The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-09-07

, "ad." this week. Read it.
We should judge that the stock O
watcrmclons raised in this locality j
/ rather light.
Wheat, No. 1, has dropped from 81
to 80 cents; No. ., from 81 to u, an'
No. 3. from Is to 65 cents.
Exhibit something at the Fair mex
week. If nothing else, go yourself, ant
let your friends have good look n
you.
"A harvest picnic was held at Roe
mer's summer garden yesterday after
noon. The Gcrmania band furnished
the music.
| While enjoyingthe abundance will
which You have been favored, remem'
Der that in Rochester there - many
yet IN want.
The Southwestern Minnesota Cane
Growers Association is in session IN this
city to day. On account of going to
press mt the usual time we are unable
to give this week report of their pro
cecdings.
Last Wednesday number of the
officers of the second regiment went to
Fort Smelling and presented Col. Law.
son with splendid field glass, rs ties
timonial of their esteem, and a souvenir
Of the New Tim encampment, where
he acted rs critic.
| Cut down the Canada thistles. The
State law provides penalty for the
land owners who permit them tc grow
upon his premises. 1t is easier to kill
them before they are fairly started than
after they have become general and
almost fixtures.
MIR. c. J. Klein shows his enter
prise by having placed in front of the
Clifton House. Mt his own expense, one
of those elegant Boulevard street lamps.
He will also pay Tor the gas consumed.
1t is u street lamp in every sense, paid
for out of private funds.
The boilers manufactured for the
Cement Works by J. ID. Harding IL Co..
are being placed in position this week.
The preliminary work of this enter.
prise is now about completed, and nc
tive operations i'm the manufacture of
cement will soon he commenced.
AS Mr.. ID. w. Madison of Eagle
Lake WAS coming to town Monday. he
came upon Il rattlesnake near Mr.. j.
Diamonds residence, and as a token of
his bravery brought us the rattles.-
Snakes of this variety are not very M
merous hcreabouts, but they are Just
as poisonous as ever.
Mr.. NJ. l.. Lockaby brings us u
sample of new corn taken from a fonr
teen acre field on his farm in South
Bend, which is certainly fine. The
Kernels are almost hard, showing it to
be nearly ready for gathering. He
nlanted il the last of Nav. and esti-
mates a Weld of 90 bushels per acre.
-D,phtheria is reported AS spreading
in many towns of the State. Through
the watchfulness of the health officers
the streets and alleys of Mankato are
generally free from the filth which
breeds this disease. but this should not
he the cause of our people being less
yigilant in guarding against it.
"A son of Andrew Hanna, while en-.
gagged in oilnp some of the machinery
at Hubbard & Co. s mill yesterday, in
some way lost his balance and fell
against portion of the gearing. His
left hand was caught by the machinery,
breaking one of the fingers, and iniuring
il SO that il was necessary to amputatc
portion of it.
The country now has the solemn as
surance of Prof. Payne, Of Carleton Col,
lege, that the spots are all off the Sun,
and there will be no more cyclones for
| fifteen years. That Rochester wind was
probably what did the business, the
grand finale. If the professor can sub-
stantiate his theory he Will be bigger
man than Wizard.
B. u ii. Shaubut lost a thorough
bred Short Horn bull call one night
last week, whch Sloo would not nave
bought. Upon close investigation, a
decision has been reached that wolf
killed the animal. Some OF our spot
ing men H'sht WIN Pron' .u'h '''c''
"ttehHnh W 'he es''nc'ioh VA '''ese pe'''
ferrous anu "e.'ruct''c '4af4f"els'
-lhe "'eha'"ice NJ '"' 'a"''i
SCHOOLS 'h'' week Is ~ pi'"""'y
shSlt increase over 'he '''''hoer eiro''e''
al the same '''he last year. i"'s num-
"er '"eS ii'' ''l'''e"' .''' ''''o' e''"5,
portion "i OUT PoPuiatioh eh'ire' anu
o""s'''e'""'' ""'''''"' VIZ w. y. "'''.
I'd tie h"mper vi pupi's. INC s''"'''
opens WIN 'arsc "''ei''.'''e' ''"'s
students from Instance oeinS PreSei''
Judge Severance granted divorce
to Frederick Schultz of Danville, on
Tuesday. Mr.. Schultz went on visit
To his old German home last winter
and it is alleged in tie complaint that
during his absence. dustage. the trusted
wife, was not true to her marital VOWS
Mr.. Plymat, attorney at Mapleton, con
Quoted the case tor Mr.. Schultz.