The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-08-13
Mr.. Wise's charge against Mr.. Hunt


i public will then DO able to draw thei
own conclusions.
z "A new pair of spectacles and cas-,
$ have been left at this Office for owner
They were found near the Omaha depo
: last evening. Owner can have same by
{ calling and paying for this notice.
-Messrs. S. G.. Pond and +. J. Robin
a son have purchased the stock of boots
J and shoes from Max Krolik, and an in
b. ventory is now being taken. As soon al
e the building can be put in repair tn,
=, store will again be opened for business
= Mr.. Pond is well known us II member o
the firm of Pond Bros. Mr.. Robinson
) is engaged as travelling salesman fol
=. Phelps, Dodge X Palmer, of Chicago
wholesale boots and shoes. The gentle
men Will dispose of the present stock a
cost, and will then put i'm fresh line OF
: goods. Success to the new firm.
The Normal Alumni held its annual
reunion mt the Normal school on We'd
nesday evening. The attendance ol
members was the largest i'll the history
; of the association, and n really social
time was had. Refreshments were
served in becoming style. II was decid-
ded to hold the next meeting in 1887 in
: the early part of August. The following
officers were elected for the ensuing
} year.
Prcsidcnt-Miss Emma Buckley. Mankato.
Vice President Henrietta Katie, Hen
derson.
r Trcasurcr-Mi Lizzie Clark, Naukato
Sccrctary-Geo. Shcrrer, New ulm.
Judge Severance tells Il good one up
on himself. so we suppose it is no libel
TO repeat it. The Judge was making his
toilet Sunday morning preparatory Ia
attending divine services. His good
wife, proud of the Judges round fea-
lures and symmetrical form, and desir
GUS that his hair should be dressed in
becoming style, insisted that he should
apply Il little hair oil. Obedient to the
desires OF his wife, although under pro-
test, the Judge poured out a handful or
less of the decoction, rubbed it in
thoroughly, and brushed the locks down
|
stable the Judge has an innumerable
number of monstrOus flies. They i'm
mcdlately got onto the snap, followed
him To church, and when he dotted his
hat they mounted his head. Tie Judge
says he recognized his own flies, and
throughout the services did nothing but
paw the mir and pull his hair. 1t is safe
Ia say that Mrs. $. will never be able to
inveigle her husband into using hair oil
again in fly time.
The storm of Tuesday did consider
able damage near lIawley. this State.
Martin Hanson, living about four miles
south, was instantly killed by lightning
Three track layers on the Duluth X
Manitoba were knocked down, but We're
not seriously hurt. A house three miles
north was struck by bolt. Three per-
sons were knocked down, and one, Geo.
Sprague, probably fatally injured. Light
ming struck the house of Edward Day,
two miles north of llawley, shocking
Mrs. Day and the hired man, and badly
shattering the house. 1t also set fire To
stacks of wheat belonging To farmer
named knabbe in the town of keene, IA
/ few miles north. The storm did no
great damage To grain rs il was not ac-
companied with heavy wind. The
clouds came up rapidly in this vicinity,
but broke when over the city, and rs a
result only slight shower fell, but that
was much needed and much Ionged for
luxury.
The Lake Crystal Union ask TIE
FREE Pass:
" Do you deny the fact that this two
convention movement IL headed by
Gen. j. \. Baker, yourself, Eli Warner,
j. \. James and Mr.. Bookwalter, and
that i want TO 20 Ia It. Paul as dele.
gates III the Interest of ''wo A. 90
Are We guessing wrong?'
Answering for ourself, we most en-
pIrstic,lIy inform the Union that it Is
Guessing wrong" AS to General Bak-
cr, We have not seen him for over two
months and never heard until intimate
ed in the Uniou that he had any desire
To attend the state convention, and do
not believe he could if he wanted to
ever so bad. So far as Mr.. Bookwaltcr is
concerned, he was never, To ouI knowl-
edge, been spoken To in relation To two
conventions, and we have yet to ascertain
whether he is in favor of one or two.
Mr.. Warner favored two convention,
and So also did Mr.. James, But what
difference did tins make. anyway? They
were not members Of the county central
committee and had no voice in deter
mining what that committee would do.
1t is the most silly twaddle for the
Uaion To pucker up its mouth about Il
matter il acknowledges il all guess
work." and about which there is no
truth. Don't worry yourself into
foam about the "dear people" Mr.. Nell.
! You are not half 80 sincere in the mat
ter as you pretend, and everyone
knows it. The committee will he able
to take care of the matter Ofconventions.
For reasons not obscure nor difficult
10 explain the editor of the Reriew this
week seeks to get even" with several
respectable gentlemen i'm this communi-
ty by heaping personal abuse upon
them, and in this endeavor he exposes
himself to the contempt of the respecta-
bic portion of our community. For
wears he has lied about and maliGned
the proprietOrs of the Big Mill, ami IN
every way possible has he sought to in
cite public distrust against them. In
Tuesdays issue a labOred article appears
unon IL supposed combination of wheat
buyers in Southern Minnesota, which is
calculated 10 squeeze the farmers, and
anon. other misreprcsentationsa appears
the following:
1--WE refer to the attempt to
force retail grocers Ia handle only Man
| kato flour, and thus exclude outside
mills from competition in this market.
Some dealers have signed such an agree
ment and the screws will he put To force
others into the line, and when this is
done and all is serene, the price can be
advanced, and the labOring classes as
well IA the farmers, he forced To pay
tribute Ia these self-cOnstituted rulers
The facts as we have been able TO
CLEAN them are these: For some time
Hubbard u Co. have allowed no com
mission la merchants for handling their
flour, preferring To sell 1t direct from
the mill and give the consumer the ben
eft of that commission. I'm order that
rrocers might handle city flour and get
little something for their trouble, the