The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-03-15
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fore the legislature passes it would b,
likely to build up some big meat pack
ing institutions in this state and Manka
to ought to get ready to take adyantag,
oft.
| April Goth will be the SEVENTEEN an
niversary ofthe institution of Odd Eel
lowship and Mankato Lodge No. Is eX
poets TO fittingly celebrate the event b,
inviting in the families of members ant
carrying out program of exercises
suitable to the occasion. To say that il
will be pleasant affair is superfluous
Fri Evans, the first of the Washing
ton pilgrims to return to the native
heath, was in town Yesterday. He re-
ports having IA good time, and saw al
the fun of the Inauguration and the sights
about the capitol city. The only dIscom.
forts were the three days rain and the
outrageous gougings of the Washingto.
mans.
Lodge No. 10, |. o. o. F., was treat,
ed to pleasant little surprise last night
Mrs. NJ. d. l.. Collester presented it with
fine crayon portrait Of her late hus-
band, and it was gracefully accepted.
Mr.. Collester was one of the most earn
est and popular members of the lodge,
and the portrait is highly appreciated.
The work of remodeling the store
building formerly occupied by the Palace
barber shop and putting it into shape
for occupancy by Kiein's furniture estab-
lishment has begun in earnest. A new
and attractive front is being put in and
an arch cut into the present room OF
Klein & Co. This addition will afford
the furniture firm valuable increase
for floor which it has sorely needed for
long time.
--Representative Lassow has had a bill
pass the legislature amending his bill
which previously passed, allowing two
towns to turn the money received from
liquor licenses into the school fund. The
bill was not introduced, as the RerieaO
said, to amend incorrect or loose word
ing of the previous bill, but to turn the
money received last January over to the
schools. In regard to the so-called loose
wording the attorney general gave an
opinion in which he said that the mean
ing of the bill was clear and that it could
be enforced according as the intent was.
The bill as originally passed provided
that all money hereafter received from
the sale of liquors, instead of from the
licenses. should be turned over. AS this
was evidently slip of the pen it hardly
merited the prominence given 1t by the
RepielU.
The state fair will be held from
Sept. 6 to IA inclusive. The fair of the
Southern Minnesota Live Stock and Fair
Association in this city will be held the
following week, or about from Sept. IL
to 20 inclusive. 1t is expected that many
of the exhibits at the state fair will be
removed to the Mankato fair. Tic
committee appointed to arrange for a
new floral hall and for Fourth of July
celebration has not had time yet to get
out among our citizens.
To-day was the day for trying of civ
il suits in the municipal court. The cal
endar was gone over, but no cases were
found ready for trial. Judgment for
$500 was ordered in the case of Fowler
& Pay vs. J. NJ. Newman; and Judgment
for $34 in the case of John Arnold VS.. 4.
r. Stevens. The cases of the Young
Mems Investment company vs. John G.
Olson; and Warden, Bushnell & Co., VS..
Jensen & Firestone, were settled and
dismissed.
The exercises to be held at the
opera house Saturday evening in honor
of St. atrick's Day are being anticipated
with pleasure by all who have hereto
fore participated in these celebrations.
The orator of the evening will be Judge
Severance, while Father Prior and 9th:
ers will doubtless speak. The music will
be furnished by Prof. Jache and assist
ants which assures the success of that
part of the entertainment. The banquet
will be served in the basement and will
not be the least attractive feature Of the
exercises. Let all turn out and do honor
to Ireland's patron SAINT.
The era of improvement appears TO
have overtaken all our merchants. The
Model clothing store is the latest on the
list, and to-day commenced operations
to re-arrange the interior of their store
room. The partition which has hereto
fore divided the store has been re-
moved, throwing all in one large room
which gives much more space and will
enable the firm TO make much better
display of their spring goods which have
begun to arrive. The Model, by the
way, has not been long in making its
way TO the front rank of popularity and
the people already are beginning to con-
slider it the headquarters for bargains.
Its managers and employees are all
very genial young gentlemen, and
care for their patrons with the most
pleasant attention.
"A young man named Reed, working
for a Medo farmer named Weaver, was
in the city yesterday and to-day on bus
mess of his employer. He wears very
fine ring, worth about $12, which is rath-
er large for his finger. Yesterday he
missed this ring and complained to the
police that he had been robbed. 1t was
afterwards found that the ring had Slip
ped off his finger into his pocket. This
morning he again complained to the po-
lice that his ring had been stolen. He
said that certain lower town saloon
keeper had shaken him by the hand
several times and that soon afterwards
he missed the ring. He thought the ga
loon keeper had dexterously stolen it
The man suspected was closely ques'
toned by the police but denied the
charge, and was not arrested on the
slight evidence presented. The rinf
has not been found.
Fire insurance companies operating
in this state are in much healthier
condition to-day than they were twelve
months ago. The improved condition
of affairs is owing to the immunity from
great confagrations which has charac