The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-07-28

, | tue mcnaScrle Oh tne Sreat uloioi poiip
cal show which the First district has on
hand.
There will he some tall swearing
done 10y the residents of those towns
who have been raised from 100 to SOC
per cent. on their personal property
valuation by the County Board OF
Equalization. But wait gentlemen UNI
til the State Board gets through with
you
So many terrible disasters have
occurred in the last two years from
wind storms, that people are frightened
ont of their wits every time breeze
springs up. Last Tuesday afternoon
dark clouds gathered in the West and
soon it was blowing spanking breeze.
People began 10 gather at cellar doors
and other places OF safety, but the storm
passed by and all WAS serene.
Mr.. Walter Adams, of Sioux City,
was in the city yesterday and made a
contract with Dennis Sullivan, whereby
the latter is TO furnish Mr.. Adams with
about $500 worth of bridge timber
forty feet in length, to he delivered
at SauX Rapids, Iowa. Mr.. Adams
father is large railroad contractor,
and the above purchase is Il good one
for Mr.. Sullivan, besides demonstrating
the fact that Mankato can furnish any
kind of building material used.
Complaints reach our ears every
day of some injury committed 10y boys
of the city with slingstoncs. They
have become so expert that they can
pelt II bird or cat or dog, break win
dows, knock fruit from trees and are
liable To hit passcrs by in the face.
They have consequently become such
nuiSances that the police officers inform
us that unless the boys stop this thing
they will he punished. So boys, let us
put this flea in your ear and look Il
: fiddle QUOT"
A good hotel, wherever found, is
ever worthy of commentator from
press ~ we'll as people. Albert Lea is
specially favored in this particular, us
all will testify who have ever had the
pleasure OF stopping nj the Hall House.
II is centrally located for commercial
tourists, yet sufficiently retired from
the business part of the city Ia give It
home like appearance. and in fact
il is home 10 all intents and purposes
for those who call. Frank Hall, the
proprietor, is one of the most genial
landlords in the land, and nothing is too
good for his guests.
Deakin's Liliputian Opera Company
which played at Union Hall last Satur.
day afternoon and evening, was the best
thing in the amusement limo that has
been to Mankato this season. The actors
were such small midgets that they were
curiosity 10y themselves, and the play
they rendered of Jack the Giant Kill
lcr," was more particularly interesting
70 the children, although a goodly
crowd of grown persons attended in
the evening. Sunday, the little dwarfs
promcnadcd around town and attracted
good deal of attention by comparing
their size with even ordinary sized indi-
viduals. Monday morning the troupe
took the train on the Milwaukee road
and went to Austin.
Last Tuesday party of Mankato
ladies, consisting of Mrs. Miner Porter,
Mrs. Judge Severance, Mrs. A. NJ.
Smith, Mrs. J. ii. Long. Mrs. ID. Buck,
Mrs. Baker, Mrs. G. +. Btctt, and Mrs.
p b. Sparrow, visited the classic shores
OF Loon Lake at II. G.. Towards farm.
They all had n splendid time, but from
all accounts the matinee" in the lake,
excelled all other sports in its utterly
utter" enjoyment. The storm which
sprung up about five o'clock prevented
them from returning home that night,
but Mrs. Howard made them feel at
home and they returned the next day
feeling that it was trip long to be re-
membercd.
-lIaryest is upon Us. Scores OF
acres of barley and rye have been cut,
bound and stacked, this week, while
oats are rapidly ripening, and the
wheat is in the milk, and will within
the next week or ten days be ready for
the reaper. The weather for the last
two weeks has been very propitious
for all kinds of grain, corn especially.
Although we have had heavy dews
nearly every night followed by hot sun,
vet the continuous breeze which has
prevailed has prevented wheat rustlng.
II the present favorable weather cOntin
ucs until the harvest is secured we can
have no fault to find with the result.
One or two good crops will prove a
greater incentive towards "boOmIng''
our section than anything else, and our
desire is that we may have them.