The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-05-03
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Union Hall next Monday night.
-WIlkin post installed Mr.. Lorin
Cray as adjutant at IFS meeting last
night.
w. Il. Walker has just completed IL
substantial plank walk in front of his
business property.
Wheat took great tumble in Chi
cago to-day, but went up two cents in
the local market.
The present weather is retarding
corn planting from one or two weeks.
The more careful among the farmers are
delaying their planting until after all
danger of frost is past.
Small grain is coming up nicely in
all parts OF the county. Wheat is now
several inches high and has generally
come up thicklY. The weather could
not have been better for 1t.
"A marriage license was granted yes
terday to Frederick Koch and Mary Ann
Smith, both of LeRay. They immedi-
ately stepped across to Judge Mead's Of
flee and had the knot tied.
Mayor Pfaus new night Waterman
went on his beat for the first time last
night. The lucky man is John Schiman,
as announced several days ago in these
columns. Thus is another councilman
provided for.
The stovepipe in A. q. Richards sa-
loon burned out shortly before noon,
filling the room with smoke, and the
neighborhood with terror. The fire de-
partment was called out, but its pres
ence was not needed. No damage was
done.
Dairy Commissioner Ives says that
l,,r M - r1-h Inh hoo Inc.
come law and which relates to the sale
of adulterated foods, such as baking
powder, vinegars, lard, etc, will take eff
feet Aug. /, and that il will be enforced
and carried out to the letter.
Minneapolis Journal: The Mankato
conference of the Norwegian synod
opens to-day at Our Savior's church.
The names of those who arrived yester
day are as follows: Rev. L. X. Thorylld-
son, Orfordville, Wis. Rev. w. NJ. Pet
erson, st. Paul; Rev. X. Biorgo, Red
| Wing; Rev. A. q. II. Overn, Mankato,
and Rev. |. q. Monson, Wausau, Wis,
Delegates from this city are the Revs.
| o. p. Vangsness and o. G. Otteson and
Profs. |. b. Frick, Ii. q. Stub and Johan
| Ylvisaker, of Luther Seminary. The
session will last three days.
AT their meeting Yesterday the state
railroad commissioners accepted the re-
signations of +. w. Marchant, as weigh
master at Minneapolis, and ii. A. Nor
| ton at Duluth. The designations are TO
! take effect May 10, 1889. The commits
sioners, Immediately after the resigna-
tons had been accepted, elected Mr.. &.
! NJ. Reese, of Kandivohi county, to sue
coed Mr.. Marchant at Minneapolis, and
! Mr.. Edwin McManus, of Polk county, TO
! succeed Mr.. Norton, at Duluth. The
| commissioners say that no appointment
( to the Office of chief grain inspector will
/ be made before they return from their
John J. Randall, of Winona, is the fore
most candidate.
The latter part of this month will lie
rendered memorable TO some sixty
young people in the normal and high
schools. They will then grasp their
sheepskins and start out on their various
paths of life. Already there is a halo of
| preparation investing the days as they
mark the rapid approach TO the great
! final day. The last week will be lively
| one to such of our citizens as make il q
point to attend everything that occurs.
Besides the notable speakers from
abroad and the graduating exercises
there will be the usual exercises by lit
crary societies and addresses to them,
meetings of alumni, etc. Every day and
night will be taken up with something.
The full programs will be given later.
"A grand army man: "The monu.
ment IN Lincoln park will be put up this
year and no mistake. AS soon as Dr.
DAVIS gets back we shall go TO work al
it. We have had so many other things
to attend TO thus far that We have not
| h,l %, OH ha -
A great many of our citizens have spok.
en- TO me about the matter and from
what they said | know that enough
money can be raised among them to .ur
the monument, together with what We
have in the treasury"
Judge Severance attended the meet
ing of Minnesota division of the Loya
Legion at st. Paul last evening. and reaC
a very scholarly paper entitled ''The Re
suits Of the War" The freeing of the
slaves was the paramount result of the
war. This result was not only potent a
home, but it went careering over every
ocean and compelled every nation Il
withdraw the charge Of hypocrisy it haC
formulated against our institutions. The
unity of the empire was the other grand
result. Capt. Severance enlarged upor
the progress of the country within the
past century. The nation had dlstanced
all nations on the face of the earth, anC
the triumphs open to it in the century
now entered upon passed beyond "hu.
man KEN" A banquet concluded the
evenings program. The division hal
arranged to tender a reception to Score
tary of War Proctor, Major-Genera
Scofield and others of party of army
notables who are to visit st. Paul the
18th inst.