The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-07-12
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postmaster at South Bend.
-Chas. Miller, living on North Fiji
street, lost nine months old child THU
morning, of cramps.
The county Offices will be moved t.
their new quarters sometime between
Aug. 18th and Sept. !st.
Major Gibbs st. James irotter
"Major Linn" won the ESQ race at Ham
line yesterday in three straight heats
Time 2:29l, 2:3Ol. 2:S2.
Notice is called to the advertisement
for bids for making repairs on the public
school buildings, including carpenter
work, painting, kalsomining, etc.
MIR. Casey, the agent of the Holly
pump company, arrived yesterday to SCI
up the new city pump. 1t will require
two or three weeks TO get it up and in
working order.
Mr.. +. q. Heinze has the contract
for furnishing 600 loaves of bread to
Forepaugh's circus the day 1t is in Man
kato. The highest number that he ever
contracted with q circus before was 400
loaves.
The only bid presented Yesterday
for the purchase ofthe old county Office
building was by l.. ID. Saylor, who bid
$25. The sale was not made, as the COM
missioners consider the doors alone
worth the amount of the bid. The COM
missioners are still in session.
Tuesday, July I'd, Miss Alline Dem
rary and Miss Annie Wet the teachers
of South Bend and Spring Island schools
held picnic at Jones' ford i'll the woods.
The ram in the forenoon made but very
little disturbance. After dinner they
had the exercises, in which the scholars
did splendid, with manv thanks to the
teachers.
The trial of the suit of Jacob Miller
VS.. the C. st. P. M. & o. road was COM
pleted Tuesday. Yesterday the suit of
Sarah Ftzsimmons against the same
road was tried. To-day the case of Eli
nor Jones against the road was on trial.
These are all court cases, and are suits
for damages for the laying of the road
on n. Fourth street. They are some
what similar, and a number of other
cases depend upon their outcome.
The water main extension is fast
nearing the Byron street limit. The
ram caused many small cave-ins along
the excavation. Several blocks remain
to be done on North Second street. The
water main connection between the
pumping station and the Front street
mains has been completed. Travel on
the street cars north of Washington
street and the Omaha depot has been
interrupted the most of the week, on ac-
count of this work.
The present comparatively cool
weather is Just what is needed after the
heavy rains of the first of the week. 1t
insures the safety of the wheat crop.
The crops in no part of this county have
at any time suffered from drouth this
year, any statement to the contrary
Notwithstanding. A larger crop of all
kinds will be harvested than in any other
county in the state or, in fact, IN the
Northwest. This can be truthfully said.
The board of trustees for the state
hospitals for the insane met at st. Paul
Tuesday and considered bids for work
on the new hospital at Fergus Falls. The
contract for building the west wing was
given to o. r. Mather, of this city, at
S43, 600, that being the lowest bid. His
bid for finishing the detached ward was
SIG, 900, while the contract was let to a
st. Paul firm for $l3,9 1887. His contract is
large one and Mr.. Mather is to be con-
graduated on having secured it. Our
Mankato contractors can generally hid
as low as anyone else, when they get
down to business.
"A gentleman was in the city some
time ago talking of starting beet sugar
factory. He will probably be here again,
and should receive encouragement. from
our business men. At present few beets
are grown hereabouts, though both the
soil and the climate are excellent for
their culture. Wherever these factories
have been started they have paid divi-
dends almost from the start. If the
farmers will take an interest in the mat
ter it is understood that some of our
business men stand ready to take stock
in the factory. 1t would be very great
benefit to Mankato to have such fac
tory, and the protector should receive
proper encouragement.