The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-02-26

He also claims for it the merit of
being absolutely odorless and smoke.
less.
CLARK & Co. will open a general
store: in the Irwin block, corner of
Front and Jackson streets. Mr.. Clark
comes from Kansas and will be here
in a few days.
"A Wild cat, weighing in the neigh
borhood of 30 pounds, was shot and
killed by DR.. Beach on Saturday, on
the Rapidan road, about four miles
from this city. The animal is on ex-
hibition in front of Beebe's grocery
store and attracts crowds of persons
who are more DESTROYS of seeing a
dead than live wild cat
1t is admitted on every hand, that
Mr.. H. P. Christensen is doing most
excellent work towards the success of
the Mankato improvement Company.
He is giving his time and attention
to the securing of subscribers to the
shares of stock and the FREE PRESS
voices the sentiment of the COM
munity in commencing him for it. If
there were others who would step out
and volunteer to do all in their power,
the amount asked for would be SUBJ
scribed in short time. Messrs. Hen
ry Hance and Leo S. Lamm are able
assistants of Mr.. G. and are doing
nobly.
When called upon this morning
for subscription to shares of stock
in the new enterprise, Mr.. Geo. E..
Brett said that he would sign for Is
shares, but that if others would come
to the front and take stock to the
amount of $1,000, he would do the
same, as a matter Of investment.
Good. That is the spirit to have in
this matter.
Mr.. John G. Noe has received an
encouraging letter from the East in
which the writer of it says that he
notices that Mankato is awakening
to the fact that the growth of the
city depends largely on the manufac-
turing interest shown by its citizens,
and says if the present movement is
successful, he will probably become a
resident here.
The customersin Mr.. Fred Kron S
store were surprised on Saturday
afternoon, about four o'clock, by the
appearance Of four footed beast in
the doorway of the store. The horse
was common, every day car animal
that had been frightened and ran
away from the driver who was chang
ing him to the front end of the car,
preparatory to trip toward West
Mankato. Fortunately the animal
was caught before any damage was
sustained.
Speaking of permanently cool
roads, the Minneapolis Journal says:
1t pays the farmer handsomely, for it
makes the market town always &C.
cessible. 1t pays the country mer-
chant because his store is always ac-
cessible. 1t pays the railroads be-
cause they get more freight for the
above reasons. 1t pays the jobber in
the city because the country merchant
orders more goods of him. 1t pays
the state because good roads, which
makes farm lands accessible to trans
portation and town, bring multitudes
of actual settlers who would not other
wise settle here.
1t is said that the following are
among the questions that will be dis
cussed at a conference of postmasters
of IS large cities in Washington, on
March 10:
The consolidation of third and
| fourth-class matter (printed matter
and merchandise into one class at
the lowest existing rate of postage,
one cent for two ounces. Moditica-
lions or amendments In existing laws
and regulations governing the admis-
sion of SecOnd-clasS matter in inSur-
ing against loss by the government OF
parties sending registered matter
The question of more rapid trans.
portation of mails between depots and
postoffices and postotfice and stations
in large cities. The consideration OF
measures looking to the improvement
and extension of measures looking to
the improvement and extension OF
the special delivery system Consid
Grafton of the charge for money
orders and the propriety of any amend
ment of existing laws and regula'
tions governing the same. The Ques
tion of closer separation on various
railway postoffice lines of mails fol
the larger cities.
From TUESDAYS Daily.