St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-09
MnnkntO DOts.

The roller rink floor is being planned off, to
the qualification of the skaters.
S. Cunning, of our neighboring city, St.
Peter, was in Mankato yesterday.
Mayor Palmer will call the new council to-
gether Friday evening. As this is the first
meeting there will probably be an interesting
one.
Ex-senator Wilkinson was in the city yes
terday shaking hands with his old acquaint-
ances. The senator is looking hale and
hearty.
Mr.. P. Zimmerman will take the road next
week in the interest of the new wholesale
grocery firm. Mr.. Zimmerman is a gentle
man of experience, and will be on the road
continuously.
VIM. Hodgson, Esq, has just returned
from two months visit to his old home in
Canada. Mr.. Hodgson arrived in Montreal
just in time to attend the carnival, and was
much pleased with it.
Another of Blue Earth county's old settlers
is gone. Martin Schultz, of Garden City,
died yesterday of Bright's disease. Mr.
Schultz had lived in this county for years,
and was respected by all who knew him.
The fire-boxes of the District Telegraph
Company were put in circuit yesterday. They
are ten in number and are now in readiness
for use. The places they are stationed has
already been published in this depart
ment.
The Chill Sullky Plow Co. evidently think
that this country is good one for the pillow
business Yesterday morning six wagons
loaded with plows started from this city to
visit the grangers and tell the merits of their
especial pillow.
f. D. Underwood, superintendent, ]. B.
Moll, roadmaster west of the Mississippi, and
a. NJ. Long, of Minneapolis, superintendent
of bridges, of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul railroad, are all in the city looking over
the condition of the road here.
A ball will be given for the benefit of the
Hook 81 Ladder company Thursday evening,
April II. This company has done good ser
vice during its twenty-five years of existence
and the property holders and citizens gen
orally should give the boys rousing benefit.
The building opposite the Mankato house,
now occupied as a Chinese laundry, will be
torn down in a short time to make way for
the two story brick structure Mr.. Meagher in
tends to erect. John Chinaman will move
to the basement of w. B. Smiths clothing
house.
Notwithstanding the mandate of the board
Of health of Belgrade, the depositing of
manure and offal continues This outrage
should cease and the offenders prosecuted as
far as the law will allow At the meeting of
the council Thursday evening places were
fixed for such deposits, and the citizons of
Mankato ought to have enough sense to keep
from trespassing upon their neighbors across
the river
The Novelty works are doing a rushing
business and the coming season promises to
be one of unusual activity for that company.
Yesterday large bills of goods were shipped
to St James, st. Charles, Austin, Albert Lea
and other places in this state and their daily
orders are increasing rapidly. Iron fence
posts and barbed wire are their specialties
and as fence posts are the best ever manu-
featured, the sale cannot but be large
On Monday information was received here
from st. Peter that steamer was on the way
to this point, but it was not known whether
1t was to go further. The drawbridge here
had not been open for several years, and
yesterday, after considerable work it was
swung, so that if the steamer did come and
want togo further upthe river, no time would
be wasted. This steamer has moi vet come,
but if it does come to this point without
much trouble, it will demonstrate that the
river can be made navigable with very little
expense.