The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-06-29

The hospital matter has not advanc
ed any over what has been reported
heretofore. Gen. Tourtellotte now pro
poses to add $500 to his already liberia
donation and have the building made
entirely of stone.
Everything that the Mapleton En-
terprise said about Lamb and Fowler il
abstractly true, and many other inter
esting episodes might be penned which
Bro. Brown evidently did not get ento
But in such large gathering some
meaty thing will slip the eye ofthe most
observing.
That must be queer sort ofmilk they
have at Camp Lakeview. A Winona
correspondent says under date of June
23d: "a boat with three men sound
asleep under the influence of Camp
Lakeview milk foated down to this city
from the NJ. N. G. camp at Lake City
this morning. The men had floated
over fifty miles during their Sleep"
Mr.. Geo. T. Barr, receiver of the
gas company has been granted an order
by Judge Severance to sell the plant.
Negotiations are now in progress with a
dozen or more parties DESTROYS of secur-
ing the works. The sale will be pri-
vate one if a satisfactory price can be OBJ
tanned; if not, it will be at public auc-
ton.
-Wilkin Post is making arrangements
to give Co. F royal welcome on its re-
turn from camp. The Post will meet the
company at the depot on its return and
invite it to partake of a banquet at Bars
hall Saturday evening. There will be
vocal music in the shape of old army
songs, toasts. etc. Ex-members of the
company and the band will also be pres
ent by invitation.
There is a prospect that the pres
ence of Talmage at Waseca the 4th of
July will attract large crowd from this
vicinity. The c. 4 n. w. road will run
a special train from st. Peter to accom-
nodate those desiring to hear the great
preacher. The fare will be at the re-
iuced rate of one and one-third fares
for the round trip. Notice of the time
Of departure of the train fro n Mankato
will be given later. There could be no
more appropriate way to celebrate than
. trip to the pleasant Chautauqua Assem-
DIV grounds at Waseca.
The annual convention of the Ger
nan Lutheran Synod Of Minnesota be-
,an in this city this forenoon. The SEES
lions are being held at Emanuels church
md the large building is filled with del
gates and ministers. Each society in
he state is entitled to one delegate be-
ides its minister and thus far about a
hundred and fifty delegates and minis
ers have reported. They are lodged
mong the members of the Lutheran
The Synod held its first
ession this forenoon at nine o'clOcn.
Ieetings will be held every day for
Teek. The proceedings are in the Ger
nan language.
The railroad and warehouse COM
MISSION has gwen notice to all railroad
ompanIes dong business within the
tate of Minnesota, and all persons and
artIes interested, that on Wednesday,
uly llth, at Its Office in Saint Paul, it
will consider the matter of making n
inform distance tariff for sand compa-
les, and also the matter of reducing
ne terminal, commodity and other tar
Is, of said companies, now in force, on
he lines of said companies within the
late, so far as said tariffs apply or relate
, the transportation of grain, coal, lum-
er, live stock and dressed meats,
holly within the state, should such
ariffs, after due consideration by the
be found not to be equal
nd reasonable" The railroads and
theirs interested will have an opportun-
" to be heard. This is one of the most
important actions the railroad commits
ion has yet undertaken.