St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-28
MANKAT0.

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two car loads Of teas and willow ware on
Saturday.
The assessors held a solemn c%onclaye on
Saturday and resolved what they would and
would not do.
The Standard Cement company's works
are expected to start up with a full force on
to-day for the seasons business.
Messrs. Thomas d Washburn, attorneys,
have removed to more spacious and elegant
quarters over McConnelFs. Their suit of
rooms are comfortable, and even elegant.
B. KohIer, Of lower Front street, has re-
Gently laid s~ixty-six feet of twelve-foot ash
sidewalk in front of his property. 1t is a
move in the right direction, and ought to be
initiated by a number Of others.
Some fac specimens Of fire clay were ex-
hibited at the drug store Of W.. Hodaff, the
other day that had resisted some very severe
tests. Day by day the value of the natural
formation here is becoming apparent.
a call at the dental rooms Of DIR. Nc
Graw, which are located on the second floor
Of Meagher block, next door to the postoflice,
found that gentleman busy at his profession.
The doctor has an elegant suite of apart
ments and is in control Of a very handsome
business.
The NJ. e. church of Mankato is being
thoroughly renovated inside, the audience
room being calcimined, painted and carpet
ed anew. Plans for a fine brick parsonage
to be erected soon are being matured. Evil
IDENTIFY the church is sharing in the general
boom which has struck this city, and its
friends must feel encouraged by it.
Peter Ruhcke, the bartender who kept open
house on Sunday, one week ago, while his
employer was away, was arraigned on Satur-
day on a charge of selling liquor without
license, to which he pleaded ''guilty,'' and
paid S25 and costs, S32.60 in all, He viii
not open again until his employer directs
him, and that will be when he takes out Ii
ccnse, and not on Sunday.
Capt. Copp, of Window, is advertised to
deliver a course of four lectures at the Meth
Odist church. on the evenings Of April 80
and 30, and May 1 and 2, which would be
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
evenings of this week. The lectures are to
be a recital of his experience as a scout and
spy Of the federal army during the war of
the rebellion, and are said to be full
of thrilling romance and interest.
The captain has very f%attering endorsements,
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among which are the Litchfield Ledger, Rec
ord and Union of Rochester, Red Wing ATgus,
Window Reporter and "Citizen," Delano
Eagle, Elk River STIR, Sank Rapids Sentinel,
Lake City Leader and Rochester Post.
SPANISH STUDENTS.
May s viii witness q musical enter
tainment by a class Of ten Spanish students
at Union hall, consisting of both instrument
tai and vocal music. The party make a very
fine appearance and give a grand entertain
ment. They were brought to this country in
1881 by Henry E. Abbey, and they have
made themselves a good record.
CHANGE.
About June 1 the wholesale liquor store of
P. H. Carney, now on Front store, VIII be
removed into the new and ~commodious
brick recently completed by John Klien
which fronts on Jackson street Just in the
rear of "Bret's'' store where Mr.. Carney viii
thereafter continue his business. The build
ing is 30X100 feet, two stories high, which
with the basement of the adjoining store to
be Immediately erected, will be occupied by
Mr.. Carney as an ercuSiyay wholesale estab-
lishment. No bar will be kept in the new
establishment, as the rapid increase of Mr..
Carney's wholesale trade demands his entire
time and attention.
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
The 10th and 18th Of June next will be
field days at Mankato. On these days the
Farmers Alliance" an institution whose
objects are to promote and protect the far
mers' interests, will hold a state convention.
Prominent speakers from abroad will be
present and a big time is anticipated. Those
who are inclined to ridicule any effort which
the farmers make to throw off the CALLING
yoke of the grinding monopolics which are
expressing them had best have a care. The
farmers are thoroughly aroused aud mean
business and it portends i'll to their enemies
that they have at least perfected a thorough
and effective organization.
ASSESSORS MEETING.
Saturday was assessors day and these au-
tocrats of the revenue assembled in very full
force, twenty-five out of twenty-six assessors
being present. The meeting was organized
at 80 p. IN. with James Shoemaker. of
Mankato, in the chair. The following as
SCISSORS were present:
Town of Danville, John Laurisch; James
town, VIM. Neary; Mapleton, j. W. Sprague;
Docoria, Adam Lartz; Mankato, Henry
Thomson; Lime, Henry H~einzman; Ster-
ling, A. j. Ellis; Lyra, Fred Bludam; Rapi-
dan, Jabez Vaughn; Vernon Center, Frank
8. Hemingway; Garden City, Henry
A. Bixby; Pleasant Mound, August
Sulhour; Lincoln, Peter STRAIN:
Shelby, Stephen Brusch; Medic, Andrew An
derson; Mcpherson, NJ. B. Rasdall: South
Bend, L. Seppmau; Beauford, John Nor
row; Belgrade, a. II. Leader; Cresco, Her
man Zempel; Lake Crystal, R. c. Roberts:
city of Mankato, Jas. Schoemacher. After
some little discussion the following schedule
Of rates was adopted, each assessor solemnly
agreeing to abide by it:
Horseshoe year old, $50; two years old,
S35; three years old and over, 500. Stations
$50 use, $500; $40 use, $3.50; IS use,
$3.50.
Cattle-One year old, So; two years old,
S12; cows, SIS; all other cattle three years
old and over, $50.
Mules and asses of all ages, sos; sheep of
all ages, 50; hogs of all ages, 50 per hundred
weight; wagons and carriages of whatever
KIND, S26; sewing and knitting machines,
$40; melodeons and organs, S35; piano
1ortes: S9o; harvesting self binders, $75.
NEW BUSINESS BUILDINGS.
a tour on Saturday along Front street de-
Veloped the fact that the erection of new
business buildings was being prosecuted with
dispatch and vigor. The first new business
building upon South Front street is that of
Wickersham u Brown, plumbers and gas
filters, in block 10. Their building is 22x5O,
brick with stone basement, one-storv bicb
and is to cost about 81, 400. The gentlemen
are building it for their own use, and it is to
be hoped that they NAV conclude 70 odd