The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-16
MANKATo FREE Press.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1892.

date for congress, will have three
dates in this county in the early part
Of October.
VIM. Low and Tilda Hanson have
been given a permit whereby they
may become one for better or for
worse.
Mrs. j. E. Brown, of Mapleton, has
the honor of sending in the very first
vote for state flower, from this dis
trict. May her choice prove Mascot.
The little four-year-old daughter
of Chas. Mohr died Wednesday at 10
o'clock of quinsy. The funeral will
occur at I:30 tomorrow from the
house, 917 \. 9Th street.
L. G. NJ. Fletcher expects to lay a
fine sawed stone walk in front of the
new Savings bank and to extend it
in front of the next building. The
city should have good crosswalks put
in on that corner.
Mrs. G. ]. Gregg, of st. Clair, died
at 9 O'Clock Wednesday after long
illness. Her former home was at Ex-
celsior, Lake Minnetonka. She leaves
two children. The funeral will occur
at St. Clair tomorrow, from the
Catholic church.
Alba 6. Lewis and G. A. Booker
attended the bicycle tournament at
WinOna last week. The former took
first prize in a race from Winona to
Minnesota City and return, distance
Of eleven miles, his time being 81 min
utes. There were nine competitors.
Mr.. Booker took second prize in a hill
climbing contest.
The Board Of Public Works will
meet Sept. 22d to confirm the assess
ment for opening an alley in the rear
Of block 8, City Of Mankato. At the
same meeting bids will be opened for
the construction Of a sewer on Lib
erty and Broad streets. Separate bids
upon cement and vitriied clay pipe
will be used. The Board will meet
Sept. 9th TO confirm the assessment
for building a number of sidewalks.
Anton Weber got out warrant
Wednesday for the arrest of Neal
Francisco, whom he alleges skipped
his board bill at the Washington
House. The complaint alleges that
Francisco boarded there from Sept.
lst to 10th and that he owes two dol
lars. 1t is believed that he has been
located at Wateryille; and he
will probably be brought back to-
morrow.
Burt S0ntag, Of Mankato town.
ship, secured a yield of IS bushels to
the acre from his wheat field. 1t
graded No. ,.
We learn that Frank Ady will be
the Peoples party candidate for reg
lister of deeds. They might 60 fur
ther and do worse. He will likely
have some friends in the Democratic
convention.
james Duffy pleaded guilty to the
charge Of petit larceny in the NUM-
cipal court Wednesday, and was
sent TO the reform school for three
years. He chose this course in pref
erence TO remaining in jail for four
months and taking his chances in the
district court on the greater charge.
The contractors who are con-
structing the Washington and Broad
street sewers will resume work on
the Washington street end of the
sewer as soon as the Broad street sew
er is completed to Hickory street.
This will complete all but one block
on Broad street. 4
The Daily Rerieeo has finally made
its appearance after delay of several
months. 1t is neat six column folio.
The FREE PRESS wishes it success.
The Weekly Rerie,c will hereafter be
printed Tuesday evening, instead of
Monday evening.
Prof. Jache was in Winnebago
City day or two ago and states that
the crop Of Duchess apples raised by
the farmers Whereabouts is so large
that they have difficulty in disposing
Of it. In fact they can hardly give
them away. One farmer wanted to
dispose of 100 bu. in the town, but
was unable to do so. No one ever suppos
ed that the time would come when
home grown fruit would glut the
market in Minnesota. This shows
the fruit producing capacity of the
state, and we expect that the day is
not far distant when every farmer
will raise his own fruit. The exhibit
at the state fair showed that this is
possible.
Potatoes are unusually scarce
throughout the country this fail. The
crop has been poor nearly everywhere,
except in Southern Minnesota, and
prices are not apt to drop. They now
wholesale at 40 cents bushel and re-
tail at IS cents. Large quantities are
being shipped from Mankato in every
direction. Two buyers are expected