The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-01-06

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: engagements for the next. season at thu
Opera House.
: Remember the date Of Miss Mad
dern's appearsnce-Jan II. In Spite
of AP'-Steele Mackaye's great play.
The NJ. x st. l.. road was opened
through to Red Wing yesterday for the
first time SINCE last Thursdays storm.
Clerk of Court Thorne granted bis
first permits yesterday that bound to-
gether two pair of sympathetic souls
Dell d. Rush and May F, Gardner, and
Robert Ziegler and Bertha Wiging were
the fortunate couples.
Rev. 7. C. Hudson is considering a
call to Lake City. He viii go there this
week to look over the field, and if ev-
erything is satisfactory he may decide to
accept the call. His congregation and
other friends hope that he will remain
in this city.
Mr.. Jonas Burrill renewed his sub
scription to the Weekly FREE Press for
the thirty-second year to-day, Mr., Bur-
riliGbas seen the FREE PREss through all
its vicissitudes, but staid right by it, and
is now gratiied to see that 1t is fulfilling
his faith by getting there"
The markets are still booming, and
prices are crawling right up. Flax is
quoted at Sl.27, or nine cents below the
Chicago market; wheat al u cents and
pork at 1925. Many of the roads in the
country are said to be desperately bad,
but, nevertheless, the receipts are very
encouraging.
The Stevens dramatic company
which opens three nights engagement
at the Opera House Monday evening"
will present some pieces that are new IN
Mankato, and with such cordial notices
as the press in other cities give them we
feel safe in recommending the company
as deserving of the patronage oil our
citizens.
w. {. Durkee Post, Ii. A. r., OF Ia
gle Lake, held public installation of Of
ficers last evening, which passed off very
pleasantly. Col. Mead, Capt. keysor,
Capt. Geo. Savidge, John Williams and
S. W. Burgess, were among the repre-
sentatives from Mankato present, and
all report first-class time. A banquet
was served, several speeches made, and
the evening spent very enjoyably.
During the December term of the
district court five criminal cases were
tried, two convictions secured and
three acquitals. A plea of guilty was
entered in one case, and of the other
seven cases five were continued, one dis
missed, and one set for trial during the
vacation. Eight of the forty-six civil
cases were trled, and nine were other
wise settled.
There is more snow on the ground
at present than at any time since the
winter of lSS0-Sl. 1t is SAID to be about
three feet deep in the timber, and is so
light and dry that it drifts easily. IN
less there comes thaw TO form crust
over the snow, the railroads will be
blockaded many times during the win
ter; in fact, as one railroad official said
Yesterday, every time little wind oc-
ours.
The regular monthly inspection of
Company F took place last evening at
ITS armory. The play which the COM
pany is to put on the boards will be pre-
scented sometime during the latter-part
of the month. The National Guard as
ISOLATION of Minnesota meets at st. Paul
Jan. 18th. Capt. McGraw, Lieut.. Com
stock and Sergt. Powell are the dele
gates who will represent Co. +.
There will be meeting of the build
ing committee of the County Commits
sioners next week "wednesday to con-
slider bill of extras on the court house
contract amounting to about 5000. The
bill includes all of the work done which
WAS not called for in the contract. Archi-
tect Haley, of Minneapolis, and contrac-
tors Ring & Tobin and Supt. Reed are
expected to be present to explain the
bill, which appears to be rather steep.
There are signs that there viii be music
in the air in the vicinity of the commit
tee reom.
The announcement that the street
commissioner has at last got himself
fixed up to clean the snow from the
street crossings is welcome news to the
citizen who spent the best part oftwo or
three days recently cleaning off his
sidewalks and then had to trudge
through snow knee deep on several
crossings going up town. We hope to
see the city snow pillow out early in the
morning after the next storm.
County Auditor Scattergood has
completed his annual abstract Of taxes
for the year 1887, and has passed the
new tax books over to the County Treas
urer. The following interesting statis-
tics are shown for the county:
Number acres of land exclusive of
town lots. ... 4oo,ioi
Value of land including structures
Value OF town and city lots. -. l,s29,7m
Value of taxable personal property. l,74s,52l
Total value real and personal prop ,,, an,
erty..... ...--. -.-.-''.'-''' o'oo"'oVi
The above figures make the average
valuation of the farm lands of the coun-
ty 1904 per acre.
The total amount of tax for collection
TOR the year 1887 is 1856, 057. IS, to be dis
tributed as follows: