The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-05-07
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~, throughout the city.
The low passenger rates to Californl
have been increased 10 nearly formc
rates.
RI Prof. Lord has been reelected {
m the position superintendent of school
81 ut st. Peter.
Il The 2nd regiment band orchestr
- will furnish the music ut the May part
>. this evening.
The crops throughout the county ar
l. making prodigous growth and look ex
l. tremely healthy.
!. james Owen O'Connor will appea
in Hamlet ana Othello ut the Oper
/. House next Monday and Tuesday even
!. ings.
"A large number of people from
: neighboring towns attended JOSEPH
- Cooks lecture i'm this city on Monda,
: evening.
{ Rev. II. w. Severson, of the Chris
: tian church will, on Lords day even
ing, preach on Rightly Divining tn,
Word of Truth"
|
that there are II greater number of barns
being built this season than during any
one year in the past.
If you want really enjoyable time,
attend the military ball at City Hall to-
night. The boys propose making il
thoroughly pleasurable to all.
With the number of building con-
tracts under way in this city. labor is
well employed. There is scarcely Il
man Cooking around for job"
The retention of Chief Welch by
Mayor Carney is an act that will receive
the hearty appreciation of large ma
jority of the people of Mankato. Mr..
Welch has made one of the very best
Chiefs the city ever had.
MIR. Shissler has leased the pleasant
rooms on Front street, over Lulsdorfs
hardware store, and removed his family
thereto. We understand that Mr..
Spencer, Supt. of the Omaha road, will
occupy the Akers property on State
street, just vacated by Mr.. Shissler.
An observing travelling man from
Mankato has been making the rounds
of the adjoining towns during the past
couple of weeks, and finds that the peo-
pie wherever he goes speak in the high
est terms of praise of our city. Mankato
is he town of Southern Minnesota, sure.
MIR. j. III. Hartman has leased his
residence OH Cherry street, rear of the
NJ. f.. church, to =. l.. Nranizan, Esq,
travelling salesman for Merriam, Collins
IL Co., of Chicago. Mr.. VS. family at
present reside in Rochester, this State.
They will take possession of the place
Immediately.
The Third District lodge, |. o. q. I.
Ia in session in the city, having assem-
bled yesterday. Last evening meeting
was held at the Opera House, which was
addressed by several of our local temper
ance lecturers. The sessions come to Il
! close this evening. There has been Il
fair attendance.
-Messrs. Hcalcy Il Allen, the MIN
ncapolis architects who prepared the
plans for the new court house for Blue
Earth county, besides making plans for
}. L. Williams new threc-story building
corner Front and Hickory streets, will
make the plans for the new Baptist
church soon to be erected here.
The change of time on the Omaha
road gives very general satisfaction with
the exception of the noon train. Bust
ness men have heretofore been able To
get their daily papers and other mail be-
fore twelve o'clock, but now it is about
1880 before they can be accommodated
in this particular, and late dinner Is
the consequence.
r. ID. Hubbard 4 Co. received Tues
day letter from Glasgow, Scotland,
that was sunk OH the steamship Ore
gon." The letter was dated March 2ith,
and although ii showed good 'soak-
ing every word was perfectly legible.
1t will no doubt he retained as me-
mentoe of the disaster which overlook
the ill-fated steamer.
The Odd Fellows, ut their meeting
Monday evening, determined to put up
their building corner jackson and Sec
ond streets, and the contract will be
awarded this week. The structure is to
be 4ix76, two stories, and promises to
be one of the most snowy in the city.
The boys will have fine hall when it is
finished and furnished.
j. q. Roller is selling the best con-
structed and working farm machinery
at very low prices, and guarantees salts
faction. He handles the ID. NJ. OSBORN
Mowers and Binders, the Van Brunt
Seeders, Grand Deteur Flows and Gull
tIvators. The Williams Hay Rake and
other machinery. Call and see him be-
fore buying elsewhere.
Whether it be lack of enterprise
on the part of the proper authorities,
or lack of proper facilities, we know
not, but it Is evident to everyone that
someone Is responsible for the disgrace
full condition of Front street. The mud
is perfectly awful, and will soon bring
down vast amount of discredit upon
us, if not cleaned at once.
The Standard Cement Company re-
ceived orders Wednesday for thirty car
loads of Mankato cement. This brand
of cement has no equal III America, and
the works here are crowded continually
to their utmost capacity to fill orders,
notwithstanding the fact that they can
now turn out more than double each
day what they could last year.
There is a provision for the protec-
ton of the Minnesota river bridge, which
makes it Unable for more than ten head
of cattle to be driven over it at once.
On Tuesday Mr.. Bailey from Iowa, was
driving herd of cattle through the city
and drove one hundred and sixty-eight
across at one time, for which he was
taken before Judge Porter and fined SO
and costs.
Geo. +. Case, Esq, the well-known
importer and breeder Of PercherOn-
Norman horses, fully approaching the
value of advertising, sent in al order
the other day for full page announce
ment in the forthcoming premium list
of the Southern Minnesota Live Stock
and Fair Association to be held in this
city in September. There is nothing
like letting people know what you have
| for sale.
THE FREE Press will continue TO do
the best job printing Of any establishment
in Mankato, and when quality of work
is considered, will do It cheaper than