The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-09-15
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Roemcr's Summer Garden Thursday
afternoon and evening.
Mr.. :. NJ. Lnckcrhy, son of NJ. l..
Lockcrhy, has been engaged 10 teach in
District M. (, South Bend.
MIR. NJ. l.. Lockcrby has traded off
his sheep near Maplcton TO Mr.. Z. Il.
Parker, of Rapidan, for cattle.
Our hotels were all crowded last
Sunday night with an army CT State
Fair pilgrims. en.route home.
The State Farmers Board of Trade
met in st. Paul last week. but did not
accomplish any thing of Importance.
MIR. Samuel Bailcr, who has had
charge of Everett's photograph gallery
for some time. has moved Ia Minncapo.
lis.
The large influx of young men and
ladies last week and this 10 attend the
Normal school, makes the streets look
lively.
A few particular friends of the
editor of the Rsrio,c, attended the 25th
anniversary of the latter's marriage last
saturday evening.
The baptism Of Mr.. W. 5. Howe
and Mr.. Blake occurred at the Baptist
church last Sunday evening, in the
presence of a large congregation.
The address delivered to-day at the
Garden City Fair, will he found in full
upon our second page. 1t is well
worthy of peruSal by those not in at
tendance, for it is practical as well as
eloquent.
-Mcssrs. Il. ID. Hubbard & Co,
proprctors of the big mill at this city.
with characteristic enterprise, gave n
free dinner to-day at the Garden City
Fair, Of sandwiches made from their
roller process flour.
--Sportsmen are having harvest in
shooting and selling prairie chickens.
The price paid for the same is from
$3.50 To- $500 dozen. cartridges
bring the same, while ducks are worth
81 80 and quail 1925 per dozen.
The Minnesota Farmer has been
changed from monthly to a weekly
edition, and enlarged to eight pages,
which makes il a first-class journal for
farmers Ia take, as il contains a very
great amount of varied agricultural
news.
We are sorry to learn of the death
of Mrs. McGarry, wife of Thos. Nc
Garry, superintendent of the poor farm
Of this county, which occurred last
Monday morning. Mrs. McGarry was
an rstimable woman and highly spoken
Of by all whom she had come in con-
tact with.
The City Council has decided that
he who sells anything by auction, must
procure a $500 license. This will keep
out the huckstcrs who have heretofore
drought 10 town their old dilapidated
stocks and palmed them off upon an
unsuspecting public through the me-
dunn of GLIB tongue.
NJ. ]. Myers, Esq, one of the
genial vicc-presidents Of the State Fair,
passed through town last Monday morn
ing enroute for his home at Wells. He
carried with him ponderous yet an
tique stick which was presented him
by the citizens Of Rochester, as a testi-
monial of their friendship for him.
If there is any one thing that is
contcmptibly despicable in a man it is
for him 10 cndcavor to undermine a
competitor 10y cnticing his help TO leave
him under euise of better things, when
in fact he is being inveigheled into a
business graveyard. But this Is the
tactic rcsortcd to by some to deprecate
home industry and discourage new
enterprises.
Every person owning even small
garden spot should set out small fruits,
and to know rhCn, lar and Ghdt 10
plant send to A. NJ. Purdy, Palmyra,
n. Y. for his catalogue, sent free Ia all
applicants; or 81 cents in stamps will
get his "a page "Small Fruit Instruct
or He also publishes 20-page
monthly paper called "7He Fruit Re,
corder ard Cottdge Gardener," price 81 90
per year, az from this time TO Dec. 1855,
only 81 90. lie sends "a specimen copy
free TO all applicants.
The good people Of Blue Earth
CITY can be congratulated in the chang.
of management of their village paper
from the hands Of the 'original' Slocum
10 those of Messrs. Hamlin & Ingalls,
the new proprietors. The frat issue o
the Post under the latter's management
is filled to the brim with spicy local
and intelligent editorials and new!
matter. conclusively showing that mel
of brains and merit have hold OF tn,
helm. We wish them success, knowing
full well that the people of Blue Eartl
City will appreciate and sustain a gooc
paper.
DR.. Z. J. Davis, of this city, rca,
memoir of DIR. Ralph Parkin. at th
meeting of the Minnesota Valley Medi
cal Society. held at Waseca, Sept.
and in closing the DIR. said: "In tn
death of DIR. Parkin our profession Ina
lost "A consistent and useful membe
and the people of Minnesota Lake IN
vicinity, a eareiul, conscientious an
successful physician snd useful either
From his reserved and reticent habi
he gave no Indications to the superfci,
observer of the gifts and high qualitit
of mind and heart which he possesse
and were only observable upon mo
intimate acquaintance with him. Wi
a Judgment of rare maturity for one
slis years, patient in his investigation
logical in his conclusions, and for Il
advantages had, fertile in resource,
lad COME to he considered the peer
many Of his seniors in his profession