The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-02-16
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about the weather these days.
Invitations are out announcing the
second annual hall of the Fairmonr
Guards at the Court House Hall, FAR.
mont, Thursday evening. February 22d,
-Washington's birthday.
The storm on Saturday throwed
the western bound train on the South
ern Minnesota all out of time. The
passenger due in this city at 6 O'Clock
did not put IN an appearance until :
o'clock Sunday morning.
"A report to the effect that Grants
Hotel at Waseca was on fire gained cur
rency on our streets Friday evening,
but il lacked the very ESSENTIAL element
of confirmation. There WAS no truth in
the rumor.
Austin X Son. having remodeled
their boot and shoe store. claim that
they will have the leading establish
ment of the kind in the city. They al
least have very attractive store and Il
good stock of goods.
The many aGmirers and warm per-
sonal friends in this vicinity Of Mr..
Geo. c. Chambcrlin, will he panied 10
learn that his sight is gradually failing
him. He coutcmplatcs a trip 10 New
York TO try the skill of some celebrated
occulist, and certainly We hope he may
receive permanent benefit.
1T that sickly effort winch the ReriG,r
makes toward an attempted reply 10
Mr.. Fowler's letter in last weeks FREE
Press. is what Johnny calls warming
up your Jacket" he had best Ia bottle
himself up and advertise estate pop"
II is a ludicrouS exhibition al thinnesS,
and no mistake.
Tits we'll that one AT least of the old
rookeries On front street, which have
been an cycsorc 10 citizens and an I'M
slightly view To strangers, is being re-
moved from its very prominent location.
Ii has done good and sufficient service,
but now its absence Is much more Ia he
appreciated than its presence.
The gay rigs Of our city were ont
in force Sunday. There is one little
matter here that might Ice Just slightly
touched upon, aud that Is, caution
should be- taken L. not violate the orii-
nance regulating fast driving. Most of
our horses are proof against violation,
but there are one or two handles that
can get there if crowded.
Specimens Of Mankato's production
in the shape uf stone and brick have
been placed on exhibition, and if time
will permit. our visitors should lie
shown about these industries. Manliato
prides herself on having the finest STONE
quarries in this whole Northwest, and
her citizens have just pride in point
ing TO them a. her future leading indus
try.
MIR. Jas. Cannon has sold his resi-
dence property on the corner of State
and Pleasant Grove streets 10 Mr.. B
Tuttle, for $1,000. The property j
exceptionally cheap at the price. Mr.
Cannon is now at work remOdeling the
rooms in the second story OF his build
ing on Front street next door TO hi
paint shop. and when completed vii
occupy them as residence.
On Saturday, as Mr.. NJ. G. Willard
was crossing Walnut street, OPPOSITE
the FREE Press Office, he slipped ant
fell, at the same time losing his grip OF
a handful OF notes and other valuabl
papers, which were caught up by tn
wind and scattered in all directions
IL is not definitely known whether q
not the papers were all recovered, bu
he at least secured the more valuabl
ones. The rounded up" and icy con
siition OF the crossings render them dt
cidedly uncertain for the equilibrium 1
pedestrians.
The sale Of the real estate propert
On Saturday belonging {" the Culye
estate was put up AT auction as per ar
nouncement, and brought very lair pr
ces. Nj. VIM. Irving purchased til
undivided half Of the lot on the corn'
OF Front and Marshall streets: Fowl,
Brothers purchased lot FL, North ROY
Van Brunt's addition; J. Davis pm
chased lot "a same locality, and the we
4 OF lot - adjoining; J. o. Robinso
purchased 90 acres OF LAID in sectiC
"a, West MankatO; the property in RAJ
idan and Lyra was purchased by
Macbeth. The Sale was spot cash.
On Tuesday last at Lake Cryst,
Frank Loomis, about 10 years Of az
and u cripple, while attempting
mount the platform OF n car of the ira
from Blue Earth City while il was p,
sing the station, fell To the ground II
WAS dragged distance of AT les
twenty-five rods. As the tram came
a halt, the first two wheels of the {
passed over his body, causing inst;
taneous death. The tam hands co
plain that at tins particular place I
boys have always given them mu
trouble 10y the persistent way in Will
they hang about and dodge between
cars, often while trains are in motto
This sad accident will, it is hoped.
not without its lesson.
There is one industry that mia
be carried on in Southern MINES
which has heretofore received very lii
attention, and that is, cutting and b;
ing upland prairie hay during the su
Incr and fall months and sending it
market during the winter. There
thousands of tons Of superb hay ALLOW
70 go to waste each season in this Loo
ity that could be made TO return
handsome amount Of money il it !
properly put up and sold. Each s
ceeding year finds increased dem,
for this product in New York
other eastern markets, and the won
Is our farmers have not given the ma
the consideration its revenue would 81
90 merit.