The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-08-26
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ant time at it's Saengerfest Sunday
afternoon.
The Democratic county conven-
tion has been called to meet at the
city hall Sept. goth, at one o'clock.
"A baby of Vented Huittl died
at four O'Clock Sunday afternoon
and was buried at 2:30 o'clock this
afternoon.
The committee on fire department
of the council Monday concluded the
purchase of 500 feet of Eureka cotton
hose, at so cents foot.
1t is expected that the govern
ment building will be under contract
this fall, for the super-structure as
well as the foundation.
John WitZkowfSki met with an ac-
cident Saturday at Que of the quarries.
A companion playfully pushed him
against a ledge, and a severe scalp
wound was inflicted, followed by a
profuse hemorrhage. DR.. Webster
sewed up the wound.
The following from the Cakes
n. Oak. Independent will be of inter
est to many of our readers. Prof. W..
is graduate Of our Normal school
and was for two years member of the
faculty:
1t is with much satisfaction that
we learn that Paul j. Wheaton, the
very efficient principal of our school
for the past two years, has been
chosen superintendent Of the Bis
marck schools. Prof. Wheaton is
without doubt one of the most sue
cesSful modern educators in the west.
While Cakes is lOath to lose this valu-
able gentleman yet we glory in the
fact that North Dakota will still be
his home. Bismark is fortunate n
securing his services.
Mrs. Will Waltz received a tele-
gram Monday announcing the
accidental shooting of her brother,
Carl Peterson, which caused his al
most instant death. The young man
was about twenty-five years of age,
an only son and partner with his
father in the mercantile business at
Henry, S. d. Carl was quite well
known by many of our young people,
he having spent several weeks at
Madison Lake last summer. He also
attended school at Faribault at the
time the Messrs. Patterson were there.
He was very highly respected by all
who knew him, and devoutly loved by
his family, and his sudden and tragic
ending is indeed sad thing. No
particulars as to the accident were
given in the telegram.
AT the G. A. r. encampment to
be held in Washington, D. c., next
September the executive committee
having the matter in charge have
made arrangements for the reunion of
Army Corps, Division, Brigade, and
Regimental organizations at such En-
campment. They have secured as a
place for such reunions what is known
as the White Lot, but which will here
after be known as Grand Army Place
located directly south of the White
House grounds. On this spot tents
will be erected for the purpose of en-
abling each organization as above
mentioned to hold their meetings and
reunions during the Encampment,
and every facility will be furnished
here for the success of this purpose.
A separate space will be allowed each
Corps, and the position of each organ
ization will be designated by it's pro-
per flag. The location of any organ
izatiOn will be made known to any in
curing comrade by guides appointed
for this purpose from the Sons of Vet
Grams. Registers will also be found
at the brigade headquarters to enable
every member to record his name,
address, old command, and his quar-
tiers in the city, and thus old friends
will be enabled to find each other.
The grand rally with which the
Democratsopened the campaign Thurs
day night lacked two very essentialfea-
tures-a crowd and enthusiasm-a
though the band had gone up and
down the street in vain endeavor to
draw out crowd. Four rows of chairs
extending part way across the city hall
were mostly filled and a few late
corners sat on the windows stills, but
large part of those present were
Peoples party and Republicans. w.
B. Davies presided and introduced the
speaker, M. S. Wilkinson. When the
latter saw the size of the crowd he re-
membered that he felt indisposed and
wished that he had not come. How
ever, realizing that it is no uncommon
thing for Democratic orators to speak
to empty houses, he explained that it
was too early in the campaign to ex-
pect much interest to be displayed, as
he has already observed elsewhere. He
then proceeded to make some really
good points why young men should
join political clubs. He branched off
into the Homestead troubles, the
tariff, etc. A heavy curved wooden