The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-05-03

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sealed proposals will be received at III
Office of ID. l.. Rose up to 2 O'Clock {
May 18th. for the erection of four-stor
brick building on the corner of Hickor
and Second streets. This structure wi
be the most complete and modern builC
ing in the city, and will be a great cred
10 its enterprising projectors.
III. p. Christensen sold last weeS
the following: Lot Z, s and 9, block
Lake View addition TO North Mankat
for John Koppen to Geo. Ii. Fox, fo
$3.50. Lots 10, IL and 10, block /, LAX
View addition to North Mankato, for ]
l.. WashbuTn to Geo. II. Fox, for $500
Lots Is, Il, Is and IL, Moreland, Free
man X Bucks addition, John A. Nelson
to :. L. 5. Christensen, for $500.
When grown up men and gray hair
ed sires get taken in by bogus jewelr,
street hawkers it is about time TO qui
scolding the boys for their gulhbility
! Men of sixty ought to learn after time
that these sleek tongued hawkers dom
stop al first class hotels, hire the fines
rigs in the city for show and spend theil
time giving away three dollars for one
or five for two. They are not construc,
ted upon that plan.
The Episcopal church was crowded
yesterday by the great number who
wanted TO hear Bishop Gilbert. The
intter preached an eloquent sermon
taking Heaven" as his theme. MINI
person were confirmed by the bishop
In the evening, accompanied hy tho
choir, he went to Lake Crystal ana
held service there.
The arguments on the motion To dis
nj H.. A a "A
CHARGED ., i'm embeZzlement, were COM
pieted Saturday afternoon. After taking
half an hour to consider the matter,
Judge Porter granted the motion and re-
leased Wendlandt. This outcome was
expected bv many who had heard the
three days trial.
Manager Griebel reports the follow
ing opera house bookings for Nav:
Mead's Minstreis, Nav 18th; c. A. Gard
her. comedian, May 18th; Swede Sing
ers, May l4th; Congregational Society,
May 18th; Mortimer, Lang x Co, May
-. q and 22nd; High school commence
ment, May 9th; Clara Louise Kellogg,
May 25th; Normal school commence
ment. May 26. %, % and 10Th.
MIR. T.. +. Eldrdge has sold his pho
tograph gallery on jackson street 10 +.
l.. Blair and w. J. Richert, who have
been conducting the gallery some weeks.
Mr.. EldrIdge is in Butte, Montana,
where he has started gallery. His
family will join him there next week.
our citizens will be sorry to know that
he las decided not TO return to Mankato.
Is he was very popular Young man.
His successors start out with an excel
lent business, and have every prospect
of success. They are accommodating,
good workmen. and should succeed.
The question arose IN the minds of
several citizens who witnessed the rob-
l'ery of suckers Saturday afternoon by
the hrassy hunkO man, why the fellow
had been gwen license by the city au-
thorities. TO be sure. it might be rea-
sOned that people who bite ut such skin
) ames deserve their punishment, but il
Is hardly proper for the city 10 encour-
age or license such things. This fellow
saturday raked in probably 500 in less
than an hour, clean cash, and then
skipped. 1t was barefaced robbery, and
vet the rascal could doubtless have
shOwn his authority from the city TO car
" on the enterprise. If there are lot
of old fellows in the city who haven't
cut their eye-teeth and get taken in by
every such game, it is the city's duty
TO protect them.
Several spectators, would be bid
ders, attorneys and officers gathered in
{ he BeObdci,ter office at ten O'Clock this
morning TO witness the sale OF that pa
per at auction by constable Robel, TO
satisfy mortgage of 81 200 held by }.
VI. RroOme, the former owner. One of
the bidders was prepared to go as high
= $500, but the first bid was staggerer
and none followed. +. p. Freeman, re-
Mr.. BrOome, bid 81 ,206 70,
which covers the mortgage, interest and
rosts. Mr.. Broome took possession AT
once. John Mitesser, of WInOna, and
Geo. J. Ehrler, OF this city, paid 800
down when they took possession
% month ago, and gave the
mortgage for the balance, which Was to
DE paid in monthly installments of 500.
SIR. Mitesser, who appears TO be the
monied man of the firm refused TO come
down with the 'stuff7' when the first
month was up. Some saw that this WAS
because he was not satisfied With his
naTtner, Mr.. Ehrler. The latter saws
I hat If MItesser had wanted to get rid of
him he would have stepped out after
settlement. Mr.. Ehrler
claims to have secured abont 200 neS
subscribers and much new advertising.
Mr. Broome will continue the paper as
hitherto.
What is agltating the minds of sew
eral business men in the city at present
is to discover just what relation to Fore
p8ugh's circus is sustained by the young
man who recently visited the city and
contracted" for various supplies and
made arrangements for the appearance
If the circus here June 18th. He made
uIs contracts all straight enough and
there is apparently nothing crooked in
any of his dealings, but the fact that he
VISITED the printing Offices of the city
and attempted to dispose Of patented
process for chromatic printiDg-in fact
making its purchase the condition for
bcstOwal of fat advertising contracts for
the circus, gave queer color to the gen.
'lrman's other transactions. Some Of the
yarns the young man perpetrated as to
his personal wealth also had a Mulhat-
ton tinge, but something Of that kind is
generally expected IN circus advance
man. The fact that the promised adver-
Using car doesn't turn up, however, is
telling against the loqnacious Taylor and
unless It is forthcoming soon, Mankato
will. feel like turning him over to the
"While Caps" to be punished for falsely
leading us to beIeieve we were to have
circus in a month and half.