The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-05-04

Blue Earth County teachers are
well represented in Sioux County, Iowa,
the following persons having just com
menced summer terms of school there:
Misses Clara NJ. Seward, Jennie M.
Grove, Anna Grinols, Anna f. Parks,
Rosa Ellerbe, Ida Goodwin, Lou Irving,
Alice Buckley, Alice f. Davis and Mr..
Thomas J. Jones. Ten teachers from
our county instructing young ideas in
single county in Iowa, speak highly
for Mankato's educational institutions,
as we understand the teachers are all
graduates from our schools.
"A sensible young lady made the
following request to her friends. $40
not lay me down by the nppling brooks
side, lest babbling lovers wake me from
my dreams, nor in the beautiful cemc-
teries in the valleys, lest slghtseers, con-
ming over epitaphs. distract me; but let
my last sleep be under the counter of
tie merchant and the business man gen
orally who never advertises. There is
the peace which passeth all understand.
ing, and deep sleep on which neither
the buoyant football of youth nor the
weary shuttle and drag of old age will
ever intrude."
Ralph Wager, whose parents reside
in Lake Crystal, committed suicide by
cutting his throat Oh Monday of last
week. He was resident of Pipestone,
and committed the horried and un
natural deed of self.destruction at the
Eureka hotel in that place. Mr.. Wa.
ger, says the Pipestone Star, was at one
time one of the most prosperous mer-
chants of that section, but like too
many young men, he became fast in
his habits and between extravaganza
and drink, lost his property and
brought disgrace upon what might
otherwise have been an honorable and
useful life. He had an insurance on
his life of $4,000 in the Masonic Aid
Association.
1T is the intention of our city guard
ians to use the space in City Hall build
ing heretofore occupied by THE FREE
Press office, for Mayors office, police
headquarters and city Jail. The rooms
are admirably adapted for this purpose
and can he made very convenient. The
Mayor has heretofore been without an
office, the people have been forced to
hunt the police from various quarters,
and the city has been under no inconsid.
able expense to the county for caring
tor prisoners. Besides, there is ample
room in the building Tor a janitor to
live and care for the property and pris-
oners. Unquestionably the move is one
which will receive the hearty approba.
ton of the citizens.
| Mr.. Geo. w. Pass is preparing
plans and specifications for various
buildings in Mankato an uthern
Minnesota. He is now at work design.
ing four tenement houses for Fred
Krohn, which will be erected the pres.
ent season. They arc to be built OF
, brick, and will range in cost from
twelve to eighteen hundred dollars. He
! is also sketching design for the large
hotel to be built at Pipestone this sum
mer by Close Bros. and which is to cost
r some $4,000 This structure will bt
: four stories high exclusive of basement
: which latter will include the dining
D room, kitchen, barber shop and laun
, dry. The first floor will be occupied a
J, an office with space for two store.rooms
I and when completed is intended to b
}. the finest hotel building in the Who'll,
Southern part OF the State. Mr.. Pas
f is also engaged IN designing plans 70
!, two store buildings in Albert Lea to b
S two stories in height and built of brick
e Mr.. p. is a competent designer, ant
4 those who engage his services in thi
s line may feel perfectly assured in re
ceiving satisfaction.