St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-29

uAAAS LA We
lne weather was never finer.
Gen. j. H. Baker, railroad commissioner,
was in Mankato yesterday.
Congressman Wakefield was expected to
arrive in Mankato last evening.
The First ward Democrats will organize at
First ward Cleveland and Hendricks club.
The projected Cannon Valley railroad has
had surveys near Eagle Lake and Madison
during the past week.
Il. d. Hubbard & Co. will supply the peo-
pie of Mankato with hard and soft coal, for
immediate or future delivery.
Jas. Shoemaker left tor st. Paul yesterday
morning and will be one of the party on the
Minnesota Editorial excursion.
The board of aldermen will be at the voting
places Aug. II to register and correct the
poll lists for the special election one day
later
Adam Father, arrested here for stealing
three shawles from a former employer at
Oshawa, is also charged with stealing a gun
from the same neighborhood
Many farmers in the country commenced
harvesting wheat yesterday morning and find
that cereal in good condition. Never did the
farmer enter harvest with a better pros
pect than they do this year.
). 2. Christensen, assignee of the Sanborn
stock, will sell at'private sale unbroken pack
ages OF the stock, composed principally of
groceries. Sewing machines, needles and
attachments can be bought cheap.
Isidor Longini leaves this morning for
Chicago and the east where he visits his
numerous friends. He will in meantime
replenish his stock Of clothing and furnish
ing goods with the latest fall styles.
The next meeting of the Mankato Dairy
and Produce Exchange will be held at
Straight's cold storage warehouse Those
interested will remember that the time of
meeting has been changed from l D. IN. to
IL &. m.
Prof. E. Soaring, president of the Mankato
Normal school, is DESTROYS Of learning the
names of parties having rooms to rent. For
| the benefit Of Normal students Prof. Soaring
for the last two years has secured list Of
boarding places.
Those who have visited Lake Madison re-
port that the fishing is particularly good.
Ed. Carney returned from there with one of
the finest strings of black bass and among
the large ones was beautiful black bass
weighing So pounds.
narrow escape from drowning took place
at the residence of Martin Mcdonald, oppos-
lite the Union house. A child aged five and
other eight years old, fell into well, but
were rescued, one of them having slight
bruise on the forehead and the other one on
the wrist.
special train on the Milwaukee road ar
rived in the city Monday evening carrying
q. w. Prior, F d. Underwood and Mr.. Mil
Ter, all officials of that road, who took supper
at the Mankato house, and visited the ce-
ment works and other points Of interest, and
eft after spending about two hours in the
city.
The LARGEST number of persons ever on
to Lake Madison visited that beautiful pleas
ure resort on Sunday. The new proprietor
does everything in his power to accommo-
date and please his guests and has naturally
improved the place. In few weeks when
the steamer is on the lake new attraction
will draw the crowd. If road was made
HUH OllltHS IlIliS w lJdkc NldulSOu mdUy
more would visit the resort.
The committee appointed by the Mankato
board of trade to confer with Congressman
Wakefield in relation to the postoff1ce matter
and the adjustment of the Mankato revenue
office met that gentleman, and he expressed
the determination to aid the people of Man
kato in their demand for new postofce
building and the reinstatement of the rev.
enue office. Strong efforts will be made for
the latter and the proposed Improvements in
the postoflice will be deferred. special
meeting of the board OF, trade win be called
this week, and that body will probably ex-
press themselves by means Of resolutions
Police Items.
Cordell charged with assault and battery
could not be found Saturday when looked
for by an officer, and it is thought that he