The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-08-28
(From Wednesday's Dailv,

Mr.. William Irving has rented his
store building on corner of Front and
Jackson streets to outside parties for
use of a general store.
An average Of $1,000 per day is
now being drawn from our banks to
pay for wheat marketed in the vicini-
ty of Mankato.
j. G. Fowler will sell at auction
on Saturday, Aug. 10Th, ten young
horses and mares. Sale will take place
at corner of Front and Jackson streets.
w. E. Lee is bound to have a place
to receive his friends if he don't lay
up cent. He has, accordingly, built
neat Office on the eastside of his ma
chine shop.
Mr.. Eugene Patterson goes to the
State University again this fall. He
will be Junior, which will be class
or two in advance of the rest of the
Mankato delegation.
The survivors of the Ninth Min
nesota volunteers will hold their an
nual reunion at Morgan Post Hall in
Minneapolis, September 9th, at 10 a.
m. This is during the State Fair.
Reduced railroad rates will be given,
and it is expected that large number
of the old survivors will meet together
Austin, this state, with a popula-
tion of about one-third that of Man
kato, but with commendable push and
enterprise, will in all probability have
an electric street railway. Here's
another pointer for some more pre-
tentious cities. There is not better
uncovered point in Minnesota for the
successful operation Of an electric
street railway than Mankato, nor one
where the proprietors and operators
could make more clear money.
About 5 o'clock yesterday after
noon while w. S. Taylor was working
on Architect Thayer's house on a
staging eight feet high, he stepped on
the end of loose board which tipped
up and threw him backwards to the
ground. He struck on the back of his
head and was doubled up so violently
as to break both suspenderS, yet he
picked himself up and walked home
without assistance, and this morning
went back to work apparently as good
as new. Mr.. Taylor is nearly 60 years
old, but we doubt if there is young
man in Mankato who could 60 through
the same racket and come out in as
good condition.
If Mankato people want to retain
the local train service between this
city and St.Paul, they will be required
to more generally patronize it. A call
at General Passenger Agent Teasdale's
Office yesterday, proved that the aver
age travel to St. Paul and return on
the a. m. and 8 p. m. train is less
than six persons each way per day,
while the early and late train carries
nearly double this number. This local
service is great convenience to the
people of Mankato and intermediate
points, and it would be too bad to
have it pulled off for lack Of patron
age. Use this train and not the
through Kansas City one.
In making special mention of the
work of certain members of the Man.
kato Liedertafel in connection with
the Saengerfest we omitted mention
of the officers of the state association,
Messrs. f. G. Heinze, president, Nick
Mayer, secretary and A. Blissenbach,
treasurer. The responsibility for sue
cess or failure fell upon them, and
they spent almost their entire time
for nearly two weeks in preparation
for the great occasion. No one has
more cause than they to feel elated
over the result of their work, and the
FREE PRESS had no wish to deprive
them of the credit due them.
Quite number of Mankato men
are interested in securing good per-
manent race track, and in discussing
the matter at The Saulpaugh meet
ing Monday night it was thought that
the only practical way to secure in
is to organize a stock company, pur-
chase the grounds and prepare the
track. The best location for this
seems to be a tract of land owned by
Mr.. L. G.. NJ. Fletcher, near the cross
ing of the Omaha and Northwestern
railroads. A committee of those most
interested went out to examine the
place yesterday, and they report that
the location is excellent, the ground
level so that track could be prepared
at small expense, and the soil a hard
sort Of clay that would be just the
thing for a track. The success of
this project is within easy reach of
Mankato enterprise. and it would be
pleasing to see it go through.
The prairie chicken season opens
next Tuesday. Already the local MINI
rods are making active preparations
for the campaign, and the dog and
gun will be kept bnsY for several
weeks. OF course, as usual, the inno-
cent prairie chicken will be haunted to