St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-08
Special Reports from the GLOBE Mankato Office
August Z.
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Yesterday was beautiful day.
Mrs. T. c. Coulson and daughter are here, the
guests Of Mrs. Shaubert.
Signor BrignoH at the Opera house tonight.
Don't miss fine concert.
The school bonds are to bear per cent. In
terest and to run longer than five years.
Miss Pendergrast, of Minneapolis, left yester.
day morning for her home after spending week
visiting friends in this city
The Crescent base ball club of Mankato will
play the Clippers, of ShaEopee, at the grounds
of the former, in this city, Monday, August II.
The Shakopee club is one of the best amateur
clubs in the stats and has not lost a club this
year, although they have played with q number
of good club,
The advance car of the advertising brigade Of
S. II. Barrett & Co.'S United Monster show is in
the city, and IS of the finest advertising cars
ever in Mankato. This city was billed Wednes-
day evening. and a large crowd is expected here
when the show exhibits Saturday, August 30
The case of the state VS. r. T. Richardson,
charged with using indecent language, was before
the municipal court yesterday and tried in the
presence of about half u dozen scaling babies.
who made it disagrecabe for all in the room.
County Attorney Pfair acted us prosecutor of the
case and Judge Brown defended tho prisoner
The court found the prisoner guilty Of the
charge and in default of paying So and costs ten
days in the county Jail.
There seems to be some difference Of opinion
as TO the race at Farbault for the champion hose
cart of the state. While we understand that Mr.
Beach, one of the partners of the partners of tine
Northwestern Gas ard Water Supply company,
the donors of the cart assured the Mankato bOya
that there was to be no coupling or uncouplina
of 300 feet hose, but that il was To be race only;
i. c. run 800 feet, lay 500 feet of hose attach tc
hydrant break coupling and attach nozzle.
Wednesday witnessed in this city a remark
able base ball contest at the ball grounds in West
Mankato. The game was between number OF
boys and the following remarkable team: Geo.
II. Clark, l.. Patterson, j. p Shissler, 3. futile,
W. NJ. FAIR, NJ. G.. Willard, Sd Dackins. j. H.
Davis and f. j. Davis. Owing to the fact that
no member of the above club dared catch the
swift curve pitching of Mr.. Willard small boy
was hired to stand behind the bat and stop the
curves All of the tleiders endCavOreG to get as
far as the home base as possible, being afraid OF
the ball At the end Of the first inning Mr.. Geo.
II. Clark failed to put in an appearance and a
boy stated that the last seen Of Mr. Clark he was
resting his weary limbs. Ira P. Shissler was in
a good condition to run, but made lavish prom
Uses to a small boy who run the bases and
Mr.. Shisslcr rested from the effect of his terrific
batting. Mr.. futile by a remarkable feat
Of running managed to make third base on the
first inning, but died there. For some reason
David Dackns did not ''catch onto the phenOml.
email pitcher of the opposing side, and thought
it rot fair to put in professional pitcher. At
the end of the second inning the fat mems side
thought that enough tendons had been sprained
and hands blistered, and retired i'll good order.
They are to give another exhibition at an early
day and every body should attend