The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-08
ROME JOTTINGS.
IFrom Friday DAILY FsrE PREss.l
Sheppard +. Keller, of this city, has
been granted an increase of pension.


Sheppard T. Keller, of this city, ha'
been granted an increase OF pension.
Rev. John Barbour preached the
sermon at the installation of Rev. VIM
Wallace, at Blue Earth City, "Wednesday
evening.
The city we'll reached depth Of
nearly 200 feet to-day and the water con
tinues To increase in quantity, though
no new tissure has been struck since
Wednesday.
-CIuzen: 81 greatly miss the desk in
the postofiice. Ii was so handy TO stamp
letters or address envelopes. l never
saw postofice before without such an
accommodation"
The meeting Wednesday night OF
the local stockholders of the peoples
mutual benefit society, Of Elkhart, Ind,
was adjourned until last night. Two
delegates were chosen TO attend the an
nual meeting at Elkhart, on Feb. 9th.
The municipal court was occupied
to-day with the trial of the suit OF ID. Nj.
Osborne.& Co., VS.. ". ii. Meixell to re-
cover $50, the first payment on a reaper
which the company claims the defend
ant purchased. The cost of the reaper
was $50. MeiXell used the reaper and
as IT did not satisfy HIM he returned II
and refused 10 sign the notes, etc. The
case was tried by jury, Mr.. j. l.: Wash
burn appearing for the prosecution and
Mr.. l.. Cray for the defense.
The meeting of the northwestern
millers' association at the Mankato
House-yesterday afternoon did not re-
suit in anything definite being accom-
plished. K. u. Hubbard q Co., refused
10 return TO the ASSOCIATION, and one
other firm also withdrew. The proposed
constitution and bylaws was not pre-
scented, and the meeting adjourned with
out transacting any business. The asso-
citation appears to be IN rather a demon
allied condition.
Prof. W. O. Forde is preparing to
hold a grand recital at the opera-house
on the evening of Feb. 22d. The music
will be furnished by his pupils, and will
consist of orchestral music, qulntets,
auartets, duets, solos, instrumental and
vocal music, etc. Among other things
will be a quintet from Mendelssohn, en-
titled ~ waited for the Lord" Seats
will be reserved free of cost for the pu-
nils and their parents. General admis'
sion will be 81 and % cents.
The normal literary society held one
of It's most interesting meetings LAS
night. The program was mostly taken
up with talk, in which Prof. }. L. Nc
Cieary described the more interesting
sights and experiences that he met with
on his last summers trip through the
East on his way to the institute at Alex
andrla, Va. The normal chapel wa:
crowded, and the professors talk was
generally commended as one OF the mos
pleasing that his hearers had ever lis
tened to. During his remarks, Prof
McCleary stated that he expected U
held an institute at Hampton, Va, mex
summer, where the Indian and coloree
institute is located.
The decrease of the money ordeI
business in nearly all the offices OF th'
northwest during recent years, Is due
partially at least, to the fact that the ex
nress companies have taken TO the trans
mission of small sums of money at les
expense than the post office. BY com
harrison of the rates of the two system
Il will be seen that the public system ha
become SO expensive as compared Will
the facilities offered by express compa
mics for the same kind of service as
he almost useless on account of the e2
ira cost. The express rates are so care
fI1lly graded as to come under the posta
charges on orders over SO in value, AM
the only advantage offered bv the posta
department is in the matter Of posta
notes. one of which, for a sum not ex
ceeding S4.99, can be obtained for thre
cents. The difference IN favor OF IN
exnress companies on both foreign an
domestic orders for all sums over $40
about five cents. By a similar juggler
of rates the express companies can carr
tbird-class matter, such as books, circr
lars, and wholly printed matter, at low
er rates than the post office. The difte
enee is small, it is true, but it Is bein
generally taken advantage Of.