The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-04-24
From Fridays Daily.

the Postoffice Department at Wash
ington. He will probably not accept
it.
The Chicago & Northwestern de-
pot has been reprinted and generally
put in order, which accounts for the
the bland smile which Agent Yves
ton, is exhibiting.
-Messrs. Fowler & Pay have just
had made a handsomely designed bar
rel label for their brown hydraulic
lime. These gentlemen are building
up splendid business and know how
to maintain it.
We learn that c. S. Stokes, OF
Smiths Mills, died very suddenly
yesterday. from a stroke of paralysis.
He was prominent citizen and a
member of the |. 0. 0. Z. He leaves
a family. The funeral will occur at
1000 N. tomorrow.
John Bowen has secured the con-
tract for grading the westerly ap-
preach to tho Minnesota River bridge,
for s134 The road will be graded to a
straight line from the bridge to a
point 26O feet beyond. The highest
raise will be 3! feet.
Pork is taking a remarkable adj
vance, and there is no knowing where
the end will be. The quotations in Chi
cago and the Twin Cities have passed
the s. point, and in the smaller towns
the prices are rising in sympathy.
Today hogs are quoted at 81 to 81. % in
the Mankato market. There are few
to be had even at that price, which is
a dollar higher than it was a month
ago. What the cause of this rise is
can be explained in but two ways.
Either the prospect of large market
being opened in Germany, or the fact
that high prices of feed caused farm
ers to dispose Of their hogs last fall.
The Mankato National Bank
moved into its new building last night,
and is now nicely enSconced behind
the elegant counters and OXidized cop
per ratings. The arrangement and
appointments Of its new quarters can
not be eXcelled by any bank building
outside Of st. Paul or Minneapolis.
From the beautiful tile floor to the
tastefully papered ceiling, there is an
air of elegance and neatness that is
pleasing to all who enter. Behind the
counters there is ample room, which
can be utilized if necessary. Behind
this is one Of the strongest vaults
ever made. 1t is built up solidly from
the ground and is fire and burglar
proof. The airy rooms used by the
president and by the directors are
both trimmed with hard wood and are
conveniently located for the pur-
poses desired. All of the rooms are
well lighted, and the building is sup
piled with sewer and water connec-
tiOns. The second floor has been
neatly arranged into offices, and the
third floor will be used as a hall.
The Lake Crystal Union has this
to say anent our recent city election !:
MankatO has turned up another
Democratic trump in her last city
election. The entire Democratic tick
ct was elected. There was a time
MankatO was Republican by $50 to 200
majority, but by the cuteneSs Of
the leading Democrats Of that city in
pooling at the idea of drawing party
lines and making the city election a
political issue. and at the same time
they manage to place as many Demo
Gratis as possible On the ticket, they
have the city in the hands of their
party, and there it will remain. The
same rOttOn policy is going on in this
and other places in the State, and IN
less the Republicans come out square
tOed and put up straight ticket and
stand or fall by it, the Democrats will
succeed in turning the State over to
Democracy without much effort. We
were greatly surprised at the MankatO
FREE PRESS for advocating such a
ticket at the last election, for we
could have told you So" had we not
been considered wholesome.
The Union does not seem to be fully
and particularly advised as to the re-
suit Of the recent election in this city.
To be sure the Democrats elected
their candidates for Judge Of the
Municipal Court, Recorder and Treas
urer, but the people elected what is Of
vastly more importance, the Mayor
and council. These latter officers have
all to do with the conduct of city af-
fairs-eXecutive and legislative-and
as there was no politics in their selec-
ton and election, we will for once, at
least, have an administration of the
people, by the people and for the peo-
pie. This the FREE PREEs is more
interested in than in two or three
minor offices which in no wise concern
the interests of the taxpayers nor
the welfare of the city.
From Saturdays Daily.