St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-26
Wankdto Dots.


city with his family.
n. McKusicll, Esq, Saltwater was on the
streets of Mankato yesterday.
Chas. Koener, formerly of Mankato, has
been in the city the last few days.
Miss Stephen and Leo Lamm are laying
stone pavements in front of their stores on
North Front street.
The mother of Miss Lizzie Beeswalter for
several years teacher in the Mankato schools,
died at Naseca Monday evening.
Dick Jones has secured employment with
Auerback, Finch IL Van Slyke and will COM
mence work with that firm September L.
Geo. B. Bohon, st. Paul, who has the rcpu-
tation as the champion truth teller Of the
northwest, was in the city yesterday.
j. w. Stevens q Co., of Minneapolis, have
opened wholesale and retail fruit store at
the building lately occupied by Mr.. E. NJ.
Pope.
Mr.. s. Winthrope, for some time associate
editor Of the Mankato Free Press, but now
Of Salem, Iowa, is spending a few days in
this city.
Chas. Gedge, OF Moorhead, and formerly
principal of the high schools of Mankato, is
in the city spending a few days among &C
quaintances.
Matters were exceedingly dull at the mu-
nicipal court yesterday, not even one bum
appearing to be fined three bills and to pay
as much more for costs.
Mr.. and Mrs c. NJ. George, of St. Paul.
and Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Walters, of Sioux
City, are visiting with Mr. A. NJ. Smith, both
parties creating pleasant surprise on Mr..
and Mrs. Smith by coming unexpectedly
Saturday evening.
Prof j. f. McCleary spent Sunday in the
city. The Prof has been enjoying the heated
term at Lake Minnetonka, and commencing
ais institute work, having twelve appoint
ments TO fill previous to entering upon his
work at the normal school Of this city No
vember l.
The political pot is not very active just at
present in this county. The Fourth legisla
tive district seems to be the only one in
which there is any activity exhibited, the
contestants for legislative honors being II.
G. Howard and L. s. Warner.
In compliance with the resolution Of the
board of education, the teachers for the COM
ing year assembled at the Union building
Saturday afternoon and took examinations
in the several branches. The grades attained
by all were satisfactory and the efficiency of
the teachers is not questioned.
The Illustrated Minnesota, an emigration
book to be distributed at the Worlds fair at
New Orleans will contain an elaborate and
Nro 80 a..
under the supervision of II. II. Young, Esq,
which insurcs that it will be well written
yuf pre- pared work, and the people of Man
kato are assured that it will do her numerous
industries justice.
Excelsior Hose Co. No. 1, of this city, will
take part in the flreman's races at Rochester
next Tuesday and Wednesday, September
and 3. The Chicago 81 Northwestern Rail-
road company has decided to run a special
train to accommodate the public. leaving this
city at 6 a. N Tuesday The Mankato team
lost at Faribault through no fault of their
own, and will have better showing at Roch-
ester
Prof George Zuckwcler, one of the finest
skaters in the United States, and champion
of Illinois, will give an exhibition on rollers
Mt the rink Thursday, August %. Prof.
Zuckwcier gave exhibitions in this city two
nights last spring, and the crowded houses
and continued applause best tell Of his sue
cess. Among the two hundred wonderful
feats he performs is that of skating on stllts
The people of other cities of the state are
making arrangements for exhibits at the
Worlds fair, to take place at New Orleans
from Dee, 1, 1884, to May |, 1885, and Man
l,ato should not be behind in this matter.
Maukato has the necessary articles to make
the finest exhibit from Minnesota, and all
that Is needed is good live man to push the
project. II this is done 1t will be grand
success and do much to advertise Mankato
TO the outside world.
The regular meeting of the board of trade
was held yesterday morning at the council
rooms, with Il small attendance. The resig-
nation OF Mr. +. y. Merrill as a director was
received, accepted, aud in his stead Mr. L.
Patterson was elected. The perennial ques-
ton OF the Cannon Valley railroad was
opcued as usual, and an hour spent in talk
ing it over, but no action taken or no conclu-
sion reached. Mr. J. n. Hall thought that
greater efforts should be made to send com
potent men to the legislature and keep the
incompetent ut home. He did not doubt but
that the failure Of that road to build here was
by bud legislation on the part of Blue Earth
county's representatives at ST Paul He adj
vocated the calling of a meeting of the
citizens of Mankato to consider what is best
to bc done, and to invite the Mankato's rep
rescutatiycs at St Paul to appear and explain
their side Of the matter On motion a meet
will be held tomorrow morning ut 9 a. m,
aud the seuator and Mankato representative
are especially invited to attend.