The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-08-04
HOME JOTTINGS.

Large quantities of green hay have
appeared on the market this week.
B. ID. Pays new residence on Sec
ond street Is rapidly assuming proper
tons.
NJ. j. Jordan is making prrpar
ations TO ship carload of horses to
Dakota.
A new plank walk has been put
down on Jackson street, al iacent 10 the
old stage barn.
Jensen X lITrr are making Il buggy
10 exhibit at the County Fair, providing
there is one held.
The City Engineer reports the cx-
penscS for repairing side walks for the
past month AT SEQ.
MIR. Henry B@gcn has removed
nearly all evidences OF the recent fire at
his SAW and planning mill.
The Agricultural Society of Mic
ollct county will hold lis annual Fair
at ST. Peter, Sept. ID and l6.
Mrs. Pratt, wife of n. f. Pratt,
died Very suddenly last Tuesday morn
ing. Only the day before, she done
good days work.
Mr.. Geo. Pass Informs us that the
new building nj the poor t;,rm will he
finished in a couple OF weeks.
Important improvements are l,.ing
made At the oil mill, under the supcrin,
tendency OF Mr.. F. l.. Walters.
1t is understood that Conductor
Egbert, of the Milwaukee road. has
leased the Hamilton house on Second
street.
The militia company were ont
praclicing Tuesday night. and attracted
considerable attention 10y their various
mancuverS.
The hose which was burstcd the
other evening during the trial-test. was
shipped back TO the factory at Chicago,
yesterday.
We are in receipt of lengthy
communication from Minneapolis, but
owing 10 lack OF space are compelled Ia
lay il over one week.
1t is evident To any one going to
the top of the City Hall building, that
Messrs. WEIGH X Co. are doing Il good
job in laying the new roof.
-Mcssrs J. Bicrhauer & Sage, are
progressing finely in rcmodcling the
interior of the old Rockcy mill. They
intend having il i'll running order 10y
September lst.
A lightning calculator was show
ing our people how to perform mathe-
MATES by a short method last Saturday,
but he failed absolutely TO tell how to
collect bad debt.
ON Thursday afternoon. lightning
struck hay stack on the farm of X.
c. Wood. in lie Ray township, but by
promp; and effective clloIts the hay
Was ,aycd from burning.
Chief of Police Young, assures us
that the dogs are scarce in the city
which are not properly licensed. He
has not a. yet discovered but Il few
Whose ice ha, not been paid.
A stranger noticed car being
loaded with white brick the other day
and was greatly surprised to learn that
they were made here. Mankato is the
headquarters for the best brick and stone
in the State.
The Board of Education, at its last
meeting, ordered the putting in appro-
PIRATE shape the basement of the Pleas
ant Grove School building, as il labora-
tory for uses of classes in Natural
Sciences in the High School.
Chief Of Police Young brought Il
down town saloon keeper up before
Jud.c Porter last Monday for keeping
his saloon open on Sunday, and this
little intraction of the law cost the
gentleman So and costs. The Chief
informs US that the law will he en-
forced.
Las, Monday, while the workmen
al the Railroad quarry were getting
out stone. one OF the men, Lawrence
Youn., unrarlhcd Il piece of copper
about an inch in length and perfectly
free from any foreign substance. The
ore was left with jrwclcr Martin, t.
he made into finger ring.
Tic city is now safe, for the mus
kets have arrived for the Mankato
militia, and we may soon expect to sec
the boys out OH parade, dressed in thclI
frocks Of blue. bearing upon their
shoulders the deadly weapon of defense
and keeping step to the rat-a-tat OF the
drum and music of the fife. In times
of peace prepare for war.
The Milwaukee company have
finally decided TO retain the division
and machine shops at Wells, and ar
already contemplating MANY improve
hcil'7' ill'' "''i'''" "''''' ''''' 'o''
AnHiously awaited ny inc property OWL
erS 81 Inc 'i!la@'' Has c""so" rche"c'
activity III Inc safes Vi 'c"i estate "h'
building material mere al" many o.
the mechanics are cohtcm pia'lh5 erect
ing residences OF Their owh.
Constable \. IL. Smith oi Lake
Crystal, was III town "Wednesday, look