The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-19
From Thursdays Daily.

w. b. Davies has purchased lot 10,
block 1872, West Mankato, ol Noah Arm
strong, for $l75.
Mr.. Alba Lewis has commenced the
erection of residence near the west
end of State street.
HI. p. Christensen r, ports the sale OF
lots and 4, block 3, Eat Mankato, for
himself to Chas. Piper and +. b. WASH
burn, for $500.
MIR. John &. Noe rel .orts the sale of
20 acres IN section 81, Rapidan, for
Henry o. Dyer, Of Spokane Falls, W.T.,
to Ernest Fisher, for $3.50.
The Easter ball to be- given ut Union
Hall next Monday evening promises TO
be the most pleasant of all the dances
given at that popular place the past sea-
son.
j. Klein 4 Co., have arranged their
show windows i'll al exceedingly attract
i've style. A beautiful parlor scene Is
represented, with SOFT carpets, fine fur
nilure, etc.
MIR. L. Couplin, an old resident of
st. Peter, and railroad contractor,
died at Sioux City Tuesday. He was Al
one time a representative TO the legisla-
ture from Nicollet county. The body
was taken TO ST. Peter for burial yester-
day.
Mr.. Z. L. Lacy, the newly appoin-
ted comptroller of currency, Is a person
al friend of Mr.. JnO. III. Ray of this city.
He is president of the First National
Bank of Charlotte, Mich, at which place
the two gentlemen attended school to-
gether.
MIR. G. III. Griebel, manager of last
years ball club, say that If tho city will
give them the use of the iaIr grounds
the club will be ro-UrganiZ.u i'll better
shape than ever. The CITY could easily
do this.
The frame for the dome of the court
house is up, and it is expected that the
tower will be completed within two or
three weeks 1t will be thirty.two feet
in height from the top of the stone work.
The copper for the dome and the statue
of Justice are ready in Minneapolis. The
statue is twelve feet high, and is of good
proportions.
The young mems aloysius sodahty
will give q dramatic entertainment at
Catholic school hall, Thursday evening,
April 25th. The matt part of the pro-
gram will consist of the play 1.-THE Bala-
dictlon," in the English language. This
will be preceded by farce in the Ger
man language. The entertainment will
begin at 7:30 O'Clock. The society has
spared no pains or time to make this en-
tertainment even better than usual, and
there should be large attendance.
The fair association and the fire de-
partment have each appointed a COM
mitteee on Fourth of July celebration.
Now if the board of trade will appoint
one on behalf of the business men, the
three committees ought to be able to ar
range for a creditable celebration of the
day. Most likely all the smaller towns
in this vicinity will observe the day, and
if nothing is going on in Mankato that
day several thousand of our people will
90 the different towns. On the other
hand, with big parade, speeches, etc.,
several thousand people will come to
Mankato. Under these circumstances
the business men could afford to raise
whatever bonus is needed to pay expen-
SEES. Let us have a celebration, and q
big one.
The two temperance bills of the
Blue Earth county members were rec.
commended to pass by the House last
night. One was Mr.. Bars, prohibiting
saloons from putting up screens OF
blinds in front of their bars, or to sell
LIQUOR in any place hidden from view.
The other was introduced by Mr.. A
Davis, and is designed to prohibit the
practice of treating or giving away any
kind of intoxicating liquors.
Kennedy & Yates, the enterprisini
grocery firm, have been making some
extensive repairs at their store. They
have put in q new floor, new fixtures
etc., and partitioned off the rear. Thel
have purchased new delivery wagon
which they think is little the finest il
the CITY. They have also received new
stock of goods of the best quality, ant
are better prepared than ever to NEE
the demands of their customers,
The new board of public works hal
a wide field in which TO make record
but in one branch of its duties 1t has ,
particularly good opportunity. To
person who has seen no other thai
villages Front street may be perfectly
satisfactory. But to all others its condi
ton is an eyesore, and among stranger
and visitors it is a matter Of untavorabl
comment. In rainy weather the dee
mud is almost intolerable, while In dr.
weather the street sprinkler makes
almost as bad. The improvement Q
this street is thing that every bushes
man wants. There are plenty of i'd
men who need the employment. TIL
is also an opportunity for the mayor t
use his influence for the benefit of tn
city instead of always for the benefit {
] his friends and political hackers.
substantial progress is to be shown by
year from now, the work must begi
, soon.
The game played by the allege
Methodist parson in this city last sun
mer has Just been duplicated at Siou
City, according to this special from thu
place:
swindled out of g, 500 on forged dra
lust a week ago. The forgery was NJ
discovered until to-day, when the dra
, was returned protested by the Nationl
Bank of the Republic of New Yorl
r The draft purported to be drawn by th
National Bank of Bristol, Tenn, fl
. 5000. A man calling himself b. SIM
> son last Wednesday presented to II
' cashier q letter of introduction fro
: Rev. Geo. Knox, the pastor of a Presb,
!. terrain church ofthis city. Simpson hs
: ingratiated himselfinto Mr.. Knox's col
fidence by means Of letters from Presb
terrain ministers of his acquaintance
j The appearance of the man and b
l. story was 80 plausible that all were d
: ceiyed, and he found no difficulty
getting s., 500 on his draft, which is no
;; now found to be forgery.