The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1884-01-11

Buck, Z. A. Woodward, E. +. Champ
lin. X. L. Houk Secretary, L. G. NJ
Fletcher Corresponding Secretary, e
W. Parker Treasurer. d. W. Evans
Marshal, Chas. Barney. J. Diamond
and L. G. NJ. Fletcher were elected del.
egates to the State Agricultural Society
We intimated in our last issue thai
business change was about to take
place in our clry. At that time Pond
Bros. We're negotiating with Jorgenseu
i Madison for the purchase of theil
merchant tailoring establishment, and
the papers were signed on Saturday
Messrs. Pond Bros. will add this new
feature to their clothing house the first
Of April, and, We understand, have ell
gagged Mr.. Jorgensen to superintend the
same. Until that date Jorgensen &
Madison will continue business at the
old stand with a view OF reducing. as
much as possible, their stock Of cloths
and gents suitin9s.
The case Of Matther Is. Burt, in
the matter OF settlement for the con
structlon of the Mankato House. was
tried this week before board of arbit.
ration composed of Messrs. o. o. Pit
cner, j. \. Jane, and Henry Shaubut.
Matther claimed balance due him of
some ) 400 and Burt claimed about an
equal amount Of damages sustained in
the failure OF Matther's to complete
the building within the time specified
in the contract. The Board Of Arbitra-
ton will file their finding with the
Clerk of Court within fe " days, and
in all probability, from the testimony
adduced, Burt will be allowed libenslly
for damages claimed.
Mr.. c. d. Vernon will have charge
of W. B Straight i Co.'S creamery and
butter and egg business in Minnesota,
and informs US that his firm will take
possession OF the property recently
purchased from W T. Mills, Esq,
about the first OF February. 1t Is not
yet decided whether or not Straight 4
Co. will establish creamery in Man
kato this season, but in any event they
will carry on the butter aud egg trade,
and make this point their general
headquarters for their Minnesota busi-
ness. Some of the farmers in the vici-
nifty Of Lake Crystal are making an ct
fort to induce the operation again this
season OF the creamery located at that
place. Prospects for grand rally in
the creamery business were never bet.
ter than now.
Very few people even in Mankato,
have any idea of the magnitude
of our stone industries. We have
been enabled to secure informa-
ton Of the transactions of the year
1888 of w. B. Craig & Co., who
own AMI operate the Empire Stone
Ledge. This firm alone has shipped
from this city over the c. St. p, NJ. &
o. road 800 car loatls; over the C. NJ. &
st. p. $50 cars; and over the C. g.. N.
W. and NJ. s.. st. Louis 150-making
an aggregate of LOO cars and valua-
ton OF 100000. About 30 per cent. OF
this sum has been paid for labor, fur
nlshing employment to 90 men, and
support to 300 people. Taking the
various quarries in the city, and 1t Is no
exaggeration to say that 1890 car loads
OF stone have been shipped from here
the past season. Messrs. Craig Il Co.
inform US that they are prepared to full.
ly double their last years business, and
the coming season promises one OF usual
activity IN the stone business as well as
other branches of industry. Mankato
Is bound to boom.
AT the special session Of the Min.
nesota legislature held In 1881, q
bill fixing the compensation Of
county officers of Blue Earth county
was passed. Besides making q general
reduction in the compensation Of fixed
salaried officers, 1t required that "sll
fees and sums received by the Register
of Deeds in excess of the sum of fifteen
hundred dollars shall be paid by him
into the county treasury, and be . part
of the funds of the county" 1t treated
the Clerk of Court IN same manner,
fixing his maximum of fees retained at
$1,000. Mr.. Wagon, Register of Deeds,
in his report to the County Commission
ers of fees received for the year ended
Dec. 31st, 1883. returned an account of
Sl,75l. 10. This sum was over $3.50 in
excess of allowance as prescri bed by
the law referred to, but Mr.. Wagon
having taken counsel ON the matter, re.
fused to turn over the amount to the
county. Mr.. TOrrey, Clerk OF Court,
had about $50 in excess Of his 81 200
allowance, which he also refuses to
cover into the county treasury. The
Board Of Commissioners have submitted
the question in the case to County At
rorney Piau, who will make his report
to the Board ut its March session. At
the time this law was enacted, Hon
Daniel Buck was member OF tile State
Senate from this county, and through
him the bill was passed by that body.
We are told that Mr.. Buck now con-
siders the act unconstitutional, and
the officers referred to entitled to all
fees which pass to their hands. If the
case comes to trial, and il is difficult to
anticipate any other result, the stability
OF the measure will then be decided.
Should the court decide adversely upon
the law now existing, the Register and
Clerk will then be entitled to the fees
OF their respective Offices ~ formerly.