The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-08-09
"a Subscriber" from Napoleon
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"A Subscriber" from Mapletor
sends us the following:
Seeing statement in your issue of Aug
Isl, about a great many chickens being shot II
| the impression that IL those certain indiyidu
!, ais belonging to the Mankato gun club, and OF
| Ulcers at that, would not set an example for the
outside parties there would be no birds shot
Practice what you preach.
1t is stated that the trial of LeClail
under the ordinance relating to nuisan.
ces was a test of that ordinance, which
has been upheld by Judge Porter. 1t ID
now said that the way Is clear to have
the slaughter houses moved to one place
under the same ordinance. Steps may
be taken looking to this.
Hugh Quinn, ESQ.,, of Mapleton, has
been in the vicinity of Fargo, n. d., the
present season in the employ of the Nc
Cormick machine company, and return
ed home yesterday. He says wheat
straw will not average over twelve inch
es high, while the heads are only an inch
to two inches long. He says, however,
the berry is large and plump, and will
go No. /.
Gen. Tourtellotte has been forward
ed a photograph of the hospital bearing
his name, and he writes he IL thorough
" satisfied with the appearance of the
building. He also writes that he is
greatly pleased that the citizens of Man
kato are interested in the hospital, and
trusts that they will always be 30. 9th
erwise, says he, the hospital will be
nothing more than poor house.
| -Mapleton Enterprise: Miss Eta
Hunt goes to Montevideo, September LIST,
as assistant principal of the Western
L
This seminary is a feeder to Carleton
College and is thoroughly equipped
tiourishing institution. The managers
are fortunate in securing the service of
so competent a teacher as Miss Hunt
has proven herself TO be.
Prof. F. Reese has concluded to
start business college in this city and
hopes to open it in September. The To-
cation is not yet definitely decided up
on, but will be in some central place.
The course will require six months and
whoever completes it will be thorough
| ly proficient in the details of single and
double entry bookkeeping, the various
| commercial practices, and good pen
man. The college should prove a sue
cess.
One of our citizens suggests that il
might be profitable venture for COM
pany to build an electric motor line from
this city to Lake Madison, thence 10
Lake Washington, thence to Lake Emily
and st. Peter and back to Mankato. The
cost of these roads is not very great and
| il is believed that in case fine hotel is
erected at one of the lakes and plenty
of cottages at the others, it would pay.
Little towns in Dakota have long motor
lines to neighboring lakes.
The largest mortgage ever filed in
this county was placed in the hands of
the register of deeds Thursday. Ii lisa
mortgage of $4,000, 900, given by the
Chicago, Milwaukee 4 st. Paul Railway
Co., on all Its property, to the United
States Trust Co, of New York. The
mortgage is given to cover bonds, which
are issued to take up other debts ami to
repair and extend the road. The instru-
ment is in the form of printed cata-
logue, and contains over l4,0O0 words,
which the register must copy upon his
books. The fees for recording the
mortgage will be Sl4 This mortgage is
filed with the register of deeds IN every
county i'm the state through which the
road is built.
Says an Eastern trade journal "By
watching the advertising columns of a
newspaper We are enabled TO know the
exact condition of mercantile affairs, of
the general prosperity or depression in
the town where the paper Is published. |
We can sit at our desks and pick out the |
live business towns all over the country, !
and also the slow and dead towns. There |
is 10 better index to town than its pa |
per. 1t IS better criterion to go by, |
and is considered so by sagacIous men,
than the photograph. 1t is the enter |
prise of the inhabitants, and not the size |
of Its buildings that makes the town.
You may pick up paper and read at a
glance: we mean business or We're |
deader than stuffed Bird as plainly as
though it were printed in big type and
red ink across each page"
The Mankato gun club held its an
nual meeting last night at the city-hall. |
The attendance was quite large, and
considerable interest was manifested. |
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year:
President-A. G. Bierbauer.
Vice President-J. l.. Ritter.
Secretary-C. +. Wise.
Treasurer-W. X. b. Smythe.
Executive committee-P. ii. Carney, |
Geo. Pond and III. J.. Joslin.
1t was decided to have monthly pig |
con shoots, and there was talk of offer |
ing fine badge as prize, and it was
left with the executive committee to de- |
eide. The club expects to take in new
members, in place of those who have
left the city.
Main street was the scene of lively |
runaway just before dinner which had |
a serious ending. T. G. Peart hitched |
his team at the North Star Plow Works |
and while absent in that place the horses
become frightened, broke the tie straps
and started at a rapid speed toward the
river. They passed two teams on the
bridge without harm, but just as they
cleared the Nicollet approach came in
contact with the team of Peter Purrier.
The latter was thrown out and down the
embankment and cut quite severely IN
the fall, while his wagon was considera-
bly, demoraliZed. About fifty feet fur
ther along the runaway team met anoth-
er rig, containing p. Chilgren, his wife
and two children. Mr.. G. was thrown
out, and also one of the children. The
latter is thought to have been quite Sc
verely injured. The entire party was
well shaken up, and Mr.. CkIlgren's bug
gy badly broken. He lives at Nicollet.
The law passed by the last legisla-
ture in relation TO the manufacture and
sale of baking powders, vinegars, lard,
Hpirituous and malt liquors, went into ef-
feet day before Yesterday. Hereafter
every can or package of any mixture in
tended for use as baking powder which
contains alum in any form or shape must
be labeled, "This Baking Powder Con-
tains Alum" Provision is also made to
prevent the sale of adulterated vinegars,
lard and spirituous and malt liquors.
Dairy Commissioner Ives, who has Just
returned from an extended trip through
the East, where he has been lnvestiga-
ting the working of dairy and food adul-
iteration laws, and gathering information
to and him in the enforcement of the
new law i'm this state, says that he is
ready to enforce the new food adultera-
ton law, and was never in better shape
to do it than at the present time. Said
he: "All vinegars will be analysed, and
if they contain the required amount of
acidity and solids they will answer the
requirements of the law. While / was
in New York | visited the produce ex-
change, and was much pleased to hear
the favorable comments on Minnesota
butter. Owing TO the strict enforcement
of our laws against the manufacture and
sale of oleomargarine, Minnesota butter
is never questioned in that market"
From Mondays Daily Free Press)
"A bow arrived at Mr.. ii. C.. Akers' |