The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-07-27
Rns, A. Noe have sold for the as

! give his children the bcncht 81 our I'M
surpassed educational facilities.
Extra cNcr,ionS have been made hS
the telephone company this week I.
nut their lines in working order. I.asi
Saturdays storm demolished the sys
tenn 50 much that several days hav,
been needed to place i. in good condi
tion once more.
49, Madison Lake is growing in popu
larity ~ Il summer resort. Some neat
cottages have been erected. and ihns,
who have the will and means Ia take u
rest from business cares find AS murl,
comfort there rs they would III more
/ famous places.
Probably for IA lew moments las,
| SATURDAY there WAS more genuine pra,
4 inr done in Mankato .han is usually
/ the cast. The wrath al the elements
Was So great, tla, the desire for dclivc
rance took form III praycr,unconscIonsiy
/ perhaps. from hundreds who never
prayed before.
| Hon. Richard Lewis. of JudSon
/ lost three horses on his farm north oi
Lake Crystal dulin" the storm last Sat
uriay. \ wire fence near which they
were standing MAS struck by lightning.
the current running along the fence for
/ some distance and then passing into the
horses, killing them instantly.
Mrs. Grncvicye :. llawlcy for years
a teacher in our grammar schools has
been engaged Il, salary oi $500 per
year Ia teach in the Normal school oi
this city. She succeeds Miss A. Me
Cutchcon, who resigned Ia accept Il pa.
Siti"n in Female Seminary AT Detroit,
where her friends reside.
An oak tree was blown across the
railroad track near Lake Crystal last
Saturday, and was not discovered until
almost the time train WAS L. pass A
little h"y gave the alarm, and succeeded
IN stopping the train before any dam
age WAS done, although il pushed the
tree on the track before II for some dis.
tancc.
Maj. Geo. \. Clarke this week
sold part III lot Il in block :. Cum
ming's Addition, Tor Mrs. Hannah T..
Blake. to NclS liolbrck. of Chicago,
for $1,000. Mr.. lIn!hcck intends To
bring his family here and 90 into bust
ness. having come la the conclusion
that Mankato is better for him than
Chicago.
We acknowledge the receipt of the
american Pr",cctinniSts Manual II
little volume filled with facts of great
service to any one who may care Ia
make 4 study OF tins question which
seems destined t" be an important one
in American politics. The book is
published 10y Giles n Stchbin". Detroit.
Mich. ami is sold for seventy five cents.
The walls OF Mr. Geo. Winters
vcurcrcd building on Bunker Hill were
blown in ,iurin" the storm last Satur-
day. \ little child was lying in Il
bed in the house, which was
mashed down ana covered with the de-
hrls. but strange t" say received no in.
iurics other than slight scratch on the
, face. The cyclone performs some queer
freaks.
Southwestern Minnesota has re
deemed herself in the estimation OF the
Pioneer Press, and that biased AMI bit
terly prejudiccd Journal which hereto
inre has lost no 9pnnrinnlty tn say AN
compelled 10 acknowledge its rapidly
increasing prosperity, and Ia point Ia
Its magnificent crop prospects rs the
finest in all the great Northwest. =
In Verne Her"ld.
In many exchanges we notice that
there is misapprchrnsion IN the
minds OF some people rs to the time
the new postage law takes effect. and
/ that frequent instances are reported of
/ letters being mailed with but two cents
/ postage. The new law relnc-
4 ing the rate 70 two cents will not 90 in
I 10 effect until October lst. and letters
I upon which less than one full rate of
three cents is paid cannot be forwarded.
II may save some annoyance to parties if
this is born in mind.
-Drs. Carter II Son, who recently
left this city between two days were
I recently seen al Marshall, this State
The Mankato papers followed close
upon their heels. and they made long
! lees for Watcrt"wn, ID. L. 1t is safe t.
| predict they will not stay there long.
Printers ink will hustle these ID. BIS.
l.. S.-Sincc writing the above We
have positive information that the doc.
tors are DONG a llourishng business u,
Watcrtnwn. The citizens i that plac,
had better ''look Il lcetlc out
Contrary to the almost general ex
pectation the reports from the different
localities IN this county do not SHOW
that there was such serious injury to til,
crops 10y last Saturdays storm. Whea
and corn were considerably beaten down
but not injured 50 rs To prevent then
raising again. Tn" crops of Blue Eartl
county are yet in a prosperous condi
tion, ami unless there should he grea
destruction between this and the tim,
for harvesting and gathering there vii
he Il bountiiiul yield.
| The numerous buildings in pro
cess al erection on Front street and il
other parts Of the city are among iii,
best evidences oi the prosperity and on
ward march of our city. The houses 5,
lar under process of construction ar
nearly all designed for business pnrpos
a., but there l. II growing need for NOR
residences. Scarcely a house tor rent cai
i'c found in the city, and with the addi
tional population which is bound I,
follow the increase oi our manulactur
ing interests there will be demand to
cheap honscs, both to purchase and t.
rent, that must he met. Here is AN op
/ portIInity for some of our capitalists, q
Tor the organization Oft building 1850
citation.