The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-04-13
The county has a notice in this Is

AT an election held IN Litchfield
Wednesday, another $1,000 was voted
in aid of the st. Cloud, Mankato Il
Austin railroad.
Mr.. Garstson, of st. LOUIS, adver-
tises this week for board in private
family for his wife and two children.
See local elsewhere.
Mrs. +. Goodrich had very ug.y
tumor removed from the posterior of
her head, ON Friday last. Drs. Nc.
Nathan and Davis performed the oper-
alton.
In another column will he found u
call for an election to be held in Nc
Phcrson Ia vote on extending further
aid TO the st. Cloud, Mankato Il Austin
railroad.
Orange Little, formerly wheat buy
er here for Cargill Bros, now in the
same business ut Wells. was married
yesterday in Albert Lea to II fair Wells
damscl.
The Union says that Lake Crystal
wants Il public library, and to that end
Il number of prominent citizens have
signed call for Il public meeting To
take action in the matter.
The County Alliance will meet ut
Good Thunder Saturday, May 9th, ut
10 o'clock p. NJ. Mr.. McGra,h, the Presi-
dent, requests us To say that farmers in
tending Ia buy barb.wirc will find It To
their interest to attend.
We learn through one of Mr..
Straight's agents here that j. ii. Rays
building ON Front street, recently va
Gated by II. ID. Jones, grocer, has been
leased for the new creamery, and also
that portion Of w. L. Mills cold
storage room has been secured.
C. ii. Austin n Son, desire Us to
state that they have received their
spring stock of shoes, which includes
all the late styles, and especial notice
is directed to their complete line of
Burt goods in both ladies and gents
wear. An inspection of these goods is
asked before purchases are made.
People taking newspaper are
equally interested with the Publisher in
knowing that 10y a recent postal law
passed makes the taking of a newspaper
and refusing to pay for the same, theft,
and any person guilty of such action is
liable to ordinary criminal proceedings,
rs if he had stolen goods to the amount
of subscription.
doc" Cullen, who was around
here all of last summer, and who was
the patentce of wheat dryer, is reported
To have recently sold his invention for
the neat sum of $4,000. The dryer was
used in the elevator of the big mill last
season and with eminent success. 1t is
said that DIR. Warren and b. Campbell,
former station agent on the Sioux City
road, had IN interest in the patent.
Owing to the scarcity of good seed
corn in Iowa and Minnesota, suitable
for seed tor the coming season, the
Chicago, Milwaukee ~ ST. Paul railway
company has made arrangements t"
purchase n supply of the best quality Of
dry corn they can find, and propose To
furnish it Ia the farmers along its lines
IN this State and Iowa at actual cost.
This corn is intended for seeding pur-
pose only. In order To take advantage
Of this opportunity to get seed corn,
farmers should notify the nearest sta
ton agent of the company of the pro-
babc quantity they will want furnished
them.
Real estate in Mankato does not as
sumo such fictitious and unstable figures
rs are quoted in many of the paper
towns in Dakota, but the advance is
permanent and healthy. Mr.. Geo. A..
Clarke has illustrated the faith that is
in him IN the stability of Mankato real
estate, by exchanging property in Min
ncapolis for that in Mankato. lie last
week secured lot, through the medium
of such exchange, on Jackson street,
along side Of Daughcrty's blacksmith
shop, and he is firmly of the opinion
that he made money by the trade.
There need he no surprise to see real
estate advance II per cent. in this city
within the next thirty days.
A good drenching rain all of Mon
day night and at intervals Tuesday, laid
the dust upon our streets and put the
back alleys in good condition for clean
ing Speaking OF back alleys reminds
us that no time should be lost in having
the accumulation of filth, which has
been gathering IN the rear of business
houses, residences and hotels for the
past six months removed. This is the
particular time of year when ones sys-
tenn is very susceptible to disease, and
nothing will 60 so far nor do so much
toward spreading death in our com.
munity as the malaria which will posi-
: lively arise from the oiial now so prcva-
lent in all parts of the city. Mayor
Maxticld's attention is respectfully di-
rccted to back yards and alleys.
Geo. Lorentz, ESD, son Of Ambros
: Lorcntz, formerly proprietor of thu
Merchants Hotel, sends THE FREE
Press copy of the Colorado Utah edi
ton of the Denver Republican. 1t is &
sixteen page or nincty-siX column pa
per, filled with an elaborate compilation
of interesting information Of Colorado
and Utah, and presents many fascinat
ing and picturesque scenes. Among
the number bird's-eye view of Sal
Lake City, the home Of MormOnism j.
D given; the Royal Globe of the Arkansas
Marshall Pass, the Continental Divide
Manitou, the Saratoga of the West, TO
gethcr with "a number of buildings ant
large view of the union depot build
! ing of the ID. e. H. G.. and G.. Ii. 81 q
] railroads at Denver. Altogether, thu
S paper Is valuable document for refer
cncc, and source of much practical in
formation.
I Mr.. j. ii. Long was defeated by 3
e. VOTES for Alderman i'm the Second ward