The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-06-15
Mr.. McGraw has been re-appointed

inspector of water and plumbing, and
is hard at work He has ascertained
where much of the waste of water
goes, and has instructions to shut off
the water from those found violating
the ordinance. He has the names OF
several parties who have allowed their
lawn sprinklers to run all night, and
is watching them, as well as those
who allow their sprinklerS to run over
time. He has been investigating some
of the plumbing about the city, and
states that only about one out of ten
of these jobs is properly done. If this
is so, it is surely time that the city
had an inspector, and it is to be hoped
that the plumbing ordinance will be
rigidly enforced.
The county S. S. convention at
Amboy was we'll attended by schools
near by and on Sunday the audience
numbered about 500 at one time. 1t
was one of the most successful county
conventions ever held The audience
subscribed S4S.36 to carry on the
county work. The secretary reported
4S Sunday schools in the county the
last year. The convention urged the
thorough working of the county and
that all the Sunday schools and pas
tors in the county take collections
during the next year for county Sab
bath school work. w. w. p. Neon
nell was elected president and j. F..
Strunk secretary and treasurer. The
attendance from this place was large.
Lake Crystal Union.
Thus far Blue Earth county has
stood the drouth without injury TO
the crops, but many more days can
not elapse before rain occurs with
out much damage occurring to crops
and paSturage. The ample rains dur
ing the spring left this county in good
condition to stand reasonable spell of
dry weather, and the crops here today
look better than anywhere around. If
rain occurs this week, no damage will
have resulted. Chinch bugs are re-
ported in several section of the county,
but in such small numbers that very
little damage has been inflicted.
Griffith & Buckley have arrived
from Washington with two car loads
of horses raised in that state. The
horses are paStured in McTigh'S pas
ture, mile and a half north of the
city, and are to be sold at private sale.
The firm can be found at III Cherry
street, and anyone wanting horse at
hard time prices will be driven out to
the pasture free of cost, to look over
the herd
On Monday DR.. Steel, assisted by
DR.. Webster, performed an operation
upon Sophia Eckland, removing a
small tumor. Scarlet fever set in,
and she died yesterday, at the home
of her brother, August Eckland, at
1910 n. Sixth street. The young lady
was twenty years of age. The remains
were inferred this afternoon.
While the workmen were engaged
on the Fifth street sewer this fore
noon, of them struck his pick through
the water pipe connecting Mrs. Ran
dall'S house with the main. The ex-
cavatiOn was flooded, and it was nee
essary to shut off the water until re-
pairs could be made.
The dedication of the banner
given to the Sons of Hermann lodge
by the Sisters of Sons of Hermann, at
Roemer's summer garden was a very
pleasant affair. There was large at
and the Concordia band fur
niShed the music. There was dance
in the evening.
This is the hottest day of the
season, the temperature reaching 90
degrees in the shade, or two degrees
higher than yesterday. This is about
as warm as it ever gets in this city,
and some seasons the temperature
does not ascend that high.
"A gentleman from Nicollet county
was in the city today looking for Prof.
Lugger's address. He stated that
there were chinch bugs by the mil
lions in his neighborhood, and antic
ipated that much damage would be
done unless the bugs could be destroy
ed. This is the breeding season with
them, and the dry weather is favoring
their multiplication and growth.
We are after them again. What
is worth doing is worth doing we'll.
We do not make sales on worthless
stuff, the community knows us and
know what we say is so. Ties worth
SOC, 75c and S1.O0, your choice for %
cents at the Model Clothing & Shoe
House.
The suit of Phineas Hall, of James
vile, against VIM. Macbeth, of Eagle
Lake, to recover 1855. IS, alleging