St. Paul daily globe., 1884-07-23
Special Reports from the GLOBE Mankato ofic
July %.
Man6n.o Dots.

Wheat No. l, re; No. =, 6Ic.
J. H. Chapman advertises for boy.
The mercury ranged 81 degrees in the
shade yesterday.
The shelving is being placed in the store
MIR. Dice will occupy as fancy grocery.
Capt. Foster proprietor of Point Pleasant,
Lake Madison, was in the city yesterday.
L. P. Hunt editor of the Free Press and
postmaster, went to Minneapolis yesterday
W. B. Tolrey, clerk of district court, is in
Minneapolis, attending the G. A. R. re-
union.
A party was in the city yesterday wanting
to take out an auctioneer's license, but the
$500 fee scared him.
J.V. D. Heard, one of ST. Paul's foremost
legal was in Mankato yesterday, accompan-
led by his family.
Company E, Of the 2nd Regt. NJ N. G.,
left yesterday afternoon for the Minneapolis
encampment of the sold Vets
Train after train passed through the city
Monday and Tuesday bearing old soldiers
from the far west to Minneapolis.
Letters from the superintendent of the
Mankato Cattle company show the stock Of
the company doing well at Elkhorn ranch,
Montana territory.
Some of the boys had little affair Satur-
day night, in which one person was choked a
little, and might have Jared worse had friends
not interfered.
Capt. Washburn has at his Office a large
number Of photographs of the encampment
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see the picture representing Co. F.
Complaint was entered by Jos. Miller, the
dray man, against John Loomis for using
abusive language, but we hear that the case
was settled and not brought into court.
A marriage license was issued yesterday
out the person in charge of the clerk Of
courts office refused to give any information
as to whom the parties were.
Green u Knapp have formed copartner-
ship as veterinary surgeons, and have hung
out their shingle with office at the rear OF tie
Citizens National Bank building.
Mr.. R. F. Jones, Jr., left yesterday morn
ing for st. Paul, where he has secured a
position travelling for house Of that city
Dick will surely DE successes with the grip
sack
Many g. 4. R. badge was to be seen
1uttering on the coat OF old veterans Mon
day and Tuesday, and many of the old
''vets." shook hands and swapped yarns
about the narrow escapes during the Sec
cessia.
James Gilmore, of LIE Ray, was up before
Judge Porter, charged with using abusive
language The defendant of this case plead
not guilty and postponement to Friday at
3 u. III. was effected.
A barn belonging to r. Beckman, living
in Mankato township, was struck by light
ming and consumed by fires with fifteen tons
Of hay, fifty bushels OF oats and his agricul-
tural implements.
Bishop Ira n. Perdee, Supt. NJ. E. chu. .ch
in Dakota and chancellor of Dakota University
was in Mankato yesterday. He came here
to make contract with Capt j. R. Beatty
for the stone for building the Dakota Uni
yersity.
The sale Of the Fair store stock of goods
brought in about 5000, and there are judg-
ments against the stock of 81, 200, but when
lawyers fees and other expenses of litigation
and sheriiT's fees are paid, little will be lett
Mr.. j. Mclaughlin, of Fort Dodge Iowa,
IS in Mankato making arrangements for get
ting stone to use upon the streets of Fort
Dodge. Mr.. Mclaughlin has large con-
tract for paving the slreets of that city and
thinks Mankato the best place for getting his
materials.
Yesterday WIS the date for the hearing, Of
the petition before Attorney General Hahn,
to issuing writ of quo wd1Ta'ito against b..
G. NJ. Fletcher, to show reason why he holds
the office of member of the board of educa-
ton. Mr.. Fletcher was duly informed and
Is represented by two metropolitan lawyers,
and thinks that justice will be done.
The time for the special bond election has
been definitely fixed at Tuesday. Aug. 18th.
The bonds if issued will be for twenty years
and draw not more than per cent. While
$4,000 is for the improvement of the water
supply, $4,000 for sewers and S15, 900 for
street improvements, the election tickets will
read 'for bonds and against bonds"
James Duane, while in beastly state of
lntoxication, made Il lunge at John c. Pol
CHOW, hitting him a severe blow in the mouth.
We understand that Polchow struck bad, and
hit Duane hard, knocking him down and
drawing considerable blood. Duane was
run into the quay by an officer, and plead
guilty before Judge Porter yesterday morning
of being drunk and fighting, Duane paid a
fine of 81 and costs, amounting to ten du-
eats, in preference to going to board with
Sheriff Monks for thirty days.