The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-05-14

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| Mr.. VIM. J. Williams, of Candy, one
of the pioneer settlers of Blue Earth
county, died at his home on Friday
morning last, and was buried Monday.
For something oyer a year he had been
afflicted with Bright's disease of the kid
neys, and for several months scarcely
able TO be about. He was about sixty
years of age, and died a bachelor. He
made his home with his brother, David
]. Williams.
p. Zimmerman & Co., have written
to Eastern parties for prices on ma
chinery for sinking oil wells and coal
shafts suitable for from one to three
thousand feet bores. The company pro-
pose to push the work of prospecting at
the earliest possible moment, and will
spare no money to 60 the bottom of this
matter. They have more confidence
than ever in the promise for coal and oil
at Minneopa.
Monday evening as Attorney Halves
and Mr.. Nickel, of Good Thunder, were
on their way to Mankato, the team ran
into a stump in the road near Rapidan,
causing them to run away. The occu-
pants of the carriage were dumped out
into the road, and the team fled. The
gentlemen took the train for the city
and Tuesday morning Nickel hired a
livery team and went in search of the
recreant horses. He found them at
farm house only mile or two distant
from the point of starting, and entirely
uninjured, but the buggy was badly
wrecked.
The annual encampment of the Sec
ond regiment of the State militia will be
held at New Ulm, commencing on We'd
nesday, June 23d, and continuing one
week. The Reriep of that place states
that besides the second regiment, Bat
terry +, Fourth U. S. artillery, stationed
at Fort Smelling, and the st. Paul cavalry
troop will also go into camp there at the
same time. This will call together about
500 men and over hundred horses. On
Governors day and "sham battle" day
the Chicago and Northwestern road will
run excursion trains.
A stock breeders association was or
ganized at st. Peter Saturday, says the
Tribune, and the importation of French
coach horse will follow. Mr.. Geo. F..
Case started for France Wednesday,
where he will purchase stock horse for
the association, together with about 20
Percheron- Norman horses for himself.
The Tribune says the object of the as
ISOLATION is to import a thoroughbred
French coach horse which will be used
to raise the standard Of the class OF
horses used as carriage and heavy road
horses in this country. The object is
commemorate, and no doubt the end
sought will be attained. There is good
deal of attention being given to this very
purpose by Mr.. G. II. Piper, of Garden
City, who has several fine Kentuck
horses, and they are beauties.
| Gen. Baker took occasion a week OF
two ago to attack the personal integrity
of Jno. N. Hall, of this city, in the daily
papers, pointing out among other things
his connection with the First National
Bank of Mankato, and the Methodist
church difficulty. In Mondays Ponce
Press Mr.. Hall reviews the charges and
sustains himself with full explanation
of affairs, and then proceeds to lash Gen
Baker. This controversy appears TO be
a sort of "dog eat dog" fight. 1t would
seem that these gentlemen should dis
cuss public questions in way that viii
afford intelligent conclusions to bt
drawn by the people and desist from
rank personalities and unbecominl
generalities.
The action of the council at its last
meeting in refusing to recognize the pc
: tition from the Board of Trade regard
: ing the auctioneers' and peddlers' Ii
cense was an indIgnity toward that bod
/ that was as surprising as it was unjus
1 and uncalled for. The council. if it di
t not approve the prayer of petitioner
3 should have treated the document to
3 respectable filing. The merchants an
. business men have a moral and lega
y right to protection from these iteneran
r peddlers, and the community at lare
: which is being continually robbie
: through Misrepresentation from thes
leeches have the same right. Our bus
g ness men and citizens generally pay th
Q taxes and aid in the progress and pro
n perity of the city. They build home
o here to enjoy the fruits of their labor
j. They educate their children here
70 their own expense that they may gro
l. up intelligent and useful members
,r society. Their all, perhaps, is investt
A here and they have a perfect right
n demand protection from the ravages
n. these tramping swindlers, whose on
rs interest in the city ID to beat and che
every man or woman who deals wi
n them. And as public guardians, Il
=. city council has no right to deny u
a. defense. When 1t does 1t arrogates
,;r itself powers not guaranteed by the III
he damental principles of our Republic
IT, form of government. We understal
va that the committee from the Board
N Trade will be increased in numbers,a
IL will again appear before the council
" this subject. They should be accord
- a respectful hearing. and we pene
III with full and fair presentation OF tn
ats position the alderman will grant rel
from the present situation.