The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-02-24


great financial centers Of the world.
Ralph Torrey has been elected as
sistant secretary of the state Y. M. c..
A.
Maj. Johnson, Northwestern
agent, has been promoted to lieut..
colonel of the Third Regiment.
Mrs. Bishop found the ladies' gold
watch which was advertised in these
columns as lost, and returned it to the
owner.
Attorney Mcleod, of Arlington,
has decided to put out his single in
Mapleton and has rented the Davis
building.
The prospect is good for two
weeks more of sleighing. The roads
throughout the country districts are
excellent, AMI are much travelled.
L. L. DeRosia has made some
needed repairs on the Commercial
House, and has leased it to Cooley
Root, who will take possession March
lSt.
Mrs. Gleason's daughters, Mrs.
Workman and Mrs. Judge Brown,
have arrived to remain until she re-
covers. She is much improved today.
-MiSfOrtunes do not seem to come
singly in DR.. Halves case, and on Sat-
urday night his fine Clydesdale stall
lion, Sunlight" valued at 81, O0O, died.
-Mapleton Enterprise.
The entertainment in the Graf
school district for the benefit of the
libeary resulted in the clearing of S23,
and there is now money enough on
hand to purchase library.
The Century Piano Co. is closing
out its local branch and will give up
its building. The agency will be con-
tinued, however, under the manage
ment of Robt. Gruber.
The fire department was called
out soon after eight o'clock Tuesday
ing by an alarm sent in from Mrs.
Ovens house. 1t proved to be moth
ing more serious than the burning
out of chimney.
"A portion Of the machinery for
the cracker factory has arrived and
has been set up. The delay in start
ing the factory is caused by the desire
to wait until warmer weather before
making the brick oven in the rear
of the building. The factory will
start up some timei in April.
The black iron pipe used on the
mains throughout the city is rusting
away to a more or less extent, and as
the pipes become older it will be nee
eSsary to shut off the water more fre-
quently to make repairs. The Board
of Public Works is now using galvan-
lied pipe, which does not rust.
DR. Hewett addressed the farm
ers' institute at Red Wing Saturday
on Good Sanitary Conditions"
Among other things he said that the
pluro pneumonia in 1S92rnear Mankato
proved to be starvation. The COWS were
kept on low, marshy ground,an when
removed to the uplands they attained
good condition.
A marriage license was issued
Saturday afternoon to ia mes r. Stat
er, Of Faribault county, and Edith Il
Daily, of Mapleton. Mr.. Slater Is q
brother of Duncan Slater, and Miss
Daley is daughter of Guy Daily. Both
have large circles of friends who vii
join in wishing them a long life of un
interrupted bliss.
Representative Lind Saturday in
! troduced bill for the relief of Judsor
Jones of LeSueur. Rev. Mr.. Jones is the
inventor of a new system Of ortheOpy
and in 1870 published a book on the sub
ject. Through some error the bool
was not properly copyrighted, and thu
bill is intended to perfect this right
| There is no doubt of it's passage.
Inspector Halstead has been yer.
careful during the winter to see tina
the hydrants should not freeze ant
leave the city without fire protection
After every cold snap he has visited
each hydrant and examined it. Som
of the MIGRANTS are located in ella
soil, and the water does not readii
drain off, making the danger of freel
ing much greater. Engineer Hayne
proposes to put in drain tile froI
these hydrants next summer, in orde
to carry the water into porous GROUND
Architect Thayer has had cor
siderable correspondence with th
supervising architect of the treasuI
in regard to the public building, bu
has not been informed of the inter
tions of the officials regarding adver
Using for bids for enclosing th
building. W. B. Craig, who has til
contract for the foundation, has I'll
, necessary sand on the ground, an