The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-09-01

fine line of Fall hats, plumes, tips ant
birds, Ia which We wish to call thu
attention of the ladies of Mankato.
The Chicago n Northwestern rail
way will run excursion trains each da.
during the continuance of the State
Fair at Rochester, leaving Mankato a
6 100 A. NJ, arriving at Rochester at II
A. NJ. Returning leaving Rochester a
ESQ T.. NJ, arriving at Mankato at 10 a;
T.. NJ. Tickets will be sold at half rates
or 1919 for the round trip.
VIM. McGivcny, son Of Peter
McGiveny, of Judson, young man
of about twenty-five years of age, died
at the residence q" his parents on
Wednesday last, and was buried on
Thursday. The young man had suffered
greatly for the past two years, and
death Ia him, had lost its tcrrors. His
remains were inferred in the Catholic
cemetery near this city.
VIM. Mcndcnhall, Esq, of Rapidan,
and NJ. II. Lockcrby, of South Bend,
send us samples Of new corn that indi-
cate no shortage of this production in
Southern Minnesota if the "ears" sub
mittcd are not an overgrowth. Mr..
Mendenhall informs MS that the stocks
from which his corn was picked are
twelve feet high, and that many of the
ears are seven feet from the ground.
Immense.
The big mill started up to-day
after II st"ppage of few weeks.
During its suspension flour and feed
has become scarce and commanded
higher prices than formerly. The
mill is taking in considerable new wheat
whose plumpness and hard quality
plcascs the millcrs immensely, rs they
contemplate the thousands of barrels of
gilt edge flour they will soon put upon
the markets of the world.
Mr.. NJ. Roblce, of this city. has
worked up an extensive fruit tree trade,
which extends all over the Southern
part of this State and eastern Dakota.
His reputation as an honorable dealer
in this class of products has done much
towards building up the patronage he
at present enjoys. Mr.. Roblee is getting
out large quantity of advertising mat.
ter, together with fine pamphlet giving
full instructions in fruit growing.
The st. Peter Tribune says that
"some young chaps" of Mankato went
hunting on Sunday, August Goth, and
took Il keg of beer with them, and after
the beer began TO work they killed some
tame geese at Mr.. Bradleys near Caro-
line station, and they afterward chased
Il man into his house and fired on him
as he was going in and splintered the
door. These chaps should he sent to
saltwater, and 1t is to be hoped they
will he.
Ascertain the names of the young
chaps and publish them.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and st.
Paul railway company have issued cir
culars to their various agents in Mime
sofa to sell round trip tickets to the
State Fair ut one iuil fare and fifth,
the tickets being good until Sept. 9th,
inclusive. The company will also carry
live stock, agricultural implements and
other articles to the Fair, billed at
regular rates and if the same be re-
turned within three days after the close
of the Fair, the money thus paid will
be refunded to shippers.
The Board of Directors of the
Board of Trade resolved at their meet
ing, last Monday morning, to have u
proper exhibit of Blue Earth cOunty's
products ut the State Fair, which COM
menced yesterday at Rochester. A
committee consisting of Mr.. G. C.. Burt
and w. w. Woodland were appointed to
secure proper exhibit, and although
the time was exceedingly short. they
have, through the quick response of the
farmers and Others, been able to gather
quite respectable array of vegetables,
fruits, etc, which will be taken to the
Fair next Monday.
The officers of the Garden City
Fair tins year are:
John Diamond, President.
j. :. Englerth,
j. 4. Wiswcll,
ii. Perry. Vice Presidents.
I. n. Boynton.
Joseph Dobic.
l.. G. NJ. Fletcher, Recording Sec.
Vim. T. Thomas, corresponding Sec.
ID. w. Evans, Treasurer.
Charles Barney, Marshall.
+. Smith, Supt. Floral Hall.
+. b. Church, Supt. Horses.
l.. 5. Close, Supt. Cattle.
+. Smith, Supt. Sheep and Swine.
B. Messervy, Supt. Vegetables.
Edward Norton, Supt. Mechanical
implements and Poultry.
Mr.. Henry Shaubut is fixing up the
old stone store building in block 10,
throughout. lie desi gns the first and
third floors as store rooms with the ex-
pectation of renting the same to a
wholesale grocery firm. The second
floor is being arranged for living rooms.
An elevator will be put in the rear to
run from the first to the third story, and
the whole repairs will cost nearly $1,000.
There is an interesting history attached
to this building which our old settlers
can recall better than we can tell them,
but the building was begun in 1856 and
finished in 1857, being used the latter
year as a sort of protection against the
Indians. In 1869 the Indians which
were subsequently executed were con-
fined awaiting their doom, since which
time the building has been used for
various purposes
Col. Clark w. ThOmpson's vinegar
manufactury at Wells, burned last
Monday morning, together with his
corn cribs and other property. The
fire was discovered about midnight in
the cupola, b"t before assistance could
be rendered the building was past all
hope of saving. The loss is about
$50, 900 to Col. Thompson, and serious
one to the village, as it has thrown on,
of employment large number of people
The Wells Adcocate adds the follow
ing information:
Inside the building were stored ovel
800 barrels of vinegar, 700 barrels OF
which were ready for shipping; 50(
bushels of barley, 100 bushels of wheat