The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-09-07
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probably passed, and it will be safe {,
put it in position.
5 Mr.. Peter Pfatf, of Rapidan, pur
chased seven months old IIo!stein bul
at the State Fair Yesterday. for whicl
he paid $3.50. The stock is from De
Crafts celebrated herd, AMI is one o
the finest of ITS age among the entire
exhibit. Its weight Is 14O pounds.
Prof. j. r. McCleary has the fol
lowing Institute appointments for thi.
fall; Faribault, Aug. 81; Litchtield
Sept. 3; Duluth, Sept. 10; Currie, Sept
81; Shakopec, Oct. l.; Bird Island, Oct
8; Red Wing, Oct. %. At the close OF
the Faribaultinstitute, the citizens gave
Il splendid reception to the teachers.
Mr.. +. Kron is erecting, and will
soon have completed, two very pretty
tenement houses. We need fifty just
such houses for immediate use, and un
less number are soon construct.
eel, Mankato will lose the accession OF
several very nice families. In all the
community isn't there man with sui.
hcent ''sand" to put up few neat
dwellings,
Henry Mceker, Esq, of Waverly,
New Jersey, died ut the residence of
his son in law, Rev. Pollock, in this city
last Friday night. The deceased with
his wife had been spending the sum-
mer with their children in this city, but
since coming here was in very poor
health. His death was the result of an
ailment of the bladder. The remains
were sent tn New Jersey for interment.
Rev. Pollock accompanied them.
We are informed that the North
western railroad company has advanced
freight rates on wood on the W. Il st.
/ u. division to nearly double former
prices. This advance will put an cm
barge on the Eagle Lake wood trade
which has grown to he an immense
industry in that little berg. The only
excuse we hear for this unjust advance
is the fact that the company desire
to push their Iowa coal into Southern
aud Central Dakota.
Excursions of land seekers in
Southern Minnesota from Iowa and
Wisconsin are advertised for next week.
While this portion of the State has none
of the rcry cheap lands, such as may he
secured by going beyond the borders
of civilization, persons desiring to sc
curc homes NAV purchase unimproyed
lands at from "a to IS per acre, and be
in a country where one may find many
of the comforts of life. and one which
il UNSURPASSED i'm the whole United
STATES.
Before another issue of THE FREE
PREss our County Fair will have he.
Gun. and almost ended. We would
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ness men vi '''c county ''e hcceS''y vi
taking I'LL active interest III the eS'h"i-
non. IL promises no" 10 DC SUCCESS
anu we wo"i" 'n"ee' NC please" I" re-
cor" me 'ac' aver " Is "ohe' '"a' u"
county III southern M'''heso'" "''S ea""''
lei II. we can 90 th's IL pa' INC prop
or interest," Is SHOWN III tic enterprise
ana we ieel satisfe'i t''at IL VIII DC our
privilege.
In conversation Win Il gentleman
IN 81. raul TIE "''er day. regarding tue
st. Cloud Mahkato y Austih rail- roi'd'
we were gwen to distinctly understand
tl,nt the road would he built. that il
him, h.., s,,J o,t and t,s, NO r.oo-
,;.,;o g.. col, uoro rondi,o r..
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that the permanent survey will be com
plctc before cold weather. Well wait
and see.
What might have proved a disas-
trous conf1agration at the Canning
Factory on Monday afternoon was nap
PLY aycrted by The prompt and en-
cient service OF those employed In aad
about the establishment. a spark
from the smoke-stack OF the engine ig-
mtcd the roof and got good start TO-
ward fire, but the immediate applica.
,;on of wafer bv means of the hose
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eu, In force &C soon ~ thr alarm was
given, but the fire had been entirely
extingnished before the boys reached
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p'ica''oh 'he "''S'Ni'ec''"s '"i"'ef s'''"
''e pcast a''" tue 'e''"" "cci"'o" IL Is
not MS ana t'leh returns I" MS partner
and describes the animal mn"'e'y'
Inc "tier iei'ow goes l" '"e iHrmel
and, after proving by his thorough lies.
cription that the animal is his, saws he
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