The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-02-27

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cussion, it is especially DESTROYS that
q full attendance of members be had.
q Per order JNo. c. Noe,
Prest.
70 You can buy your oats and cor
. cheapest at the Central warehouse.
An amateur mile race will be tn
: attraction at the City Skating Pavilion
next Wednesday. The contestants will
, be prominent business men of the city
!. The I. o. G. T. lodge will give
v mum social at their hall next Wednes
: day evening. ALongfellow programme
will be carried out. The public are cor
daily invited.
Wednesday afternoon, a large New
foundland dog belonging to some one
from the country was accidently left in
: IL Meagher's hardware store, and in
his anxiety to get out jumped against
one Of the large window lights in the
door, knocking it to shivers.
The managers of the Mcpherson
Star band recently made arrangements
with the saloon-keepers of the Agency,
TO play one evening week in each sa-
loon for certain per cent. of the pro-
fits, but some Of the musicians adhere
to temperance, hence they refuse to
join in this new departure, and there is
a disruption in the organization immi-
nent. We trust the mistake will be
seen and the project abandoned, there
by preserving this young band in har.
mony.
A number of foreigners ofthis coun.
ty, have taken advantage Of the present
low fare rates to the old countries, and
are enjoying visit among the scenes of
their youth. On Monday F. w. Lassow
and A. F. Danielowsky, of Mcpherson
township, left for Germany. Since then
John Prosser, Joseph Seifert, Ignatx
Schsffer and John Weis have gone.
Rev. J. J. Hauge, of this city, has left
for Denmark, with the intention of
bringing over colony of Danes, who
will settle somewhere in Dakota.
We hail thee, sweet spring, fraught
with gentle zephyrs, fragrant flowers
and effdlgent sunlight; warming to life
the tiny herbs Tor ought to be- and
bringing CHEEKY happiness, embellished
with the songs of merry birds Tor will
be- eminating honeyed sweetness, and
fragrant perfume from ambrosial retreats
1--WE wish it were) and reminding man |
that vernal duties must be performed |
once more 1--WE presumed. This is not
spring poetry.
"A special telegram to the Pioneer
Press from Fargo, d. T., states that S. NJ.
Lockerby was arrested on Saturday
night at Minor, d. T., where he was
engaged in the practice of law, for en-
bezZlement, on complaint of a Sioux
City broker named Smith. The amount
alleged is 81 200, and is said to have been
accomplished by making fictitious loans.
Mr.. Lockerby is Blue Earth county
boy, was educated in this city and al
ways bore reputation for honesty and
true manhood without blemish, and
We sincerely trust that this charge will
be considerably modified by future de-
The following further discharges
have been received for members of Com
pany F. Chas. E. Williams, E. A.
Tiffany, Loren c. Pearson, Ole J. Olson,
William G. Bradley. by reason of re.
moval, and Brooks w. Sewer, Joseph
Schmidt and Andrew S. Norman for
good of the service. A list of the active
membership of the company will soon
be ready for publication. The best effort
will be made to preserve strong, work
ing, lively company at the encampment
next summer, and particularly to have
a full force of non-commissioned officers.
The company has "wintered through"
better than most companies in Second
Regiment.
The boys ofthe Germania band have
every reason for feelings Of pride, in
of the excellent entertain
ment provided by them on Friday even
ing last. 1t WAS capitally arranged and
we'll executed. The band, consisting of
eighteen pieces, presented a very i'm
posing appearance on the stage and
played with degree of skill hard to ex-
eel. The meditation Of the music to ,
suit the capacity of the hall was well
effected, and the different solos were
highly creditable to the performers.
The vocal music was good and made
the variety of entertainment pleasing to
the audience. Everyone who attended ,
must have experienced a feeling of con-
drilled and skillful a musical organiza-
ton. (
One convincing argument in favor Of
an early move toward the erection of {
new county buildings, is the present /
condition of the structure used for coun- {
by offices. At the southwest corner it
has settled down about two inches, and {
The walls have sprung away somewhat ,
from the second floor. The wall is so
badly cracked that bricks are dropping [
put of it. The Office in most imminent
danger is that of Judge of Probate, and {
Judge Mead has applied to Commits
sioner Klein for safer quarters. The {
step toward new building must be
aiken soon, and it is sincerely hoped
that the Commissioners will call an cleo 4
lion for the purpose of submitting a {
for issuing of bonds to the 6
suffrage Of the people ut an early date.
There is probability of extensive i'm
of public nature here dur !
ing the year 1885, and our county should [
not be distanced in this particular.
Friend Mendenhall, of Rapidan,
furnishes us with some statistics in re-
gard to blooded stock, which we give for
the enlightenment of our farmer read
ers. A few years ago he purchased
common COW for $27, and bred her to q [
and sold the calf when six (
weeks old for $25. The next year she
was bred to Holstein and the calf was !
sold at the age of four weeks for $500.
The third calf was half Holstein also,
and sold for $l5 at the age of three days,
and the fourth calf, half Holstein sold
for $40 at two weeks old, and then he
disposed of the COW for $40. The last
calf weighed l07 pounds when dropped,
and at the age of three weeks weighed {
1866 pounds, a daily gain of q pounds.