The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-05-18

From SATURDAYS DAILY FREE PREssJ
A large number of building projects
are only awaiting pleasant weather for
commencement.
A farmer reports that the heavy
rains have drowned the gophers out
pretty thoroughly and killed thousands
of them.
Mr.. }. c. Durr, of Amboy, called at
the FEEE Press office this forenoon. He
states that the surface of plowed ground
was frozen solid enough to bear the
weight of man this morning
Mr.. Theo. Sherk has leased the
building now occupied by Karmany's
meat market on North Front street, near
the bridge, and has purchased the stock
and tools, and will hereafter conduct the
market under his own name. We wish
Mr.. SherK the success he deserves.
Architect Thayer has drawn plans
for a two-story brick store, 40x37, to be
built al Lake CRYSTAL by A. A. Hanson,
at q cost of 5000. He has also drawn
plans for an 81 800 frame dwelling, two
stories in height, to be built by Griffith
Lewis on the corner of Fifth and War
rem streets. He is of the opinion that
quite building boom will strike Lake
Crystal this year.
Officer Bart Martin rendered his
resignation from the police force last
night and Mr.. Henry Mailman, hitherto
with Patterson & Halfhill, was appoint
ed in. his place and has assumed his
duties.
Mr.. Geo. T. Barr, secretary of the
Duluth, St. Cloud, Mankato x Southern
raiIdroad company, to-day issued notices
TO the directors of that road calling a
meeting at the Merchants Hotel, at st.
Paul on May 22d, at eleven O'Clock. The
question of making further surveys will
be considered.
-Maxfield & Coughlan have secured
tine contract for furnishing the stone and
lime for the new insane asylum at Iank-
ton, Oak. There were a number OF
other bidders. The first material was
shipped this week. The business of this
enterprlsing firm is reaching large pro-
portions.
Quite a bad accident occurred at the
Cement Works this morning. Two EN-
Moves named Edward Erickson and
Charles Berg were rolling tram car
along a bridge at the works when some
thing happened that suddenly caused
them both to fall off the bridge back
ward TO the ground beneath. They
struck on the stones and another track
and Erickson received a severe cut on
the under lip throwing the flesh open to
the bone. He was also cut in the cheek.
Berg received bad wound in the back
of the head and was injured about the
hack. 1t was wonder that they did
not receive more severe injuries, though
they will be laid up sometime as 1t H.
DIR. Warner has the cases in charge.
The Glencoe Register says:
The directors Of the Duluth, Glencoe
a. Southern Railroad Company" held
their first meeting here Monday last
They authorized survey made from
Mankato, via Glencoe, Watertown
Rockford and Elk River, to Duluth, will
a careful estimate; also stock book open
ed: appointing committee to invite
subscribers to take stock. Ten per cent
of stock was ordered paid into the treas
ury at once.
We have found no one IN Mankat'
who has a very clear idea of the Inten
. tons and operations of this road, ant
the above is all the information which
the Reqister sheds on the subject. A roa'
on the route suggested would be valu
able aquisition to this city. The com
many was incorporated last week, ant
the general nature of its business, TIN
articles of incorporation declare, is t.
"cons,ruct, maintain and operate lin
of railway from the city of Duluth, in 81
LOUIS county, in a south-westerly diret
ton, through the counties OF Carleton
Pine. Isanti, Wright, Mcleod and Sit
lev via Glencoe to the southern or wes
ern line of Minnesota" The director
are A. III. Read q. X. Gilbert, II. Wade
worth. +. A. Child, of Glencoe, and WI
liam Vanderbilt. of New York City.