The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-03-03
MANKATo FREE PRESS.
FRIDAY. MARCH 3, 1893.


set as remembrance.
The Hanford Produce Co. shipped
a carload of butter to Chicago Thurs
day. This is the fourth car in three
weeks.
Rev. John Barbour left for Bir-
mingham, o Ala, Monday over
the Chicago & Northwestern road.
DIR. and Mrs. P. Follman have re-
ceived an invitation from Washing
ton official to be present at the
inauguration Saturday.
1t has been the rule that after
very severe winters, like the past, the
springs have been late. This being
Jhe case, sleighing may be expected
until the middle Of March or later
Miss Kate Sparrow left Saturday
for Washington, TO attend the inau-
guration of Cleveland. and will visit
New York and other cities, returning
: in about two months.
The. Liedertafel Singing Society
celebrated its12th anniversary Monday
evening at its hall. A musical and
} literary program was gone through
! with. There were about sixty mem
bers present.
"A good many farmers who delayed
! paying their taxes until Tuesday were
disappointed by the storm and will
pay an extra ten per cent. Many were
coming by team and train, but no
trains came in and teaming is almost
impossible.
The trial of the suit of John
Brown Jr. VS.. Mrs. Murtaugh was be-
gdn before Judge Severance Tuesday.
but after one witness had been
elXimined an adjournment was taken,
as Judge Severance had an engage
ment to 60 to St. Paul
4 w. P. Coffin informs us that on
his recent trip to Texas. he and j. II.
! Greenwood drove twelve miles out
from North Galveston and looked
over $50 acre tract of fruit land Of
fered for $1,000. Mr.. Greenwood
writes that he has since purchased
the ranch.
The Hanford Produce Co. intends
to collect and ship to Sioux City from
the territory under the Mankatu
branch house fifty carloads Of eggs
during the present year. Three men
will be put on the road by Manager
Hunter, and an effort will be made
to double the business of the house
Good prices will be paid.
j. G. Hanson Jr. was driving along
Hickory street yesterday after.
noon when his horse became
frightened and overturned the
sleigh, spilling him out. The horse
was caught at l.. LampertS lumber
yard, having slipped and fallen. The
shafts and crossbar Of the sleigh were
broken, but no other damage was
done.
ID. w. Selleck will in few days
take business trip throughMontana,
4 Colorado, Utah and Washington. The
7 Mankato Tobacco and Cigar Co. have
the exclusive agency for four large
factories in New York and Pennsyl
vania. 1t will handle Is different
brands and will deal with jobbers only
The company is doing large bust
ness.
City Engineer Haynes has received
Ia letter from manufacturer of paw
ing brick at Sergeant's Bluff, Iowa
stating that he can furnish million
! brick during the summer at IS pei
1000 on board the cars. Mr.. Haynes
will prepare an estimate of the cost
of paving S. Second street with this
material, for presentation to the coun.
Gil.
Early settlers say that the deepest
snow which was ever known here oc,
Cured in the early part of March, 1855
or 1859. 1t was ''corker" and shut
the people of Garden City up for q
week. A man standing on one side
walk on Front street could not, SET
the tops of the buildings on the Other
4 side over the snow banks. While the
snow fell it seemed almost to come
down in a solid mass.
County Commissioner Charles Ora
was in the city Tuesday and stated
that the roads were almost impaSSa
BILE. He came through drifts six fee
deep, but the snow was SO light tina
his horses plowed through. Henri,
HeinZeman was also in and said THAT
the wind has been blowing hard GU
of the valley all day, and the road
drifting up as fast as broken. He say
cuts on the Minneapolis s. st. Loui
road packed with snow five or SIX feet
deep.
J The words Of John Temple Grave
Saturday night regarding municipal
politics are very applicable at tn
present moment. He pictured tn
evil effects on the community of tn