The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-02
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vacant houses and stores were sc
scarce. Rents are going up. and such
property is becoming profitable in.
veStment.
4, Thomas Griff.has been appoint.
ed a special policeman at the state
fair. John Williams has been. ap.
pointed by Ed Weaver assistant sup.
erintendent of the machinery depart
ment.
&C, A. Everhart 81 Co. shipped
Tuesday over 1900 pounds of candy
to one wholesale house in MinneapO-
lis, and 1000 pounds to Ironwood,
Mich. The business of the firm is
steadily increasing.
Rev. H. Morley, of Minneapolis
superintendent of the Congregational
churches of Minnesota, will occupy the
pulpit of the Congregational church
Sunday morning and evening. Regu-
lar services will be held in the church
hereafter.
The funeral of Mrs. Il. Campbell,
wife of Rev. II. Campbell, for twenty
years pastor of the Presbyterian
church, in LIE Sueur. took place
at LIE Sueur Thursday at 2p. N. The
services will be conducted by Rev. j..
Barbour, of this place.
Geo. Phillips had the contract for
furnishing feed to the circus Thurs
day. The contract calls for six tons
of hay, 1S5 bushels of oats, 200 bushels
of bran, five tons of straw and three
loads of sawdust. 1t costs something
to maintain the animals.
The Commercial College, having
had large number of applications
for instruction in German, has decid-
ed to organize evening classes begin
ing Sept. 18th. Prof. Geo. Kraft will
have charge of this work. He comes
to us highly recommended as a
thorough German scholar and an eX-
celleGt instructor. m&th d&w
The city engineer has sample
of paving brick made at KnoXsville,
Iowa, and which sells at 50 per 1000.
1t is vitrifed clay and very solid and
heavy and impervious to water. 1t
looks as though it would make good
paving material. Brick paving is be-
coming quite popular of late.
The Creamery Package Co. is
sending large exhibit to the state
fair. 1t will occupy one-fourth of the
space in the dairy building. The out
put of the factory cannot be eXcelled
anywhere in any respect, and it is fit
ting that the people who attend the
fair should be given an opportunity
to inspectit.
The funeral of the late NJ. w.
Bowers took place at 10 o'clock We'd
nesday Rev. f. M. Rule officiating.
The deceased was killed Sunday night
on the farm of Alfred Clark, sixteen
miles west of Redwood Falls. He was
in barn1with threshing crew when
lightning struck the barn, killing
Bowers instantly and paralyzing two
Others who are in critical condition.
A valuable blooded horse was killed.
j. G.. Fowler has disposed of his
second hand store to O. H. Hansen,
who has moved the stock to his quar-
tiers in the Barr building. Henry
APPEL, Mr.. Fowler's clerk, has taken a
similar position with Mr.. Hansen
The latter has also bought out Mr..
Rube's stock of secondhand goods,
and is now the only secondhand
dealer in the city.
The Minnesota Division of the
League of American Wheelmen will
hold a race, meet at Winona, Sept.
9th, It'll and Sth next. Arrangements
have been made for most pleasant
time, and all the leading bicyclists of
the state will undoubtedly be present,
and some fine races run. A number
Of Mankato cyclists are talking of at
tending. The prizes offered amount
to over 5000, including a couple Of
wheels.
There is dearth of applications
for positions as teachers and physi-
clans in the Indian service Of the
United States, both male and female,
and dearth of applicants for the po-
sition of stenographer and type-writ-
ing in the departmental service. Per-
sons desiring to take any Of these ex-
aminations should file applications
with the Civil Service Commission,
Washington, d. c., and obtain admis-
sion cards. Application BLANKS, in
structions, and a schedule of the
times and places of examinations may
be obtained by writing to the Com
mission.
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