St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-20
Special Reports from the GLOBE Mankato office
August 10.
MniakntO Dots.

1I0HhatO Dots.
The rains of yesterday morning were quite
severe and made the streets very muddy.
The. complaint against VIM. F. Gferer, the
alleged embezzler was dismissed yesterday
morning, and Gferer was discharged.
F. E. LOOMS, the photographer, with
whom some of the boys are well acquainted,
returned to Mankato Monday afternoon.
The morning train from st. Paul was de-
layed yesterday morning FOR several hour
by washout between St. Peter and Kasota.
Thomas Whitaker, one of the Oldest
settlers of Blue Earth county, living near
Mankato, died Monday evening, aged sixty
four.
One jolly and one timber drunk were taken
to police headquarters yesterday afternoons
where they we're given chance to sober off
and mediate.
The regular meeting Of the Cleveland
and Hendricks phalanx will be held at the
city hall next Friday evening at O'Clock.
20 and hear some good speeches.
Dairy and Produce exchange takes place this
morning at II o'clock at Straight's cold stor-
age rooms on South Front street.
A telegram was received here yesterday
from New Ulm, stating that Henry Hellman,
| a carpenter at that place, was struck by
lightning while standing in a door and in
stantly killed.
limited number of the faithful members
of the Blaine and Logan club met at the
rooms, the use of which Mr.. Barr donated to
the club, and talked over the prospects of
electing their presidential ticket.
Hon. R. A. Jones, of Rochester Mimi,
was in the city yesterday shaking hands with
his many friends, and assuring the Demo-
Gratis of the election of Cleveland and Hen
bricks, and that reform will rule supreme in
| the land.
| stormy meeting of the stockholders of
Mankato novelty works was held Monday
evening and attended by about ten members,
| all of whom endeavored to make themselves
heard at once and each to make more noise
than the others combined.
Reports from the thresher show that the
wheat yield for 1884 Is the best that the
farmers of Blue Earth county have enjoyed
for many year. On one field in Lime
township the wheat yield is forty bushels to
| the acre and in another thirty eight bushels,
and all of it is number one.
A pleasant time was spent at the home Of
Mr.. Thomas Rolf, in Garden City township,
the occasion being a surprise party on the
silver wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. Rolf. About
one hundred persons attended and the long
married couple were the recipients of many
/ ' of nj md al,1ah In -, {ho;-
many friends.
The foot race to have taken place at the
fair grounds yesterday afternoon between
Hart and Layton for $500 per side was not
run, Hart refusing to run on the track in
Mankato, believing it is uneven. The race
will take place at Faribault during the pres
ent tournament.
| The running team of Excelsior Hose com
pany No. and the Crescent Base Ball club,
both of this city. will leave this morning for
Faribault, where they will take part in the
| fireman's tournament ut that place, COM
mencing to-day There will be large num-
Der of citizens from Mankato and, members
| OF the other fire companies attend and wit
ness the numerous contests to take place.
| A special meeting of the city council was
held at the rooms Monday evening, at which
an invitation was received from the city of
! Falibault for that body to attend the tourna-
ment and inspect their system of water
works. Alderman Carney was made chair
man of the committee and several members
will leave this morning, make the inspection
and report at subsequent meeting of the
council.
A party of for young men, three of whom
are railroad brakemen, hired Garage at
Rosebrooks livery Monday afternoon, and
thought they would have good time, in the
meantime indulging to some extent While
on the road to Glenwood some of the party
engaged in melee in which whip was
used with good effects over the head of
another. Upon the approach of Chief
! WEIGH and Officer Kelly two of the party,
John Haggerty and Joe Robb took to their
heels and the two officers followed them and
the two were roped in by Kelley, and taken
to the lookup. The other two members of
the party appeared at the police headquarters
as ordered by the officers, Grininger. being
jagged, Shans not being arrested The party
were brought before Judge Porter yesterday
morning when Joe Robb plead guilty of
drunk and disorderly, received good repre-
mand from the court who fined him seven
bills and costs making an aggregate OF ten
dollars, which his mother paid. Haggarty
who has spent time in the county jail, was
! fined five dollars and costs, but could not
pay his fine and he will feast on bread with
water for a stimulant for the next ten days.
Geo. Grininger, young man aged ninteen
and member of the same party paid three
dollars and costs, the charge being, plain
| drunk.