The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-02-10
State News.

state NEWS.
lie Sueur county had $50 acres Of
Of amber cane in last year.
The erection of a grist mill of six
to eight run Of stone is contemplated
at st. Peter.
$50 reserved seats were sold at
Winnebago City last week, for the
lecture by Hon. Schuyler Colfax.
There is seventy.five tons of mail
matter at Sleepy Eye awaiting the
opening Of the road west Of there.
At Glyndon the prevalence Of
mumps, whooping cough, sore throat
and scarlet fever, led to the suspen.
sion Of the public school for the
week.
Mr.. G. Stueber Of New Ulm ship.
ped fifteen dressed hogs to Water.
town, D. T., and while in transit,
one of the porkers were appropriated
by the train men for fuel to keep the
engine alive.
The Lake Benton Times, in com.
menting on the beauties OF billiards.,
says they received January 5th, a
large stock of New Year cards, and
asks their friends to remember them
If they can use New Year calling
cards on Washington's birthday,
Fourth of July, or any other occasion
during 1881.
The Farmers Institute at Rcches.
ter, is advocating the establishment
of creamery, and believes that
cream can be gathered successfully
distance of fifteen miles from the
factory, and it will pay farmers much
better than to make and sell their own
butter. 1t might be well for our far
mers to look into that subject lit
tie.
We learn from Mr.. Julius Wendell.
schaffer of New Sweden, that party
of railroad surveyors were last week
running a line through his farm in
the direction of Oshawa station. The
party informed Mr.. W. that they
were employed by the Milwaukee. &
st. Paul company-that they had run
the line from Glencoe-that they
were going to continue it to Mankato,
and then run back over about the
same line. Further, that the com.
pany expects to build the line from
Glencoe to Mankato early in the
spring. What's up! Probably, il
any thing, the Milwaukee g. st. Paul
wish to connect their Hastings & Da-
kota line with the Southern MinnesO-
ia via. the Wells branch. But what
is the Chicago & Northwestern about!
ST. Peter Tribune.
The New Ulm Review says that
sixty.four of the Tracy people volun-
tar,ly turned out and shoveled snow
for four days without compensation.
upon promise of receiving the first
train of fuel and supplies. but the
train that was started to them was
ditched near the Lamberton bridge,
and before the wreck could be cleared
away the road was again blockaded
by snow, apd the four days hard Ia
Dor of the Tracy volunteers had
been just so much time wasted. The
Chicago and Northwestern company
is doing all in its power to keep the
WinOna & St. Peter road open, but
so far the elements has been against
it.
The committees of the Senate and
House on the Insane Asylum visited
st. Peter last Thursday, and inspected
the buildings. The wants of the
institution were made known, and the
fact IS developed that $57S, $40 will be
required for these institutions for the
next two years. These sums are ap.
portioned as follows: Rebuilding
north wing, 1000; furnishing same
$l2, 900; heating apparatus. plumbing
and gas fitting, 10000 total of
$l32 900, to replace the damages of
the fire. Additional building appro.
priations to the amount of $4,000
will be asked, intended TO be used in
remodeling the center building and
south wing so as to make the same
fire proof, and also for perfecting the
water supply.