The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-04-06

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time on.
$50 near, and yet so far" is the
way Ben Smith expresses himself on
the one majority against him for Re.
corder.
MIR Henry Shaubut is remodellng
his house on corner of State and Record
streets and rs soon rs il is in shape will
remove his family thereto.
Ice in the Minnesota river is NOV
ing out and without the least disturb.
ance, and the stream fails to give any
evidence of a tendency To rise.
The insurance adjuster was in the
city Tuesday, and allowed c. &. White
$3.50 for the loss sustained in the burn
ing of his bindery.
Mr.. Brett. of the Empire store, has
a new 'ad.' in this issue, wherein he
calls attention to his new stock of spring
and summer goods. Everyone should
read il.
MIR. &. Daley, OF Mapleton,
through Judge Mead. has had his PEN
sion doubled, now drawing foar dollars
per month from Uncle Sam instead ot
two.
The fair and festival given in the
De Graf building Wednesday evening
10y the young ladies of the Episcopal
church was success in every particu-
lar. The net receipts amounted to Sl2O.
Nj. q. Sundt, the popular merchant
tailor, has new advertisement in TO
days paper that should he perused by
those who wish To don handsome
spring suit OF nobby clothes.
John b. lIodapp, Esq. who for the
past three years has oiiiciatcd Us City
Recorder, was defeated in the Demo-
cratic Convention by vote OF to Is
in favor of q. Leonard.
Policeman Young recently re-
ceived word of the death of his brothers
wife, Mrs. Phoebe Young, which oc-
CURED at her home in Shenandoah,
Iowa. She had been an invalid for ten
years, and to her, death had no horror.
MIR. Henry Mohr shipped three car
loads of potatoes to ST. Louis last week
and like amount Ia the same point
this week. The average price paid was
30 cents per bushcl. There is money
in raising potatoes at this figure.
MIR. III. Lorcnz, proprietor of the
Green House in tins city, sends We edi-
tor nice lot of lettuce and radish.
Just think of it, Radish and lettuce the
9TH day of April, and in Minnesota
The donor has our hearty thanks for the
kind remembrance.
And now il is high time that n
cleaning up process should he inaugu-
rated in our city. \ smelling COM
miticc" should be- appointed and each
cellar visited; decayed vegetables pulled
out and sanitary matters generally look.
eel after.
The mean AMI low epithets hurled
at THE FREE PREss last week by the
unprincipled individual who ostensibly
controls the Rsrjsw, and the false rep
reservations against others, done more
toward defeating MeSsrs. Shoemaker
and Palmer than all other opposition
combined.
The GHion is respectfully informed
that THE FREE Press never said Lake
Crystal voted 81 900 for fire purposes.
We said that the proposition received
total of three votes in its favor" II
Mr.. Ncff will read Complementary, he
will find that it is himself, and not Us
that needs 10 correct the blundcr.
Peter Mckinney, one of the oldest
settlers of Judson, died on Monday
morning last at about 80 years of age
Mr.. Mckinney located in Judson about
twcnty- years ago, and was one o
the most highly esteemed men in the
county. He leaves wife and four chill
dren in comfortable circumstances.
Gen. Baker is in st. Augustine
Florida, where he will spend few weeks
The general is much better now thai
when he left st. Paul Il couple of week
since, and expects To return about tn
Goth inst. 1t is hoped that the chang
of climate and Il respite from labor vii
restore HIM to usual health.
w. w. Woodland left Tuesda
mo rning for Minneapolis to arrange
accept the position with ID. NJ. Osbor
" Co., recently made vacant by tn
, resignation of Il. J. Haynes. Mr.. Wood
ard is to be congratulated upon his goo'
fortune. He has secured good lucr
, tive position, and one that lie is we
qualified to fill. He will continue
run his cooperagc business as usual.
| Deputy Internal Revenue Collecto
, ID. b. Owen, reports business in his d
partment for the month ending Mare
i 31st, 1888, AS follows:
Beer stamps, 2,6s5 net value 800. sa53sl
II Cigar stamps +.O.............. Hun
y 49I,sl
o Wholesale liquor dealers stamps ISSUE
il during the month 90. Mr.. Owen
: the Deputy for the 4th division OF Il
II lst District, which is composed Of BIZ
= Earth, Watonwan, Jackson, Murrs
Mobiles Rock, Pipestone and Cotto
r wood counties.
IS B. ID Smith, Republican candids
l. for Recorder should have been electe
II and had the Republicans of the Thi
's and Fourth wards, who live within
10 stones throw of the polls interest
10 themselves sufficiently in the result
ut have voted, he would have succeed'
c. La three OF the four wards a major
VI was accorded him, and yet he was I
rn feat-d by one vote. 1t is shame up
sc the Republicans who allowed this
Up suit. Dir. Smith is 4 young man, co
petcnt and worthy, and he was entitl
to to an election. Perhaps from t
IS the chronic "stay .at-home" may see
nd necessity of coming out to the polls
of future.
b. "A school house, with seating capa
r. ty of $50 to 800 scholars, is now
IL pressing need of West Mankato. M
H. and tor n lonp time mast, the children