The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-08-28
From Tuesdays DaiIyl.

The family of J. Van Valkenburg
will leave for Candy, Mimi, next Sat-
urday to take up their home.
The Mankato Cattle Co. shipped
% car loads Of cattle to Chicago last
week-which means 465 head. An
other large shipment will be made
next month.
"A ride through the streets of
North Mankato and about that vicin-
ity displays the fact that it is becom-
ing one of our most beautiful suburbs.
-Messrs. w. III. Pettis and D. AL
way started last evening for Pressno,
Cal, expecting to be gone about six
months on business and pleasure
trip.
There is quite a sprinkling of new
residences going up about the city,
and those in a position to knew, say
that Mankato real estate is adyanc-
ing.
Work was commenced to-day on
Mr.. 0. Cassidy's packing house. W.
b. Craig has the contract for putting
in the foundation and the building is
to be completed by Nov. 1st.
An infant child of Rev. and Mrs.
Husband died this morning of infam-
alton Of the bowels, and it's twin
brother is very sick with the same
disease and is not expected to live.
1t is highly gratifying to learn
that the frost did not materially in
jure the corn crop in this locality.
Some garden truck was quite severely
nipped, but the damage on the whole
was merely nominal.
The ''oldest inhabitant'' cannot
point to time when the farmers were
so far along with fall blowing as at
the present time. The weather has
been perfect for all kinds of outdoor
work and the farmers have not failed
to get there.
The Model Clothing House is dec
Grating the region round about Man
kato with a large and varied assort-
ment of sign board, calling the atten-
tion to the big stock and the bigger
bargains at the Model.
Mr.. A. J. Willis 12-year-old boy,
while picking butternuts last Friday,
fell from the tree and broke his left
arm. DR.. Andrews has the case in
charge and the boy is doing as well as
could be expected.
-Conry Bros. and Gaynor, living
six miles south of Good Thunder, have
purchased from Williams & Akers
threshing outfit, consisting of engine,
tank wagon, separator and strawstack-
er, all complete. The outfit was de-
livered to-day and will begin running
tomorrow.
-Mankato will be well represented
at the State University next year.
Misses Mary Osborn and Mabel Thorn
as and Messrs. Will Osborn, Jay Hub
bard, Jack Sweet, Jesse VanValken-
burg, Charley Flanagan and proba-
bly, several others will attend. They
make strong delegation that will do
honor to the city as well as to them
selves.
During the season just closed Mr..
W. R. B. Smyth, general agent for the
Mccormick Harvester Co., sold over
4, 900 machines in his district. This
is the largest sale ever made by Mr..
S. during his eight years service with
the company in this territory, and
probably larger than that made by
any other agency in the Northwest.
The M. E. Sunday school picnic at
Sibley Mound to-day was all that
could be wished for. The weather
could hardly be improved upon, and
| the attendance seemed to include the
whole Sunday school and many be-
sides. This make half dozen Man
kato picnics in less than as many
weeks and the record in each case has
been about the same; perfect wealth
er, great crowd, glorious success.
The 12-year-old son of Geo. Lease
man, a blacksmith recently moved
into lower town, was this morning
riding skitish horse when a couple
of dogs began chasing it. The horse
became frightened and started to run,
but in suddenly turning corner slip
ped on the stone crossing and both
horse and rider fell. The boy was
very badly bruised, but fortunately
DIR. Andrews was riding by at the
time, and the lads injuries were
promptly attended to. No bones were
broken, and the boy will be around all
right in a day or two The horse re-
ceived a number of painful bruises but
is not much hurt.
The FREE PRESS wishes to urge
upon our business men and citizens
generally the necessity of aiding in
the preparations for the Blue Earth
county fair. This is an institution
In which the whole county is interest
ed. The welfare of the city and coun-
ty depends upon mutual interests and
the city should be we'll represented at