The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-10-11

! Allyn " fuller nave Just eStaDlsne
s q brick yard at Madison Lake. The
e have been experimenting for som
= months with the clay found in that v
4 cinty, and at last they have succeede
= in manufacturing Il quality of brick equa
h TO any made in any part of the state
= They are naturally quite elated owe
$ their success, and they propose to rul
, the business for all it is worth. The,
. have already received several order
} from abroad. -Janesville argus.
Everything in West Mankato has al
air of activity this fall, and promise
: well for lively times over there next sea
: SON. Mr.. Swanson, the merchant, is do
, ing fine business. He has decided t.
60 into the ice business, and has alreadN
: erected one large ice house and will pu
up another before winter. Mr.. 5. ha
been delivering ice to a small number o
customers in the city the past summer
and gives such good satisfaction that al
citizens will be glad to learn that he il
going into ii on larger scale next sea
son. A new building Is being erected
next to Mr.. Swausen's store, which vii
be occupied as shoe store.
AT special election held last even
ing in North Mankato to select members
of school board for the new district just
set apart, the following were chosen: L
j. SheTk, chairman; a. Curtis, clerk
Jno. koppen, treasurer; these three
constitute the board. A room will bt
provided and school be commenced
Nov. LIST, while arrangements will be
made to erect a school binding early il
the spring. This Is an important aces
sion to that prosperous portion of the
city and the residents there have oul
congratulations.
State Treasurer Bobleter Is prepar-
ing to bring an action in the court OF
Ramsey county against the Milwaukee 4
st. Paul to recover Sl3, 306 "a and inter
est, being the amount of state taxes
claimed TO be due on gross earnings OF
the road III this state. These taxes are
on branch lines constructed or purchased
by the Milwaukee 4 st. Paul during re-
cent wears. The state claims that they
should be considered Il part of the main
! line and be subject to the same rate OF
taxation, while the company holds they
should be taxed as independent, or new
roads. which would make the total of
the companv's taxes less than the
amount claimed by the state.
| The county Clerk of Courts is about
| the busiest man around the court house.
/
/ court records TO sort over and file away
and it VIII be recognized as no small job.
| A call at his office this morning revealed
| the papers in the first civil action ever
| brought in the Countv-that of Henry
jackson VS.. Thos II. Warren. The case
! Mas brought Nov. LIST 1854. The first
| criminal action was brought before Just
Ice }. Keen, il being the tnIted States
! ". John TrCuheiSCr, c arged with WOOL
aiing the liquor law. In the thirty five
years since that time between eight and
ten thousand cases various kinds have
| been tried When these papers are
once assorted and filed in n proper way
as they will be, il will occasion h,tl" or
no Trouble /" find anything required.
From TEur.days Daily.
Major Evans has again taken pos
session Of the Garden City Hotel and
hencelorth transient custom NAV de
rend upon the best treatment.
Miss Fannie Rose has organized a
class in oil and china painting at Lake
Crystal, going TO that place every We'd
nesday and Thursday.
Mr.. McDermott has taken his child
to II. Louis. The latest report is to
the effect that the arm was badly discol-
ored from the effect of the bite.
Prof. Bechdolt and President Scar
ing have been named on the joint COM
mttee of arrangements for the National
Teachers meeting to he held in st. Paul
next summer.
st. Peter Tribune: VIM. Nolk, of
Lake Washington lost 20 tons of hay by
a praire fire last week. 1t came near
burning the store and corn field but
was stopped in time. This is the second
time Nolk's have lost property by fire
starting in the dry sloughs.
Dairy Commissioner Ives has re-
quested all Minnesota cheese manufac-
tories 10 send to his department samples
of June and July cheese for analysis.
The desire Of the commissioner is to as
certain how many of the manufacturers
are keeping inside of the 40 per cent.
standard.
Burglars effected an entrance to the
depot and several business houses at
Mapleton Tuesday night. At the depot
about SO was secured, and at the post
Office several dollars in stamps besides
the loose change in the money drawer.
At W. \. Harris store, number of
pocket knives and revolvers were taken.
| 1t was evidently the same gang that
went through Garden City the night be-
| fore.
Prairie fires are doing great damage
III many localities. The conductor on
to-day's Elmore tram reports that in the
vicinity of that place the flames are rag
ing and the whole population have at
times been called upon to get out and
| fight the fire. Dunlap x Co. who do a
large business in shipping hay from that
point are said to have had 500 tons de-
strOyed.
Speaking to prominent real estate
dealer this morning, he remarked that
North Mankato is the place to invest in
lots. With the action recently taken for
the erection of new school building,
| together with the prospective dwellings
to be put up in that part of the city next
season, he is elatel with the future for
that part of the city. There is no doubt
but North Mankato offers some special
inducements.
The farmers in the vicinity of Lake
Crystal were kicking most vigorously
this morning because the buyers there
were not paying within two cents pei
bushel as much for wheat rs the buyers
in CORTLAND and adjoining stations
How Is this? The Lake has heretofore
prided itself on the superiority of its
market. Is the Minneapolis Peavey
trying to ruin our neighbors?
-PipestOne special: The MankatC
Presbytery convened in this city last ev
ening and will continue in session unit
tomorrow. Rev. S. A. JAMESON, the
retiring moderator. preached a very elo
quent sermon. New officers were elect
ed as follows: Moderator, Rev. S. w
La Grange, St. James; temporary clerl
Rev. X. w. Carver, Tracy; stated clerk
Rev. Mr.. Hall. To-day the proposition
of this city for the erection of Presby
terrain College here was favorably repor
ted upon and the edifice will undoubt
edly he built. A banquet at 1890 and /
ride over the CITY at were among the
features of to-day.
: Mr.. Chas. Williams, for severa
years superintendent of stone quarry
work for Z. Saulpaugh, Esq, is lying II
critical condition at his home in thi
city, and life can only last a few days a
the furthest. His ailment is cancer o
the stomach, and the vital organ ha
now reached that point when no foo