The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-02-05
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From Wednesdays Daily)
AT special election yesterday
Wells voted to bond the city for the
purpose of erecting city hall.
"A Brainerd dispatch to the Min
neapolis Journal says cit is now an
assured fact that Crow Wing county's
quota of the Minnesota Worlds fair
fund will be raised"
For the purpose of facilitating
matters in their immense furniture
establishment, John Klein & Co. in
tend to put in large hydraulic ele-
vator.
Notice has been given to the eff
feet that there are some forged checks
on Birmingham. Ala, banks floating
around the country and the public is
requested to be on guard against
them.
BY private letter we learn that
the contract for the new school house
at Madelia was let Monday to Leak &
Mcleod, Minneapolis, for s26,633.
This does not include the furnishing.
1t will cost complete $4,000. There
is to be large library and labratory.
"A. j. Pelton, of Nicollet county,
marketed four May pigs in this city
yesterday, which weighed 1916 pounds
being an average of 1861 pounds each.
They were of the Poland China breed.
He sold them to the Cassidy Packing
Co., for which he received a trifie
over ISL. These are hogs that pay.
"A team of horses ran away yester-
day afternoon and created consider
able excitement down town for a
time, at least. Starting near Bier
bauer's mill they ran like wild an
imals until they reached Thro's drug
store where they came in contact
with buggy. Upsetting the wagon
they were dragging and getting free
from the same, they ran up against
Leo Lamm's boot and shoe store and
before they were captured had broken
several lights of glass in one Of his
show windows later. Since the above
was put into type, we learn that the
team which ran away belonged to Mr..
Lundberg. His wife was somewhat
injured but net seriously.
Mrs. A. p. Halfhill and children
left for Los Angeles, Cal, yesterday
afternoon. Mr.. Halfhill will start
for the same place within a few days.
Both Mr.. Halfhill and his most esti-
mable wife have many friends here
who regret their departure from their
midst, and while the climate of the
Pacific coast will prove beneficial to
Mrs. Halfhill's health, it is neverthe-
less a source. of regret to lose this
pleasant family. The FREE PRESS
voices the sentiment of the people of
Mankato in wishing them health and
prosperity in their new home.
Great preparations are being
made to make the twenty-fifth annual
meeting Of the Minnesota Editors and
Publishers Association, to be held at
Minneapolis, beginning one week from
today, the most successful gathering
of it's kind, ever held in the northwest.
1t is anticipated that covers will be
laid for about $50 persons. The topics
for consideration so far decided upon
are as follows, although many others
may be added before February 10th:
1.-THE Business End of Country Papers. :.
E, c. Huntington, Window Reporter.
Independence Of journalism" ....................
V. c.. Seward, Saltwater Messenger.
"Home and Foreign Advertising ...................
y. w. McKinstry, FaribauIt Republican.
1.-THE Country Correspondence of a Country
Paper,
Elmer E. Adams, Fergus Falls Journal.
"The Relation OF Country Editors to Politics,
Fred NJ. Van Duzee, Rock County News.
Journalistic Suicides,
Ed. C. Gottry, Pine County Pioneer.
1.-THE Annual Row,
W, c. Whteman, Ortonville Herald-Star.
newspapers and the Public .....................
Carl S. Eastwood Heron Lake News.
A discussion will follow each paper,
and it is expected that this feature
will be highly interesting and produc-
tive of much good,