The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-05-19

Sweden under the same king, is held il
great reverence by all true Norwegian
who revere the land Of their birth ant
its many traditions.
We are informed that Col. &. w
Thompson, Of Wells, will redeem tn,
Red Jacket mill site, which was sold TO-
taxes, in order to reserve the valuabl,
water power. We would like to see til,
Col. utilize the property by building ;
paper mill upon it. No more suitabl,
location could be found for such an
enterprise. There is plenty of Eastwood
and water, two very important essen
tials that enter into paper making.
We observe that the advertising
committee OF our Board of Trade have
not been idle, but have cast their labor
upon the tide of printers ink and will
patiently wait its return. Among the
large Eastern dailics that have the adj
vantagcs and attractions of our city al
vertised are the Cincinnati Gazette,
Cleveland Leader, Detroit Post Il 7ri-
June, Indianapolis Journal, Chicago
Inter Ocean and Tribune.
Nearly every day of late, the first
page of the Pioneer Press has been COW
cred with glowing advertisements of the
paper towns up north, and some of the
most ludicrous statements are made
that ever appeared in print. For in
stance yesterdays edition says: the
town OF "Graiton stands to-day unri-
vailed in its location; unrivaled in its
wonderful growth; unrivaled in its
beauty Of surroundings and unrivaled
III its magnificent possibilities" And
it might as well have added: unrivaled
rs 4 remarkable lie.
There is probably no county in the
State of Minnesota that possesses so
many grand water powers as the
county of Blue Earth. On all our
principal streams are powers undevel-
oped, capable of running an incompre-
hensible number of manufactures. And
if the st. Paul " Sioux City Company
had built their road up the Blue Earth
valley they would have developed the
powers on the stream bearing that name
which to day would have been of in
cslcu!able value to not only themselves
but to the county.
The County Central Committee met
at THE FREE PRESS Office last Wednes-
day, TO select the time for holding the
County convention, the time for hold
ing the town caucuses and apportioning
the delegates, to represent Blue Earth
county Ill the Second District Congress
sional Convention to be held June 2lst.
BY the official call published elsewhere,
it will be aScertained that the caucuses
are to he held the 10th, and the cOnven-
ton the nth of June next. The APP
portionment will be upon the basis of
the vote for President Garfield in 1850.
Nearly the whole population of the
village of Wells were subject to arrest
last Sunday for plain violation Of the
statutes. The Norwegians were out
with their band, practicing for their
celebration, and the consequence was
that the music attracted a goodly num-
Der of the townspeople as spectators.
The next day the Methodist minister
swore out Il warrant for the arrest Of the
participants for disturbing the peace
and dignity of the State, but upon as
surances that the like would not happen
again-before another year-the case
was dismissed.
Rev. Thomas Harrison, the revivalist
known rs the ''BOy Preacher" will
conduct Il meeting at Clear Lake
Park from July 9th TO 10th. This will
likely he Mr.. Harrison's last meeting in
the west, and thousands will be glad of
this opportunity TO see and hear him.
This meeting will be followed immedi-
ately by the State Camp meeting led by
Chaplain McCabc, which begins July
l1th. Excursion tickets at very low fare
will be sold over all railways leading to
Clear Lake. For further particulars
apply to s. SHERIN, CLEAR LAKE PARK,
Iowa.
The May number of Brainard's
Musical World is one of the most ut
tractive and valuable numbers We have
yet seen and contains an immense
amount of interesting musical reading
matter. Brainard's Musical World is
the oldest and most successful musical
magazine in the country, having been
published regularly for nearly twenty
years, on the first of every month. 1t
improves with age and We do not see
how any one interested in music can
afford to do without it. Send Is cents
for sample copy, or $3.50 for the World
one year and you will not regret 1t. Adj
dress the publishers, S. Brainard's Sons,
Chicago, H., who will also mail their
complete catalogue of 10000 musical
publications free on application.
Rev. Chas. w. Savidge, pastor of
the NJ. E. church of Mankato, while
having spent only three years here, has
accomplished work that will live long
after he has departed for other fields.
When he took the charge here there
was an Indebtedness on the church of
$4,000 and through his untiring efforts
and indefatigable perseverance he sue
ceeded in paying off the last dollar on
Tuesday last, the 10th inst, besides turn
ing over to the trustees a surplus fund
of SEQ. Too much credit cannot attach
to Mr.. Savidge for this noble effort to
relieve his church from such heavy
burden, and not only the members Of
his church appreciate his good work,
but the whole people recognize in him
an ambitious young man whose energies
are worthy of emulation. AS thank.
giving offering for this freedom from
debt, the MethOdists will hold sort OF
jubilee festival sometime in June, notice
of which will be given hereafter.
Rurolara Around