The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-03-02

growing beautifully less.
Wheat is still on the rise. II is
quoted ut 81 .03 in Mankato.
--Philipp Hodapp received yesterday
full blooded Hertord bull, which cost
him $500.
Tuesday was glorious day, and
the streets fairly swarmed with teams.
Trains on the Northwestern com
mencc running through TO Pierre to.'lay.
The Watertown branch is not yet open.
Highest cash prices paid by J. G..
Roller for Flax and Timothy seed also
Barley, Corn. and Oats, at the Central
warehouse.
-" Cleaning up" will soon be the
order of the day, and our streets and al
leys will need prompt attention. Every
precaution should be taken to prevent
sickness.
Our city readers should not fail
To attend The lecture this evening 10
he delivered by Prof. Soaring in the
PRESBYTERIAN church. Only ten cents
| admission.
Mr.. Fowler has got Jumbo in n
bad way. The old fellow will have to
! look out or there won't be enough OF
him lett to make Il respectable showing
in circus parade.
The Odd Fellows have just received
now parahernalia for degree work, and
also an elegant sample of uniform for
the encampmcnt. We understand the
boys are talking strongly of umforming.
On Thursday, Mr.. Herman Baker
sod to John Eckman the west half of
southeast quarter section 81, James
town The price paid was 81 1878 cash.
This brings the land to cash value OF
faction less than $50 per acre.
That it is more blessed to give
than to receive" was eXemplltied one
day this week by committee of the
Odd-Fellows' Society of this city, tend
ering to Mrs. JAS. Poole. wife of a de-
ceased brother, sum OF money TO re-
lieve her from want.
Taking rs warning the terrible
disasters wrought by the floods in Ohio,
Illinois, Indiana and other sections, it
will he well for people living along the
Blue Earth and Minnesota rivers to
prepare for high water. A sudden
breakup, with the volume OF snow
which covers the earth, helping to swell
these streams, unusually high water may
be anticipated. Prepare for the worst.
-B. ID. Pay sold on Monday to M.
L. Lockerby his full blooded Berkshire
SOW. the price received being $500.
Mr.. Lockerby purchased tul.-bloOded
male Berkshire last spring, and will in
the future pay particular attention to
the breeding Of this unsurpassed stock.
He starts in with some of the purest
bred Berkshires in the country.
Fowler Bros. will, as soon as spring
opens, tear out the front Of their stone
building and replace it with full-plate
glass. The roof will be raised about
four feet and the third story made into
Il hall, which will probably be leased
for term of years by the Odd Fellows.
This improvement will add very mater
tally to the appearance OF the building
besides giving Fowler Bros. fine store
room.
Excelsior Hose Co. No. have Or
dered new and handsome uniform,
consisting Of regulation fire hat. shirt
and belt The shirt will be navy blue,
the belt white with red trimmings and
raised letters bearing the name OF the
company, the hat black, also bearing
the initials of the company TO CORE
spond with the belt. The suits are ex-
pectcd to arrive in about three weeks.
The aggregate cost OF twenty uniforms
is S250O0, and to assist in paying for
them. the boys purpose giving dance
ton first Monday evening after Faster
Sunday.
"A union annual meeting of the
Minnesota Butter and Cheese Associa-
ton and the Minnesota Dairy Associa-
ton has been called TO meet in ROches-
ter, March 9th, eth, and 9Th. The two
Associations will no doubt he CONSOLE
dated into one, which will sssuredly
result beneficial to the interests they
represent. The programme of the meet
ing will be found in another place, and
| it is such one rs cannot fail to be OF
great practical benefit to farmers who
attend. We understand that it is the
intention Of several in this vicinity who
failed to attend the recent convention
held here to accept this opportunity OF
learning something OF the dairy, and
will go to Rochester for that especial
purpose. Mr.. II. c. Howard is down
for paper on - Profitable Food for the
Dairy No doubt Mr.. Howard will do
the subject justice, but had he been al.
signed a subject something like this,
How to Water Short-horn Bulls, he
could spread himself to a picture more
realistic to life and of which his expert
ence eminently BELTS him for an intelii-
gent discussion. The attention OF our
readers is directed 20 the programme.