The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-02-10
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- | "A w luohd man. WIN is Vi CueeTlu
disposition, predicts that the grain crop
of the coming season will be so heav,
that it will trouble the railroads (,
transport it. The farmers won't worry
much over the latter proposition.
e. Allen & Co. appear in to-day.
Daily with an announcement that they
will open their new stock of dry goods
in Fletcher's building, 1923 South Front
street, on Saturday, the llth inst Mr.
A. Levinson, a member of the firm, is in
the city, and will have charge of the
store here. He is Il pleasant gentleman,
and Will doubtless secure u fair share OF
| public patronage.
-Theo. Williams informs us that his
father and sister will return home from
! California about the tlrst of April, and
will be accompanied on this return trip
/ bp Mr.. and Mrs. W. w. Paddock. and
! Mrs. :. ID. Parsons and her son Chas.
and daughter Nellie. Miss Viva Will
| liams is improving in health, fact that
her young friends will be pleased To
learn.
lf rom W eNltssittN DAILY II hEE thksSl.
We are informed that Mr.. |. Longi-
nj of this city has been designated as adj
ministrator Of the last v i'll and testament
of the late 4. J.. Levi, of Minneapolis.
Mr.. Salpaugh has taken the hotel
plans 10 Minneapolis to have them per-
fected, preparatory 10 commencing OPP
era;ions. 1t is understood that he in
tends 10 celebrate his birthday, April
9th, by breaking ground.
Mrs. Flora Z. McNIurtrie was given
an examination before Judge Mead yes
terday and was adjudged insane and was
ordered sent TO the asylum at 81. Peter.
She has had mental trouble for several
months, but within the past few days
has become quite violent.
Harvey Baxter, having purchased
G ID. Herbert's restaurant, has reopen
cd the rooms, brushed things up in good
shape, and means to serve his patrons
with everything in his line in the best
possible stvle. Harvey is rustler, and
will make a success of bis venture.
-JanesrRe lrg,ts: We were informed
by a citizen of Mankato the other day
thai Editor Hunt, Of the FREE Press was
a candidate for Sheriff of Blue Earth
county.
This is certainly news TO Mr.. Hunt,
who would not accept the office if he
could get it, and probably could not get
it if he wanted 1t.
The report OF the health officer for
January shows 81 births and - deaths.
OF the births ~ were males and 10 fe- |
males, while uf the deaths were of
males and of females.
Father Sorcnson, of ST. Peter, died
in the hospital at New Ulm Yesterday |
after a painful illness of several months.
He Vas well known in this city.
Mrs. Kurlh, lady eighty-one years
of age, died at her home in this city
yesterday. The funeral will be held at
nine O'Clock tomorrow morning. She
leaves two grown up children in the
city.
Timber land is experiencing a gen.
ulne boom and prices have advanced
nearly fifty per cent. within six weeks.
The cause seems TO be the high price of
wood and everyone wants to reap some
of the benefits. Inquiries for farm
land are coming in from all directions
and it seems a. if the people were just
waking up to the fact that Blue Earth
county is made of the richest soil in the
state.
-Supt. Bechdolt's monthly report for
January shows that the total enrolment
of the Public schools 10 Feb. LIST was
| ,327, or 22 more than the whole Of last
year. The enrolment OF the High
school was 81, or 10 more than at the
end of last year. This steady increase
year after year is very gratifying. TAX
ing the attendance at the Catholic,
Lutheran aud Normal schools the total
attendance in the city cannot fall below
1000.
The Republican club recently form
ed in this city should not delay COM
plete organization longer than possible.
| Permanent officers of the club are to be
elected, and the sooner this is done the
| better, az nothing can be accomplished
| looking 10 a vigorous campaign until the
organization has a permanent head.
Municipal matters will soon begin to
wax warm, and as the offices to be filled
this spring are of vital importance TO the
progress of the city care should be taken
to select only competent and worthy
men. Let the club get to work. Unless
the committee on permanent organiza-
ton announce their intention to make a
report very soon, the chairman will be
justified in calling meeting and letting
the members select officers regardless of
recommendations
An interesting case came up before
Justice Traver at Napoleon Monday.
Ed. Stevens had been disturbing the
meeting Of the Sterling Literary Society
on the evening of Jan. 2lst, when the
marshal of the society, Harry Acker-
man, attempted to eject HIM and in do
ing SO slapped him across the face. Stew
ems had Alderman arrested for assault
in the third degree and the case was
tried Monday, Attorney Plymat, of Ma.
. pleton, conducting the prosecution, and
ATTORNEYS Young and c. l.. Benedict. OF
this city conducting the defense. The
case attracted intense interest and Ster'
ling people filed the town and court
, room during the trial. Their sympathy
was with the Marshal, many of them
belonging to the society and Stevens be-
ing an outsider. A jury trial was held
8 and verdict was brought in for the de
PENDANT on the first ballot. Had the de
= cision been otherwise the power of thu
society TO preserve order would have
t been destroyed.