertise for bids, to be returned this
evening at an adjourned meeting of the
Council. The opinion of the Council
was that cheaper ice-breaker than the
former plans devised would answer.
The old Model drug store building il
occupied by an auction clothing house
II opened last Monday. These foreign
auction houses are a detriment to oul
city, as they antagonize the business of
our regular dealers who pay taxes, and
assist in pcrpetuating the interests OF
our city, while no benefit is derived
from the first named except paltry
license fee.
| Our prediction Is that the water on
the river fiat will be as high in the
spring as it was in the days when they
tied their steamboats, to the cottonwood
tree in the rear of the FREE Press
building. If so, every precautior
should be made by those living on the
flat to guard against such an emergency
Remember the old adage that stitch
in time saves nine"
Rev. j. Pembcrton, of the Mankato
circuit, has been holding interesting
meetings at Hebron, and some twenty
five have already manifested an earnest
desire for better life. Mr.. Pembcrton
is extremely DESTROYS of building his
Hebron friends church editice, and
through his indcfatigabie efforts the
sum OF $500 has been raised for thai
| ol.:aot lVa y;oh him, e,.ooec