The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-12-14
Irrom FrIl,y : pAuY FREE Pass.

Old resident: seventeen years age
Dec. 18th. about the worst storm We eNel
had occurred. II WAS warm III the fore
noon but BLIZZARD suddenly came NJ
and caught many people out. That was
the dav that Mrs. Capt. Palmer troZe t.
death in Cottonwood county. l cannot
help but think Of this, while We are now
going about almost in our SHIRT sleeves.
The county commissioners adjourn
Ell to-day. Mr. Ring received the
Board figures on that part Of the spec
iticauons not complied with. He de-
sired time 10 look the matter up ami
was given all the time he wished. lie
will probably be back next week, when
another meeting of the Board Will be
held L. settle matters up. 1t will be Mr..
Rings fault If a settlement Is not
reached. for the Board seems literally
disposed.
Miss Maggie Walzer died last night
at the Niculet House OF Inflammation OF
the bowels after an illness of three
weeks Sne WAS twenty-four years OF
age and had been inthlS country for four
years. The funeral will occur AT three
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon from the
German Catholic church. Deceased was
a sister Of Martin Walzer, of this city,
and had been cook OF the Nicoliet House
for several wears.
The state beard Of medical examin-
ers made lis report 10 the governor Mon
dav. There are l,29l persons pIacticing
medicine in the state, Ofthese Ssh are
regulars, I52 homeopathic, II electric and
264 Irregu.arS or persons not graduated
from any school, but owing 10 length OF
practice in the stale entitled 10 certltl-
Gates. The board revoked two licenses
puring the wear, one for unproiesslonal
and immoral conduct, and the other for
passing 4 forged diploma and obtaining a
license 10 practice. Eight have been
obliged TO leave the state TO avoid prose-
Cution under the act.
Among the various suggestions that
are being made in regard to revising the
city charter Is one made by very prom
inent citizen that the number of wards
be increased to SIX. This is well worthy
of consideration and many reasons could
be stated as making il desirable. Ii this
was done il might be we'll 10 reduce the
representation TO two aldermen from
each ward in order not TO have cum
bruus council. THIS and other proposed
charter amendments should be more
generally discussed by our citizens.
1T has been suggested that when a
Board of Public works is established for
this city that the portion of the county
road fund paid by this city be gwen to
the Board TO expend on such county
roads as lead to this city. A certain dis
lance around the city there Is neutral
ground where trade draws both toward
MankatO and toward other towns. On
this neutra. strip the roads have been
somewhat neglected, but II they were
put IN good repair the amount OF country
tributary 10 MankatO could be largely In
creased and so much more business
done. This suggestion is well worth
consideration.
The subject of the union Of North
MankatO with the city has created quite
a little interest. II is stated that the
procedure necessary to accomplish this
result is for the legislature to pass an act
requiring Blue Earth and Nicollet coun-
ties to vote on the matter. As far as the
fear of objection being raised In the lat
ter county Is concerned 1t does not seem
reasonable that there should be much.
North MankatO, so soon as II becomes OF
any considerable size and remains free
from the strict police regulations OF a
citv, is sure to be thorn IN the side OF
the county, a. Well as the city vi 81. re-
ter. This has been the experience
wherever there have been similar con-
ditions. For instance, before West st.
Paul was added to ST. Paul ii approached
in size TO Hastings, the county seat OF
that county, Dakota. While 1t did not
have power to itself to secure the coun-
ty seat from Hastings, it had power,
combined with Pennington, to have
caused the removal to the latter city.
Hastings was glad to have West st. Pau
taken from Dakota county as much on
that account a. from the fact that it had
become a refuge for the criminals and a
location for the dives that the strict laws
of St. Paul drove from that city.