The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-08-02

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Diary" comprising notes taken by hin
during four years service with tina
regiment in the late rebellion. IL is al
intensely interesting volume, and ever,
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Paul Book and Stationery Co.
The sheriff received telegram to
day signed M. G. Biaedem, of Columbus
Neb. saying that Fred Netzowski, a boy
was there, and asking If he had run away
from his parents here. Inquiry showed
that he had, and they have been looking
for him for some time. His parents live
back of Agency hill.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church will hold sociable at the resi-
dence of Mr.. G. A. Chapman in West
Mankato on Friday evening next. Mr..
and Mrs. Chapman are making arrange
ments to entertain their friends very
pleasantly, and as the street car line to
the bridge is hoped to be completed by
that time many will enjoy trip over it.
The entertainment Is intended for the
evening, but all will be welcome as early
as they may desire to go.
VIM. LeClair did not remove his
hogs from the river bank by this morn
ing, as he agreed to, and his case comes
up tomorrow morning. He has retain
ed Attorneys Shissler and Hughes. Mr..
Benedict withdrew from the case on ac-
count of LeClair not keeping his agree
ment. LeClair now claims that he can
keep his hogs where they are, as there
are but five on four lots. An ordinance
permits two to be kept on lo.. The
police claim that they can ORDER the hogs
removed as public nuisance. City At
torney Young appears for the city.
This is the dull time of the year in
the news line and papers that cannot
get any other news are filling their col
umns with statements in regard to the
crops. For instance last nights RerielC,
being entirely innocent of anything like
news, had on a single page III little
over two columns of local matter no less
than nine items in regard to the crops
and four in regard to the weather. Our
search stopped here, though we believe
two columns on another page were de-
voted to booming the crops of some
other county.
Washington dispatch: Congress
man Hall is not very well pleased with |
that portion of Maj. Aliens report in
reference TO the Minnesota river, which |
says there is little or no attempt at navi-
CATION on that stream. He saws that If
The river is properly improved that nav
cation Will follow and even now there
IS considerable business done as far as
Carver and Chaska, and that there IS a
arge tonnage of brick manufactured at
hese points transported to down river
points. He says that the wood carrying
business also forms an important branch
IF trade for the small boats that run on
he Minnesota. There was $40 900 appro.
)riated to stop the erosions IN the banks
If the river at Belle PLANE, but as there
las been no trouble at this point for
everal years none of the amount was
Maj. Allen estimates that
90 600 will be necessary to put the Min
lesota river IN proper shape for naviga-
ION, and Mr.. Hall will endeavor to Sc
ure the additional $42 600 aI the coming
ession of congress. Score one for Con-
Hall. The river can be made
avigable as far as Mankato for small
for the amount named.