The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-05-05

The Northwestern Telephone Co
has raised the rate for messages from
this city to St. Paul from rs cents to
60 cents and to other places accord
ingly. In view Of the service render
ed, this charge is excessive and will
undoubtedly result in the turning of
much business from the telephone to
the telegraph line, In light of the
fact that telephone patents are begin
ming to expire. it would seem that
rates ought to cheaper instead of in
crease. Sixty cents for the service
given between here and St. Paul
meets with the disproval of the pat
rons of the Exchange in this city and
cannot but seriously effect their
business here.
The entertainment at the M. E
church Saturday evening by the Ham
line Banjo and Glee Clubs was we'll
attended and gave the best of Satisfac-
tion. The boys are good whether
handling string or singing college
song. Their music was good and so
were their songs, and were frequently
encored. Art. Tasker, who accom-
panies the boys as reader, is host in
himself, and perfect mimic. When
It comes to representing how Dako-
ia boy pays his way though school
saving wood, or a butcher cutting
piece of meat he is right at home.
| Robert Garvin died at Hopkins
Saturday noon, of paralysis of the
| lungs. He was an old settler in this
city, having located here in 1869, and
lived here until last September, when
lie moved to Hopkins. He was pork
packer by trade. He was eighty years
of aye and was highly respected Cit
izen. A wife and six children, all
grown, survive him The remains
were brought to this city over the
| Minneapolis & St. Louis road this
afternoon, and the funeral occurred
Immediately afterwards from the
Episcopal church.
The Mankato Soap Co. has just
turned out it's first soap from it's new
outfit of machinery 1t now has Ca
| pacity of two carloads week The
output is called the Pioneer soap, and
| consists of three kinds, CASTLE, toilet,
and laundry soap. The toilet soap
| is known as ga" and the laundry as
&c" soap. The company now has a
frst-class plant and is employing four
men. The business is increasing, and
the soap turned out is giving good sat-
iSfactiOn.
1.-THE base ball season In this city
opened Saturday with match game
between the Normal and High school
clubs. The boys presented fine ap-
pearance. dressed in their new uni
forms. The game was called at $3.50
O'Clock, with the Normals at the bat.
The NOrmals made % scores before
leaving the bat, and the High school
three scores in the first inning. The
game ended with the fifth inning, the
score standing 80 to in favor of the
Normal club. A return game will be
played Saturday
Mrs. Catharine Bienapfl died at
7;45 O'Clock Saturday evening at the
home OF her daughter, Mrs. Frank
Wilka, 706 n. Broad St. She has been
resident of this city for the past
twenty-five years, and was 81 years of
age, lacking two months. Four Chill
dren survive her, Mrs. Wilka and Geo.
Bienapf, of this city, and two daught-
ers in the old country. She was a
highly respected lady. The funeral
took place at nine O'Clock this morn
ing from the German Catholic church.
Fred r. Volk, of Washington
Lake. has purchased the late j. J.
Haggard's interest in the Eagle Lake
Milling Co. j. ID. Humiston is the
other owner of the mill Mrs. Volk
will conduct the hotel at Lake Wash
lngton during the summer, moving in
this week. The boats have been
launched, ready for the fishing season.
The Minnesota river has reached
the highest point of the year. 1t is
nearly foot higher than on SATURDAY.
and several inches above the point
reached April End. The water has
spread out over the low lands in sew
eral places, and is over the brick yard
in Riverside Park addition. tbs now
truly grand sight, but the water is
as dirty as the ''old muddy"
Best wagons, carriages, plows and
all kinds of farm implements cheap.
j. G. Roller.