The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-10-19

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market will soon he gluttei, in which
case they can be disposed Of to a good
advantage by feeding them.
Mr.. l.. Patterson, Of the Mankato
Gas Co. is expected to arrive in the city
Tomorrow. HIS appearance here at
this time looks little after the manner
at a wholesale grocery. Well, that's
just what we want. 1t can he made to
pay.
The poll lists were posted in the
different wards yesterday, showing a
voting strength in the city of about
l.200. not including the large number
who have taken up their residence in
the city this season. The total voting
strength is about 800.
The lumber firm of Laird, Norton
X Co., of Winona has incorporated un.
der the State laws with capital of
! Sl,500,000, making it about tie heaviest
| lumber corporation in the Northwest.
/ They have Il yard in tins city under
the management of Mr.. :. w. Burgess.
MIR. Grin Little is again upon our
streets buying grain for the wcll.known
Careill Bros. Mr.. Little is familIarly
| known To the farming community of
this and adjoining counties, and his old
! friends will have no difficulty in finding
HIM, if they have grain to dispose of.
A concert is to be given at Lake
Crystal this evening by Miss Wagner,
OF this city, assisted by Miss Sparrow,
Mr.. Schroeder, and members of the
Germania Band. From the success
earned by Miss Wagner in her concerts
III this city We predict that Lake Crys
tai will have fine entertainment.
Several of Mankato's people will attend.
The Mankato Manufacturing Com
pany Is constructing twenty-five
horsepower engine for Woodland Il
Marsh. 10 he used in their butter tub
factory. This firm has the contract for
furnishing Messrs. Long, Shaubut i
Co. with their pork barrels, and it has
necessitatc6 considerable addition to
their facilities.
Bruce Garrett 81 Co. have dissolved
partnership, and the business has been
turned over to :. p. Morrison & Co.,
who will keep on hand Purlnton Steam
| Feed Boilers. Mr.. Garrett has accepted
position in the London, Liverpool and
Globe Clothing House, where he may
now be found, ready to see his old
! friends.
Mr.. Weaver sold the Jones farm
yesterday to Mr.. G. Mattison, Esq, the
photographers The farm is one of the
best in the county, and Mr.. Mattison
struck the best bargain ever made in
this county on real estate. MIR. Nj.
will turn farmer, and move out to his
new place the first of November. Mr..
Weaver will bring his family to the city
within few days.
H. u. Jensen, Esq, received on
Monday of last week an order from
Washington territory for carload Of
slcighs and cutters TO he of the best
make. This is a fine compliment to a
first class establishment, and comes from
"A constant reader of THE FREE PREss.
Only another testimonial of the merits
of advertising.
"A subscriber from Pipestone coun-
ty writes us that fall blowing IN that
part of the State is progressing nicely,
but not half done, on account of the
late harvest. New settlers are coming
in rapidly, and houses are going up all
over the prairie. Close Bros. are having
great influence in inducing parties in
want of cheap houses to settle in that
part of the country.
While we are requested to make
no mentions of names, it Is among the
possibilities that MankatO in the near
future will have another frst-class
banking institution, backed by ample
capital, and managed by thorough bust
ness men. We nov have three rs good
and substantial institutions of tins kind
as can be found in the State, but il
there is room for more let us have
another.
e. A. Howe, administrator of the
estate OF John Chase, advcrtises in an
| other column public sale to be held
Wednesday, Oct. "a, on the Chase farm,
, one and one half miles south, ana one
: and one-halr miles west of Napoleon
I Among the different articles to DC
5 offered are one thoroughbred short horn
I bull, mich cows, grade hcifers, sheep
lambs, horses, etc. Notice the lad.
elsewhere.
Mr.. Noe has received from Col. X
p. McGlincy notice that the Executive
Committee of the Northwestern Dairy
mems Association will meet ut Fit.
Atkinson, Wis, Wednesday Oct. 3lst
to arrange programme for the next an
nual meeting, and to decide where SAID
meeting shall be held. Propositions fol
the meeting have been received from
Eau Claire, Wis.,, one from Rochester
and Mankato in this State. or course
Mr.. Noe as member of the Executive
c Committee, will vote for MankatO.
D -Mcssrs. Eldridge u Loomis have
, just completed three large and bcauti
] full views of the MankatO Cemen
n Works. One shows the large ki!ns
S hosting engine, smoke-stack, and etc.
o one, the front of the building proper, in
d Guiding the beautiful grounds about tn
n establishment, and one represents tn
y quarry with men at work. The dept
e of the cement rock is shown IN thi
it view, and it is an attractive picture
=. Mr.. Cummings appears plainly in tw'
5. of the views, while Mr.. Merrill, in hi
1t effort to crowd the small boys to til
II rear, escapes entirely from two, bu
re looms up as the "end man" in the las
act in "fOIn stoil."