The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1884-01-25


Of Eagle Lake, was in Selleck s. Peck S
store at that place, purchasing grocer
les. Among other articles he bought
some blackberries, and when they were
taken out at his home a $2.50 gold
piece was found in the package. Not
believing that Messrs. Selleck j. Peck
were giving SO large a premium with
small purchases he returned the money
to them, and of course received their
hearty thanks. The money had drop
ped through crack in the drawer
down in the box of berries, and unn0-
ticed, had been tied up in twenty five
cent package.
In another column will he found
an announcement from Sheriff Monks
to the effect that twenty head of cattle
will be sold at auction on the 3Oth inst,
on the farm Of Thos. Hanna, in Beau
ford. This stock was levied upon to
satisfy judgments secured against Robt.
Harlan, late OF Beautord, now nan est
iareatus. Harlan was here at the DEM
Ocratic convention last fall, and made
the court room fairly qulver with his
eloquent Aattery OF Democracy and re.
form, but the echOs of that memorable
effort had scarcely died away ere he set
out one quiet night with seven horses.
more or less, which were mOrtgaged to
Mr.. Henry Shaubut, since which time
he has not been heard from. Harlan is
certainly not the saint he pictured him.
self at the convention.
--Jno. A. Samborn, commission mer.
chant, 10 doing an extensive business,
and there is no "let up He is con.
tinually driven to keep up with orders,
and then he is occasionally destined TO
get behind for day or two in filling
them with his accustomed promptness.
There is no line OF jobbing bnt can be
made to pay handsomely in Mankato.
We have q more extensive field for trade
than any other city in the northwest,
and our railroad facilities make US es.
pecislly favored as shipping point.
These facts are slowly but surely com
ing to the notice of outside parties, and
the destiny of Msnksto us a great job
b,ng point for the trade Of Southern
Minnesota, northern Iowa and southern
and central Dakota, can hardly be cal
culsted.
--Rev. X. F. Jones, formerly pastor
of the Welsh chuIch in this city, now
having q charge at Hyde Park, Penn,
was handsomely remembered by his
Congregation on Christmas eve. The
members OF the church and the chill.
dren had Christmas tree, and the most
interesting feature was the presentation
to the pastor Of neat morning gown.
and to his wife splendid wreath. The
Hyde Park Courier, in referring to the
event, speaks ss follows of Rev. Jones
and his work: "The reverend gentle.
nsn is held in the very highest esteem
by his congregation, and the imprint of
a man after Gods own heart is on
everything he undertakes. The church
since Mr.. Jenes has become its pastor,
seems to have undergone a great trans
formation tor the better, and it is to be
hoped that it will continue to prosper"
Last Saturday morning telegram
was received in this city announcing the
death on Friday of Mr.. Charles A.
Waltz, at Mentonne, France. Natural.
ly robust, a few years since he contract
ed cold, which became firmly seated
upon his lungs, and soon he was affilct-
ed with that dread disease, consumption.
Upon the advice of his physicians here
he undertook trip to Europe in the
hope that the sea voyage and the change
Of air would be benefit to him. The
best medical skill in Germany was
called to his all, and upon their advice
he went further south, to France, but
even this change had no beneficial Ell
feet, and his life fast faded away, ending
as stated above. His mother was with
him at the time OF his death. His re
mains will be brought to Mankato, his
old home, for burial.