St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-02
Special Reports from the GLOBE Mankato ofic
September /. &
MGnk0tO Dots.


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]. P. Durfee, Esq, of Worthington, was in
Mankato yesterday.
Meeting of the Mankato Dairy & Produce
exchange tomorrow at II O. m
]. H. Ray, Esq, Minneapolis, spent Sun
day in the city, returning to st. Paul yester-
day morning.
Murray Pearson, of this city, planted last
spring six bushels of wheat, and realized
1913 bushels, or 80 to the acre.
All of the best horses at the Mankato trot-
ting meeting have been entered for the Min
neapolis exposition this week.
o. Latin INDUCED entirely too freely, and
on yesterday morning was brought before
Judge Porter who assessed him So and
cost.
Railroad Commissioner Baker has accepted
an invitation to address the Faribault County
Agricultural society at Winnebago City, on
September 20.
Is Mankato to be unrepresented at the
Worlds exposition at New Orleans while the
other towns are making arrangements for
such good displays:
Excelsior Hose company, of this city,
leaves this morning at 6 O'Clock for Roches-
ter, where they intend to take part in the
Fireman's Tournament convention with the
Rochester fair.
Work on the West Mankato school house is
proceeding at lively rate, the found ation
being completed, and so far the work is well
done. Mr.. Romer, the contractor, states
that he is positive that ne can finish the job
in the time agreed upon.
Mr.. J. A. Lewis expects to have
his hardware store at his new build
ing on the corner of Front and Cherry
streets, open in few weeks. He will keep
| a complete stock of hardware, and will de-
serve to succeed in this business.
Reports from the county continue to prove
| the average yield of wheat in this county
from % to 25 bushels per acre. The wheat
threshed by Messrs. E. Knudson, E. Erick-
son and o. Larson, in Rapidan township,
averaged about % bushels per acre.
Will Willard and Bruins Bierbauer left yes
terday morning for Minneapolis, where they
will attend the state university. John Luis
dorff also left the same morning for La
Crosse, where he will receive a thorough in
struction at the La Crosse Business col
lege.
The public schools of Mankato opened yes
terday morning with an increased attend
ance. In the high school there were fifty
four students, and in Miss Wells room, the
primary at the union school, seventy-two
little boys and girls appeared for another
year of school.
w. L. McCracken has secured Mr. Frank
/ L. Croker to give an exhibition on rollers, al
the opening of the rink, which Mr.. Nc
Cracker intends to have open about Oct. l.
Mr.. Crocker is the inventor of the roller
skate, which bears his name, and for twelve
years been giving exhibitions as an expert
The school year opened at thu
Normal, yesterday, with large
attendance than ever presen
at the opening of any preceding year, Mrs
d. A Swan, Of the faculty of the normal
was not present, being detained by sickness
in New York, where she has been spendin.
her summers vacation from school duties.
By some series of errors only part of tn
MankatO news appeared in the GLOBE o
Saturday and also OF yesterdays issue. TIL
report of the base ball game and of the Dem
ocratic convention we publish to-day, muc
DELAYED by some unaccountable errors. w
assure our readers that all full and eomplet
Mankato news will appear in the GLoB
every day. Mistakes must occur occasion
ally.
Owing to close application to business
Mai. Geo. A. ClaTke's health has been i'm
paired, and in the hope of regaining it
spent part of last week at lake Madison
When he returned he found in his absenc
some parties had moved away a building
on his lot at the foot of jackson street TIL
major now is mad, and states that he wi
. arrest the four parties who took part in thes
proceedings.
On Friday evening a stranger entered "
l B. Smiths clothing store and asked to sc
the different styles of coats. He found on
that suited his tastes, put it on, and asked I
see several hats. He walked to the lookin
glass, found the hat looked finely on b
Uranium, lodged out of the door and val
= ished like midsummer nights dream.
! The old coat and hat left were of a dilap
4 dated character.
r The Southern Minnesota Live Stock an
Fair association settled, on Saturday, wit
Mr.. Grafton, the owner of s'Herod,'' WI
l won the premium of $3.50 in the free-for-a
trotting class. The association of this eli
received telegram from Mr. Vale, the seer
| tary Of the Nationa al Trotting association,
, collect a fine OF 1929 upon the horse "Herod
e before paying the premium. 1t seems TIL
before Mr.. Grafton became possessor
I ''Herod'' fines of 1929 had accumulated
the National Troting association, of whiC
D the Southern Minnesota Live Stock and Fla
association is a member. The officers of Il
latter association collected of Mr.. Cratic
the 1929, and he was promptly paid his pr
MUM of $3.50.
:, Democratic County Contention.
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