The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-03-22
From Wednesday DAILY FREE PRESS.

| w. l.. ComstOck reports the sale OF
| lot 2S, Moreland, Freeman & Buck 8 adj
dition, for Jacob Flachsenhar to Mary
A. McClung, for 5000.
j. G. Fowler, the receiver, will be
able to pay the creditors of l.. Henlein
343 per cent. on their claims. This is
more than was expected.
-Himmelman & Piper yesterday sold
their six-year old Percheron stallion
"Plutarque" to Ellis Tyler & Co., of Am
boy, for 81 $50. They went to st. Peter
this afternoon to visit the Geo. 4. Case
stock farm to secure another stallion.
The grocery men have their garden
seeds conspicuously displayed, with the
tempting pictures of impossible fruit and
vegetables placed against front windows.
All these are signs of spring. They gen.
orally report quite a sale already. Gar
dens will be made several weeks earlier
this year than last.
Somebody at Smiths Mill is adver-
tislng in the GAINESVILLE Argus for "a wife
| between the age of 40 and CO." Wives
of those mature ages ought to know
enough to 'cleave to their husbands" SO
we fear the old sinner at Smiths Mill
will have to content himself with an old
maid.
Mr.. Jas. Deshields, of Emmettsburg,
Iowa, was in the city Yesterday. He
represents the Scottish-American Loan
Co., and had been at Lake Crystal to
look after the interests of the company.
Just before the bank failure the COM
pany placed 5000 in the bank to be
| loaned out. When the failure occurred
the claim was secured by mortgages on
real estate, which turned out to be sec
ond mortgages. Mr.. DeShields fixed
the matter up yesterday in such shape
that he thinks his company will not lose
anything.
"A Mimi eapolis man has invented
metallic stringer for wooden sidewalks
which is expected to settle the vexatlous
sidewalk problem. His idea, and he
has bad it patented, is to have two iron
stringers almost like rails run along each
edge of the sidewalk. Into these.wood-
en- pIanks are fitted with a center string
er beneath to support them. The adj
vantages of Mr.. Coles scheme are that
no nails are needed, the edge of the
sidewalk is protected by the iron and
the life of the walk heightened almost
indefinitely. When the planks wear
out or are broken new ones can be slip
ped in at trifing expense. The origin
al cost of the walk will be about 80 per
cent. greater, but great saving will be
affected in the end.
The mechanics of this city have de-
cided to organize for mutuali good and
protection from competition between
themselves and probably to maintain
wages. All carpenters, plasterers, and
stone and brick masons have been called
to meet at the city hall Friday night to
organize mechanics union. 1t is ex-
pected to make it quite an effective or
ganlzation.
Mr.. VIM. Bierbauer, who on Mon
day purchased the interests of Messrs.
Manderfeld and Griebel in the opera
house, has transferred his entire inter-
est to his son, Albert. G. II. Griebel
will continue as manager for the pres
ent. The new proprietor is genial
gentleman, and has large number OF
friends in the city who are pleased to
see him take possession of the opera
house, and believe that he as owner in
connection with the present manager
will be able to make the house more
popular than ever.
The letter from Mankato that APP
peared in the Pioneer Press recently, Civ
ing the amount of shipments from this
city, was inaccurate in one particular,
we are informed. 1t gave the number
,, of car loads Of brick and lime shipped
from the city last year as 800. The ship,
ment of brick from Willard 4 Polchow's
yard alone amounted to 800 car loads
Taking the other brick and the lime out.
put the total number of cars could moi
have been less than 500 to 1000. This il
quite difference. 1t might be said
right here that wherever this vast guam
= tity of brick and lime found its way il
gave complete satisfaction and brought
q new orders.
: Last evening was an important occa
!. sion for members of Mankato Comman
derry No. A, it being the time of the an
z nuaI official visit and inspection
made by Grand Commander, Sir JohI
:. A. Schlener, Grand Senior Warden Si
A. u. Lowering, of Minneapolis, Pas
Grand Commander Sir Thos. Montgom
:. cry, of st. Peter, and Sir Henry Baker
: of Minneapolis. The commandery is il
K excellent condition and has a member
: ship of So to 100 members. The degre,
J, of knight Templar was conferred on on,
}. candidate. After the business wa
i transacted grand banquet was serve'
= and social time followed. The mex
= grand commandery will be held at Aus
II tin, June oath.
q The Mankato gun club is considers
bly, opposed to the portion of the pro
j. posed game law that permits duck shoot
Is from August 15 until April ID. About