The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-04-20

MANKATo FREE Press.
FRIDAY, APRIL ~, 1883.
THEY are having terrible time in
GROWING the ear of Russia. After
repeated pos,pnnemcnts, another date
June l0th-has been decided on.
MINNEAroLIS narrowly escaped an
other mill conllagration Tuesday eVe-
ming. As il resulted. only one mill.
that of K. H. Russell 4 Co.. harmed.
SAVE las from Virgins! He is Ia
lecture in the Northwest on How
Worlds are Made" IL he would re.
model his subject "IIow Weather is
Made" the public could more readily
understand his theme and appreciate
his position.
Miss llEILE CCsnMAN EATON, Il
grand.niecc of the famous Charlotte
Cushman, is said to he preparing 10
90 upon the stage. She is Il years
old, lives in BOSTON. and appeared rs
a public reader for the FIRST time Il
few evenings ago.
II Worthington. which has been a
10 license village, IN applicant for
license must now pay 5000, the ap-
plicant must I've Il man of good moral
character and give hoa,ls in the sum
of $4,000. not 10 sell on sunday az to
a minor or hahiiual drmkard.
PETITIONS are nuw being circulated
among members of the Grand Army
of the Republic. asking Congress for
Il law which Will allot 10 each veteran
of the late war i quarter section of
government land, provided il is occu-
I',r' -. '''''' "a 'sn IIIIiiy during the
next twenty years.
THE President appointed John \.
Malone postmaster al Holly Springs,
Miss. hut the senate refused 10 con-
firm. He has now appointed Mrs.
Mary ii. Malone, wife of the rejected
Il x,.l,t e
feet the female Malone will have on
the action of the Senate next winter.
\ CYCLONE struck Zumhrota Falls,
this State, on Friday night last, total
Is wrecking a 81, 600 bridge, and com.
pleteiy demoliShing several buildings.
\ wagon box WAS blown through the
side of a house belonging 10 one
Haradon, smashing nearly everything
in the room and seriously injuring
Mrs. Ilaradon.
j. T.. CHILD, in the last Jackson
R,yvbijc gives Il few very cogent rea-
sons for opposing Dunnell for the e..
=. senate. The FIRST. and about the
most poignant reason for his opposi.
tion is given in language liken unto
this: &" He ,Dunnelu voted for the
sllary.grab bill, then changed his
vote; next lied 10y SAYING he never
voted for it. ana finally took the 'swa2'
and kept it.
THE Henderson post-oitiCe WAS bro.
ken into and robbed early "n Tuesday
morning of S?9p IN postage stamps,
and about So in cash. The burglars
drilled half inch hole through the
top of the safe, dropped IN powder.
touched il of. and sent the safe door
flying through = wooden partition SIX
feet from the front of the safe and
breaking through the counter on
which the post office boxes stand.
II some places in our city we oh.
serve that the winter clothing is be
ing removed from the rose bushes,
and III others the spade is being piled
TO prepare the soil for early vcgeta.
bleS, such as peas, lettuce, oni0n-setS,
&c.-We admire the whole vast fam
lily of roses. and when YOU come down
to the matter of early vegetables. o:
open,air growth, al crisp AMI Juicy.
why. the appetite needs no stimulus
Ia appreciate the spread.
Mr.. WALTER DEyMM"Np of Wash
ington, who for several years past has
been engaged in the treasury depart
ment. has been appointed special
agent Of the pension bureau for North.
ern Minnesota and Dakota. with head
quarters at Fargo. Mr.. Drummond
is Il brother 10 Willis Drummond, late
land commissioner oi the c. VI. IL st.
l.. railroad, and is personally known
to the editor of THE FREE Press as
a young man every way worthy the
recognition he has received.
REV. JOuN SCHENK. Catholic
priest, residing in Long Prairie. this
state, was found dead in his bedroom
Sunday morning and the attending
circumstances are such as To pretty
thoroughly confirm the opinion that
he suicided. When found. his re.
volvcr lay near him his coat and vest
appear TO have been unbottoned, as
there was no bullet hole in them the
powder burned his shirt and dis
colored his skin, conclusiyely show
ing that the weapon was close when
discharged.
The AyOca (lowa) Ueraid contain
ed the following editorial item Il few
days after the arrival of the remains
Of John Howard Payne THE aiI-
thor of Home. Sweet Home died
in New York last Friday. He has
gone 10 enjoy the holy grandeur that
was SO wildly depicted in his world
wide composition one that Was ia