The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-08


The GAINESVILLE argus is of the
opinion that Madison Lake, as a sum-
mer resort has no equal in southern
Minnesota.
The new depot at Mapleton has
been completed and is fine one. 1t
is larger and more conve nient than
the old one.
Several of our neighboring towns
are paying damages for injuries sus-
tanned through defective sidewalks.
1t pays to keep the walks in good re-
pair.
Last week the tub factory shipped
10000 butter tubs to all points of the
Northwest. This factory is doing a
rushing business this season, under
management of Mr.. Higgs.
Mrs. Nickel, of Lyra, daughter of
Godfrey Glaucke, was taken to the
insane asylum at st. Peter Tuesday.
Her halucination is that people are
attempting to mesmeriZe her. She
recently applied for warrant for the
arrest of her parents.
The mail carriers and employees
in the postoffice presented Deputy
Geo. T. Barr with an elegant office
chair Saturday, upon his retiring from
the position. 1t was complete sur
prise and is highly priced by the re-
cipient. The gift shows the high es-
TEEN in which he is held by the boys
in the office.
County Commissioner Hugh Ed
wards was on our streets Friday, and
reports the crops as looking well but
suffering from too much rain. Rye is
very tall and rank. Speaking of poll
tics he said that Thos. Pugh is being
quite generally talked of for repre-
sentative, and that Gilbert Gutterson
has many friends who believe he is
the strongest man for the Republicans
to put up for auditor. Mr.. G. would
make an A l auditor and would easily
carry the county at the polls.
"A. H. Pressnall, of the town of
Leray brought into the FREE PRESS
Office Friday a specimen of this
years growth in his wheat field. The
length OF the straw from the top of
the root to the tip of the head was 4
feet 5 inches, and some Of the heads
measured inches in length. 1t was
grown on new ground. Mr.. Pressnall
says he never saw grain look better at
this season of the year, and thinks if
nothing happens to the grain fields
between now apd harvest time that
Blue Earth county will harvest the
greatest crop secured in years.
Gilbert Gutterson, Esq, was in
from Butternut Valley and says
that county politics is beginning to
occupy considerable attention in his
neighborhOod. Ben Williams is re-
ceiving considerable support for the
Republican nomination for sheriff
and the people are talking G. L. Bene-
dict for county attorney. In this con-
nection we would add that there is
quite movement on foot among his
friends to nominate Mr. Gutterson for
representative. He is sterling young
man and an enthusiastic Republican
and would reflect honor upon himself
and the county should he be elected
to that position, as he surely will be
if nominated.
w. r. Hodges, editor of the Sleepy
Eye Herald, was in the city Friday
on his way to Omaha, being a dele
gate to the Peoples party convention.
He says that a great many of the
Democrats in his town are becoming
converted to the Peoples party. He
believes that Weaver stands the best
chance fer the presidential nominal
tion at Omaha, and thinks that the
st. Louis platform will be modified
materially. Speaking of COMPRESSION
al matters, he said that it appeared
to him as though Prof. McCleary is
now ahead in the race. He is strong
in Brown county. He says that while
Mr.. Turrill is favored by the bankers,
the farmers say that they will not
vote for him.
Master Jas. Garvin brought to a
member Of the Woman's Worlds Fair
auxiliary, a few days ago, an odd relic
found in the Minnesota river. 1t is
a decidedly old style rifle or shot gun
supposed to have been thrown into
the river by the Indians during the
massacre of '61. The wood work of
the gun is in fairly good state of
preservation, being partially petrifled,
and while the iron is rusty it is not
eaten through. The brass work is
very black, but is in as good condi-
tion as ever it was. Although it is an
odd looking firearm now it will 90 to
the Worlds Fair as relic of Mime
sofas sad days of trials and tribula-
tions
The Sons of Herman installed the
following officers Wednesday night:
John KOnno0 pracidapt