The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-10-18
,From Saturdays DAILY FREE PRESS.

lFrDm Saturdays DAILY FREE PRESS.
John {. Noe reports the sale fol-
VIM. Il. Merriam. OF - acres in section
3 OF Rapldan, TO August PIschuer, for
$3.50.
Alexander Anderson, farmer liv.
ing III Brighton, NicUllet county, took
his own life Thursday by means Of q
shot gun. lie was not feeling well in
the morning but went 10 work as usual
The new Touring mill at AmDoy i.
now completed and as soon as the ma
chinery arrives 1t will he put III opera
ton. The building II three-stOry
frame and is pul up substantially.
Piper d Jones. the enterprising Gar.
den CITY merchants, are ENJOYING -four
ishing trade this fall, and richly deserve
il. Their store IL one of the best stocked
10 be found anywhere through the cOun'
try.
The war between the Register and
the Mapleton EntapriSe appears 10 have
ended. The gTauU total of killed ant
wounded Is not large, but IN the case o
either cCmbatant tie truth Of the Old
ad6ge about consistency las again been
demonstrated.
The first number Of +. J. Scott
Hayward wis. Journal has been receiv
ed at this office. 1t In Il credit to its pub
Usher and the town il represents. The
people of that city will not lose any
thing by staying by Mr.. Scott.
Coy. Merriam through the solicita
ton OF Mr.. +. n. Merrill sent CHECK
this morning of S25.0 TO apply on a new
organ which the ladies Of the ST. John:
Episcopal church OF MankatO purpose
buying. The donation is an act that the
ladies highly appreciate, and in his mex
candidacy the Governor may confident
ly count on the ladies of the parish tC
unite in his support and render him al
the assistance in their power for his sue
cess.
-Ex Governor Marshall yesterday
purchased from W. II. Thurston, Gar
den City, horses and brood mares which
aggregated in cash s. $50, and two HOl
stein COWS, for which ne paid $50. In
cluded in the horse purchase WAS the
beautiful Cleveland Bay-''lhe Pride %
Cleveland who brought 5000. This
is one OF the largest individual sales thai
ever occurred III the county, and proves
conclusivelv that cur stock is rapidly
coming to the notice of outsiders. MIR
Marshall will take his stock TO his farm
near Bird Island.
Superintendent Merrill, Of the Stan
dard Cement Co., received letter to
day dated ut Beddgelert, North Wales
with an enclosure of 80 English money
equal TO $50 in United States currency
on account of the loss sustained by the
cement company through the forgery o.
T.. J. Roberts. recently in employ of the
cement company AT this place. The re-
mittance was from the father Of the way
ward youth, and IN his communication
TO Mr.. Merrill he stated that none of tht
family had heard from the young maj
since he came 10 America. The loss tC
the COMPANY through the forgery
amounted to about $40, and Mr.. Merrill
believes he will be able to secure The
entire amount through the father, who
Is reported as being comfortably well Il
do.
Pioneer Press: The appeals in tn,
cases OF the State of Minnesota agains
Berber, in which Judge Nelson, upoI
the habeas corpus proceedings, held thu
Minnesota on the hoof law TO be uncon
stitutional, and of the Armour Packing
Company vs.. Sutphin, in which judge
Blodgett, sitting in the United State
circuit court at Chicago, held against The
Minnesota inspection law, are now per
fected, and Gen. Gordon +. Cole, rep
Nes''S
and Mr.. Sutphin's attorney, have boil
served notices that they have filed mo
tons in the United States supreme cour
to have the cases advanced for final ar
.gument, and that the notices will be ar
gued at Washington on Oct. 81. If the,
are not advanced but are left to be takel
up In their regular order on the calen
der, it will be three years before the
are heard.
"A ten-year-old son of Nathan Brook
was shot last night by an old wood saw
yer known as "Hansyoerg." The latte
lives in an old shantv in the ravine bacl
OF the old race track and it has been tn
habit of the boys of the neIghborhool
TO tantalize him in various ways, sucl
as throwing stones at his door, etc. Tin
Brooks boy WAS, however, on friendl
terms with the old man and had assist
ed him at odd jobs. Last night he il
company with another boy passed tn
house while in search of his father
cows, and the "other boy" threw pet
bic at the house. Not getting any re