The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-05
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EARLY in February Mr.. w. b. Davies
Was appointed court reporter for this ju
dicial district by Judge Severance. At tn,
expiration of his term as city recorder
a week from Monday night, he will de
vote himself the duties of that Office eX
clusively, from which he will receive 1
good income.
AT the residence of the brides par
ents at East Middleton, Wis, March 20
1889, Miss Laura Gonsolus and Mr.. ID. G.
Cleveland were married. Miss Gonsolus
will be remembered rs visiting with hel
sister, Mrs. T. J. Sherk, and aunt, Mrs
L. l.. DeRosia, III this city two year'
ago.
Piper 4 Washburn give up Their
store on Monday, having disposed OF
their entire stock. The New York shoe
store will move across the street into
the room vacated, and J. 4. Presley will
move his grocery stock into the store
vacated by the New York shoe store,
which he owns. This will leave Mr.,
Presley's present stand vacant
-Chas. Andrews, son of Capt. An
drews, has been transferred from Vase.
ca to the Master mechanics office of the
Minneapolis Il st. Louis road AT Mime
apolis. 1t Is one of the choicest posi-
tons in the telegraph department oil
that road and "Charley's" friends in
this city will be glad to hear of his pre-
ferment.
The county commissioners cOnclud.
ed their labOrs yesterday and adjourn
ed. They decided 10 run the sewer from
the court house straight down TO Fourth
street through the square. None of the
Hickory street property owners appear
ed before the board to ask the location
of the sewer on that street, therefore
the board did net consider the plan to
have II located there.
Bids we're opened yesterday 10y Hail
4 Willard for the grading of the east end
of Clark street. An easier grade is TO be
made on the road as il ascends Prospect
Heights, and the amount of dirt to be
moved is about 800 cubic yards. Hen
derson d Landquist were the successful
bidders, and began work to-day. The
drive will be a much pleasanter one
when the work is completed, and the
value of the lots in that addition will
doubtless be advanced.
-LeSueur SeIlind: Talking with Col
J. l.. Drake the other day about early
springs between 1870 anG 1850, caused us
TO look over the files of the Sentinel
where We found that the spring of 1875
The frost was out of the ground on the
18th of March and gardens were plowed
Seeding was nearly done by the close Of
the month. There was good growing
weather through April 1t was wet
season, and one of hea-T wheat yield
but very poor quality. In 1874 seeding
began about the middle of April; in
1875 the early part of April, and spring
wet; in 1876 seeding began about the
middle of April; in 1877 the first week
in April, and that years wheat crop was
one of the best raised in the State.
Some people don't seem TO consider
a newspaper in the light of a bushes:
concern at all, but simply as vehicle
for the distribution Of news and infor
nation for their especial benefit and in
formation-without pay. They expec
free notices, and if they offer to pay
want ten dollar "ad" for half price
with fifteen dollars worth of locals
free. We cannot understand why some
people expect this any more than they
would expect ten-cent premium prize
on the purchase of a five-cent street cal
ticket. Newspapers cost a great deal o.
money to run and there is little fun il
running them, and less glory. So while
we will lay ourselves out to please ad
yertisers in the matter of space and rates
vet the line must be drawn somewhere
and We draw it at the bread and butte
limit.-EXchange.
MIR. L. c. Fletcher began to-day Il
construct a silo at his place on Agency
hill. 1t is tn be round like cheese box
and something over 20 feet in diameter
and 81 feet deep, and will hold enough
ensilage to feed dozen COWS all winter
This will be the fourth silo in the State
the others being the property of Mr.
Holmes, at OwatOnna, A. 7. MckInstry
at Winnebago City, and the state eXper
mental farm. The average cow require
two acres of pasture and three of meadow
to carry her through the year, Will
with the silo all that will be required
will be one acre of corn. The corn stalk
are picked or preserved in the silo an
cut up as needed. Wherever tried il
the East they have proven great sue
cess, if properly managed. The farmer
of this county will watch the results oh
tanned from this silo with much interest
An authority on the matter states tina
land that is valued at over $50 an acre
too dear for pasturage, and as MI
Fletcher's land is worth more than tina
sum he has decided to enter upon Tn
improved mode of farming. II he SUE
ceeds. others will probably follow in tn
erection of silOs.