The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-08-24

Mr.. ~. DAVIS VINO MS rtSiucu III h'h
kato for the past three months, has ac-
copied the principalship of the school
AT Glyndon, Minnesota, and expects to
start for his Few field of laborS the last
of next week. Mr.. Davis bears good
testimonials as thorough teacher, and
he will no doubt acceptably fill his call
ing there His family will remain in
Mankato for the present.
Owing Ia the crowded condition of
our columns several county communi-
cations are laid over 10 next week.
-Knut Sevcrson, of Rapidan, died AT
the residence of his son Sever Knutso
on the 18th inst. aged % years and 10
months. Mr.. Scvcrson was II native of
Norway and came To Minnesota in 1865
having since then resided with his son.
Few indeed are they who are permitted
to live To such Il ripe old age. The old
gentleman kept his faculties and
strength preserved to Il wonderful de-
gree, and had been in perfect health to
within six months of his death.
Hon. l.. s. Coffin, of TT. Dodge.
Iowa, Stale Railroad Commissioner and
man prominent in agricultural affairs
in response To an ivitation Ia deliver IN
address at the county FAIR, writes To
President Diamond: IL will only stop
to say, if It is within the possibilities
viii! Try 10 meet with you a. your fair
on the 18th of September. and although
expect % he very busy, will try,
and he with YOU" Mr.. Coffin is one of
the prominent among Iowa's public
men, and is Il speaker of strong ability.
Many will remember his address before
the Dairymen's Convention which met
IN this city last winter. His address to
the farmers or Blue Earth county will
he one of the important features OF the
fair.
If the editor of the ReUieU ever
showed the hypocritical side of his &c
curscdncss and the smallncss of his M
turc. it was certainly exposed in his
craw- fishing article this week relative to
his position two years since, by pre-.
sumptuously endeavoring To intimate
las he dare not distinctively ASSERT that
his course toward Mr. Hubbard at that
time was honorable. Yes, he even goes
so far as to tremblingiy assert that h'
s.courts the fullest and most complete
inquiry into things that are attributed
to the editor of the Recieo. A coward
and Il BLACKBOARD of his ilk uusuall.
defends himself with just sucl
, bOastful defiance as you're another.
, While pretending To aid this enterpris
t and playing the goody-gOody 10 on
side, it is well known that he wOrke'
J in secret conclave Ia undermine an'
, stop the project, hoping by sue
e course to court the friendship ant
confidence of all parties. God hate
coward, and has no respect Tor ;
: hypocrite. The Reoieto editor has dc
D sire to see anything grow that lmmcdl
atcly touches the enlargement OF hi
pocketbOOk, and this is rs far as hi
: real interest in Mankato extends. III
: labors assiduOusly to draw the publ
into his personal controversies, or d
| least to gain their sympathlcs, but thi
, dispicablc attempt has thus far mt
with a series of failures, and in many il
, stances with downright rebuff from thos
To whom he has untolded his greN
. ancc. What The FREE PRESS said las
:. week regarding the oil mill at Siou
=. CITY is true; what is said relative t
. Mankato's loss is also too true; what
- said IN regard to the pcssimistIc cdito
u, of the Recic,o is fact, and We tax
!, back not Il single word. 1t does NJ
: remain for the Reoie1 man To proclaim
: that "thc Sioux City enterprise is bein
: carried out purely as II business cnte
: prise without the rcmotcst hostility
&c Mankato or Mankato's interest,"" fl
any man with grain of common bus
ness sagacity well knows that Mr.. Hui
l. bard has no disposition to cripple an eI
II terpise that he aided in builinc up, an
l. in which he still maintains commend
y able pride. But it would he manly
+ and being manly it is IN act that ]
" cannot he expected to promulgate-
ii for the RerteD editor to acknowlcd:
~ his back-biting position and public
}. announce his determination to in tutu
It lend his support to the upbuliding
Is Mankato's manufacturing interests, al
!" throw of forever that Sheep-skin ga
Us mcnt he has worn for 10 these maj