The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-06-14
From Mondays Daily Free PressJ


his family in the shape of girl baby.
st. Peter talks of celebrating the 18th
of July. Better come TO Mankato.
Mrs. Henry Karmany, mother of L.
). and J. NJ. Karmany and Mrs. NJ. 4.
Sherk, died this afternoon.
"A little child of John MCDermott's
died Saturday afternoon and was buried
yesterday afternoon, services being held
at St. Johns Catholic church.
The amount OF cement produced in
1855 is less than for 1887, being q ,253, 295
barrels for 1888, valued at 729 cents per
barrel, making 81 $50, $3.50 as the value of
the years product.
j. G. Fowler offers his residence
property on State street for sale. lie
desires to use the proceeds of the sale
in improvements upon his West Manka-
TO property.
The Milwaukee is the first road TO
announce its excursion rates for the 4th
of July. On the Sd and 4th tickets will
be sold at one fare for the round trip,
good returning to and including July D.
This rate ought to bring large numbers
of visitors to Mankato.
Among the 500 teachers engaged for
the Minneapolis schools for the coming
year the following are known in Man
kato: Kate +. Dollard, Eliza A Dollard,
Einerva Aghen, Lillian +. Ingram, Hat
J. GalbraIth, Prudence 2. Faddis and
Petra Gjems.
The Milwaukee road has made a re-
duction in freight rates between Chicago
or Milwaukee and Mankato on ship
ments originating east of those places,
| The new rates are as follows: First class
33, second 50, third %, fourth IA, fifth IL
sixth IL, coal oil and its products l43.
A Fourth of July celebration, under
the auspices of the Prohibitionists and
| w. c. L. U. of this county is already ar
ranged for, to be held in DR.. Francis
grove, in the town OF Sterling. Rev. A
j. Marshall, president of the WinnebagC
Civ College, will deliver the Grafton.
The young people of the NJ. E.
church have decided to give a strawber
nv and ice cream lawn festival In the
rear of the Methodist church next week
Tuesday, June 18th. This IS the first o
the season, and everyone Is cordially in
vited to come and have dish of straw
berries or ice cream. More announce
ments later.
The Children's Day exercises at tht
Presbyterian church called out large
congregation yesterday. The servict
consisted of songs, addresses by Rev
Barbour and superintendent q. ii
Brewster and a number of RESPONSIVE,
readings showing the magnitude of thu
Sunday School work yet TO be done a
we'll as the amount accomplished th,
past year.
"A Prohibition county convention
will be held at the grand opera house
in the City of Mankato, on Monday
July LIST, at o'clock p. m. Basis of re
presentation will be two delegates from
each township or ward and one iron
each Prohibition club or temperance OF
ganization that is given to the support G
the Prohibition party. Rev. j. ii. HeC
tor will speak in the evening; large al
: tendance is expected.
Mrs. Frances Morris, patient in
generated in the insane asylum at 81
Peter, committed suicide Sunday morn
ing by hanging herself from the transor
over the door of her room. She wa
, committed to the hospital last Februar
from st. James. She was twenty-si
years old when committed, and the wifi
, of James Morris. She was a woman {
positive suicidal propensities, and it wa
in consequence of attempts at suicid
IIlaI Bn0 WIS COllIliIteu.
( AT the board of trade this mornin
Pres. Barr announced the appointmeI
of Messrs. +. Nj. Pope, b. +. Pay, NJ. {
] Willard, Il. Iuttle and Jno. Klein
constitute the newly established frelgl
i, committee. The entire meeting was Il
e ken I'D with a discussion of freight rate
The main point talked of was the fa'
D that the present and all fights betwee
E different lines of roads would result
$ the roads making up their losses upo
communities that are unable to defen
: themselves.
Mr.. r. l.. G. Holbek has accepted I'll
. position of book-keeper for the LaCross
= Linseed Oil Co., and leaves for that ell
: about July 18th. He will remain wit
Mr.. Christensen until July 1st and the
I take a well earned vacation oftwo week
4 Mr.. Holbek has resided IN this city Il
a five years and has been employed wit
Mr.. ii. p. Christensen for over fol
!: years past, giving the best of satisfaction
!, The Lacrosse company has secured
!; good and trustworthy man, and M
&c Holbek's friends, while sorry to Loo
- HIM, will wish him success in his ne
:, position. Mr.. &. S. &. Christensen W
10 take Mr.. Holbek's place in Mr.. Chri
h tensen's office.
y. The Children's Day exercises at Il
V, NJ. f. church yesterday passed off We
is successfully. The church was beautifI
W ly festooned with evergreens and floI
n decorations and bore a refreshing a
re pearance. The service of the morni
IL was entitled "Six Steps to the Throne
The throne was ''True Success" A seri
of six steps were arranged on the pli
form, each step representing some u
o. DERIVING principle of success. The Oh
ne dren gave Rotations bearing upon I
ne six principles, and appropriate motto
were placed on the steps. The lit
folks acquitted themselves well and t
on exercises passed without a hitch.
ne the evening Rev. Rule delivered an
a teresting and comprehensive discoul
't, on the educational work of the M.
Nv board.
h. The success of fishing parties at {
m lakes is undiminished. AT Lake Was
ington large strings of pike are bel