The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-08-23

:, give the HOllCe, lHOuSI the HldlleT nd
V been discussed often, for fear of offend
= ing the railroad company and delaying
= its proposed improvements in the city
n The present solution of the matter j
. satisfactory to all parties.
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l. From Wednesdays DAILY FREE PRESS
n The young mems investment com
e pany's building has reached the heigh
: of three stories.
y An endowment rank of X. of p. ha,
: been started IN the city with clever
charter members.
Officer Robel counts another daugh
/ ter in his family-since Monday night
All parties doing well.
: Wheat has taken drop of foui
. cents, the first change since the new
wheat begun to come in.
Wild rice - feet inches high has
) been gathered on the banks Of Indian
Lake, by Geo. II. Johnston.
The trial ofthe Butternut Valley cleo
ton cases has been postponed from
Aug. 3Oth until Oct. 4th, at l0a IN.
F. IL. Samborn and family leave to-
morrow night for California, which is to
be their future home. Mr.. 5. expects
To 90 on the road to sell goods.
. w uSllIllSlpl tiIbt
Arthur Baker, a son of Gen. }. ii. Bak-
er, is in Washington, an applicant for u
position as chief of division in the treas
ury department..
The fact that the hospital has thus
far proved to be almost Il self-sustaining
institution proves that it will soon not
only pay all expenses, but return rev.
enue to the city. 1t is being managed
very economically.
Geo. TruesdelI left for the East to-
day for the purpose of purchasing his
stock of holiday goods. OF course, as
usual, George" will put in little lar
ger stock than he has vet shown and it
is safe to say that the Bazaar will aston
ish It's patrons again this year.
A special train will leave this city at
Is a. IN. SUNDAY morning over the &. 4
y. W. road, for Milwaukee. 1t will stop
only at important stations and arrive at
| lis destination at 200 p. M, making the
trip OF over 400 miles in thirteen hours.
The cost of round trip tickets will be
| $l0.37.
To days GIobe: Miss Wafie Fret
was married Yesterday 10 y. l.. Brady,
of Mankato, at the residence Of the
brides parents on Dakota avenue, the
ceremony being performed by Rev.
Father Stanley. The young couple
will reside in North st. Paul.
Red Wing ReDuJIicut: The expen-
SEES Of prObating estates will he increased
considerably under the probate code
which takes effect Oct. |. 1t provides
for fees for every conceivable service in
connection with the settlement of an es-
tate, and it will involve no little trouble
and possibly expense for the judges to
comply with every provision contained
in it.
The G. A. Il. encampment at Wells
is in progress, and it is proving big
success. The running race, one-half
mile dash, was won by an Albert Lea
horse, owned by Landers; time, 50 sec
onds. Base ball-Wells, IL; Blue Earth
City, 8. At $50 p. m. campfire was
held, followed bv speeches from eX-Sen-
ator NJ. S. Wilkinson, S. j. Abbott and
others.
The carpet laying in the Saulpaugh
House has commenced on the second
floor. The third and fourth floors are
completed, and force of sewing girls is
getting the sheets ready for the beds. |
The carpets in the various rooms are of
different figures and cOlors, ana all of
costly Brussels. The furniture is costly |
oppCoiihSi tiiO COAts
and the chairs easy and comfortable. |
The elevator is being put in position.
The fixtures for the Office have arrived |
and are being arranged, and the bar
room fixtures have been delivered the |
thing of the office floor has been com
pleted. The dining room will not be
ready to receive visitors by Monday, and
the ladies ordinary will be used for a
few days as dining room. The kitchen
has been fitted out, the ovens, ranges,
ETC., completed, and ready for the cook.
The room is very conveniently arranged,
and has facilities for turning out a large
quantity of edibles when necessa-
ry. number of visitors daily go
through the building, and none fail to
congratulate the CITY on having such
magnificent hotel. The first guests will
be received Monday, though it will be
some time before everything is finished.
From Thursdays DaiIy.l
Miss Dottie Smith has accepted a
position as stenographer for }. Ii. Long
K Co.
| The Fibreware works will be well
represented by large exhibit of wares
at the St. Louis Exposition.
-Messrs. Jas. II. Smyth and Frank
Burt started yesterday afternoon on
| couple OF udV hunting "Trip.
Seven female doctors are in the city
selling medicine, and will visit the res
licences and offer to give people bath
with it.
Capt. Huld, late of Iowa, has be en-
appointed captain ofthe Salvation Army
of this city, and will be assisted by Ca
Diet Appelton.
The fourth annual reunion of the
| nl, h,
held at Plummer POst-IIall, Minneapo-
lis, Sept. 10. Several from this city are
thinking of attending.
The Cement Company Las very gen.
erously donated to the hospital the saw
ed stone necessary for walk in front of
the building, 40 feet long by feet wide.
The stone is delivered and is worth over
500.
-Waseca Radical: Mr.. John Ogg will
coon 90 to Mankato TO take position in
Jones drug store at that place. Sorry
to see John leave Waseca, but our loss
} will be Mankato's gain. He is good
citizen, and understands his business.
The council did sensible thing at
It's last meeting in ordering telephone
into the hospital. The ladies of the
Presbyterian society are contemplating
r supplying refrigerator for the institu-
ton, and if they do it will fill want OF
great necessity.
-Maxfield & Coughlin have about hall
, completed their contract for furnishing
the stone for a large county bridge
, across the Minnesota river at Blooming
ton Prairie, Mimi. The contract requires
250 car loads of stone of the heaviest
bridge character.
One of the Eagle Lake churches has
! secured the eating privilege at the fair,
q next week. All preparations are ad.
yancing satisfactorily. The entries fol
the races closes Sunday noon. The
J, irst races will be held Thursday after.
i noon. The fair opens Wednesday
e Let there be a large turnout from al
Q parts of the county.
Henry Laurence, for four wears the
y efficient and successful cook of the Man
!: kato House, has resigned that position
II and left this afternoon for st. Paul where
!. he expects to remain. He is good
r steady man and should be able to get
e good situation. Frank Hubbell sue
ceeds HIM as cook of the Mankato House
l. Clerk of Court Thorne and Bur
= Cole, the latter of Lake Crystal, hat
more than ordinarily good luck chicken
- shooting. They were out about one da,
20 and brought home 43 chickens and on,
10 mallard duck. They hunted south O
% Lake Crystal. Mr.. Thorne says that tn,
II chickens are more numerous than h,
; ever saw them before. They are full
D. grown and in fine condition. They ar
J. very wild, however, and have begun +
,e flock When once started thew do no