The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-11-02
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The Fibre-ware works resume oper-
ations with its full force of employees
next Monday.
A eleven year old son of Philip Pal
ing had his leg broken Thursday by a
wagon running over It.
The old house on the property occu-
pied by ShermaD's lumber yard has
been thoroughly repaired, inside and
out, and is now quite inhabltable.
Napoleon amateur talent will pre-
sent the comic opera, THE Little "
coon" in that village FRIDAY end Satur-
day evenings, November 2d and Sd.
Henry Williams, telegraph oper-
atOr, formerly employed by the North
western road at st. Peter, Sleepy Eye
ami Tracv, died in Minneapolis yester-
terday of consumption. His remains
Were taken to ~. Peter for burial.
The city we'll has been stoned up TO
the top and excavations at the bottom
have recommended. As the bottom is
dug out the wall VIII be pushed down
and built mp Oh the top. There is still
about thirty feet OF clay to be penetrated.
The benefit party given last night at
the city hall by the GeTmanla band in
honor of Mr.. Z. J. Kurth, was not the
success 1t should have been. The at
tendance was very limited, but those
who were present enjoyed the occasion.
The Pond Bros, have decided to
open branch store at Clark, Dakota.
Geo. Pond has spent the week there
making arrangements for putting large
stock Of goods in Immediately. One of
the partners will remain at Clark con-
stantly. The citizens of that town can
rest assured that they are trading with
pleasant and thoroughly reliable gentle
men when they patroniZe their store.
The first invoice of goods will be sent on
at once, and Geo. Pond will have charge !
OF the store ut present.
The new Tourtellotte hospital is be-
ing pushed with COmmeDdable rapidity. |
1t will probs0ly be opened 10 the public |
in the spring and will be one of the |
most valuable acquisitions that have |
been added TO the city for years. When !
it is open there vii! still be need of a /
pest house, and the city council should |
see thai the latter Is provided before
the lime of dire necessity arrives. This
subject has zen mentioned more or
less for years past, and annually recon-
mended by the board Of health, but the
city fathers have as often shut their eyes
to the necessity Of the institution.
The matter OF starting pork pack
ing establishment in this citv is receiv-
ing quite favorable attention from our
II is probable that in order TO
secure such an establishment, large
part of the capital will have TO be taken
in this city, if not the whole of it. In
other words, q syndicate must be formed
and practical pork packer put in
charge of the work. \ stranger, who
has had some experience in the packing
business, is reported 10 have recently
stated to one Of our citizens that he
would be willing to take 5000 stock in
such concern, believing that Mankato
is located in a territory which will make
a packing house successful from the
start. II is understood that several of
our citizens stand ready 10 take stock,
and it seems only necessary that some
one take held of the matter to make it a
All realize what benefit il
would be 10 the city, and live commit
tee of the Board OF Trade should have
little difficulty in bringing about the de-
sired end.