The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-22

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, Fair Association will be held in til
: Capitol building, st. Paul, on the oct
inst. Besides other business to be tran,
acted Il full set of officers and two direc
ors will be elected. Each county q
district organization in the State is ei
titled to three delegates, and the Soutl
ern Minnesota Live Stock and Fair Al
ISOLATION have chosen Messrs. F.
Waters, c. G. Spaulding, and II.
Howard, 10 represent us at this mee'
ing.
1t doesn't take much of a pin (
puncture our neighbor into an uncon
trollable passion, and when he gets int
one of these good, old fashioned sweats
he becomes thoroughly weak and ire
sponsible. Our item last week OF
Democratic Diabolism" hit the old ma
hard fright where he lives" and he file
at us with old-time savagism. But Their
is no hydrophobia in his bite, nor sens
in his madness. The RerieW has been 81
dull and un~interesting of late that Til
FREE Press simply prodded 1t a little t
see if it was really alive. There j
evidence of animation. 1t moves.
Madison Lake promises to become
more prominent as a resort next sum
mer than ever before. We have it OF
good authority that a greater number o
visitors from a distance will be present
and several more Mankato people viii
erect cottages. There are prospects fol
a new hotel, also a steamer which vii
cruise the fair waters, besides large ad.
ditions to the fleet of smaller boats
FAIR Point will be put in order for oc.
cupatIon, and the prospects are that the
Cannon Valley road will be completed
to the city, giving the public easier &C.
cess 10 the Lake
By the courtesy of a firm enjoying a
world wide reputation, we are in posses
sion of the finest map of Minnesota.
The scale is large, s miles to an inch,
the coloring delicate and the printing
extremely clear. Just issued, it shows
all the changes in the geography of the
State. The map is published by Rand,
McNallv d Co., l4S-l54 Monroe street,
Chicago. We would advise Il competent
salesman to fill the demand for these
maps, in this vicinity. We predict for
the fortunate agent a most decided sue
cess.
There is an indulgence of the little
boys in this city which should be check
ed by the proper authorities, if parents
cannot control it, and that is the habit
OF jumping on to passing sleighs in sport.
1t is not an unusual sight te see Il dozen
or more of these youths catching on to
n fast driven sleigh running ali manner
of risks in 70 doing. We know of one
boy who last Monday escaped serious
injury, if not death, while attempting to
board a partially loaded sleigh, the hind
runner passing over both of his legs.
Had the driver not observed the situa-'
ton almost instantly, death would have
been the result.
Upon the strength of the report in
Wednesdays Pioneer Press to the effect
that the st. Paul toboggan clubs would
visit this city on SATURDAY., Mayor Barr
a number of business men to
at the council chambers Wednes-
.av evening, to arrange for a proper re-
of the visitors. A committee
was appointed to look after details, but
to subsequent information that
visit has been postponed, nothing
has beendone. BY private letter
received by the editor of this paper this
morning from Gen. Baker we are in
that there are now twenty-one
clubs, and each will be called upon to
select ten delegates, both ladies and
and the visit will probably
be made next Thursday.
AT the meeting of the stockholders
IF the Snnthern Minnesota Live Stock
md Fair Association last Saturday even
.ng directors were elected as follows: +.
L. Waters, c. +. Warner, c. G. Spauld-
ing, II. Zimmerman, Jr., Harry Shau-
out, c. H. Piper, NJ. Jordan, Marshall
Fall, p. ii. Carney. These will meet
next Monday for the election of officers
md to consider plans for the next fair.
They will very likely commence making
arrangements soon, and have them con-
III the early spring to give the
a wider notice than either of the
previous ones had. The financial stand
.ng of the Association is in q far more
satisfactory state than a year ago. On
LIST, 1885, the Society's indebted
ness was 81, 800, and the t%reasurer's books
show an Indebtedness of 81 1862 at
present. They have assets to the amount
IF SS69.6S, leaving an actual incumb-
oncy of S497.l4. $500 were expended in
on the grounds last year.
AS will be seen by the columns of
The FREE PRESS the advertising boom
has subsided, and the columns Of this
paper are no exception to the general
of country papers. Immediately
following the holidays, business natural
~ lops of for a few weeks, and during
this period of dull trade some mer-
chants seem to get the "blues' and the
first thing they resort to in the way of
curtailing expenses is to cut down their
advertisements or withdraw them en-
Instead of economy, this is cer-
tainly the personitication of extrav-
If there is one time in the year
more than another when the merchant
should communicate with the people
his local paper, and let them
know that he desires their patronage, il
is during the dull season." This is just
the season that the is looking
for bargains, and he goes where
inducements are held out by the
and liberal patronizer of print
er's ink. There is no economy in let
ting up on advertising for Il portion Of
the year, unless you are satisfied to let
your competitor walk in and take away
goodly portion of the trade yon work
ed hard to gain through the season when
you did advertise. 1t costs you more
than the difference to get this trade
In the language of the poet:
There is a land of bitter fears and w%ailing,
A land most like that drear one Dante knew.
Where wan-faced Niobe, with dark robes trail
ing.
In sad procession moves, brows bound with
rue.
is a land peoplcd by witless mortals,
Compared with whom the virgins five were
wise,
And there is writ above its gloomy portals:
ave did not think II paid To advertise
There Is u land that flows with milk and honey
Not the condensed, nor yet the sorghum
strainsI.
Each dwellcr bears a gripsack fa' with money,
Bonds, coupons. stocks, and various other
gains,