The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-11-02

registered before next TUESDAY. Inc
books will he open At the usual places
of election from Il. III. To 4. m next
Monday. also on the morning of the
election.
The boys observed Halloween last
Wednesday night in different ways. and
while in some instances their work may
have occasioned them amusement the
victims Called To see Just where the fun
came III.
Two young men from LeSueur cOun-
ty went over To 81. Peter last week,
purchased revolver, and attempted
to clean out the town. Not being
adept at such business, they were easily
captured 10y the police, and lodged in
the cooler.
Rose n Noe report the sale of the
undivided half of swll of nwl. of sec
ton L, in town OF Decoria, from Fred
erick ZIcglcr Ia Anton Oberle: and the
undivided half of nj. nwi, nwli of
same section, from Anton Oberle to
Frederick Ziegler.
The Building Association will meet
at the office of John c. Noe on Saturday
evening of this week. for the payment
Of dues and the making OF loans. 1t is
about time for some of the builders and
mechanics who own stock in the associ.
alton, To avail themselves thereof in the
building of houses, tor which there is
such demand.
Auditor Scattcrgood is in receipt of
information from State Auditor Braden
that there will he no sale Of lands de-
linquen: in interest, this fall. During
the winter, lists OF all delinquent tracts
in the State will he advertised IN the
different county papers a few months
prior To the next sale, in order that no
one can complain of an injustice being
done when the lands are re-oflercd.
Mr.. James Cannon purchased from
VIM. Kunselman on Monday, the brick
building on Hickory street, near First
National Bank, for ST. 800. This is the
cheapest piece of property ever offered
in Mankato, and tn Mr.. Cannon it is cs-
pccially valuable rs he previously held
the adjoining building and lot. With
his new purchase Mr.. Cannon has so
iect front on Hickory street, SO feet
deep, and lot on Second street run
ming back and joining on the rear.
We notice that new swindle is
being practiced upon farmers in the
the different parts of the State. Two
strangers arrange To meet at farmer 8
house To spend the night. While there
they make trade of some kind, draw
up contract between themselves and
ask the farmer To sign il as a witness.
If he signs he ultimately pays the
promissory note which the simple con
tract proves to he. 1t is useless to at
tempt to keep up with the different
schemes of the sharpcrs. The safer
plan is To have absolutely nothing to do
OF a business nature with strangers. 1t
is hard rule. but il almost seems that
all strangers must be presumed to he
dishonest until proven otherwise.
Through an oversight, Mr.John Lii
ly's nnne was omitted from the Repub-
lican tickets, but the error was dIscov.
cred before any number had been dis
tributcd, and the correction made. The
renegade across the way having heard
of the error, proceeds to eXpostulate to
the tune of column of nonsense over
the fact. But then he had to fill his vile
sheet up with something, and this an
swered his purpose, although of no in
tcrest to his readers. He evidently for.
gets the little dodge that he tried to
play on VIM. Hoerr last spring in viii.
fully putting that gentleman in the
wrong ward on his printed tickets.
Mr.. A. +. Hesford, who this year
worked l.. ID. Saylor's farm near Eagle
Lake, has the biggest potato yield that
we have heard reported. On piece OF
ground two rods and thirteen feet long
by one rod wide, he unearthed thirteen
bushels of fine potatoes, the largest one
of which weighed two pounds and 81,
ounces. At the same ratio, an acre
would have yielded over 900 bushels,
The ground from which tins seemingly
incredible yield was secured was Oh 9
side hill, formerly covered with hazel
brush, and was the second crop eveI
raised on the piece. Mr.. Hesford also
shows field potatoes of an exceptional
size and quality which yielded ovcl
go bushels to the acre. There is mon
cy in such crops.
IA Pcnsioncr" in last weeks FREE
PRESS asked the editor of the Reyiea
IL name those soldiers in this county
who are receiving pensions, and are no
entitled to the same, as he recently saw
fit to proclaim in the columns of I'M
paper. Instead of coming out like mar
and giving the names Of such, il any
there he, hc maintains utter silence, lik,
the cowardly renegade that he is, ant
allows ms charge To stand us an insul
IN the face OF every honest and patriotic
soldier in Blue Earth county who j
drawing pension. The fact of tn
business is, the editor of the Reciee is
hypocrlte of the most undaunted an,
brazen stripe, coward OF the meanes
type, and his insult to the class of me-
IN this locality who served their coun
try through peril, and suffered NOR
than tongue can tell, while he fat
ted off the money furnished by rantin
rebels, Is in true keeping with his in
famous character and damnable record
; Stand up, you defamer of honest mer
) and verify what you say as regards tn
5 pensioners of Blue Earth county, G
t forever bear the stigma of your insolen
cowardly and shameful accusation,