St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-03
Special Reports from the GLOBE Mankato Office
October 2.

opened up the north store or the Meagner Dloch,
next the city hall.
Half rates have been secured on all roads run
ming into Mankato stock and all other ex-
hibits during the coming fair
Walter Smith pleaded guilty to the charge of
abusive and insulting language, preferred by G.
j. Klien, and paid u fine of So and the usual
costs therefor.
The rumor that Wies 6 Nies, of Seventh street
st. Paul, were about to open branch millinery
and ladies' furnishing store at Mankato, proves
without foundation.
The fair of the Blue Earth Valley Stock asso-
citation, which was to have transpired at Pleasant
Mound on yesterday, was postponed on account
OF the moist atmosphere until October Is.
Messrs. Patterson, Halfhill aud Zimmerman
on yesterday shipped bill Of groceries to Miles
City, NJ. T. This shows something of the pro-
portions which the wholesale trade of this city
| is assuming.
The grand lodge Of K. of P. for the state of
Iowa convened on Wednesday at Sioux City.
Mr.. Althof, of this city, past grand chancellor,
was prevented from being present by stress of
business, but would otherwise have gone.
j. S. Parks, of Pleasant Mound, and by the
way very promising farmer Of that locality,
evidently ''knows beans" He is the propaga-
tor of 1872 separate varieties. Mr. Parks will be
here and will exhibit his beans at the fair next
| week.
The funeral of Richard Lewis, Jr., son Of the
Hon. Richard Lewis of the town of Judson, this
county, occurred from the residence of his
father at p. m. to-day. The young man has
been sick for some time with consumption, which
at last proved fatal ON Wednesday.
sold Colossus" Norman stallion owned by
the Blue Earth Valley Stock company, has a
most wonderful record. Out of 400 of his prog
eny in this section not one identical colt is any
thing but iron grey. Certainly this goes to prove
| the oft repeated assertion that blood will tell.
Some splendid samples of Concord, Rogers,
Berlinda and Martha grapes from the winery of
the Hon. d. Buck. of this city, were shown the
representative of the GLOBE on yesterday, and
from practical tests applied they can be said to
be of a remarkably fine flavor.
Prof. B. G. Northrop, Of Clinton, Conn, will
lecture at the Opera house Friday evening,
October 0, under the auspices OF the Mankato
board Of trade on the subject of 'sRural Homes"
| The professor has wide reputation q lecturer
\ and will without doubt give US something worth
hearing.
hot wave struck this city on Wednesday
night, and at a. IN. yesterday the mercury in
| Dictated 72 degrees. After twenty-four hours of
ceasless rain the sky cleared and the sun was
| hot enough to raise blister on the Indian maiden
who stands on guard in front of ''Thoms'' to-
| bacco store.
! German laborer in the stone quarry at the
foot of Front street, accompanied by his wife,
appeared before Judge Porter on yesterday and
craved the protection of the court from bellig-
| Grant neighbor. The police were instructed to
| inform the cranky offender to hereafter keep
quiet toward the complainant, or abide the con-
| sequences.
Just east of the First National bank there is q
| yawning chasm in the sidewalk, where sign
should be posted, ''no bottom here so deep
| and plastic is the mud. Pedestrians of u not
particularly religious frame OF mind are heard tc
utter uncomplimentary remarks about the city
| and the property owner on dark nights whe1
they strike that slough of despond.
An oil painting, representing Atlanta Pass
Georgia. where the Fourth Minnesota played
such heroic part, is on exhibition at the Office
of Geo. A. Clark, painted by T Il. Ayers, of THU
city. While not very high order of art, it is o.
interest TO every Union soldiee who ever visited
that department, and particularly so to the sur
| vivors of the old Fourth Minnesota.
At3p. m. yesterday, while the BruggemaI
Bros. were engaged threshing at the farm O
John Drayer, three miles south of this city, il
Mankato township, n spark from the engine Sc
fire to the grain stacks and consumed both then
and the separator, No. Minnesota chief
About 100 bushels of wheat were consumed
With characteristic western pluck and energ,
the brothers at once drove to this city and or
dered a machine by telegraph from Still
water.