The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-03-22
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Prof. Forbes recital at Lake Crystal

Prof. Forde's recital at Lake Crystal
will be on April 3rd.
Sheriff Geddes has purchased A. L.
Mobiles team, and sports nice outfit.
Bishop Gilbert will perform the rite
Of confirmation at the Episcopal church
in this city Sunday morning April %. In
the evening he will 60 to Lake Crystal.
Coroner Paddock empaneled jury
yesterday afternoon to take evidence on
the hanging of Simon Olson. A verdict
was rendered in accordance with the
facts as stated yesterday. The funeral
took place this morning.
Constable Robel levied on a Quinn
flanger that he found at the Omaha de-
pot yesterday, The levy was made on
the balance of an execution, amounting
to $500, held by the Mankato Manu-
featuring Co. against the Quinn Flanger
Co. The flanger will be sold at auction
March 80, at 1000 a. IN.
The proposed charter amendment
to make the water rates lien on the
property ought to insure the prompt
payment of rents. 1t works well at Chi
cago. Many people in this city are owing
for the past three years and are very
backward about paving anything. The
amendment will be sent to the Mankato
delegation for introduction in the legis-
lature.
We have received a copy of sour
Church Home" new monthly paper,
issued under the auspices of the Baptist
church. 1t is edited by Rev. w. Whit
new, and contains many local items of
interest, besides other matter of relig
lous character. The only fault We see
in the enterprise is that the paper is
printed away from home. We hope the
new periodical will obtain sufficient sup
port to become permanent.
The Mapleton merchants have
formed an organization and joined the
retail merchants commercial agency, rs
a protection against dead beats.
The Republican city committee was
to have met this afternoon, but as the
chairman and one of the other members
were out of the city they did not get to-
gether.
The musicale Saturday night in the
hall of the Mankato House will contain
some new features. Among others there
will be ladies quartet. Miss Lucas
of Faribault, quite noted soprano, vii
take part in the program.
Mr.. L. A. Moore has been very fav
orably spoken of by Republicans for al
derman from the Fourth ward. Bust
ness men like Mr.. Moore are what the
CITY needs in the council and the Repub
licans could not do better than to nomin
ate him, if he can be induced to accept
WIN Bierbauer yesterday purchased
the interests of ]. Il. Griebel and JOSEPH
Manderfeld in the opera house. Previ
ously each owned a one-third interest
Under single ownership the propert,
; is expected to be much more payini
, investment than hitherto. Some re
, pairs will be made next summer. &
, H. Griebel will continue to be manage
for the present.
-Messrs. J. A. Willard and G. +
Warner, representing the Willard Cat
. tie Co., visited the famous Durham stoc
: farm at Wayne, Ills, last week and pun
chased two full blood Percheron mares
9 one a two-year old weighing 1000 lbs
{ These will not be shipped to the Mon
s tana ranch until next fall. They pul
s chased to-day of j. Z. Wilson, at Mime
: apolis, six mares and three stations, q
: full blood Percherons. These will b
= shipped to the ranch next week.
i 1t is rumorod that the iyoung pee
0 ple,s society of the Baptist church