The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-03-02
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Thomas Owens. of Madeha. has beeI

From Fridays DAILY FREE PREss.I
Thomas Owens, of Madelia, has beer
granted pension.
Mr.. Byron Hughes has recently pur
chased of Mr.. H. L. McCollum a house
and lot on Byron street, near Pleasant
for 81 800. 1t Is pleasant location.
The labor claims against Williams &
Hanlon were paid to-day. Many of the
laboring men have suffered considerably
for the want of their wages. and some
have been obliged to dispose of their
claims at a discount.
Mission Lodge, 1. o. G. T., has Sc
cured Misses Winnie Swain and Myrs
Gomez for an Evolutionary and musical
entertainment at the Congregational
church Friday evening March I'd. The
The programme is one that will please
the people of Mankato, and We bespesk
for the entertainment q liberal patron
age.
Miss Sarah Cooney, who has resided
at Father Prior's residence as house
keeper since last fall, died very sudden
" at $50 o'clock last evening of brain
complaint. She was taken sick the first
of the week but was up and around un-
til yesterday morning. She was about
twenty years of age and her parents re-
side near Good Thunder, where the re-
mains will be taken tomorrow. The
funeral will probably take place Sunday.
Mr.. Frank Strunk, OF Lake Crystal,
is making arrangements to open a lum-
Der and coal yard in this city in the near
future. He has secured a location at the
foot of Liberty street, near WALKS sa-
loon. He will undoubtedly remove to
the city in few weeks.
Mr.. Christian Arnold, formerly of
this city, but now of Rochester, will ar
rive in the city tomorrow afternoon to
bury little child-the sixth one he has
buried in Glenwood cemetery. The
funeral will take place at four o'clock
tomorrow afternoon.
Good houses to rent are in strong
demand. People of means are looking
around in vain for suitable residences.
1t is expected that the new hotel will
bring large number of travelling men,
who will wish to locate in the city per-
manently.
1t is understood that a petition is
being circulated freely throughout West
Nankato to-day asking the council to re-
peal the COW ordinance 80 far as it re-
lates to that portion of the city. 1t is
also understood that counter petition
is being circulated asking the council to
let the COW ordinance remain as it is.
There certainly is no sufficient reason to
warrant the council in undoing its action
in the matter, and repeating the ordi-
nance. This city has grown too large
to be made COW pasture any longer. If
it has not it had better throw up its
charter and assume village customs
throughout. There is an argument
which the supporters of the present Or
dinance on the subject have brought up
that of itself is enough to decide the
matter, even if no other arguments were
presented. With the great herds of cat
tie from every part of the city that
would be pastured in West Mankato if
allowed, would be very unsafe for school
children to walk abroad in that part of
the city. When the herds were driven
through the streets at night it would be
unsafe for lady to walk or drive in
their vicinity. The other questions of
neatness, ETC., could be brought up il
space permitted. Let those interested
in the prosperity of our city see to it
that the COW ordinance remains undis-
turhed