The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-07-20
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| City VIII secure the Norwegian orphan
home If it stands by its offer.
There is likelihood of the Mime
apolis Il st. Louis road running specia
train to Lake Madison next Sunday i
the proper encouragement is given.
| We understand that the commits
sioners now in session as a board o
equalization have raised the assessments
in one township $50 per cent. That as
SCISSOR should be retired on half pay.
Ring & TobIn, the court house con,
tractors, have presented bill of s., 00(
upon an estimate just made. Inasmuch
as the commissioners claim to have
overpaid the firm S. 900, they have re,
fused to approve this latest bill.
The conviction is becoming fixed in
the minds of our citizens that the city
council will allow the summer to pass
without any move in practical direc-
ton toward lettering the water works
system of the city. Winter will come
with no improvement in the fire pro-
lection afforded the city.
MIR. Geo. Z. Brett has abandoned
the idea of completing his residence on
Second street this year owing to the
iateness of the season. He has also
abandoned the plan of removing his old
building to the old tanning mill site,
corner Byron and Second streets, and
will Immediately commence the erection
of fine frame residence on that loca-
ton. The building will cost about s., 900
and will contain all the modern inn
provements. 1t will be occupied by Mr..
Brett and his family during the winter.
The other house, near the Methodist
church, will be completed next year and
will then be occupied as Mr.. Brett's
permanent residence.
The Knights of Pythias and Com
pany + have made an offer to Mr.. Mes
ser, owner of the stores occupied by
Messrs. Brett and Piper 4 Washburn,
that, if he will construct third story
over those buildings, they will lease it
at reasonable rental for term of five
years. Plans for the proposed addition
have been submitted to him. He was
seen yesterday by committee of the
above organizations and decided TO ac-
cept the offer on condition that the addi-
ton will not cost above certain liberal
amount He is looking the plans over
again and il is every way probable that
the thlId story will be added. 1t will
make Mr.. Messer's block one of the
finest in the city and will be a splendid
hall for the X. P.'s and militia.
The Republican meeting TO be held
in this city August 9Th 10 be addressed
by Hon. X. q. Horr, of Michigan, prom
Uses to be very enthusiastic and sue
cessful affair. The indications are that
large delegations will be present from
all ofthe towns in the vicinity. The ar
raDgements for the meeting have not
been fully made. There is some talk of
having an outdoor meeting with
the address about four p. M, the idea
being that that hour would be more
favorable to farmers. The executive
committee has not, however, yet de-
cided upon the details. All that is sure
is that Mr. Ho-r will be greeted by one
of the largest audiences ever assembled
in the city upon similar occasion.
Voters interested in school affairs
should keep in mind that the annual
school meetings will be held at y. M,
on Saturday, July 81, unless different
hour was fixed by vote at the last annual
meeting. 1t will be necessary for each
district to make provision for at least
five months school during the ensuing
year. The one mill tax law of 1887 pro.
vides that no district which has been or.
ganized three years or more shall re-
ceive any share of the apportiOnmen,
for the year beginning August l., 1887, Oh
any year thereafter, unless it holds dur
ing the year five months Of school taught
by a qualified teacher. No district car
receive more from the current schoo
fund than it appropriates from its spec
ial tax and local mill tax. In new dis
tricts. for the first year, only four months
of school are required, and all scholar
between five and twenty-one are emit
tied to apportionment without regard Il
the number of days attendance. Fol
the second and third years four month";
school and thirty days attendance ar,
req hired. After this year, the attend
ance must be forty days to entitle pu
pill to apportionment.