The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-08-18

back before noon. He and O'Leary
will walk the twenty-seven hour
match over again, beginning Friday
the 18th inst. Hunt is confident of
success.
The city fathers and the present
gas company are becoming u little
contentious. The municipal sires ac-
cuse the company of failure to fulfill
their contract and are attempting to
contract with new company. The
old one won't allow this, and are going
to test the matter in court. The
Tribune seems to get good many
thrusts through other papers and
private communications, In regard to
the gas complications, but the Tribune
is spunky and rolls over on its back
and fights with all tours. Any one
who tries to "pick a bone" with the
keen edged quill Of the Tribune cuts
rs interesting a figure as the Detroit
Free Press remarks about the girl in
the hammock. 1t says: 1.-The girl
who sets out to look graceful in Il
hammock has as much work OH her
hands as the man who tries to be
languid with a saw log following him
down hill.
The citizens of Minneapolis are
awakening to the fact that their hotel
accommodations are not adequate
either in extent Or style. to accom-
modate the large number of tourists
that stop here. There will soon be- a
move made to remedy this.
An electric light tower is in course
of erection on Bridge Square. 1t is
to be $50 feet high ana 90 .,nohes ia
diameter at the base, tapering to 8
inches at the top. 1t is made of solid
iron and is manufactured in this city.
One section of it was placed to-day
and it will be raised at the rate of ten
feet per day. Those visiting the fair
will probably see 1t complete, and
have an opportunity to view electric
light in all its grandeur.
A man was arrested last Thursday
while working his team on the street,
for working u horse which had q
severely CALLED shoulder. The sOcie-
ty for the prevention of cruelty to
animals caused the arrest.
The editors os Wisconsin were in
the city last Wednesday and went to
Minnetonka to spend the day. Look
out for "taffy" in Wisconsin papers
soon.
1t is interesting to stand on Suspen-
sion bridge between six and seven
O'Clock =. NJ, and see the large num-
Der of laborers who cross from one
side to the other, after the days
work is done. We might say hum
dreds, of all ages, cOlors and sexes ;
and it is hard to find as large ratio
of honest, well meaning cOuntenances,
among the same number of any other
class Of people. Editors not excep.
ted.)
Those who were at the Manitoba
depot last Thursday evening, saw a
pitiful sight in the person of two in.
sane children belonging to family OF
emigrants. They were made insane
by fright caused by burglars entering
the house where they lived.
Minneapolis contains, or did, the
meanest individual this side of Satan's
realm. About a week ago servant
girl lost small hand.satchel contain
ing a pocket book and $500. A few
days after she received the satche
through the mail, but not the pocket
book. The satchel contained this
note: II found this pocket book
where you lost it." Bill King should
l.set thst individual On exhibition
The editor of the Tribune heads u lis
with S. 10 make the loss good.
MISCELLANEOUS.