St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-18
Special Reports from the GLoBEMankato Off ce
July H.
Mnnknto Dots.

IHQHEdtO DOTS.
The prohibition club will be addressed next
Saturday eyeaing by Rev. A. W Edwards.
Mr.. H. L. Tillotson, of Nevada, Mo-, broth
er of Mrs G. E. Brett, is visiting at Mankato
C. F. Maxfeld, son of ex-mayor Geo. Maxfeld,
now of St. Thomas, D. T., is visiting his parents
here.
The rush at the auction of the ''Fair" goods
continues, the place being crowded all day long
and great bargains being the rule.
Mr., Geo. A. Clarke has just received a new
'Mosler' fireproof safe, which was on yesterday
taken up stairs to his office with o. r. Mather,
adjoining Citizens National Bank.
The rain on Wednesday night came down in
good generous quantity and, although some of
the mud cutters are choked up in places, yet on
the whole it has washed away a little of the
filth.
Despite the rain the ladies of the Golden
Chain Mission Band of the Baptist church, had
fair attendance at their raspberry and ice cream
festival on Wednesday evening and did very
satisfactory business.
prohibition club was organized last Wednes
day night, with forty members. F. p. Til
ton was elected president, and VIM. Pearson
the Christian church.
AASPH4dtiOiS d4G bcluS Lu1ue ny AltAAItiSI
Wilkin Post No. 10, G. A. r., to visit Minneapo-
lis next week and participate in the great en-
campment Forty at least Of the G. A R. boys
will 90 as well as Company z. Second regiment
N \. G., and the Mankato military band
The police force are in receipt of half
dozen dark laterns, supply of stars, handouts,
billes and other necessary apparatus, and the
day force their uniforms, hats and belts. This
Is most sensible departure and will be appre-
ciated both by the force and the citizens.
At the Roller Rink on Wednesday evening Miss
Hattie jefferson gave an exhibition to a very fair
sized audience. 1t was a benefit night for the
yonng lady, who has on several occasions, given
exhibitions for the benefit Of the management,
and the attendance was quite liberal in conse-
qUence. The rink is only open, during the heat
ed team, on Wednesday and Saturday.
Mr.. Z. Cummings, general superintendent of
the Standard Cement Companies works here and
at all other points where they interested, and
who is familiarly known as ''Big Mike is look
ing over things at Mankato for few weeks.
Mr.. Cummings has been in Mankato before and
as fisherman is tremendous success, but his
fish don't get their second breath very well.
The coming game Of base ball to be played at
the driving park on Saturday between the Ceres
cents" of Mankato and the Chicago Blues, both
amateur organizations, is exciting deal of inter
est and will be certain to draw crowd The
Southern Minnesota Live Stock and Fair associ-
alton have generously rendered the use of their
ground Free and the boys simply ask an admit
lance or % cents, to aid them in entertaining
their visitors. 1t will be game worth seeing.
Work upon the several business blocks and fine
residences which are building in Mankato this
summer is progressing finely, and with most Of
them the brick work is done. Many of the bust
ness blocks will soon be ready for occupancy,
and all Of them are a credit to this or any other
city. No such building boom as Mankato has en-
joyed the past season has ever been equalled by
Il Minnesota city Of double its population, and
the people of Mankato have just reason to be
proud Of it and of their city.