The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-03-29
from TUESDAYS DAILY FREE PREssl.

Farmers are having good oppor-
tunity for seeding and will be through
with that work this week.
Charlie Thro passed the cigars
around to-day in honor of ten pound
boy that has arrived at his home.
The Baptist church society has con-
cluded not to give THE Country School"
and the ladies' relief society will pro-
coed with il.
"A number Of the young men of the
city have organized for the purpose of
giving a May party. 1t will doubtless
be pleasant affair.
Mr.. Freiberg, an old man living on
\. Second street, died yesterday and
was buried at two O'Clock this afternoon.
He had been sick two months. He
leaves two sons.
-Odjard Il knott have rented the sec
ond store north of their furniture store,
and have filled it with baby carriages, Of
which they have a large stock. They
will occupy it during the season.
ID. w. Selleck has received bids for
the erection of his proposed new house
on Bradley street. The bids were as
follows: q. l.. King, * Co., 81 600; w.
K. Englerth, 81, 534; Richard Hughes,
Sl,OItS III. .. NOOuy plJOtS, VII chOiuOh,
1859; VIM. Funk, 81 ,9l5. The contract
has not vet been let.
"A fire was discovered in the build
ing occupied by Kreutzer's furniture
store on \. Front street early this morn
ing by the night Waterman. 1t had al
ready burned quite hole In the floor
and filed the room with smoke. 1t was
extinguished without much difficulty.
4. g, 81 ha Era cfa VI cd nv q
boys who had been smoking in the build
in.
MIR. Clifford L. Benedict, Of Maple
ton, has decided to locate in this city
and practice law. He has grown up in
this county, received his education at
the Normal, studied law with Freeman
& Pau, and has lately been practicing
in Good Thunder. He has taken q
prominent part in the politics of his por-
ton of the county. He is young man
of worth and ability, and deserves to
succeed. We hope he will receive his
share of patronage
Mr.. G. o. Ellsworth, who has for
the past year or more acted as state
manager for the Equitable Mutual Life
and Endowment association, of Water
loo, Iowa, has given up that position,
and accepted the general management
of the business of the Iowa mutual BEN
eft association for the states of Minneso-
Ia, North and South Dakota and Colora-
do. Mr.. Ellsworth will remain at his
present Office for the time being.
1t is rumored in republican circles that
Messrs. Z. b. Evans and l.. p. Hunt liked
| certain post Office appointments while at
| Washington. The first change TO be made
| will be Garden City, for which Mr.. l.. Il Shaw
| is booked; and tor Lake Crystal, Mr.. Henry
Humphrey is on the slate.-RsrteC.
There is as much truth in the above
as In other statements which the ReUielL
makes conct rning the editor Of this pa.
per. Mr.. Hunt has strenuously refused
| to recommend any one to Congressman
! Lind, though that gentleman has doubt
less been informed through other sourc'
es regarding the merits of the various
candidates for the postoffices herea'
bouts.
The Methodist State Convention will
be held at the Henepin Avenue church
Minneapolis, from May to 10 inclus
i've. Methodists of all annual cOnferen'
ces in the State are entitled to be repre-
scented by their pastors and one lay del
egate for each fifty members. Reduced
rates will be given on all roads. A ban
uuet of MethOdists and their friends will
be held on Friday night, May 10. II
will be made formal welcome to the
new resident bishop.
"A movement is on foot to establish
a base ball league to include Winona
Oshkosh, Eau Claire, Duluth, Saltwater
La Crosse and perhaps one or two more
Salaries for the teams to be restricted Il
$500 per month, thus securing uniform
average ofmen. What is the mattel
with having Mankato included in the
list? A team might be secured tina
would be considerably less costly thar
the above limit, and we think if the pro
iect was once started there would bt
enough enthusiasm raised to bring tn,
proper amount Of patronage.
If the ReVieD would have a reporter
present at the various meetings and con
yentions that take place in this city j
would make fewer mistakes in its re
ports and be less prone to criticize thu
reports given in papers which are re
presented at the meetings. There wa
no foundation for the partisan harangu
which appeared in last nights issue o
that paper in regard to a report in thu
paper of speech given at the laborin
mems convention. The ReUieW was no
represented at the meeting and knew
nothing of what transpired there excep
what il obtained in the next days issu
of the FREE PRESS and from the state
ments of interested parties. NothiD
appeared in our report of the speeche
but the substance of what was actual
said, as can be proven by parties pres
, ent, and that with no intent to injur
anyone. The ReUiea0 should remembe
/ the adage about people living in glas