The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-06-14
From Thursdays Daily.)
will celebrate.

j. G.. Fowler offers his residence
property for sale at bargain.
The Omaha road is preparing to APP
peal to the supreme court from the ST.
600 verdict against it in the suit of Rev.
Judson Jones.
-Ceresco Is to celebrate the Fourth
of July with parade, ball games, liter
arv exercises by the Crescent Literary
society, and dance.
The laborIng men at work upon the
Saulpaugh Hotel, subscribed $15.25 to-
ward the relief of the Pennsylvania food
sufferers. Certainly very liberal do
nation.
Marriage licenses were granted
Tuesday to j. B. Indorff, of Chicago, and
Melinda Heinze, of this city, and Ole
Monson and Engerr Hanson, both of
this civ
Hall and Coffin report the sale of lot
8, Beatty's subdivision of lots 2 and 3,
block /, Cummings addition, for Sam
ford Billings to Frank ii. Burnett, for
$3.50. This property includes house.
The rural folk who want to have q
really first-class time on the Fourth and
enjoy themselves to the full, will give
the little side shows the go-by and come
10 Tie DlR ClTCub dL hduhdlO.
The fibre ware works is ENJOYING a
gratifying increase of business. The or
ders for ware were greater during the
past month than ever before. The ware
gives excellent satisfaction, wherever
put into use.
"A NJ. Cook, of Hutchinson, who is
visiting in Danville township, this coun-
ty, started to drive to Mapleton one day
this week, but before reaching the viii
lage received a sunstroke. He Is now
considered out of danger.
Rev. A. G. H. Ovvern, pastor of the
Evangelical Lutheran church, states that
his opinion is that the college of that 3D.
ciety will be rebuilt at DEBORAH. He is
led to that belief because of the many
associations clinging to the old site and
because that location is 80 well known.
OF course this is only Mr.. Ovvern's idea
of the matter, and nothing definite has
been settled.
The Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Pa
cific stockholders, proprietors of the
Cannon Valley road have elected the
| following directors for the ensuing year:
L. G. Mitchell, 7. E. Clark, Joseph Gas
kell, r. G. Brown, III. 7. Wright, L. /.
Kimball. The officers are: President,
L. c. Mitchell; vice president, I: Z.
Clark; secretary, Howard s. Abbott;
treasurer, Joseph Gaskell.
Owing to the recent reduction In
freight rates on Iowa coal the price is
reduction is from $202 to 81 60 a ton on
soft coal. and from $2.02 to $1.75 on lump
coal. Formerly Mankato was obliged to
pay as much as the twin cities, but now
the price of soft coal is fifteen cents q
ton less. This gratifying fact is due to
the efforts of the Mankato board Of
trade, which has done some good work
since it interested itself in freight rates
The directors of the street car com.
pany have decided to accept the prOpo'
sition of the West Mankato property
owners In case the donation of property
owners in LeHuiller is made in cash in
stead of lots. AS this amounts to but
$500 there is no doubt but what cash will
be given. AS soon as the answer is re-
ceived the company will proceed to ar
range for the construction of the track
In case of necessity it could be put dowr
in months time. 1t is desirable tina
the track be in running order by the
time of the fair.
The Seventh Day Adventists art
holding a camp meeting at Pleasan
park, Minneapolis, this week. Tit
year book of the denomination is just is
sued, and the following facts are cleaned
The denomination has in this stat'
about 70 churches with 1,753 member
and Is ministers. They have a schoo
in Minneapolis of 80 members. During
. the last year the missionary society re
: ports $3.50 missionary letters written
1885 visits made, 3,155 Bible reading
> held and 2,12O, 900 pages of publication
{ and 1915 periodicals distributed. Tn,
society's agents also sold over $1,000
4 worth of books, and the state Office dit
business to the amount of $l7 ,527.99.
We are reliably informed that MI
= Z. B. Evans, of Garden City, will be ap
pointed to position in the state grail
inspection department the latter part Q
! the present month. Such an appoint
= ment will give good satisfaction and Wi
!, be proper recognition of the service
q OF straightout, active Republican work
er.