The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-04-23
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most beautiful state just at present, an,
many visit il daily.
"A party of ladies from Janesvill,
came to Mankato Saturday afternoon {,
make purchases of dry goods.
The thermometer has ranged as higl
as so degree this week. In mld-summe
we consider 30 degrees pretty hot.
The ladies of the Congregations
church sent a large box of wearing ap
parel to the cyclone sufferers tins week
Rev. Ill. A. Bushnell lectured befor,
the Workingmen's club last evening, ant
expounded much valuable logic TO tn,
boys.
r.. +. Jones, successor to Mcconnell
4 Co., in the clothing, boot and shoe
business, takes increased space to-day
Read his nd.
A brisk thunder shower Tuesday af
ternoon refreshed the atmosphere, and
checked the wild career of the free I'M
trammeled dust.
Miss Nettie Sprague has made ar
engagements to receive pupils in en-
broidery; also to fill orders for all kinds
of fancy needle work.
The rain of Tuesday evening seems
to have been limited To II small area.
Farmers state that 1t did not extend
very far east of the city.
In our Medo correspondence to-day
will be found an account of Il destructive
fire on the farm of Mrs. Sandsmark, of
Freedom, a widowed lady.
The various churches in the city
have fixed o'clock as the hour for be-
ginning evening service through the
spring and summer months.
Sec Cooking school" announce
ment. The ladies should not fail TO
grasp this opportunity to learn the art of
using baking power properly.
General +. NJ. Pope, we understand,
Is securing plans for beautiful residence
TO be built on his lot on Second street
his present place Of residence.
e. f. Eldridge, photographer, an
nounces elsewhere to this issue that he
will soon move in his new quarters, on
Jackson street. He will occupy the
ground floor instead of the second story,
as heretofore announced.
C. NJ. Green, Esq, of the Green
Valley stock farm, sold last week To Da-
kota parties his full blood Polled-Angus
hull opl ,n,. A., ,,,;p,,lc that fool, n rot
premium at our fair last fall.
81 Peter Tribune We were informed by
a LeSueur gentleman the other day that
steamboats, would commence to run I'M
mediately between st. Paul and Manka
to, for carrying purposes, and continue
to run IA long rs possible.
Well, we haven't seen any yet, nor
heard the chime whistle. Hurry them
along.
Among the communications LAID over
from last week, we find one from "Nem-
esis" in reply to what "Faber" had to
say two weeks ago on the prohibition
vote of this city; but the real name of
the writer not being disclosed IN any
way the article has gone the way of all
such-to the oblivious depths of the
waste basket.
The old superstition, that a late
Easter is Indicative OF a cold, backward
spring, has been bereft of all claim to
merit, by the present season. Easter
can not, nor ever will, occur at a later
date than tins year and the season is
about rs forward as is ever the case at
this degree of latitude.
The report that Mr.. Burt is about
to commence extensive improvements
on the Mankato House property is not
wholly correct. Plans for material en-
largement of the structure have been
secured, but he will not know definitely
or not the improvement will
be commenced for several days. Such
q step is probable.
ST. Pter Herald The voters of Man
kato decided ut their last election To al
ow the city to be used as II COW pasture.
Just think of a city claiming over 5000
inhabitants allowing cattle to run unre-
strained.
There it goes again. Every little mu-
in the State is pointing the
finger at us-and still we do not even
blush.
1t is reported that large delegation
of visitors were present at Lake Madi-
son last Sunday, and if this warm wealth
er continues there will be grand rush
for that resort from now henceforth. In
view of this fact it is important that no.
tel accommodations be looked after, and
some one should open the hotel at that
point Immediately.
Last Friday forenoon laborcr in
Craig Il Co.'S quarry, named Thomas
Perry, met with a painful accident, hav-
ing several ribs on the left side fractured
and his left arm broken, by being struck
with the sweep of derrick, which was
thrown back against him, upon becoming
loosened from the team by the breaking
of chain.
Capt. Randall, of Vernon Center, has
sold his Touring mill to &. NJ. Green,
Esq. The mill has been supplied with
the roller process and all modern i'm
provements, and is said to be in as good
shape for the manufacture of superior
grades of flour as any in the county. 1t
has capacity of fifty barrels per day,
and under Mr.. Green's manageme mt will
be run to its full power.
Rev. Mr.. Pollock, of Mankato, has
10 t,ll lao ,.Ylnit Of hn Sn.-
Ond Presbyterian church of lacrosse
Wi,.ona Republican.
If this be thus, then will Mr.. Pollock's
friends here sincerely regret an accept
ance Of the call; but should he deem it
advisable to go thither, they will all with
one accord congratulate the Lacrosse
brethren upon securing minister and
citizen so worthy, though we he the
losers.
AT the annual election of the fire de-
partment, held last Monday evening, g..
VI. Phillips was elected chief for the en-
suing year, with ii. Zimmerman, Jr., as
first assistant, and M. l.. Fallenstein I'd
asslstant-a good corps. The boys are
determined to bring the department to Il
more perfect and efficacIous state, and
have petitioned the council for the priv
ilege of appointing fire police, and for
horses to draw their apparatus.
"A syndicate, we understand, has pur-
chased the State Register, of this city, and
the paper will hereafter he under the
management of w. w. Woodland, Esq.
The community is certainly TO be con-
graduated upon the evacuation of such a
journalistic vermin and dead-beat as