St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-20
Special Reports from the GLOBE Mankato ofics
January 10.
M0nkat0 Dots.

Mo,kat0 Dots.
spirited runaway yesterday did NO other
damage than break the harness.
The mercury yesterday morning stood al
sS5 the lowest temperature of the night.
At noon yesterday It stood at zero.
bucket of hot ashes set fire to Capt.
Beatty's chicken coop and called out the fire
department in quick order, and the fire was
squelched.
Messrs L. Patterson, L. P Hunt, B. D.
Pay and II. Zimmerman, Jr., returned Sun
day morning from South Bend, Ind. They
lett that place Thursday evening, and did
not stay to the funeral OF Mr.. Colfax.
The directors of the First National bank
met yesterday morning and reelected its otd
officers for the ensuing year. as follows
President, j. A. Willard; vice president, s.
Lamm; cashier, Geo. H. Clark.
On yesterday the first cases in the police
court this year were brought up. The cases
referred to were those of John Bellise and E.
II. Crosman, otypos who had INDUCED in a
! little spree, and as a result were brought to
! grief. The former paid tive dollars for as
sauit and battery, and the latter three dollars
as drunk.
grand bicycle contest is announced for
Wednesday evening at the Mankato roller
rink, between R. T. Bell and r. F. Billings,
for the championship of southern Minnesota.
/ This contest will be for five miles, and will
no doubt be close and exciting, as both are
experienced on the bicycle. Admission Is
cents. Special attention will be given to
seating spectators.
While eating supper at the City hotel Sat-
urday evening some scamp stole a sealskin
cap, scarf and mitters belonging to Mr.. j..
Murbank, bookkeper at Hubbard's mill.
/ Mr.. Murbank had left these articles in the
/ office Of the hotel, and it is suspected that a
! stranger, who was around the hotel at the
supper hour, took them. A man correspond
/ ing TO the description of the suspected thief
/ went west on the Northwestern train that
evening.
At the City skating pavilion Saturday even
/ ing the five mile race on rollers between
Ed Goodwin and Harry Barron was easily
won by the former. The two contestants
started at opposite corners Of the rink, and
in the second mile. Goodwin passed Barron,
| who soon retired ard left Ed to complete
the remainder of the distance alone. He
was accordingly awarded the gold badge, the
cham pouship Of Mankato, offered By the
management of the pavilion, which will be
permanently awarded to him should 1t not
be won by some other contesting party in
the next three months. The badge is a
''beauty," OF solid gold and costing SIP.
When the president signs the bills appro-
priating money to pay the French spoilation
claims, Maj. Geo. A. Clarke, of this city, will
reap handsome benefit. In 1871 Capt.
John Clarke, grandfather of Geo. A. Clarke,
was the owner Of the brig Betsy Ann"
which was heavily freighted aud was cap
tured by the French, who made use Of her and
cargo. The French government Immediately
made reparation for the damage and paid the
! United States the amount Of loss, which in
this instance was S250,000. Steps were i'm
mediately taken by these parties to secure
from the United States government this
amount, with number OF other claims of a
| like character, and have been awarded By the
court Of claims time aud time again, but
congress failed 10 appropriate the money 10
pay the claims until this day. or this
! $3.50, 900, the share OF Mai Clarke Is one
/ twenty-eighth, which with interest for ninety
one year would amount to a neat little sum.
When Mankato invited the Northwestern
! Dairymen's association TO meet here two
| years in succession, she iii the very best
/ thing that she could do for the farmers in
| this part Of the state. and the city is now
reaping the benefit. The general instruction
given our farmers a. that time has schooled
them in all OF the fine points about making
| butter that they can sell FOR twenty-five cents
| per pound, rather than make an inferior
article that would not bring one-third Of the
amount. They also learned by the wise dis
! cussion and practical suggestions made by
! Gen. Baker in his address on the ''Cow, -
how prudent it is to pick mp little things that
! had heretofore been wasted around the farm
and the practical result Of all this was plainly
seen In the 10000 dozen eggs that have
been shipped from our cold storage houses
this fall. The gathering of the egg crop Of
this year will repay with good interest all the
time and money expended by the city. and
the farmers in their attendance at the two
conventions named. Think of a crop Of
| lao, 900 dozen eggs four years ago, aud
imagine how many there will be four years
! hence.
| A DeSpicGhe NerspaPer Properly Gem
sured