The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-04-28

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prepared plans for the enlargement
of the SNormal school. Two of the
plans contemplate building wings on
each side of the present building,
each wing being nearly as large as
the present structure. and also an
addition On the rear. The other plan
provides for, wing on the south side
and large addition on the rear. Two
of the plans place the large assembly
hall in the rear, and one places it in
the north wing. 1t is to have a
gallery and be capable of seating 1000
or / 200 people. In all of the plans
the halls are enlarged, and manynew
rooms are made. The new building
will be handsome one according to
any of the .plans. Before any plan is
adopted, it is likely that a committee
of citizens will be invited to pass up
on them and offer suggestions. The
building should correspond out
wardly with the beauty of it's sur
roundingS.
Lake Crystal Mirror: There was
meeting of citizens at the office of
j. e. Swenson Monday, to meet c. III.
Piper and confer in regard to en-
couraging the Rapidan Mill Co., to
locate at Lake Crystal. Mr.. Piper
stated that his company would re-
quire an absolute bonus of $4,000 and
various franchises and privileges be-
sides. The proposition did not seem
to strike the meeting very favorably,
many seemed to think the price rath-
er high, although they expressed an
earnSSt desire to have the company
come, if they can see their way clear
to come upon such encouragement as
the town can reasonably extend. No
definite steps were taken.
The suit of Louis HerZberg VS..
Herman Schultz was on trial Wednes
day at the municipal court. The
parties formerly owned threshing
machine, and last fall the plaintiff
purchased athe defendants half in
terest, paying him $4OO and agreeing,
the defendant says, to do the latter'S
threshing free of cost. The plaintiff
denies the latter part of the contract
and sues for $130 for doing the thresh-
ing. The contract was verbal one
between the two parties. Benedict
& Flittie are appearing for the plain
tiff and w. N. Plymat for the de-
PENDANT. A jury trial was demanded,
and six jurors summoned.
John b. Lewis and Lewis Hughes
brought in the scalps of an old female
wolf and ten cubs, which they
killed in Cambria. They shot the old
one Friday and on Saturday dug the
little ones out of hole FIVE feet deep
and ten feet long. Under the new law
they receive $l5 for the female and S.
each for the cubs. The scalps are
first shown to the town supervisors,
who fill out blanks for the county
auditor. These blanks have not yet
arrived and the men could not get
their bounty.
st. Peter Herald: w. Fl. Perry,
of the Omaha road, informs us that
the company have purchased the side
of the great hill which bounds the
high water track at spring lake and
that work train and steam shovel
will be put at work to remove enough
earth to fill in the large ravine at
Bradley's crossing and also the bridge
at Kasota creek between St. Peter
and Kasota. All the trains will now
run around the station. The work
will require four months.
We learn from the few farmers
who have been in The city this week
that the season will be so late when
seeding can be resumed that no more
wheat will be put in the ground.
Some of that which is already in is
said to be rotting. This will very
materially lessen the wheat area in
large section of the Northwest, and
will have an important bearing upon
prices.
Alba Haywood will appear in
"Edgewood Folks" at the opera house
May 9Th. This is one of Sol Smith
Russell's plays, and is used by his
permission.
The council raised the salary of
health officer from 800 year to 5000,
and allowed the inspector So per day,
instead of ST. so as heretofore.
Judge Torrey today appointed
Frank Thurston administrator of the
will Of the late Charles ThurSton.