The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-12-21


Mr.. John C. Noe reports the sale fol
VIM. K. Merriam TO Salve Taresen o
twenty acres III section ~, OF Rapidar
for 500. This Is good price, Tor wild
land. Sui the price mas gone up 81
much IN this county that little land can
now De had cheaper Iaau that. Land
that wear ago WIS held AZ SIS TO $50 an
acre Is now he'd al 50.
About 100, eco gallons of water has
been pumped into the city reservoir,
which i about tenth Of Its capacity. 1t
has been found nearly impossible u MI
II with water from the Wells, anu L u
likely that river water Will be used. \
mill official, speaking of the matter to-
day, said: The CITY well has q capacity
varying hi the way from p 900 10 49,
90 gallons dav. 1t cannot be depended
upon Tor Permauc!tt supply. Mr.. JEFF
terSUn viii be successful IN getting Il
large supply If he goes down 4UO or 500
feet with has well, but he can hardly do
that without a vast outlay. l don {
know what the city Will 90 for water
next summer. Our contract runs out on
July LIST and We shall not make Il new
contract for pumping. The present city
wei receives the drainage OF AL the cess
pools around, and the water that is tax
en- from the nver comes through pile
OF manure that Il put at the mouth OF
the supply pipe 10 keep II from freezing.
Every few DAYS We have TO 20 10 II and
nsh i dead dyg out OF the pipe. That Is
the kind OF water the ely has. II our
well turns out as we'll as We expect We
shall not be dependent upon the city for
supply. We require about 25O,UUO gal
Ions day, including what We use In our
cOnuensers. The most of this We are al
present taking from the river
Leading sportsmen of Winona have
Recommended that the game laws of the
Stale be-. amended as follows: By Chang
ing the season for shooting ducks and
other aquatic fowls from sept. l to Jan.
!, instead OF from sept. 10 a. now; pral-
Tie chicken, grouse, etc, from Sept. | 10
Oct. ID, instead OF from Aug. 10; quail,
partrldges, pheasant, etc, from sept.
10 Dec. l; wUOdCOcE, from July 10, in
stead of from July 3; deer, during the
month Of December, instead of NoVem-
bel. The section prohibiting decOYs
and receptions stricken out, and the
section making il a trespass to 60 over q
man : land changed 10 make II necessary
for property owners to have notice
posted in order TO make the hunting &
trespass. The appointment of game
warden III each COZ gressIonal district, al
a salary Of $500 a year, recommended
with deputy in each county, to be paid
IN the same manner as constable. The
time for troutlng changed TO May | to
Aug. l, and provision inserted prohlb-
ltlng catching them except with line.
These provisions will be submitted to
other spOrtsmen's cubs in the State for
tleir consideration and law drafted 10
he 70 q
object Of the change is to make the Min
nesOta laws conform with those Of Iowa.
Wisconsin and Dakota. and keep sports.
men now accustomed TO invade this
State at home.
lFrom Saturdays DAILY FREE PRESS.
Several new houses are being put up
in Cummings addition.
A marriage license was granted to-
day to L. Ii. Walker and Mary l.. Abbott,
both of this city.
The matter of dividing the city into
six wards, each TO have two aldermen,
Is receiving a great deal OF favorable no.
tice from business men, especially those
who are well posted on municipal affairs.
The union sociable of the Young
Peoples Societies Of Christian EndeavoT
of this city held in the lecture room OF
the Methodist Episcopal church last
evening was a step in the right direction
and a decided success. The invitation
was given by the NJ. L. society and was
accepted by the Societies from all the
other churches. Miss Nettie TOmpkIns,
president of the VI. f. society, presided,
and Mr.. W. ID. Willard of the Presbvter-
ian society gave number of appr9prI-
ate sentiments which were responded to
by members from the different Societies
who made many happy hits. These
with recitatiOns and music, and IA gener-
al good time socially made an evenings
entertainment long to be remembered