The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-19

-Mapleton Enterprise, 18th The law
suit of Long vs. the town board of Ster-
ling, relative to the laying out of a road
was tried Yesterday. Attorney Plymat
appeared for the plaintiff and A. Moses
for the town board. The case was deci-
ded in favor of the plaintiff.
Commissioners of Pensions Tanner
has issued an order holding that "w hem
ever pensioner is disabled in a hand
or foot in degree emitting him to $24
per month under the act of March 3, 1883
such pensloner shall, by reason of that
fact, be entitled to the rate Of $50 per
month under the act of Aug, 4, 1885,"
This order will favorably affect the PEN
sions of some six to eight hundred dis
abled veterans of the late war.
Our supreme court has decided that an or
dinance limiting the speed OF trains with the
city limits Of st. Paul to four miles an hour Is
void, or unconstitutional, because of restraint
of trade and unreasonable. Does not this de-
cision hit Mankato, which has like ordi-
nance-St. James Jo'tySaaL 500
So far as can be judged IL makes little
difference whether il does or not. The
engineers in charge of the trains passing
through this city appear TO settle the
matter of speed to suit their own inch
nations.
Quite number of new sidewalks
are being laid in all parts Of the city
There are still a number of old, worn
out and unsafe walks in various parts OF
the city that need to be replaced. The
work of improving the sidewalks was
we'll begun last fall and should not be al
lowed to stop until every walk 10 In
first class condition. Nothing 80 I'M
presses strangers as this.
DIR. +. L. Halves has purchased of
Mai. Geo. A. Clarke the latter's cottage
at Point Pleasant, Lake Madison, being
lot ;, townsite of Point Pleasant. The
price paid was $3.50. The cottage Is
quite a commodious one, and is we'll To-
Gated. DR.. Halves expects to move his
family there during the summer
months.
Mr.. f. V. Waters is an applicant
for the position of engineer Of the pump
ing station, when the city starts Its
new Holly pump. He is a brother Of
F. l.. Walters, and is very worthy
young man. lie has had experience as
an engineer, and would without doubt
prove satisfactory. Mr.. Waters many
friends would be pleased to have him
secure the position. The city might 90
further and do worse.
st Peter Herald: The Mankato RerieO ridi-
cules our small vote on mayor and compares
II with their very heavy vote. About one
SIXTH OF the total vote was cast here, owing 10
the fact that there was absolutely no opposl,
ton, while in Mankato every vote was polled
because of the bitter fight made. Mankato
has more people than St,Peter, but Mankato
has not as many by 500 or 1000 as year ago:
We have this ON the authority of the mayor OF
that town. ST. Peter Is progressing while our
sister city is undergoing retrogression that
is menacing her prosperity:
Tho psJ,;e,r will donhtlass inform the
st. Peter editor that the vote for mayor
in the late election was about 500 less
than the total number of voters in the
city as shown by the revised poll lists.
Mankato has without doubt increased
500 to 1000 in population the last year, IN
stead of having decreased and We don't
care what information to the contrary
the Herald man has. A hundred new
houses were built last year, yet there
are no more vacant residences now than
then. The mayor of our city ought to
find more suitable occupation than
such reports as the Herald
says he told them.
Rev. Jno Barbour and Mr.. I. J.
Jones attended the annual meeting of
the Mankato Presbytery at Beaver
Creek, Rock county, this week. From
Mr.. Barbour we have obtained a few
points, which will be of interest. Six
pastoral relations were dissolved. Three
Young men were admitted to preach.
More additions to the churches were re-
ported for the past year than for several
years. The Mankato church made a
particularly good showing, reporting a
membership of 800, and II additions
during the wear. The year was really
only nine months, as Rev. Bar bour came
in July. We might say that the record
is particularly complimentary to the
pastor All the churches made a splen-
did showing of contributions toward the
work of the church and for benevolent
objects. Rev. Reynolds, OF Winnebago
City, has Just removed to st. Paul, and
Rev. Mitchell, of Blue Earth City, to
Rochester. Tie Presbytery loses strong
men IN both of these ministers. DIR. +.
]. Davis, of this city, was elected as one
of the two elders on the commission to
represent the Presbytery at the general
assembly to be held in New York City
May 10th.