The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-02-05


nothing more serious than frights to the
respective households.
The GAINESVILLE 1rguS reports that the
United Brethren quarterly meeting will
he held nj Alma City on Saturday and
Sunday, the Goth and Dist inst.
William Polchow, of West Mankato.
was taken into custody by the police foI
having drawn Il knife on his brother
He was repremanded and discharged.
The teachers institute AT Mapleton
tomorrow promises to he Il successful
one, and if the weather is not too in
clement there will he good attend
anCce. .
The meeting al the Baptist church
on next Sunday afternoon will be Il
special meeting at which none but mem
beers of the church and congregation can
be admitted. This is made necessary
by reason of the smallness ofthe church.
The fire department was called out
Monday evening in consequence of 4
burning chimney in the vicinity Of the
Catholic College. While responding To
this summons, notice was telephoncd to
headquarters that the chimney on Ira
y. Shissler's residence, on State street,
was in n bad state of confiagration. but il
was controlled without assistance.
/ James Parks, of this city, died at his
home on sunday after an illness of only
| three or four days with inflammation of
! the bowels. Mr.. Parks was man aged
about fifty years and was I'm old settler
/ of this county. He was son-in-law of
( Mr.. \. Lambie OF Minnesota Lake. and
/ leaves a wife and three children TO
mourn the loss of husband and father
Mrs. Morrison, mother Of the editor
of the Mankato JoUrHai, died at her
/ home in Dukes addition Tuesday morn
| ing after long illness with dropSy She
leaves a large family of grown-np chill
/ dren, most of whom reside in the city
and vicinity. She was a woman ofmany
/ superior qualities, her association al
WAYS bcneiitting those around her.
whether at home or in the community.
/ Her funeral occurred from the Christian
church YESTERDAY.
The citizen of Mankato writing to
the -. Paul Dispatch under the nom de
! plume, az" must he thoroughly con-
/ versant with our neigbor's cameliOn-
! like characteristics as is proven by the
statement:
The tObOgganers of st. Paul have
come and gone and MankatO is content
/ ed. The wise man of the Rsriew. who
| Yesterday so bitterly lampooned the
/ drniZcns of .tPius Eye" 'rill t7-JIurrow
/ overflow with cncOninmnS az tho brave
/ sons ana falr daughters of the capital
civ"
Tuesdays Rerje~ fully demonstrates
the correctness of the prediction.
The Congregational church of this
city has, through the liberality of its
people, become self-supportlng. II has
been customary for the Home Mission
Society 10 render a certain amount of
aid, and il was determined 10 do with
ont this the present year. In order To
accomplish this, it WAS ncceccsSary 10
raise 500, which was done last Sunday
after the morning service. About $40
over and above the requisite amount
was raised. During the last year about
$500 were expended in various improve
ments, and the pastors salary has been
raised 500.
An effort was made the first Of the
week 10 secure Il delegation Of fifty peo-
pie to visit the winter carniyal-going
down to st. Paul Thursday morning and
returning Saturday morning. 1t was
proposed to charter Pullman sleeper
for the round trip and retain possession
of il while at the Capitol, but owing tC
the very limited time given in which tC
give a guarantee Of 800 for the car, q
sufficient number could not be pledged
and the excursion was abandoned
When the ice palace gets thoroughly t.
booming. there will he no difficulty in
raising delegation of a hundred ol
more.
The action of the GcTmania band
in accepting the invitation 10 It. Pau
Tuesday, after they had contracted Will
Mr. Brett 10 furnish the orchestra music
for the opera of Joseph Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings, was most I'M
worthy and ungen,lemanly. There il
no possible excuse which can be Offered
that will Justify them III this course Will
the people of the city. The Presbyterian
Society, under whose management the
opera was given, having made n fan
proposition for the orchestra, that pro
position having been accepted, and re
hearsals having been held together
were entitled Ia their services, and n
honorable men they should certainly
have fulfilled their part of the agree
mcnt, even though they missed a goo,
l time at ST. Paul. The boys have un
: fortunately taken step in this matte
, that will not soon he forgotten by th'
: community, and it is certainly to be re
4 grettcd Had they considered thel
}. own action in the same light that ether
: view it, it is perfectly safe to ASSUME
1 that they would not have broken faitl
/ with Mankato people.
J.. In last weeks issue we mentione'
n the fact that Geo. Norman, Esq, is pre-
n pairing To establish a creamery on hi
farm between here and Lake Crystal
5 Since then we have learned facts NOR
l. definite concerning the enterprise. Nh
X Norman will utilize the best and mos
n approved machinery known for tina
c class OF work, most of which he now ha
10 nn1nlnEnI
/. practical cheese maker from Wisconsi
e who comes with the best Of credentials
J. and they anticipate beginning wor
: about the LIST of May. THIS will he tn
y only cheese factory of.importance in til
D county and we have no doubt whateve
A that 1t can he made great success. i
Ie become this, however, the patronage (
" the farmers in that locality must !
i forthcoming. The adaptability of OF
county to dairying has been alread
a demonstrated and il seems strange TIN
n so important branch of this industi
ne AS cheese making should lie dormant
Is long. "There are millions in it," al
IL now that Mr.. Norman has set the ball
G. rolling we trust il won't he long until
IL is universal throughout the county. l.
he the farmers rally, and no longer allo
at 80 much of the milk produced to be ut
lied IN a less pro fitable way.