The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-15


Fifty travelling men spent Sunday
at The Saulpaugh. This is an unusu-
ally large number for this season OF
the year.
John Schweitzer is running SOAP
factory in connection with his slaugh.
ter honse. 1t said that he turns out
good quality.
&C. L. Stewart, of Minnesota Lake
has been appointed station agent at
Mapleton. Mr.. Powers. the late
agent, goes to Dexter.
Mrs. Laura Davies represented
Hermion Temple No. 4, Pythian Sis
tiers, at the organization of the grand
lodge at Minneapolis Friday.
During the past few days heavy
rains have occurred in all directions
about US, but this particular part of
the county has escaped.
A second car load of -four has been
ordered from Hubbard's mill for ship
ment to Redlands, Cal, as the first
carload gave such excellent satisfac-
tion.
The addition to the big mill is
nearly completed, and it is hoped to
have the new dynamo in working or
der in about ten days. This will give
greatly increased power to the cleo
trio light plant.
Cards are out announcing the
marriage of j. w. True and Miss Mary
E. Bottomley, at Nashville, Mimi,
Wednesday morning. Mr. True left
for his home Saturday evening.
-Aspirants for political honors,
subject to the action Of the county
conventions, are becoming numerous,
and hardly day passes without some
new name being added to the list.
Judge Severance has confirmed
the order of the Probate court in the
case of the estate of the late VIM. a.
Hodson, deceased. A new trial has
been granted in the suit of Fred
Daniel VS.. Geo. Page, Jr.
-Amboy is one of the most prosper
Gus towns in the county. Seven fine
new brick buildings are being erected,
of the latest architecture. When
VIM. Robinson's building is complet-
ed he will have two good structures.
The new bank building is a fine one
and the bank may well be proud of it,
when it moves in.
"A newspaper man, who evidently
believes in telling things just as they
are, says: ''Do not swear. There is
no occasion to swear outside of a
printing office. 1t is useful in proof
reading; it is indispensable in getting
forms to press; and has been known
to assist in looking over a paper after
it has been printed, but otherwise it
is very disgusting habit"
Prof. J. T. McCleary has returned
from trip through the western coun-
ties of the district and expresses him
self as feeling more encouraged than
ever before as to the favorable result
of the convention. He has no doubt
as to his nomination and it is now
only question Of the size of his ma
jority. He says that five of the Lac
Qui Parle delegates are for him, and
that he will have delegates in several
counties claimed by Mr.. Turrell.
The Democratic county conven-
tion to choose sixteen delegates to
represent the county in the congress
sional convention, and also sixteen
delegates to the state convention, has
been called by Chairman O'Connor to
meet at the city hall at 200 p. NJ,
Saturday. July 30th. The basis of
representation will be one delegate
for every % votes or major fraction
thereof cast for Grover Cleveland in
1888. Caucuses will be held at the
usual polling places on Thursday,
July 2Sth, between 700 and 500
o'clock.
AT Pipestone the other night MI.
Schilling, the rabid Peoples party
orator from Milwaukee, made the
statement before an audience that no
Republican dare stand up and meet
him in joint debate. Prof. McCleary
happened to be present and immedi-
ately accepted the challenge of the
mouthy Wisconsin ismite. The joint
debate was held in grove in the
open air and lasted from nine O'Clock
until after midnight. 1t is needless
to say that the dauntless professor
laid Schilling's fallacies wide open
and held his unsound theories up in
their true light before the audience.
Judge Porter, chairman of the
central committee, has called the
Democratic Congressional convention
to meet at the city hall in this city at
ten o'clock on Tuesday, Aug. End, fol-
the purpose of nominating candi-
date for Congress and selecting Con-
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