The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-08-31
The First National bank desires

grade between Front and Second
streets be lowered. This is merely
a temporary arrangement, as it would
not do to lower the street, as the fall
is so very slight now that water will
not run without cutters. If the
walks were put to grade, as they
ought to.be, they would be higher than
the floors in some of the buildings,
and as temporary measure it is
sought to make it lawful to leave the
walks where they are now. This will
be satisfactory, if with the know
ledge and consent of the property
owners that the walks must some day
be raised at their own expense.
Otherwise the city might have to foot
the bill.
The Centenary M. e. church was
crowded yesterday at both services.
In the morning the pastor, Rev. j. f.
Stout, baptised nine adults and two
children and received in full cOnnec-
tion twenty-One. One hundred and
thirty-five have been received this
year and many others have already
been recommended. Miss Florence
White, who was four years in Japan,
and two in Mexico as missionary I'M
der the American board, gave a very
interesting address on Mexico at the
evening service which was very much
enjoyed by those in attendance.
Harry Dibell, of Mapleton, was
arrested Saturday and brought to
this city in the evening, on the charge
of skipping a board bill at Martin
Schlingerman's hotel. He remained in
durance vile over Sunday, and when
brought before Judge Shissler this
morning pleaded "not guilty" and his
bond was placed at 5000, failing to
procure which he was remanded back
to jail. He telegraphed to Mapleton
for assistance in securing bail. The
case was set for 9 a. m. Saturday
next.
All the lakes are lower than ever
before. Madison Lake is so low that
decaying vegetation on the shores
communicates the air. The evapora-
tion has been very great, with the
usual source of supply cut off. A few
seasons like the present would deplete
the shallow prairie lakes, as many
have been in the past, since the white
man settled the country.
Invitations are out for double
wedding, to occur at the residence of
James Wilson, on Locust street, at
$50 o'clock Thursday evening. Miss
Vilura Wilson is to be married to Mr..
Joseph A. Galley a merchant of Penn:
sylvania, and Miss Mabel Wilson will
be united in marriage with Mr.. Angus
tus A. Hammer, of ST. Paul, who is
mail clerk.
We understand that A. M.
Haynes would accept the Republican
nomination for county surveyor, if
rendered him. Mr.. Haynes is young
man of wide experience, thoroughly
versed in civil engineering and sur
veying, and would fill the office most
creditably. The Republicans would
do no better than to place him on the
ticket.
Someone threw a lighted match
upon an upholstered chair in VIM.
Lycense's residence on North Front St.,
owned by Mr.. Sontag, this
morning, and the chair
caught fire. The blaze did some in
jury to the furniture in the room.
The fire department was called out,
but the fire was put out before it
arrived.
Bids for the addition to Geo. T.
Barr's residence on Clark street were
opened Saturday evening, and were as
follows: Roberts & Englerth, 81, 259;
Richard Hughes, S1,139; Ernest
Mahlke, 1888; E. c. Burdick Co.,
LOO.
The water mains on Filth street
and upper Main street will be shut off
during the middle of the day tomor-
row, to allow of a connection being
made at the corner of Fourth and
Main streets.
Will Barnard, of West Mankato,
has plum tree that is loaded with
fruit. On eight inches of one branch
there are SO plums, that stud the
branch so thickly that the wood can
hardly be seen. Plums yielded largely
this year.
The Cassidy Packing Co. Fri
day shipped car load of dry salt
bacon to Memphis, Tenn, and re-
ceived ten cents per hundred above
the market price, on account of it's ex-
cellence. This speaks we'll for our
packing house.
The Methodists of Garden City
held picnic in Gen. Bakers grove
Friday, and had good time. Gen.
Baker grants the use of the grove to
all picnic part ties that want it.