The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-07-06
HOME lettings.
From Fridays DAILY FsrE PRESS

The steam engine to be used to worl
the derrick at the court house has ar
rived and will be put in place at once.
The salary of the Mankato postmas
ter for the year beginning July LIST ha'
been raised to $500, an increase o
500.
Mr.. Smith Pearson has sold hi:
horse and buggy to Minneapolis party
for 800. The purchaser will get his
moneys worth.
New street crossings are being laid
in several parts of the city. 1t is kind
of work that can be extensively INDUCED
in without danger of its being overdone
Geo. Phillips, the iveryman, has
Just purchased a fine three-seated rig Of
Jensen 4 Firestone's make, which is just
the thing for taking picnic parties to
the lakes.
MIR. L. d. Lake, brother-in-law to
Mrs. T. NJ. Pugh, died in st. Paul We'd
nesday, and his remains will be inferred
At Minneopa Falls to-morrow-the fu-
neral services to occur at O'Clock. He
leaves wife-daughter of Mr.. Robert
Williams of South Bend. He was a ma
tive of Maine.
Mr.. F. \. Merrill having resigned
his position as president of the Republi-
can club, the executive committee will
soon cal a meeting to fill the vacancy.
1t is now high time that an interest be
taken for the furtherance of Republi-
can principles, and the committee
should lose no time in taking positive
action.
There was an error in the item yes
terday relating to transfer of the inter
est of Asa Graves in the Jackson street
livery to his partners. No such sale has
been made or contemplated, and Mr..
Graves holds his interest the same as
heretofore. The phone has been put
in, however, and if you want a nobby
rig one of these fine days ring them up.
Bids for making the excavations and
constructing the foundation for the
Young Mems Investment Company's
building were opened last night and
were as follows:
Widell & Peterson, $3.50.
VIM Mitchell, "a, 200 &C.,
James Hennessy, ,2I5.
The two former bidders allowed the
company to have the dirt which was
taken out, and on this account the con-
tract was awarded to Mr.. Mitchell.
Work will begin Monday morning and
be pushed until completed.
The postoffice department has sent
orders to the subordinate offices to in
tercept all envelopes having printed
upon them any reference to bad Debts
Collected" ETC., the object being to put
a stop to the Matchmaking and lawsuits
that have arisen from parties receiving
these letters. The order is based upon
a recent act of congress, and empowers
the postmaster to confiscate such mail
matter. This action Will effect a num-
Der of Mankato business men who IN
vested IN this scheme for making unre-
liable creditors uncomfortable.
"A great meeting was held in the
grove of Humphrey Roberts in Judson
yesterday, at which there nearly 1000
people present. One or two prominent
devines from Wales were present, and
several leading pastors from Dakota,
Wisconsin, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota,
and other states joined in the services.
1t was one of the largest meetings of the
kind ever held in this part of the state.
The services were conducted in the
Welsh language.
Mr.. J. S. Morrow and Miss Emma
NJ. Walker, both of this city, were mar.
ried last evening at the residence of the
brides mother in Mankato township
Rev. Z. NJ. Carter officiating. A num-
Der of friends and relatives were pres.
ent and enjoyed an excellent repast
under the trees on the lawn. The pres
ents were numerous and fine. Mr.. and
Mrs. Morrow went Immediately TO the
residence which the former has just
completed on Moreland avenue and will
go to housekeeping. The bride has
been one of the teachers in the Manka-
to Public schools for several years past
and is an estimable young lady. Mr..
Morrow holds position at the cement
works and is young man Of promise.
He formerly lived at Vernon Center.
They both possess the best wishes OF
many friends.
The Minneapolis & ST. Louis road
has gone into the hands of receiver
Certain New York capitalists having in.
terest in the road were the petitioners
The complaint asks for the appointment
ola receiver for the railway, to take
possession of and run it, 10 determine
the amounts due and unpaid in the sew
eral series of bonds as well as the amount
of the general and unsecured indebted
ness; to have times set for the payment
of the different bonds, and finally, in
default of payment, to have the railway
with all its rights, franchises, etc, sold
at auction in payment of the claim
against it. w. ii. Eruesdale, president
was appointed and qualified as receiver
Mr.. Truesdale says: "The action takeI
was more for the purpose of reorganiz
ing the company than anything else
and to secure a lower rate of interest
Neither st. Paul or Minneapolis will SUI
fer; the bondholders will bear all tn,
brunt.