The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-01

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"A telegram was received this af-.
ternoon from St. Paul to the effect
that the Democratic State convention
has elected Michael Mullen, of New
Ulm and James Manning, of Worth
ington, to represent this district at
the National convention, with John
c. Wise, Jr., of Mankato and Wilson
Bourst, Of Fulda, as alternates.
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-Tourtellotte hospital was ben
Gifted to the amount of s1S7.40
through last nights entertainment.
The trustees, we understand, intend
to purchase beds with the amount
given, and will dedicate them to the
Andrews Opera Company as a perpet-
ual reminder of the occasion, which
showed the companN6 generosity to
the full extent.
On account Of the destruction Of
the railway depot at Mapleton, on
Tuesday night, caused by fire, all pas
sengers stand on the platform while
awaiting the arrival of train. 1t is
expected that temporary depot will
be erected tomorrow or next day. 1t
is fortunate that there was little
wind blowing, otherwise the loss
might have been much greater.
Mr. Fred Widell arrived home
from Chicago this morning. He has
signed contract with the North
western railway company for 1900
carload of stone to be used by them
in extending their line across the Coon
river in Iowa. There were several
bids for the job but Mr.. Widell came
off with flying colOrs. While away
he signed contracts altogether to the
amount of about $4,000. Mr. w. is a
hustler and no mistake.
There ought to be some means Of
Furnishing the boys who are using
sling-shOtS in a manner that has
proven injurious to several individ-
uals up town. Several boys stood on
Fourth street yesterday afternoon and
as the passenger train went north
they deliberately fired at the car
windows, no lights of glass were
broken but had the force been great
enough, somebody would have been
seriously injured. The boys even
make targets Of dogs, chickens and
windows Of private houses. A little
two year old baby stood on porch
this morning and before one could
think one Of the boys on his way to
school pulled the elastic and a good
sized shot hit the little tot in the leg
causing black and blue mark
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ed by Mrs. John A. Logan. See our
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j. D. Moran and other contractors
from st. Paul, were in the city recent
ly for the purpose of negotiating for
ali Of our stone Quarries. They have
received offers from some of the oper-
ators of quarries here, but others are
satisfied with their business and the
outlook for Mankato stone. The
FREE PRESS likes to see outside capt.
tai come in and locate here, but it
would much dislike to see our stone
Quarries fall into the hands of syn
dictate whose interests are foreign to
those of Mankato. and would simply
absorb their profits to be used else
where We have capital enough here
! to work the Quarries successfully,
why not keep them under the control
of Mankato people.
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