The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-05-25

~ tuiN itElii w tpuit VII ''.
Blaine, al Lake Crystal Was admitted OH
motion Ia practice in the courts at this
State. and Mrssrs. Darroll Davis and
Drake having passed - creditahle tx
animation were likewise admitted.
Mr.. Z. McGralh, President al the
Blue Earth county Farmers Alliance,
announces that meeting of this organ
izstion will he held at Good Thunder
ON Saturday, June 9TH. As this Is the
date Tor election at officers il is par
ticularly desired that all members he
present.
$. W. Burgess Esq, has purchased
from Salmon Gleason the residence
property on Fourth street, and is grad
in. down his lot on corner Fourth and
Liberty street, tilling III that On Fourth.
When completed, Mr.. Burgess will have
made very commendable improve.
mcnt in his property.
Owing Ia the Geld backward
weather, Mcssrs. Lawrence. Straight X
Co. have not started their creameries rs
soon rs was expected. With the indi-
cation of pleasant weather from this
out, the various creaineries will all be
in running order 10y the first OF June,
of which the patrons Of the Mankato
creamery will please take notice.
Mr.. Luther Farmer,of Lake Crystal
and Miss Cook, ol California, daughter
OF c. p. Cook who removed from Lake
Crystal about three years ago, were
married 1T the Lake "Wednesday. Miss
Cook came all the distance from Cali
fornia to Join in the bonds of holy we'd
lockiand the hope is that ii will prove a
continued sojourn of happiness.
The Grand Jury finished their work
and were discharged week ago this
morning, having in less than two days
ami Il half passed four indictments,
visited the poor farm ana examined the
other county buildings and records.
The Judge in lischarging them paid
them very high compliment Tor the
expeditions manner in which they had
done their business.
The officers of the Blue Earth Co.,
Agricultural Society will call meeting
soon to take initiative steps looking
to grand exhibition this fall. Our
farmers, with their improved stock, our
creamery men, with their hne butter,
our merchants, with their elegant
goods and our manufactures with their
products, will toe able Ia make the fair
this year more interesting than ever he.
fore.
BY articles of incorporation tn he
found IN this issue il will be observed
that Messrs. J. A. Willard, q. NJ. Palm
er, G. +. Piper, and Clayton +. Warner,
OF MankatO and Alpheus NJ. Hewitt, of
Wincbaeo City have formed themselves
into stock company under tl,c title of
willard Cattle Company" The COM
pany is II strong one, as will Ice readi-
Is recognized 10y the names of the incor-
porators.
Prof. Allin9, formerly teacher in
the Mankato Public Schools, now Priu-
cipal of the Albert Lea Schools, is re
corded 10y the EntsrIrise of the latter
place rs having been awarded the prize
at the roller skating rink for being the
most awkward skater. Ii the awkward
ness of the average contestant averaged
up with that exhibited by several ska!-
crs in this city, the Professor must have
afforded an exhibition fully worth the
price of admission.
Gossip has been current on our
streets for II week or two that the 81
Cloud, Mankato Il Austin road would
not he built this season. From rcli.
that there IS no foundation whatever in
fact for any such statement. The peO-
pie along the line have fulfilled THEN
part in the contract, the construction
company has designated its intention
to begin work at an early date, and the
entire line will no doubt be- put IN oper.
alton before cold weather Of the present
year.
Mrs. Fanlkc received q telegram
Wednesday from her brother In Michi-
can, winch read Father is dying
come Oh first train" and in response Il
the sad message, she left tor Flint,
Michigan, cia of St. Paul on the after,
noon train. She was joined at the lat.
ter city by her sister, Mrs. J. w. Hulk
ms, Of Dundas, this State. Her father
Mr.. James Graham, was formerly ana
for years connected with the FRS
National Bank of Minneapolis, and wa
most estimablc gentleman. lie wa,
20 years of age last December.
MIR. J. g. Koller,oi this city shOwet
us a sample Of corn Monday purchased
in Whalan, Fillmore county, which he
very appropriately dubbs ''father Of al
corn" The ear is perfectly formed
and every kernel is enclosed in hush
as firmly and securely as is the meat O
a nut enclosed in its shell. And wha
is more curious than all else is the fac
that upon single cob is found 81,
separate and distinct varities of corn
viz. yellow dent, white dent, flint, pop
corn, swec. corn and regular blue In
dian corn. There is no system of reg
ularity about the location of the kernel.
AS the yellow dent variety may he fOunt
next To sweet corn, ana white flint mex
To that. and so on. There is Il freak o
nature about the growth of this wonder
full mixture that is inexplicable,and Mr.
Roller will test the virtue of Blue Eartl
county soil in its production by plant
ing few hills.