The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-09-24

ditIonal cars have been ordered.
-Chas. Shoemaker, Esq, has aide,
rHE FREE Pass this week on locals an'
fair report, while the editor was in at
tendance AT the State convention.
Rev. James pinkham, candidate fo
lieutcnant-t Governor, will discuss tn,
ISSUES ot the campaign from the Prohi
biiinu standpoint AT the CITY Hall this
evening.
Mayor Carney called a special meet
ing of the Council Thursday evening I,
canvass the vote of Tuesday on the bon,
proposition. In addition Il few bill:
were allowed.
Frank Struk, Esq, one of the prom
inent business men of Lake Crystal, was
married Sept. 10th, Ia Miss Eta Cole, %
the same place, Rev. I. &. Hudson, "a
this city officiating.
A fire caught in one of the kilns II,
the Fiber Works Thursday afternoon
and before il could he cXtinguished
goods We're damaged 10y fire and water
Ia the value Of 800.
-Thos. T.. Bowen, editor of the Sleepy
Eye HTdii, is figuring H. Democrat,
candidate for Senator from the Ninth
Senatorial District, comprising Brown
and Redwood counties.
j. q. Fowler, Chairman of the Rep.
ubllcan County Committee, Requests al
members of the committee and candi-
dates Ia meet at l.. ID. smiths office
"Wednesday afternoon next AT ) o'clock.
Miss Helen Burt has II variety of oil
paintings on exhibition at Williams
store which range in price at from five
Ia five hundred dollars. They are as a
whole, the finest productions ever
brought Ia the city.
TO parties desiring To attend the
Edwin Booth performances in Minneap-
oils next week, the Oma Ia road will sell
round trip tickets sept. 80 and Oct. Isl
and 2d at $50. Tickets good Ia return
day following date of sale.
President 'Buck receive informa-
ton tins morning that the commission
for the establishment of the Mankatu
National Bank had been forwarded
from Washington. 1t is probable that
the new hank will begin business next
week.
The Giohs. political calculations are
evidently subject To- change without no.
ticc' Ia the Mondays Issue il predict
ell McGill's nomination with three votes
Ia spare, and on Tuesday 1t published Il
revised table placing McGill's strength
in the convention al l07 votes.
Mr. Thco. Williams gave II party last
Tuesday evening at the residence of his
parents on Third street, toa number OF
his young friends, in honor of Miss Min
ME Gleason, of Winnebago City, now
visiting in the city. a very pleasant and
enjoyable evening was spent by the thir-
" guests.
Edwin Booth. the renowned TRACE
dian, is booked for Minneapolis Monday
Tuesday and "Wednesday evenings OF
next week. \ number of Mankato peO'
pie will attend This will be Booths
first appearance in Minnesota, and it II
not unlikely that II will he his last, SC
our people who have never seen him
should not lose this opportunity.
The Lake Crystal Union has sensibly
substituted Spaulding in place of Webb
for Senator and Piper i'll place of Fow
Ter for sheriff With one or two more
changes in his ticket, Bro. Ncff would
Ice IN sympathy with Il large majority %
the people of the comfy, and at the
same time would he suppor ting the
winners.
w. Il. Craig, Esq, of this city, closec
| ii big contract with It. Plul authorities
last week lie has the contract for do
| ing the stone work on the Third stree
| Improvement, and over four hun dreG
r-Ioads of stone will he required. Tn,
bid was something over SD,01. Mr.. &
has already commenced work, and ex
poets Ia have his portion of the job com
pletcd within sixty days.
A good story is told on Hon. DAME
Buck. ON Wednesday of last weel
when he inquired for his copy of Tia,
| Ddilg GiDie, Pioneer Press of the same
date was handed him 10y mistake. liz
was very much Interested in the rcsul
of the Democratic State convention q
| II. Paul and proceeded Ia read the az
count of the mccting AMI then the edi
toriill remarks. Mr.. Buck is not exact
| ~ pleased with the course Ames hal
| taken in relation Ia the fight agains
| Kelly and Doran, after attending th,
anti-bOss conference in July, and upon
completing the reading of the editoria
in the Pioneer Press, which severel,
criticised Amcs, AMI which he suppose,
was from the Giotc, remarked 81 an
more than ever pleased with the Giobe
| for the way il pitches into Amcs." An
hour later he found his mistake, and re
turned the paper, exchanging il for Ian
own Giobe. One can imagine his DISCUS
after reading the latter's editorials i'm re
lation Ia the "WorkIngmcn's Victory,
the relegation of the bosses 10 the bacl
ground, and the extra harmonious con
diiIon of the Minnesota Democracy.
"A runaway occurred Wednesday eve
ming, which was remarkable for tn,
miraculous escape of the occupants o
the carriage from serious injury. Iienr,
Payne had returned from the fai
grounds, and was near second stree
when the horses he was driving became
frightened i'm some way and ran dowl
jackson street at terrific speed, eros
sing Front street. but luckily avoiding
the many teams that were Just returning
from the fair Mr.. Manderfeld's it'll
girl, Fannie, was in the wagon at TIN
time and had fell from the seat and wa
i'm the bottom Of the wagon. Mr. Payn
managed 10 turn the horses around tn
corner at Dongherty's shop, but wa
himself thrown ont. The horses ra
about two blocks, most of the distanc
on the railroad track, until the littl
bulge over Warren creek was reached
and they he'd nearly crossed it when on
of the horses stumbled and fell. Tn
little girl was still in the carriage, bu
had escaped any injury other than fe'
slight bruises about the face. Mr. Payn
was also somewhat bruised, but nc
seriously. The horses belonged to Rose
, brook * Chandler, and neither were in
jured.