The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-15
From TUESDAYS Daily.l

From TUESDAYS Daily.l
Mr.. Nick Lang is making improve
ments on his property on North Front
street, by putting on a brick addition
something like 2Ox40 feet.
-Anoka is agitating the question
of building a beet sugar factory. 1t
is said if the farmers agree to raise
5000 acres of beets in 1893, the scheme
will materialize.
Busch & Son have commenced
the addition to their now large
emporium on Front street. Their bust
ness has increased to such an extent
that their present quarters are mad
equate, hence the extension.
Fred Kron, one of our popular
down town merchants, is enlarging
the building now used by him for store
purposes. The extension will &C back
as far US the alley. Who says that
Mr.. K. is not hustler?
Present indications point toward
a prosperous building season, not only
in the business part of the city, but
in the several additions, such as
| Dukes, Davis and others. In many
localities where new structures are
not being built, old ones are being
repaired and put in shape.
Mr.. John 9. Thro is building an
extension 20X25 feet on the rear of the
premises now used as a drug store.
1t will be remembered that the shed
in the rear of the store was crushed
to atoms by the blizzard in the early
part of March and now a substantial
addition is being put up.
We are requested to announce
that upon Sunday, May LIST the new
Christian church at Garden City will
be dedicated with appropriate ser
vices, commencing at 1890 o'clock a.
m. There will probably be services
in the afternoon and evening also
1t is expected that Elder Lehaman
of Minneapolis, will preach the dedi.
catory sermon. 1t is also expected
that Elders Truax, of Fair Haven
Husband, Of Mankato, and Shellen-
berger, of LIE Sueur, will be present up.
on that occasion.
The Mankato Manufacturing
70 in
curing an experienced Superintend-
ent in the person of Mr.. j. w. Vaness.
of Waseca. Mr.. Vaness is in the city
to-day and by tomorrow the wheels
which have been idle for a time will
again revolve. The company is now
prepared to receive all orders in their
line and execute them in the shortest
possible time.
| Monday, May I'd, is Arbor Day.
What do the people of Mankato
propose to do in relation to it:
Its proper observance in the
planting of trees will cause flu
ture generations to rise up and call
this one blessed. Mankato is already
beautiful city as regards trees, but
there is a chance for improvement,
and the best results can be obtained
through concerted action.
The Journal of Education says:
Mankato, a city of 10000 inhabitants,
| hoe tho ron,1tot iop of hoipn what iC
commonly called "a school town. y
It's system of public schools is not
eXcelled in the state of Minnesota,
nor, in fact, in any western state. 1t
| is blessed with an energetic, pushing,
and highly educated superintendent
of schools, and besides the pupils from
the city it draws many young men
and women from the surrounding
towns who attend it's high school 10
preference to attending college. Here
is also the seat of the largest and best
equipped State Normal in the state
of Minnesota. The attendance at the
! Normal this year will exceed zoo
students. Mankato is also the home
of the Catholic College, whose enroll
ment also runs into hundreds. For
those desiring a business education
there is the Northwestern College of
Commerce, which, with its perfect
equipments and efficient instructors,
ranks inferior to none.