The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-06-26

which Miss May Usher Griffin will
! teach.
For the present we have had plen-
| ty of rain, although none too much
for the growing crops. A drive
through the country shows small grain
to be doing excellently, and present
indications point to good average
yield. Wheat and oats have begun to
head and in few short weeks har-
vest will be on. The seasons come
and go and we are all growing
older if not wiser.
MIR. Geo. H. Clark has purchased
from William Reed 60 feet Of his
Broad street residence property, be-
tween jackson and Cherry streets, for
which he paid $4,000. Mr.. Reed is
now removing his residence to the
south part of the lot and Mr.. Clark
expects soon to begin the erection OF
a handsome residence on his new pur-
chase. The location is one of the
best in the city, and Mr.. Clark is to be
congratulated on his good fortune in
securing it. Mr.. Reed reserves 80 feet
which he deems sufficient for his
needs.
When man takes cigar out OF
mouth to tell an editor to stop his pa
per because he ''can't afford It," says
an exchange, the editor may say moth
ing, but he thinks great deal. And
when he orders his paper stopped be-
cause he ''hasn't time to read it, and
then goes down and whites a dry
goods box for two hours, the editor
may say nothing, but he thinks great
deal. But when he stops his paper
because a two line item did not suit
him, and then posters his neighbor by
borrowing the paper, the editor may
say nothing, but he thinks great
deal.
An exchange remarks that saloon
keepers~and others who deal in cigars
would do well to closely study the law
enacted at the last congress in regard
to the sale of cigars. Section 2672 of
the revised statutes says that cigars
must be sold to the consumer direct
from the properly stamped box. a
dealer who takes out handful Of CT
gars and lays them before the buyer to
choose from, or a saloonkeeper who
brings a customer cigar on plate or
in a glass, makes himself liable to
fine of 300. This is drawing the dis
tinctiye line too close to hold A
dealer who, purchance, meets a friend
on the street and hands him cigar
from his vest pocket would be liable
to the same fine under this code of
reasoning. Here's a pointer for the
dealer.
"A corpora tion has been formed at
Good Thunder under the title Of
"The Farmers Co-Opertive Creamery
Association, for the manufacture of
butter, cheese and other dairy prod
ucts. The time for commencement
of this corporation is July 1st, and the
incorporators, all residents of Good
Thunder, are: James Mountain, M.
A. Benedict, August G. Graf, Anton
Wingen, Edward Maljahn, A. j. Strait
ton, Herman Meilke, James Breysons,
f. Belden. A creamery at this point,
conducted by such an array of gentle
men as noted above, cannot fail to do
good business.
The Central University, of Pella,
Iowa, on Tuesday morning last, by
unanimous vote of it's Board, confer
red the Degree of Doctor of Divinity
upon Rev. f. L. Patterson, of the
First Baptist church this city. No
more worthy christian minister in
the State has ever received the hon
ored degree. His record of nearly 100
members added to this church in the
few months he has been here, sufi-
GENTLY attests this. Pastor Patter-
son went to Pella on Monday as one
of the judges in the oratorical contest
and to deliver the closing address of
the University Commencement.
Doctor Patterson returned home
on Thursday noon to resume his ear
nest church and pastoral work.-Ma-
son City (Ia.,) Gazette.