The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-26

The selection for the position is very
fortunate, as il is men Of his character
aud good business ability that the peo-
pie want in the council.
A Fergus Falls special says: 1t has
been astertained that the grasshopper
eggs, at one time reported destroyed, are
full of life and vigor, and active prepa-
rations are in progress to prevent them
from Matching. Gov. Merriam has in
trusted the management of the work to
Capt. O. G. Chase, chairman OF the coun-
ty board of commissioners, who Will es-
tablish his headquarters at Perham. The
plan proposed to stamp out the pest is
TO plough all infested ground, by which
the eggs will be buried so deep that they
will never reach the surface after hatch
ing. IL is estimated that 1000 acres will
have to be ploughed.
-Ifyou want any favors of newspa-
per, YOU strike your home paper, don't
you? If you want your town doomed
and your real estate increased thereby
in value, you expect your home paper
to do it, don't you? You kick because
there is not as much news in 1t as you
are accustomed to finding in metropoli-
tan papers, don't you? But on the
whole you think a newspaper is mighty
good thing for town, don't you? And
YOU preclude newspaper from think
ing that the town Is n good thing for 1t,
not giving it sufficient advertising, don't
you? And then you sneak off and get
your job work done ut some other town,
don't you? And you are under the inn
preston that editors can live on wind
or be forever dIgestiug the sweet and
consoling fact that his paper is Il good
a., a. ~ hn NJ
Can he?-Er.
Regarding the statue Of justice which
is To ornament the dome of the new
court house the Minneapolis Tribune
SAYS: The finest and most pretentious
work in copper ever made in this city
has just been finished at the manufac-
tory of NJ. ii. Crittenden, 7O4,, FOG and
70S Fifth street south. 1t is the figure
of Justice holding aloft the traditional
scales. 1t is 20 feet high, made of cop
per, and will occupy position on top of
the main tower of the new court house
at Mankato. The work was done entire
ly 10y hand from drawings made in the
works. The proportions of the differ
ent parts cannot be surpassed for COM
pieteness, and the artistic workmanship
is worthy of praise. 1t will be exhibit
ed to day at the works, and is well worth
a visit.
Lake Crystal Mirror: w. q. Hoerr
and Tom Rooney recently purchased the
2-year-old trotting breed stallion, Ham,
belmont Chief, which they claim is the
best living representative OF the three
greatest trotting families, Hambletonian,
Almont, and Mambrino Chief lie Is by
SIR Archie. trial 2:07t, first dam by West
ern Chief; Sir Archie by Altitude, 2:30
(sire of several in the 2:30 lIst,) by Al
mont (sire of 81 with records from 2:l33
10 2:3O; and alfbrother TO Belmont, sire
of Nutwood and II others in the $50 list
by Alexander's Abdallah, by Rysdyks
Hambletonian. Western Chief by Cur
tiss Hambletonian (sire of a number in
the 50 list and half brother TO George
Wilkes, founder of the Wilkes family
by Rysdvks HambletoniaD. Western
Chiefs dam, Lady Eleanor by Mambri-
no Chef. Ii Is noticeable that besides
the many 2:30 performers got by Mann
brine Chief, are such horses as Mambri-
no Patchen, sire of - with fast records,
end old Dolly dam of Director 2:l7,
Thorndale 2:224, Onward 2:25l. John +.
Payne and others. Almont's first dam
was also by Mambrino Chief. HANDLE
mont Chief will head the stud at Oak
Grove stock farm, and will be under the
of Mr.. Rooney.