The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-11-09

will then go into Southern Iowa. ii,
is engaged with the Union Publishing
Company OF Springfield, Ills, in writ
ing up county directories, and report.
business in that line good.
The amendment carried in thi
county by good majority.
Blue Earth county remains Repub
lican by at least 800 majority.
-Minncsota Republicanism grades
out mo | hard" AS predicted.
Mr.. John Diamond was elected
commissioner from the first district by
a small majority.
1900 feet of lumberis being used
at Wells in constructing snow fences for
the Milwaukee road.
The social party at Masonic Hal
last Monday evening is reported to have
been most enjoyable affair.
The council of Winncbago City
have offered SEQ for evidence sufficien,
to convict any person Of selling liquo,
contrary to ordinance.
1t is thought that the Southern
Minnesota division of the Milwaukee
road will be part of the main line
from Bismarck to Chicago.
State Superintendent Kichle has
called Il meeting of the county supcrin-
tendcnt for st. Paul, Friday Dec. 18th.
The object Is to discuss educational
matters and agree on plan of action
tor school work and holding institutes.
Testimony in the case OF p. A..
Foster VS.. the Omaha railroad company
has been taken before Judge Severance.
The action is brought to recover dam
ages for injuries sustained by the plant
iii from defect on defendants prem.
Uses.
The Sleepy Eye Herald has issued
large edition setting forth the advan-
tages of Minnesota in general and Brown
county in particular. Let the good
work go on. We have yet in the North
Star State plenty of room for thrifty and
intelligent people who are hunting
homes.
The highest temperature during the
month of October was Il degrees above
zero; lowest 10; mean temperature AL. .
Total rainfall or melted snow, Los
inches. Depth of snow during the
month, . inches. White frost on Ten
days of the month. Reported by the u.
S. Signal Station at Carleton College.
On account of repairs to the water
pipes the gas company experienced con.
siderable difficulty last week in making
the gas entirely satisfactory to them
selves and customers. Water being
necessary to its publication it was i'm
possible while the work of repairs was
going on to make gas of as good quail.
lty as usual.
DR.. Frisbie and p. ii. Carney Land
aside professional and business cares
long enough last week to take hunt in
the country. They were out IN the
Butternut Valley neighborhood, and
when they returned they came so
heavily laden with ducks and geese that
there was no doubt that they had good
luck. The FREE PRESS returns thanks
for brace of fine ducEs.
The Minneapolis Tribune announces
the addition of dairy department to
that paper which will be under the con-
troll of Col. r. p. McGlincy, secretary
of the Dairymen's Association. The
Col. has for some time been in charge
of similar department of the Elgin,
ILL.,, Advocate, and has conducted it with
excellent ability. The Tribune will
now lie of especial value to the farmers
of the State.
An English student of America has
observed that the people of this coun-
try are all politicians. How nearly cor.
rect he is in his assertion is shown by
the post and ante election talk. Every
one hnrrahs for his candidate, young and
old catch tho infection, even the school
children, boys and girls, espouse the
cause favored by their parents, and
everywhere political talk. is the rule
Yearly we have these stirring times, and
few there are but feel relieved when the
excitement Is past. We all feel like
taking rest.
In the mention made last week of
the death of Dr. J. G. McMahOn, at Spo.
kane Falls, Washington Territory, it
was stated that death was supposed to
have resulted from asphyxia. Our in.
formation was derived from letter re-
ceived by the father-in-law of the
deceased. w. G. Jones, Esq, who ar
rived IN this city this week is of the
opinion that the case is one of murder,
as the body when discovered bore
marks of violence. and money which he
was known to have had in his posses.
sion was missing.
Union Hall was completely packed
last Sunday night by an audience which
had assembled to witness the NANTES
tations of the alleged medium, Anna
Eva Fay. The entertainment war
cleverly managed, the tricks of legerde
main, dor such they wereD being rem
dered very successfully, but we hardly
think the audience accepted the theory
that any supernatural power was mani
tested. The entertainment was JUS
what was expected by nine out OF ter
of those who attended, merely q
straightforward performance, and al
such il was tair success.