The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-08-17
From Mondays Daily Free Press

Mrs. Mathilda Smith, of South Bend
died at her home last week, and the fu
neral took place to-day.
The Knights of Labor will hold al
open meeting Friday night, when Mr.
McCiaulhers, Of Minneapolis, will speak
Geo Crouch. Burt Clements and Mr.
Hodgson have started out for three OIL
four weeks chicken hunt. They went
in a wagon and expect TO travel about
eighty miles, and will camp out.
The county auditor has received an
application from school district ia, But
ternut Valley, for a loan of $500 from the
state school fund for the purpose of build
ing a new school house. The auditor
has prepared the necessary papers and
sent them 10 the proper officials AT 81.
Paul.
Mrs. {. w. Piper presented her
husband, on Thursday last, with Il A.
pound boy. 1t will now be in order for
Chas. to get around and see some of the
larger bows. He succeeded very nicely
in keeping the event pretty well con-
cealed. and the FREE PPESS has desisted
from making the arrival public until
now.
The LeSueur Whites have chai-
lenged the MankatO club for 4 match
game of ball Friday, Aug. "A, at LeSueur.
The Mankato club has made arrange
ments with the Omaha :or special rates,
providing enough will 90 down. All
who wish 10 go will please inform [. III.
Griebel. Jr.
On FRIDAY the Mankato Manufactur-
ing company secured a judgment OF $780,
20 and costs against the Quinn Flanger
LIT 4
Constable Robel attached a Quinn fang
er which was at the {. x y. w. depot,
and which is said 10 be worth $1,000.
This will be sold at auction at the depot
Aug. "a.
The regular meeting of the Board OF
Trade was held this morning, there be-
ing quite full attendance. \ cOmmu-
nication was received in regard to the
establishment of a graphing hay fork
mandatory in this city. The proprie-
tor, Mr.. +. b. X. Gardner, stated that
with capital the mandatory would pay
well in this western country. The COM
mittee on manufactures was instructed
to continue the negotiations The use of
the Board of Trade room was granted
TO the directors of the D., st. c., NJ. x ;.
railroad who meet in the city Wednes-
day.
The Sheridan memorial services yes
terday afternoon were witnessed by
about two hundred persons, including
veterans and their families and Com
panv +, which was present III unifoIm.
The post ritual service was performed,
and Gen. +. NJ. Pope gave an interesting
outline of Gen. Sheridan's operations in
the east during the war as he had wit
messed them. He highly eulOgized the
dead general from military point of
view, and called him one of the greatest
leaders of cavalry the country ever pro-
duced. One of the secrets of Sheridan S
success, said Gen. Pope, was his ability
to have his cavalry and infantry support
each other. His infantry attacked like
cavalry and his cavalry resisted like in
fantry. He fought the first battle of the
war that was decided by cavalry charge.
Gen. Pope held, however, that the Ia
nous ride of Sheridan in the Shenandoah
was not necessary to the success of the
Union army on that occasion, as II had
already recovered itself. Capt. j. K.
Beatty did not put in an appearance, as
announced, nor did the Andrews quar-
tet, owing TO the sudden illness of one OF
their number.