The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-05

iuiilcHSc aiuount III iiuc touuicTCiai
printing rs well rs great number Of
blank books. We have ordered direct
from the manufacturers, u new paging
and numbering machine which will he
received in the course of ten days, aud
then We shall he prepared to number
drafts, checks. orders. receipts, &c, in
duplicate. Our friends will bear in
mind that We shall increase our facilities
10 meet the growing demands, and
they can rest assured of getting just
what they want at the lowest possible
prices. Call and see us.
In making mention of the exhibits
of the various schools ut the State Edu-
cational Association held in st. Paul
last week, the Pioneer Press has this to
say of the Maukato Normal School:
The exhibit of the Mankato Normal
school, under the direction Of Prof.
Edward Soaring, its principal, was
placed in position last evening, and COM
pares very favorably with the work
shown by the other Normal institutions.
In some departments, especially in map
drawing, microscopy, physiology and
design, the display is very handsome.
The two class pictures, surrounded by
original designs in ink and the full map
of North America, done in putty by the
model department, will attract special
attention.
-.iastin Transcript: We would like
to know why Mankato sends to Aurora,
H.. for full.blooded HOlsteins, when
Austin, so near home, can furnish them.
We read that x400 was paid for COW
and $3.50 for calf, recently. Tell your
folks. Mr.. FREE PRESS, that We have
some of the finest Holsteins in the cOun-
try for sale by A. V. Ellis, of Evergreen
farm. We should never go out OF our
State for purchases that can be made at
home.
Very true, Mr.. Transcript, but your
Mr.. Ellis should let the people of Min
nesota know Of his tine stock through
the legitimate channel--newspapers.
You are we'll aware that very little at
tention has, in the past, been paid to
the breeding OF full.blooded stock in
Minnesota, and now that such feature
is receiving attention by some Of our
able farmers, all that IL necessary to
make the business pay, is to let the fact
be known to the people. Home breed
ers should certainly have the preference
over foreign.
In another column may he found
brief report Of the meeting of the di-
rectors OF the Blue Earth County Agri-
cultural society. 1t is pleasure to
note that the society is in most pros
porous condition. We are advised by
one OF the officers that the society has
now on hand $o28.40, most Of which
was the surplus realized from last falls
exhibition. 1t is TO be hoped, now
that the Association has grounds of it.
own, is free from debt, has money ir
the treasury, that renewed interest may
he taken in the future success Of Ou
Fairs. Many valuable improvement
will he made about the grounds er'
another fall which will be greatly to tn
advantage Of exhibitors, and all shoul'
. lend helping hand TO make the Blu
, Earth county Fair permanent fixture
The thievery that has been reported
in the columns of this paper at differen
times, notable among which were tn,
losses of overcoats, buffalo robes, &C
may he considered at an end-at leas
so far Us one Individual is concerned
On Saturday Of last week POlicema
, Robinson arrested fellow who CAV
| his name As Michael Griffin, with n
, particular place of residence, brough
him before Judge Porter on the charg
, of grand larceny, when he waived ca
, animation and was remanded tn Jail
await the action Of the grand jury.
, seems that the fellow had been lOdgin
in floral hall building on the old fai
grounds, where the greater part OF tn
plumber was found. When brOugll
!, before the Judge he seemed rattle
, pleased than otherwise to get free boar
and lodging with IL comfortable fire, {
the expense of the county. He We
poorly and thinly clad and was cvidsn
i ly driven to the theft Of robes and ovel
5 coats to keep himself from sufierin
s with cold. He had no money upon
!. person when arrested, and gave ever
. evidence Of being q genuine tramp IN
northern cline and in the midst {
v mighty cold weather.
8 Farmers can not he too caution
u about placing trust in strangers. !
e young man representing himself ,
o agent for the Fairbank Scales Co. wit
+ headquarters at Minneapolis, purchase
/ one day the first Of tins week, q teal
Q, from Mr.. ID. w. Evans, and in paymel
& presented draft on st. Paul bank Fl
e $3.50. Suspicioning that the draft WI
If not what its face represented, Mr..
l. refused tn endorse il, and of cOur
p failed to draw his money at the banl
y at the same time retaining possessit
of his property. A glance ut the dra
r showed it to have been drawn on Il
st cath of December, which was on Sunda
ne This looked a little crooked. r.
n stranger produced note against e
ne Governor Marshall for $4,000, to sho
nc it is surmised, that he was fully reliat
es and trustworthy. But Evans dropp
N, the red-headed (people with carmi
". hair will please forgive us) youth like
ne hot potatoc. After this little episo
or the fellow went to r. II. Andrews a
lat wanted to buy quantity of goods frt
Oh him, offering the draft as payment a
rs very considerably remarked that
DE (Andrews,J need not pay the differer
me Of two or three hundred dollars until
,p- collected the draft. But Mr.. Andre
ia would not take advantage Of the briI
-. young man and kindly, though stern
" refused. 1t may he that the boy '
ed. innocent Of any wrong in the transact
it'll but the whole affair looks bad on
face.