The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-04-28
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Glencoe has - daily psper.

IL being demolished.
The Preston Rspubliesn says winter
wheat Is looking 6rstrste.
Pinkeye Is prevailing In the south
ern part Of Redwood county.
An electric light IL TO be used n
the new post0fice at Moorhead.
Many farmers in Mcleod county
are turning their attention to raising
fax.
Moorhesd people are confident Of
securing the Presbyterian college In
that city.
In Fergus Falls accompany has been
organized for the manufacture OF
artificial stone.
James .. Mills, took editorial charge
Of the Glencoe EntsrprisS with IT.
last issue. April 10.
Hon. Milo White. Of Chatdeld, has
consented to become q candidate for
Congress In the First District.
A man was thrown down In Sank
Center the other day by a bad piece
Of sidewalk and had shoulder dis
located.
An 8.year-old son Of Swan Nelson
of Red Wing, had all bis front teeth
knocked out by the kick Of "a horse the
other day.
A sydicate Of Elk River gentlemen,
last week purchased l,400 acres Of
land in Sherburne county. on the
Princeton road.
j. Bates, Of Austin, was acct.
dentally shot the other day while out
hunting ducks. The wound 10 not
supposed to be mortal.
Burglars are making It lively for
citizens of Fergus Falls, having visit.
I'd several houses recently. but get.
ting no plumber Of any account.
The establishment of y large brew.
cry in Glencoe Is one Of the new
enterprises under consideration In
that prosperous and thriving city.
There has been death from small
pOx in Montgomery township, 10
Sueur county. The disease came from
Canada. Another case has been re.
ported.
There were 1920 acres Of wheat
sown IN 1881 less than in 1880, which
at 1880 bushels to the acre would
represent decrease of 1857 las
bushels.
There are twenty.one newspapers
i'm Mr.. Dunnell's district. OF these.
it is reported that nine are opposed to
his re nomination eight are in favor;
three are OF the fence and one un-
known.
The citizens OF Rochester are ad-
vocating the matchmaking Of Broad.
way. They are also agitating the
building of a city hall at a cost of
about $40, 900, which will probably be
done .ilis season..
The other day David Young fell
from the roof of a building witch he
was shingling in st. Charles, and
broke both of his legs below the
knees. One was so badly crushed az
to make amputation necessary. The
other leg it is thought. can be saved.
Elk River Star. April 20 F.: A freight
train containing one hundred Here.
ford yearling tulls, imported direct
from England. a carload Of pure
Southdown sheep, and some blooded
horses, was at the depot for several
hours last Friday. They were en-.
route for the Red River country and
Manitoba. The animals were visited
and admired by many OF our citizens
during their stay here.
Rev. C. T. Coer of Rochester ar.
rived from New York lately, ac-
companied by thirty-four young Eng.
from sixteen to twenty-five
years of age. They are all engaged
to go on farms and learn farming.
They are all from the middle class
and are a fine looking body Of men.
They sign contract for one year.
Their wages are. from 81 to Sc per
month the first four months, and
from So to SIP per month for the last
eight months. An English clergy.
man accompanied them from Eng.
land.
The Republican understands from
the proprietOrs of the Faribault amber
cane refinery, that owing to the din.
Guilty of making satisfactory arrange.
ments for securing cane there is con.
siderable uncertainty about the carry
ing on of the business this season.
They have been unable to secure n
sufficiently large tract of land in one
body to justify them in attempting to
cultivate their own cane, and they do
not feel justified in paying So ton
for cane, that being the price thst
producers have asked for furnishing
and giving it thorough cultivation.
The Pioneer Press occasionally
evinces spasmodic qualm of con.
science in ignoring the claims of
Southwestern Minnesota and en-.
deavors to make reparation all at one
blow. In its last Saturdays issue 1t
contained an interview with several
leading men, residents of this section,
and among the number was Gen.
Baker, whose information we clip, 40
follows
Gen. Baker, the railroad commits.
sioner, owns large farm in Blue
Earth county, one of the largest In
fact in that fertile county, and he
thus aflirms
Change going on! Well I should
say there was, and outsiders can
scarcely be expected to form q very
accurate idea of it when the residents
themselves are not aware Of Its
magnitude. I can speak surely Of
Blue Earth only, but have every rea.
son to believe that the contiguous
counties to the south and southwest
are having the same experience. You
see Blue Earth is especially adapted
to raising corn. More than any other
county in the State is it protected by
spurs Of timber along the banks Of
the numerous streams and jutting
with walls of woodland, which pro.
tect from wintry blasts. Why, in
the rich loan of that county, seventy
five or even 100 bushels of corn to the
acre is not at all unusual, nor Is 1t, I
am told, by any means an unheard of
crop in other counties not so we'll
protected, perhaps. Many a farmer
has become aware of this and also Of
the fact that to raise the corn and
fatten hogs withal is a mighty profit
able piece of business Droves Of
sleek Berkshires, Poland, Chinas and
Chester Whites now exist where the
grunt Of the porker was unheard .
short time ago. Cattle, too, in large
numbers are being raised and the best
of care is taken to secure good breeds.
You remember, may be, or If you
don't many do, that few years ago
Iowa was blessed with an enormous