St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-24
Special Reports from the GLoBE Mankato ofic
April 49,
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Woodland 81 Marsh sold over one thousand
dollars worth of their splendid butter tubs
at the meeting of the Dairy and Produce ex-
change yesterday.
Supt. Cosgrove and Assistant SuDt. San
born, of the Chicago 81 Northwestern road
arrived in the city yesterday evening by their
special car and left on tour Of inspection
westward yesterday morning.
C. E. Davis, Lake Crystal, secretary of the
Lake Crystal Butter and'Produce company
was present at the dairy and produce ex-
change meeting on yesterday and was bid
% cents on butter offered by him.
Ira P. Shirsler, of Van Vert, Ohio, who
was here fome weeks ago and formed a CO.
partnership with District Attorney A. f. Ryan,
has arrived and taken up his residence with
US. His family is expected in a few weeks.
T. A. Day of the Fairmount Seasti,oel was
about town yesterday. Frank came down
for the double purpose Of attending the
meeting Of the dairy and produce exchange
and the Republican district convention,
which meets to-day. He is one of the prom
inent candidates for delegate to Chicago.
The basement of the new Meagher block
(of Mankato stone) is completed and ready
for the superstructure, which is to be Of Man
kato brick. This viii be one of the finest
business blocks in Manllato and well calcu-
lated for a wholesale establishment. The
tracks of the Southern Minnesota division,
Chicago, Milwaukee IL st. Paul railroad, pass
directly in the rear of the building, and goods
can be received and shipped without drayage.
A petition has been circulated and received
the signatures of the requisite number of
property holde II owners on Hickory street,
for the grading Of that street from the Mil
waukee depot to Hanover street. This petition
will be presented at the next meeting of the
city council and be referred to the street
commissioners. Walnut street also have a
petition out for the grading Of their street
from Front to Sixth streets.
On Sunday there will be another slight
change in time on the Chicago 81 Northwest
ern railroad. The trim which now arrives
from the east in the afternoon will arrive
about one hour earlier than at present. This
will bring it here about 4:3O O'Clock This
change will be of no possible benefit to the
citizens Of Mankato, but if the train had been
changed to little latter hour it could con-
meet with the fast mail and bring our mail
matter between six and seven o'clock.
AS every one, who has been in Mankato,
knows, some of the sidewalks are in bad
condition, and Mayor Palmer has taken action
and tie condition of them will be materially
bettered. The mayor has issued an order to
the effect that all defective sidewalks must
be repaired by the owners on or before May
Is, if not the city will Immediately proceed
to have them fixed and the expense charged
to the property owners. 1t is muck cheaper
for the city to fix the sidewalks now than to
have suits entered against the city for dam
ages sustained by defective sidewalks. We
are informed that a suit for 50, 900 has just
been entered against this city for damages
sustained by bad sidewalk on Sixth street.
A couple Of sneak thieves made their ap-
pearance here Tuesday morning and prowled
around town during the day, sizing up the
various prospects for catching onto something
that did not belong to them. In the even
ing they called at the tailor shop of H. Hit
tie, pretended to want to buy suit of clothes
and priced his goods but found nothing that
would suit. When one of the men went in
to Mr.. Hittle's shop he had an overcoat on
his arm and made it convenient to lay it on
a stack of goods and when they were ready
to leave one of them picked up piece of
goods with his coat. As the men were going
out of Mr.. Hittle's shop he discovered that a
piece of cloth was missing and grabbed the
cloth that the man had. The men then sslit
Out'' with Mr.. Hittle after them with a pair
of shears as weapons. The two thieves man
aged to make their exit from the shop in
safety.