The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-07-10
From THURSDAYS Daily.

UQ6 Morgan EfduS Id LII III oOCUlOu* L,
Garden City, containing about 23O
acres, to John ellison, for $4,000.
The residence of A. Bashaw, on
First avenue, was broken into Tues
day during the parade, and thorough
ly ransacked. A 32-calibre revolver
and jackknife were stolen.
Albert Lea, Winona and Waseca
will soon have Uniform Divisions *.
of p. Uniforms have all been order
ed and the Institutions of the divis-
ions will occur this month.
w. III. Miller has purchased the
interest of I'll. G. Pritchard in the
horse shoeing shop on Hickory street,
and will hereafter continue business
alone. Mr.. Pritchard has removed
to Lake Crystal.
Miss Henrietta Eckhardt closed
her school in Lime township, of which
she has been successful teacher for
four terms, Friday, July 3. The pro-
gram for the afternoon session was
very pleasing to all who were present.
Miss Eckhardt will now spend her va
cation at home.
The bicyclists of the city met last
night and organized the Mankato
Cycle Club, with The following officers:
President-G. Alba Lewis.
Vice resident-Jacob Hub.
Sec. and Treas.-J. E. Peterson.
Captain-W. j. Wilson.
1st Lieutenant-Lu Hanna.
End Lieutenant-Ralph Burdick.
Twenty names have been secured
for membership.
During the parade Tuesday the
house of Herman Fenske, an oiler at
the big mill, residing on First avenue,
was entered and S. in money and some
clothing taken. Entrance was gain
ed by breaking in the door. Another
house in the neighborhood was enter
ed and ransacked, but nothing of val
ue was taken.
While Mr.. and Mrs. Hannibal f.
Johnson, of Tinckomville, were out
visiting at a neighbours yesterday af-
ternoon, fire caught in the house and
destroyed all the furniture, bedding
and clothing belonging to the family.
The blaze was discovered and eXtin-
guished in time to save the house.
The loss falls heavily on Mr.. John
son, who is a poor man. How the fire
originated is mystery, as no fire had
been kindled in the stove for several
hours, and evidence shows conclusive
ly that it was started in the bedroom.
It is presumed to be the work of an
incendiary.
If those who believe that the tub
factory employees are mostly boys
should visit that institution they
would be undeceived. There are now
on the payroll an even hundred per-
sons, and of these but fifteen are boys.
Eighty are heads of families. There
are twenty-six coopers who are me,
chanics, and receive mechanics wages
This factory is great boon for Man
kato, supporting several hundred PEG.
pie and furnishing market for much
good wood, while it swellS the ship
ping statistics. 1t is such inStitu
tions as this that build up city, and
such rustlers as Manager HiggS that
direct it's growth.
Thomas Henrietta, of North Man
kato, returned from the Northern part
of the state yesterday with $3.50 in his
pockets. He spent the day drinking
hard with stranger, who is said tC
have made the boast that he would
soon have Henrietta's money. 1t is
claimed that he actually secured So tC
S. of it. Both men were locked up
but were released this morning. Only
$247 was found on Henrietta, and he
claims to have lost $50, but he did not
desire to prosecute the other man.
who was sent out OF the city.
Bro. Neff, of the Lake Crystal Un.
ION, thinks the attendance at the cir.
OOlO WOulu ldNC UCCh lax 1du UlS
agents advertised in papers outside OF
Mankato, and then goes on to say
that 1--WE think the Mankato papers
would be little honest in this mat,
ter" Bless you, Neff, the MankatC
papers had no dictatorial control over
Forepaugh's agents, and the point
you try to make against them because
outside papers were not patronized is
certainly too obscure for our eyesight
The FREE PRESS would have been
pleased to see every paper in this sec.
tion of the country get good display
"ad," but it could do nothing in the
premises. AS to the crowd, it was the
largest ever congregated in this city
on like occasion, even though the
"Mankato papers do not circulate tc
all parts of the county,"
"A L. Stubs, who was arrested a
week ago Sunday on a warrant sworn