The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1884-02-29

presumed that one will act by faitl
rather than actual experience.
The ladies of the Baptist church viii
give New England Supper this eve
ming from o'clock continuing durin,
the evening, in the room two door,
above w. I. Mills. Tickets 40 cts, Z;
cts. per couple.
"A crazy man took q room at thu
Minnesota House last Tuesday, anG
with drawn revolver held possession
for some time. BY a little strategy the
police succeeded in disarming him ant
took him in custody.
-McKinstry, of Winnebago, SHOULD
write book on what he knows of rollel
skating Kinks, while Mr.. Spaulding, OF
Mapleton, could make an interesting
red-covered book on what he does no
know about these rolling machines.
The oyster supper given at Eagle
Lake on Friday evening last, under the
auspices of Durkee Post, is reported tc
have been a grand success. Mr.. l. B
Reynolds delivered the address, which
will appear in THE FREE PRESS mex
week.
Mother may go ont to the rink
Yes, my darling daughter; but hinge,
shivering on the brink-don't mix ur
in the slaughter. For if you tempt the
magic curve, while on the rollers Gid.
ing, you'll get the setback you deserve
and find yourself back-sliding.-Er.
ALI roads running between Chicago
and Cincinnati have given notice that
they will carry supplies free to regu
larly organized committees for the re-
lief of the flood sufferers. The Chicago
and Northwestern will carry free o.
charge from all stations on it's lines tc
connect with these roads at Chicago.
Two young boys, George Roway
aad Walter Veigel, got into fracas in
the postoffice Monday afternoon, and
besides scratching each others faces
pulling few locks of hair out, etc,
broke light of glass out of the door
Young Veigel made complaint against
Roway as being the aggressive party,
and warrant is out for his arrest.
The meeting of the Fair Associa.
ton called at Firemen's Hall. last Sat.
urday evening, was for two or three
reasons postponed until tomorrow
evening. 1t is to be hoped that the
stockholders will be present, and in
terest themselves in the selection OF
officers, as upon the qualifications OF
these men will largely depend the sue
cess of the undertaking.
Warning is hereby given to young
boys who have for some time made a
boxing room and general playhouse
out of the front part of the post-office,
that this sort of business will have to
to cease. Complaint will be made
against the first party INDUCING in this
kind of frolic. If moral suasion will
not put stop to these little episodes
it will be seen what the court will do.
A word to the wise is sufficient.
"A dairy convention has been called
to meet at Sprague's Hall, Mapleton,
March 18th, commencing at 10 O'Clock
A. NJ, continuing during the day and
evening. The object is to discuss ques-
tons pertaining to the dairy and stock
growing interests. Farmers and their
wives from Mapleton and adjoining
towns are invited to be present. An
interesting programme has been pre-
pared.
AT a special meeting of the City
Council on Monday evening to take &C
ton for the proper disposition of the
discharge of water at the mouth of the
sewerage, foot of Walnut street, the
committee on streets, alleys and bridges
was authorized to have constructed 6
temporary box trough one hundred
feet long, or of sufficient length to de
post the flow of water beyond the real
wall of the building now being erected
by Mr.. John F. Meagher.
On Monday of tbis week Mrs. AM
Dickson, of Bloomington, Ills, stopped
over night at the Washington House
and the landlord, ascertaining that he
mind was impaired turned her over t,
the custody of Sheriff Monks. 1t beinl
learned that she was an aunt of T
Gainor, Esq, of Lyra, word was senC
that gentleman, and on Wednesday h
came and took the lady to his home
Mrs. Dickson is about 50 years of age
The Saltwater Sum has been gath
ering figures to show the extent of tn
traffic in beer in that city during tn
year, and they make most interestin
reading. The receipts of 43 saloons ar
given as $32i, 800 or an average of 81 ,55
for the saloons reported. There are
however, in that city fifty-seven ~
looms, and upon the same basis thi
would show yearly expenditure 70
drink of $43O, $50. The wholesale bus
ness of the two breweries amounted I
sos 900, and the wholesale traffic o
whisky was $4,000. With the sam
proportion of business done in othe
: cities and towns in the State, there
, an annual outlay in this directio
, which is by no means small.
, AT the Board of Trade meetir
Monday morning little business WI
transacted aside from the submission
Y the plans of the Opera House by M
: Griebel, and receiving statement frol
7 him rs to what his company would e,
= pect from the citizens of Mankato
aid of the construction of the buildin
t The points presented were substantia
4 ly those given in last weeks FRI
8 PRESS. The Board passed a resolution
o recommending such pecuniary ASST
t lance by our people as is possible,
t order that the structure may he con
y pleted in first-class style. 1t is the d
0 sire of the company that all subscri
n tons be placed in bank, to be draw
e only on the approval, at various stag
n of construction, of some person qua
d fed to pass upon the quality of Il
work being done.