The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-03-30

49, New Sweden, Nicollet county, has |
voted $1,000 in aid of the Mankato,
Austin and St Cloud railroad.
j. ii. Karmany Wednesday pur-
chased COW for beef for which he paid
$50. Just now, fat cattle are bringing
good prices.
The dime entertainment, announced
to take place at the Presbyterian church
this evening, has been postponed until
Tuesday evening of next week.
V. c. Chase, travelling agent for Ben
ton, Waldo & Co, type founders, Mil
waukec. was in the city this morning
working up the interests of his estab-
| lishment.
The many friends of Mrs. Nettie
George, nee Smith, will be glad to know
that she has almost entirely recovered
from her recent illness. Mrs. George is
in the city visiting her parents.
- The Southern Minnesota railroad
have received over their line within the
past week, three iron bridges from the
Canton Bridge Company, which will be
placed over different streams in this
county.
Mcconnell & Co. having received
their spring and summer stock of goods,
announce that fact in to-day's issue.
This firm has certainly the finest stock
of goods they have ever placed on sale
in this city, and deserve booming
trade.
Look ont tor the cars when the
bell rings! Mr.. DobbyD, a newspaper
man from Chatham, Canada, is tempo.
rarily doing "pencilings by the way
side ;" for the Daily Public Spirit We
chcerfully welcome every new agency
calculated to arouse the too dormant en-
. orgies OF our city.
Q The "basket social held at the
2 residence of Mrs. J. l.. Washburn We'd
j nesday evening, was very enjoyable
!. affair. Each lady took basket with
: luncheon for two, and her name conceal
f eel within. The whole were piled up in
y a prOmiscuous heap, and the highest
Y bidder took the basket as il was put up
n After the sale was concluded, the owner
a of the purchased basket sought the name
t of the fair one whose cOgnOman wal
&c hidden away beneath the white spread
70 or cover, and with her divided his edi
1t bles. "Gen." Washburn was the auction
g. ecr, but did not forget to knock dowl
IS to himself basket well filed.
d, "A meeting of citizens was called II
City Hall last evening to again hear tn
:. question of aiding the MankatO, Austi
4 IL st. Cloud railroad discussed-tlii
n, time from the lips of Senator Campbell
n of Litchiield, who is member Of til
* Board of Directors, and gentlema
H. thoroughly conversant with all the in
ur and outs OF the project. lie gave a
a hours interesting talk, and showed tn
N. case up plainly. The people along tn
We line of road for 100 miles are asked +
ld give $1,000 per mile, while in retur
H. the construction company will have
e. expend an average of $4,000 and III
nd operating company like amount ft
o. equipments, making tOta. of $4,000
p. per mile or nearly $6,OOo,O0O for tn
IT. entire hundred and ninety miles. I'll
ed bonuses asked will scarcely pay fl
&C. right-of-way and still, in face of Il
lg- fact that thirty times the amount askt
ID. for will be expended within eightct
nd months in the Very towns that are soil
we tied to come to the rescue, there seems
las he hesitancy on the part of some pc
ic- pie. The speaker dwclt upon Il
nly benefits that would accrue to Il
Tho farmer and business man thrOu.
are the advantage of having throu:
it trunk line to the sea-board, viii,
be- would open to us competing mar
an cts THAT we do not now enjoy. IN
,ter Page, of Austin, was present, but owl
en- to severe cold made only very II
to remarks. s. F. Barney was called @
;. A and fred the hearts of his hearers wi
was his accustomed enthusiasm. Sever
will gentlemen present signed the DO
WI pledging the $4,000, and the meeti
adjourned.