The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-26

Mrs. Miner Porter has been confined
10 her bed for several days past, but ut
this writing is much better and hopes to
be up again soon.
Vol. |, No. 2 Of the Cottonwood
county citizen is upon our table, and
we should say, looks rs If it had taken
up its abode in Window with the inten-
ton "i staying. We extend our best
wishes for its prosperity.
The Alice Oates opera company
appeared in this city last night to fair
audience. la Mascotte" was presented
In very pleasing manner, the dressing
in some instances being beautiful. The
company may expect big house if
they should ever visit Mankato again.
The Iowa horse thief, Hart, and
his wife, who were arrested here some
three weeks since and taken back
10 Ida Grove, Iowa, had their trial a
few days ago. He pleaded guilty and
was sentenced to three years and half
in the pcnitcntiary His wife who 10y
the way is only seventeen years old and
a mother, got clear. perhaps owing to
her youth.
Prom our exchanges We see that
petitions are beihg freely circulated and
pretty generally signed, asking the leg
islaturc 10 submit the question of pro-
hibition 10 u vote Of the people. The
temperance people are determined in
this work, ana the members of the
legislature will assurcdly have formi-
dable array OF names presented to them
asking that right OF vote on this subject
,e granted.
Mr.. John A. Willard has associated
himself with the Messrs. Moore 4 Piper
and the firm will hereafter be known "a
Moore. Piper & Co., who will continue
Ill the carbon and machine oil business
With the addition OF Mr.. Willard to
the business, increased strength will
naturally fellow, and We have every
reason Ia believe that the heretofore
prosperous career OF the firm will he
largely augmented, and that the line Of
goods now carried, will be- added to rs
demands may be made for increase.
Our readers who are interested in
the dairy should read the communities
ton in t0-day's issue from the pen OF
Mr.. Hastings, of Amboy, a practical
cheese maker and gentleman we'll
versed in the care of cows as
well as milk. His suggestions, espec-
tally as relating to the necessity OF
keeping milk free from concentrating
agencies, while not new, are nevertheless
important and should be strictly adj
hered to by those engaged or who may
enter into the manufacture of butter.
Mr.. John \. Samborn is slowly
but surely gaining a secure foothold in
the wholesale commission business in
Manksto, and the success with which
he has met since adding this feature to
his drug business. gives promise OF de-
veloping INTO important dimensions.
II has been but few months since Mr..
5. took hold of the commission business
with determination to push it, and
he has been successful beyond his most
sanguine auticipations. There is no
reason in the world why wholesaling in
almost any branch cannot be made a
success in Mankato.
The long.promised daily Public
SPIRIT made Its appearance on Monday.
geographically il is not handsome,
but it presents q healthy show Of adj
yertising, which TO the publishers,
means more than beauty would to the
patrons. The venture Of daily paper
in Mankato, does not, upon first impress
sion, appear TO be Of long life nor a
paying investment, but there is no
reason why it cannot lie made TO live
and prosper if the business men see
proper to contribute the requisite
amount of currency. 4 little time will
decide the fate of the daily, while the
enterprise has our best wishes.