The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-12
From Wednesday DAILY FREE PRESS.

Inc hlgh price oil lax mas ihu itS
natural result III a very largely increased
acreage this spring The demand Tor
seed has been very great.
Mr.. Griebel, of the New York shoe
store, has taken possession of the room
lately vacated by Piper 4 Washburn
and moved his stock of goods there.
Gov. Merriam and staff will attend
the New York celebration of the centen-
NAL anniversary OF Washington's in
auguration. The party leaves about the
9th.
MIR. J. SchweItzer reports pork as
getting scarce. He is of the opinion
that trust is putting down prices and
buying large stock, preparatory to a
raise when the farmers have sold their
hogs.
The county treasurer is getting ready
to receive the real estate taxes. These
are payable at any time now, but the
ten per cent. penalty Is added June list.
Some of these taxes have come in, but
not many.
People living IN that neighborhood
are anxious that the south end of Fourth
street be graded as far north as Glen
wood avenue. Even If nothing more is
done than to establish the grade, side
walks can be laid to fill up the gap that
now exists.
Senator Pope's measures, one re-
pealing the laws of 1887 relating to taxa
ton of railroad companies and the other
prescribing the provisions under which
new railroad is to be constructed, were
passed unanimously III the Senate yes
terday.
The work of filling under the Mil
waukee trestle will begin in few days,
and will take the entire summer to COM
plete. A steam gravel scoop is being
erected at Red Jacket, where the hlllng
IS to come from, and appliances will be
used for unloading each car in few sec
onds.
Much interest is felt in the move
ment to widen and grade the Agency
hill road This is one of the most tray
eied roads in the city, and should be
made as convenient as possible, especial
ly as il Is rather sleeper than the MAJOR
Ity of the roads leading out of the city.
The remains of the little grand
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Smith
arrived over the Omaha road this noon,
accompanied by the parents. The fun
eral took place at three o'clock this af'
ternoon from Mr.. Smiths residence
Mr.. and Mrs. Waters have the sympa'
thv of all in their bereavement.
The attorneys for the defunct State
Bank of Lake Crystal and for the so.
called preferred creditors have appealed
from Judge Severance's decision to APP
point a receiver for the bank. Tht
ground for the appeal includes n grea
many points involving the legality OF TIT
whole procedure. The papers on thu
appeal have been sent 10 the supreme
court.
The MAYOR has issued q notice t.
property owners ordering them to cleal
: up forthwith or stand the consequences
He calls attention to the ordinance OF
the subject. Everyone should observe
/ this notice, and the city should be clean
= ed up as never before. A look at an.
of the alleys will show that cleaning ]
needed bad enough. But the good worl
of reform should not stop there. Tn
!. old cesspools should also be biotted on
: of existence.
-Four young Enghshmen named w
= +. Num-, b. Bissell, b. Maltby and An
: drews arrived in the city Yesterday III
i, rect from their native land. To-da
they went to Garden City where place
have been secured for them anon
) farmers. They all appear to be unde
, twenty years of age and they intend t
: be farmers. Two of them come fror
London and two are "provlncials.
They come from respectable familie
d and will doubtless make good citizens.
= 1t is not likely that a meeting of tn
!. council Will be held until next Monda
.. evening as there is really little bushes
y to be transacted, besides organizing til
~ new council. Those familiar with til
new charter say that the council dot
N not confirm nominations for members
at the Board of Public Works, though Il
as appointments are likely to be first al
ID nounced at the council meeting. MuC
d. pressure is being brought to bear on IL
o. Mayor by this or that candidate. Ca
h. didates for positions on the police for
ry are also numerous. There is mut
ar speculation as to who will compose Il
n Board of Public Works and the que
ne most frequently made includes the nam
m of Messrs. Andrew Hanna. o. o. Pitch
Is and John Mahowald. The name of
ha Kron is often substituted for the latte
J. w. Hoerr is also frequently spok,
of, but it is thought that the First wa
St. will be more likely to be remember
ir- than the Second.