The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-12-07
Personal.

ley NercUry, was in the CITY last Mon.
, day night.
Ben. Reynolds, of Winnchago City,
b was IN Mankato last "Wednesday ON
legal business.
w. A. Webb, Esq, al The Red Lion
store, has been East this week laying in
line Of holiday goods.
VIM. Lard. of Winona, representing
the LAIRD Norton Lumber Company,
was IN the city the early part Of the
week.
Presidents Shepard, of the Winona
Normal school. and Allen of the St
Cloud Normal have been in the city thi.
week visiting the Normal.
Mr.. Geo. +. Brett, of the Empire Store
returned from Chicago this morning,
where he purchased large stock of
holiday goods.
Mr.. Il. W. Farmer. of Hartford
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Company, and Mr.. L. Cummings, Gen
eral Superintendent, arrived in the city
last evening and will spend week
here. General Manager, f. II. Chap
man. of New York City, is expected
here Saturday night, and Mr.. JAS. :.
Parsons. President. will arrive in the
city Sunday night. The above lis, oi
gentlemen comprise the management of
the Standard Cement Company, and
their VISIT here is for the purpose of in
specting the Mankato works, which is a
branch OF their system. Monday or
Tuesday next some twenty prominent
business and railroad men of St. Paul
will come to Mankato for a brief stay
al the invitation of the cement manage
ment
The young peoples lyccum which
is held every "Wednesday evening at the
NJ. +. church is well attended, and in
tcrcsting exercises are usually present
ed.
Gentlemen intending 20 make New
Years calls should defer their selections
OF cards until they call ut THE FREE
PRESS Office and examine our elegant
display of the handsomest designs OF
embellished stock ever brought to the
West. Will be received for inspection
in u few days.
AT the meeting of Wilkin Post, G.
A. r. Wednesday night, the following
officers were elected. Commander,
Col. Vim. Thomas; S. V. c., c. Keysor;
J. V. c., J. q. Koenig; Pc. NJ, Frank
Wllkin; p. Chaplain, WV. p. McCon-
nell; p. s., DR.. o. Trenkler: o. d., W.
L. Coon, q. c.. Robt. Thomas.
During the short vacation of last
week the Board of Education had the
fence painted at the Pleasant Grove
school house. Soon after some mis-
creants, fortunate for them that they are
unknown, cut the fence and disiigurcd
it by spelling the new paint. The work
was again done, and again these con-
temptable scamps repeated their dirty
trick. We would take great pleasure in
recording the fact of their apprehension
and punishment, and hope that such
may soon he our privilege.
Extensive improvements are being
made at Hubbard u Co.'S mill. A new |
office is being built for the Superintcn-
dent, an addition is being made to the
boiler house, and new boilers hayc been
ordered from Chicago. 1t was desired
TO have the boilers made by Messrs
J. ID. Harding & Co, in this city, but it
was found impossible to secure i'm time
the necessary material tor their con-
struction, and the order was sent to an
eastern shop.
From the arguments presented be-
fore the Supreme Court by Hon. Dam
iel Buck, IN support of the legality of
the municipal court of this city, it now
appears probable that our court will
not suffer the fate of the one at Moore.
head. Mr.. Buck presented authorities
to sustain the point that when court
has oeen in existence for several years
and has been generally recognized, it
cannot he set aside in the manner pro-
posed. Judge Wilson, who presented
the case, has been granted further time
to look up authorities in support ofhis
motion.
The case of Chas. Paige, late col
lector of the First National Bank. at
Saltwater, is in some respects hard
one. He enjoyed the fullest conf
dence of his employers, was addicted to
none of the vices Of drinking, etc, but
in an evil hour he was led into a gam
bling house, when it is supposed he lost
5000. To make this good he used the
funds of the bank, and fearing to ac-
knowledge his fault absconded. 1t is
bad enough to record crimes committed
by those old in sin, but when one who
has borne high reputation, and enjoy
ed the confidence of all who knew him
thus makes a mis-step the case is sor-
rowful indeed.
The fire boys who went to Albert
Lea on Thanksgiving Day were royalty
entertained by the citizens and tremen
of that city. Upon the arrival Of the
train bearing our boys procession was
formed, and marched to the Hall House,
where an address Of welcome was de-
Iivcred by the Mayor of the city, AID re
sponded to by Chief Engineer Pay OF
the MankatO department. A bountiful
dinner was spread for the boys, and
there is no doubt but full justice was
done to it. In the evening a grand ball
was given at the Opera House, which
was splendidly decorated for the oc
casion. Our boys returned home warm
in their praises of the courtesies extend
ed them by the Albert Lea people.
County Auditors in Southern Min
nes0ta will do we'll 20 he on the watch
for a man who makes a business of pro-
curing through questionable means the
bounty offered for wolf scalps. lie tried
his game in this county, successfully at
first, but upon suspicious being arous-
| ed at his SECOND aDDcarance within a