The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-01-23
(From Wednesdays Daily.)

from wednesdays Daliy-)
On Saturday the 18th Rev. w. Whit
new joined together in the bonds of
matrimony Julia E Lawrence, of Man
kato, and D. P. Miner, of Chicago.
Sugar Is booming upward, and
merchants who have a good stock on
hand are in luck. GRADUATED has ad-
vanced of cent per pound in New
York within week.
"A hospital benefit party will be
given IN the Stern hall immediately af-
ter Lent, under the auspices ofThe Four
Hundred. A general invitation will be
extended to the public, and card play
ing and other amusements will be af-
forded those who do not desire to dance
A musical program will also be carried
out.
VIM. S. Owen died at five O'Clock
this morning at the residence of Thos.
Hughes, POP Record street. He had
been sick since the first of last Novem-
Der, and died of quick consumption. He
was carpenter by trade and wasa good
citizen. A family in Wales survive him.
The funeral will occur tomorrow at
one o'clock, from the Welsh church.
Go. opened q recruiting office to-
day in room over the rear of /. Longl-
mis- store. The company desires to in
crease its membership before the next
annual encampment. and takes this
means to do 30. A U. S. flag hangs
| from in front of the building, while in
the office are two OF the good looking
members of the Company IN uniform,
ready to put any new member through
the military exercises A nicely ar
ranged stack of arms, and pictures de-
picting war scenes, are intended to raise
longings after glory in the breasts of the
youthful visitors.
AT the stockholders meeting of the
Duluth, ST. Cloud, Mankato & Southern
held at st. Cloud Yesterday, the follow
ing directors were elected for the en-
suing year:
Fl. G, Waite, j. E. Hay wald, John
Cooper, ID. E. Myers, F. III. Darn, C. L,
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Sank Rapids; w. FL. Greenleaf, Iitch-
field; J. A. Willard, Charles Benuett,
q. T. Barr, Mankato; John Murphy,
Henry Foster, ST. Claire, H H. Corson,
New Riehland; D. B. Smith, g. Schind-
Ter, Austin, and c.. Cunningham, Alma
City.
At the directors meeting held later
John Cooper was elected president, E.
Cross vice president, George I. Barr
secretary, and P. II. Corson, treasurer
of the embryo road. The next meeting
is to be held at st. Paul. March 5.
This coming summer will probably
see as much building done in this city
as at any time during the history of the
city. The completion of the High
school building Will give to the city one
of its handsomest structures. The con-
tract for this work has been let, and
active operations will be commenced at
the earliest opening of spring. Itseems
to be almost certainty that the new
Presbyterian church Will be put up this
year. A large part of the needed sub
scriptions have been raised, and the
plans accepted. Work on the new gov
eminent building will very likely be be-
gun, but some time will be required to
perfect the title after the location has
been made, and to prepare the plans
Several stores are likely to be erected,
and one or more plans for extensive re-
modelling of old buildings are under
consideration. With the usual number
of new residences. the total building OPP
erations for the year is likely to foot up
to high figure.
Now that the public building bill
has SO nearly become law, good deal
of speculation is being INDUCED re-
gardiDg the location of the building. 1t
is generally conceded that it will be To-
Gated either on Hickory or Jackson
streets, and probably on Second street.
The site will not be so expensive on
Second street as on Front, while one
good argument for it's location Oh Second
street will be the desirabillty of upbuil-
ding the business interests Of that street
Many people beheve that it would be
better policy to have stores on Second
street and the intervening cross streets,
instead of combining them to one street
Probably one quarter of block Will be
required for the building. The manner
of making the selection may be left to
our citizens in some manner. An IN
spector will probably be soon sent out
to look over the ground here. AS an act
to vacate whatever ground is selected
! must be passed by the Legislature, it will
be desirable to move promptly.
From Thursdays Daily.
Andrews School Furniture and Ap,
paratus. Address j. F Read, Mankato x
-Messrs. ID. L. Clements & Son have
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