The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-10-20

An item from Kasota in this week
st. Peter Tribune says the Democratic
ticket will! be cut all to pieces there on
election day. The situation in Blue
Earth county foretells similar state Of
affairs here.
w. l.. Grant expects to open his
hotel at Waseca, Saturday. lie has q
very pleasant and commodious building,
splendidly furnished, and will supply
a long felt want in Waseca-the estab-
lishment of u firSt-class hostelry.
The citizens of the little village of
Wells are taking steps to illuminate
their town with street lamps. Manka-
to, with twelve times the population of
Wells lacks thirteen times the enter
prise, and is taking no steps whatever
in this direction. With the size and
metropolitan pretentions of Markato, it
seems very queer to strangers visiting
us to find no street lamps, no gas and
no telephone exchange, all of which are
to be found in almost any city of half
the population. If our people desire to
keep anywhere within sight of this pro-
gressive age, these matters will have to
he looked after, and not only looked
after, but the want must he supplied,
and that without delay. 1--WE mistake
not. there are parties residing in the
city who would be pleased to inaugurate
a system of telephone exchange, and are
only awaiting the action of the council
TO grant them the privilege of erecting
the necessary poles. At least such has
been the case. The privilege of supply.
ing the city with gas has also been
asked, but in taking the matter under
advisement the council declined to grant
the prayer of petitioners. Either the
city will have to take these matters in
hand and put in gas and a telephone
exchange ut its own expense, or the
council will nee6 take more liberal
view of such important and indispens-
able adjuncts. Mankato is becoming
too large and important factor in
business and commercial interests to be
longer run on the narrow-gauge plan.
In the State Normal School of Man.
kato, we have an institution of learn
ing that is eXcelled by none other in
our State and is equalled by but a very
lew of the many excellent educational
Institutions in the West. Located as it
is in the center of a large and populous
territory of intelligent people, who APP
preciate' fully the advantages offered
or the intellectual attachments of their
it is not to lie. wondered at
hat this school is growing into such
and its growth is permanent.
The faculty engaged in the school is
composed of the most thoroughly edu-
:ated and disciplined Instructors that
'ould be secured, and to them must he
accorded large share of the credit for ,
o rapidly bringing the State Normal
'chool of Mankato to Its present high
,rade Of perfection. Frof. Soaring is
IDLY devoted to his noble work, and
lis energy, combined with an educa-
ion second, probably, to no gentleman ,
n the northwest, is directed to the
aithful pei Torrance of his dulles, and q.
he fu'tillment of his responsible posi-
ion. Profs. Bechdolt and McCleary,
re also gentlemen corrected with the
chool who are thorough and ind's- .
'ensable in their special departments. :,
The lady teachers are individually and
effectively pre-emin0ntly qualified to
ii their respective stations, end every
hing about the school Is conducted
n a most pleasing manner. Never in !;
he history OF the institution has the
been 80 large as the present
,rm witnesses, and Notwithstanding
iauy new seats have been added to
he primary aud intermediate rooms, !,
hey gre filled to the limit of their ca
acity. From the present flattering
PROSPECTS of increased attendance, it
as been predicted, and with logical
easoping, that the winter term will find
he building crowded to its limit of