The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-11-17

admission of 25 cents will be charged
Our Vernon Center friends will no doubt
literally attend the entertainment.
"A new dry goods store will be
opened by ii II. Engelbert, in Block
Il, two doors south OF Weis s. Gebhard's
hardware store, on Monday, the 21tl
inst. Mr.. Engelbert is well known to
most of the people of Mankato, he hav-
ing been for years engaged with Griebel
Bros. prior to one year ago, at which
time he went To st. Paul. Mr.. E. in
tends to put in iirst-class stock OF
goods, and his acquaintanceship here
warrants us in predicting for him sue
cessful business career. See advertise
ment elsewhere.
The Mankato Axe Works is pro-
crossing finely, and in very few weeks
edged tools OF various kinds will be
manufactured in Mankato In sufficient
quantities to 60 far toward supplying
the demand in the great Northwest.
The building is entirely completed, and
mach inery is being added rs fast as it
can be placed in position, and when the
establishment is finally put in opera
ton, We are promised the production of
as fine axes, &c, as are produced in
America, and that they will find a
ready market there is no question.
The profits of onion raising is con.
coded by all who have cultivated that
fragrant fruit" but about the most
prolific yield we have heard of is re-
ported by Squire Johnson. of James
town. He raised from one-eighth of an
acre of ground, 80 bushels of onions,
which, at 20 cents per bushel would
bring the sum of $50. Take an acre
of ground and receive the same pro
rata weld, and the farmer would real
ize the neat little sum of $448.O0.
Reducing the yield one-half, and he
would then realize more from an acre of
onions than from twenty acres of wheat
at good yield.
Austin proposes to erect canning
factory in the spring. There was some
talk of such an enterprise here, but we
are forced to express the belief that talk
is about all there is left of the project.
There is no better paying investmen t
under the sun than canning factory,
and Mankato should not suffer the
opportunity, afforded by our sur
roundings for supplying such
an extensive territory with this
class of goods, to want for a sue
cessful issue through the lack Of enter
prise and capital. We have plenty OF
both, and it only needs the push of
some one or more of our public spirited
citizens to give Mankato genuine
boom by the establishment of canning
factory, which will rebound to the ad-
vantage of our farming community as
we'll as to the city.
The citizens of St. Peter have
come to the defense of their wheat mar
ket. The Tribune reports that local
buyers were not paying as high prices
for the cereal as neighboring towns
and as sequence, trade was falling of
and general stagnation in bushes:
was feared unless steps were taken tc
bring their market up to the standard
of other towns. A committee was ap
pointed to solicit funds, and in short
time $4,000 were subscribed. A buyer
has been placed upon the streets with
instructions to pay the farmers the
very highest prices for all their produce
Mankato probably has the best marke
of any town in this section of the State
Wheat brings every cent that it il
possible tor our dealers to pay, as SO ais.
does all kinds of farm produce.
Owing to the incomplete election
returns received at time of going tc
|, press last week, we were unable to Civ,
positive results ON all the candidates
: On representatives all but Sterling hat
, reported, and without that town Mr.. L
W. Parker led Owen Morris, Jr. clever
votes, and it was generally conceded
3 that Morris would be unable to over
come this majority. But speculation
upon what remains hidden beneath tn
} cover of ballot box is an uncertain
quantity. The official count, as foun'
elsewhere, gives Morris majority o
| five over Parker,-a decidedly close
: shave in total of over $500 votes. o.
: Commissioner in the Fifth district, NJ
t Gainor, is reelected, defeating Jane
j. McBroom by A majority. Aside iron
@ these two exceptions, the ticket elected
j Is as reported in the last weeks FIRE
e Press.
:. Maj. Rose has now one of the mos
e pleasant homes in the city of Mankat
He has purchased the residence of d.
e w. F. Lewis, situate on the corner
t Broad and Liberty streets. Within tn
c past few days there has been consider
IS able change of proprietorship in cit
It property. In addition to Maj. Rose
i purchase, Mr.. J. D. Firestone hs
bought W. L. Grants brick dwellin
IS on Second street, and Geo. A. CLARK
n has become the possessor OF the oil
Tanning mill property on State stree
's Mr.. John A. Willard has purchased IL
ut large and excellent residence in Il
north part of the city belonging to j.
e Shaubut, and Mr.. s. F. Barney h
III bought Mr.. WilIard's property on Sta
n street. These changes give eviden,
m of an abiding faith in Mankato propert
ly and he who will, may read between Il
lg lines that the day is rapidly approac
'e- ing when our city will have her PROF
all ised boom in real estate in dead earne
b. We have the location, the facilities al
be the natural advantages for making
ue city of $4,000 inhabitants, and as the
of facts become better known abroad, j.
rs, in proportion will Mankato grow
en- population and push ahead IN emit
prise.