The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-01
STRAY STATEMENTS,

Citizen: "a civil case was recent
tried in one of the justice courts of th
county, that originated in kink bein
made in a borrowed axe The cost
amounted to $50 and the kink is still i
the axe"
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ii. G. Gerlach: "There is good on
portunity for some one who will put III
a double store on Front street to rem
the lower floor, for a term of five year
and perhaps ten. There ia party VIII,
desires to occupy large double stor,
and will pay good rent There is plent,
OF room in the city for other buildings
also"
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City Engineer Lilly: "If the city put,
in an electric light plant the boilers a
the pumping station can be used, bu
not the engine. II will require a sepa
rate engine entirely"
There are great many people who
believe that the city should not think O,
putting in an electric light plant, which
must necessarily be at the expense of q
home industry.
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Geo. Sherer: "The system of treating
that is in vogue in this country IS un.
known in Germany. fla person should
offer to pay for another's drink there
the latter would feel insulted. A num-
Der may enter saloon or drinking gar
den together, but each will pay for what
he drinks. This is so to a great extent
ut New Ulm, Also"
Nine-tenths of the receipts of saloons
come from the pernicious treating sys-
tenn. Were it abolished, the solution OF
the saloon problem would be easy. A
man will ask three or four of his friends
into saloon, and each thinks it his duty
to treat the rest, when most likely none
OF them want anything. Treating has
grown to be gigantic evil in this coun-
try and no mistake about it.
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John c. Noe: 1.-THE street car line
will be extended across the slough if the
people living in that part of the city will
make it an object for us. The value of
lots all over West Mankato would be in
creased $50 each, if the line were ex-
tended, SO the owners of lots could we'll
afford to assist us to build the line. The
line would hardly pay expenses, how
ever 1t would be necessary to get new
cars, more horses, increase the size of
the barn and employ more men. The
total cost of extending the line to the
Blue Earth river, by way of the Fair
grounds, would be at least SIS, 900. The
track costs 800 mile. Very few peo-
pie know the cost of street car line.
but we are willing to extend it If we are
given the proper assistance"
Property owners In West Mankato
would do well to talk this matter M
among themselves. By bringing this
part of the city into closer connection
with the business portion the value of
property would be greatly inhansed,
not to speak of the great convenience
offered. A building boom would be in
auguated at once. The car company ia
willing to do what Is right, but is not to
be expected to invest capital, reason.
able interest on which from receipts
would not pay running expenses, The
line will be extended this spring, how.
ever, ii the property owners desire,
Eczema, Itchy, soaly, SKIN Tortures.
The simple application of "Swayne's DIN.
ment," without any internal Incidence will
cNre any case of letter, Salt Rheum, Ring.
worm, Piles, Itch, Sores, Pimples, Eczema, ali
oSaiy, Itchy SKIN Eruptions, no matter how