The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-22

"- PiOOoU4y Ut III SSSSlOQ the ontlre
week
j. c. Wise has commenced the
erection Of another house upon his
residence lot.
"A high picket fence is being
placed around the fair grounds. 1t
requires $500 pickets.
We learn that Louis Wolff will
De candidate for register of deeds
before the Democratic county conven-
tion.
ID. z. Mallery, of Amboy, has sold
his drug store to Mr.. Morrison, and
expects to leave soon with his wife for
saratoga Springs, n. Y, to spend a
couple of months.
Frank Edwards, of Kasota. aged
Ii, while out bathing with some
smaller boys,was drowned Friday eve
ming. Frank was model young man,
a true Christian and this is sad
blow to his parents. The funeral will
be held tomorrow forenoon at 10
O'Clock, Rev. 1. Bergstrom officiating.
"A child Of Andrew Laube, who
lives on the bottom road beyond the
wind mill. past South Bend, died Sun
day noon, Of what the attending ply
stefan called catarrhal fever, aged II
months. The funeral will take place
tomorrow at 10 o'clock and the re-
mains will be inferred in the Gene
terry at South Bend. Mr.. Laube has
three children still sick with the same
disease.
Fred Widell purchased on Satur-
day Of Hall & Willard the stone on
block 43, to be removed within five
years, for $1,000. This block adioins
Mr.. Widell's present quarry on the
south. He has about exhausted his
quarry and this purchase will keep
him going for several years. Mr.. Wi
dell will complete his contract on the
elevator and mill at Superior tomor-
row.
"A bicycle rider named Lynch. of
KasoJa, has challenged Mankato riders
to race for 800 a side. The local
cyclists have raised the amount and
accepted the challenge, and when the
details can be arranged some lively
sport may be looked for. g. A. Lewis
or Fred Booker will probably be chos-
en- to race with Lynch. The latter
has but one arm, and was formerly
station agent at Mankato Junction.
Mrs. Campbell informs US that
she has received two large barrels of
donations for the cyclone suffers at
Wells. Geo. E. Brett gave a bolt of
sheeting with thread to make it up.
L. Janda gave eight pairs of shoes and
few other articles. The ladies who
contributed were Mesdames Clark,
Hubbard, Walker, Farr, Perry, Pay,
Sherk, Tuttle, Pope, Barbour and
Campbell. They were very liberal in
their donations, and Mrs Campbell
is sure that the suffers willappreciate
the gifts.
In the assessment returns of Lee
Ray, Sterling and Garden City no
watches or clocks were returned.
Only one was found in the town of
Mapleton. None pretends to believe
that this is the true state of affairs,
and it is evident that something is
rOttap SOooavUbara yVbap tho rot,,rpe
are made in that manner from some
Of the wealthiest towns in the county
it is very unfair upon the others. The
county board or whoever else Is in
authority should look into the matter
and see where the blame lies. These
are not the only items which are
questionable.
&C. A. Everhart 81 Co. have occu-
pied the addition to their candy fac
tory and now have double their old
space. They have $4,000 square feet
Of floor space. The Office has been en-
larged and is much more convenient.
The factory now employs % hands,
and will soon increase to 40. 1t is
now turning out 5000 pounds of can
dy daily and has capacity of max
ing 5000 pounds. The shipments are
made to points as far west as Salt
Lake City, and the firm has no trouble
to compete with other factories. A
new ten-horse power engine has been
put in.
The Phoenix Cure at III Jackson
street, Mankato Mimi, is doing
grand good work, in restoring men to
their normal, sober, human condition,
to their families and society. by cur
ing them of the drink habit. 1t is
indeed wonderful what an almost
miraculous change this treatment
works in those who take it. A change
from drink to sober, from Incidence
to industry, from sick to well, from
dependence to hopefulness. from
misery to happiness; cleansed from
the poison that has saturated every
fiber of their being: and strengthened
and fortified, against the degrading
habit of intemperance. Men are thus
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