The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-10-07
The flax crop is fairly good and the


The Mapleton schools will cele
brate Columbus Day, Oct. 81.
-Jno. Wass, N. 7th street, lost his
two months old babe Saturday. Ii
Will be buried tomorrow.
p. A. Gunders' & Co. are removing
their stock of groceries and crockery
to 527 South Front street today.
The High and Normal school boys
crossed bats yesterday afternoon and
the former club was successful.
John Torngren, of Belgrade, an
early settler and an old soldier, is fail
ing and is not expected to live.
The Blue Earth City Post says
that the building boom of 1872 in that
lively burg will be extended into '93.
M. Hanna has raised his newly
purchased building on S. Front street,
and work on the interior is going
ahead.
Deputy sheriff Bowen is confined
at home with bad swelling in both
ears, which threatens to cause him
considerable trouble.
The brick work on the malt house
is completed. The building looms up
conspicuously, and is one of the larg-
est in the city.
Jacob Guenther is so much i'm
proved that he was brought back to
the city yesterday. He did not suffer
any from the trip.
John Law finds that he can ar
range to have his hay sings made in
Mankato, and intends to move to that
city soon.-MadeLia Times.
james Shoemaker's new house is
getting well along toward completion,
and is one Of the handsomest in the
city. More such houses should be
built in the city.
Farmers who planted plenty of
corn are in luck, for the crop
is the best raised on the farm
this year, and prices are high. The
season was so late that the corn area
was trifie less than usual
The Driving Club will hold it's
racing matinee at the fair grounds
Oct. 7th. Some good races have been
booked, including one between trot-
ting horse and bicyclist.
The firm of Traub & Pusch, pro-
prietors of the Post, dissolved Wednes-
day. Geo. Traub will continue to
manage and edit the paper, while Mr..
Pusch withdraws.
The eleven year old daughter of
j. G. Frankenson, living at 500 N.
Fourth street, was buried at two
o'clock Friday afternoon. She died
Thursday.
The counters have been placed in
the Savings bank. 1t was unable to
open Saturdays the accommodations
are not yet complete, but will open in
about a week. The safe is expected
this afternoon.
"A Fairmont business man sends
US the following, dated Sept. 2oth,
which is but sample of the letters
being received: GREE PRESS Print
ing Co.. Mankato, Minn.-Gentlemen:
Enclosed please find draft for $52.S
being payment for binding. The
books were received in good shape
and the binding is satisfactory.
For the third consecutive time
the Normal nine went down in de-
feat before the High school nine, by a |
score of % to Is. There were two
home runs-one by Picket, of the Nor
NAL and one by Wysong of the High |
school. Some very heavy batting was
done. Next week the Normal will |
try the It'll Grade Grammar nine.
"A Mankato lady who was in ST.
Paul last week, improved the oppor-
tunity to see what bargains she could |
find in the Twin Cities. After care
fully inQuiring the prices of various
articles, she remarked that she could |
find as good assortments in our home
stores, and prices fully as low. This
speaks well for our merchants and we
have no doubt that others have had |
the same experience. Do your trad
ing at home.
No young lawyer in the county
ever made such rapid strides in his
profession as has @. L Bededict. Un
remitting application and hard study
has already placed him well up on the
legal ladder, and should he be elected
to the high position to which he has
been nominated by the Republican
party Of the county, we feel that he
will bring to the discharge of the
duties of the office, ability, zeal and
idelity.-Mapleton Enterprise.
1t is reported to the FREE PRESS
by Mr.. Whsle, of Good Thunder, that
the editor of the Good Thunder Herald
is circulating the report that Prof.
McCleary has been withdrawn as a
for congress because he was
hurting the Republican ticket. All