The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-07-20

PRESS dated April 81 and Febru
airy 16, 1891, at this office.
The Good Thunder Herald, speak
ing OF the recent Populist convention
at that place, says: 'But little en-
thusiasm was manifested and the at
tendance was comparatively small.
The general sentiment seemed to IA
vor putting ticket in the field and
Of keeping in the middle of the road.
but privately the leaders seemed to
favor fusion. With what party they
fuse they seemed to little care, but in
the event of Owens nomination they
were in hopes Democratic endorse
ment would result and possibly a
fusion on state and county lines. Be
this as it may we feel confident that
no encouragement will be given the
move by Blue Earth county Demo-
Gratis.
Hon. E. t. Champlin, of this
county, is the sonly person thus far
spoken Of as candidate for governor
before the Democratic state cOnven-
tion. That party could not do better
than nominate Mr.. Champlin, than
whom there is not a more honest man
anywhere. With such man at the
head of the ticket, thousands of Dem
ocrats would be held in the ranks, who
are contemplating voting the Popu-
list ticket. Without regard to party,
the people of this county would re-
JOice TO see Mr.. Champlin placed on
the ticket, and we believe that the
more our Democratic friends think
about the matter, the more favorable
they would be to naming the Blue
Earth county gentleman.
"A dispatch to last evenings Min
neapolis Tribune, from Des Moines,
Iowa, says: ''Hon. Thomas Mitchell,
the oldest settler in Polk county, died
at his home in Mitchellville last even
ing. He built three log cabins near
the present site of this city in 1874, at
that time the only houses outside the
fort. He had been sheriff, county
commissioner and state senator. He
was SO years DID," Mr. Mitchell was
an uncle of Mrs. G.. A. Drake of this
city.
VIM. HI. Boyer, a respected far
mer living at Sterling Center, and an
old soldier drawing a good pension,
was in the city today. A month ago
he was married to Mrs. Hodge, whose
husband was shot and killed two or
three years ago by policeman. Else
where in this issue appears legal
notice that Mrs. Boyer has left him.
She has returned to this city, leaving
him a sadder but wiser man. He has
good home and hoped to spend the
rest-of his life happily.
WIN. Haggerty Sr. was brought
before Judge Shissler on Tuesday
the charge of drunkenness. He plead
ed guilty, and this being the third Of
Tense under the state law, he was SEN
fenced to ninety days in jail. 1t ap-
pears that he became drunk yesterday
and went home and pounded his wife.
Judge ShiSSler gave him some good
advice, saying that he had no sympa-
thy for a man who would pound and
scratch the face which he in former
years had gazed on in love and admira-
tiOn.
Miss Margaret T. Barr, of Mime
apolis, has been appointed director of
the kindergarten department in the
Normal school. She is a graduate of
the Minneapolis kindergarten train
ing school, and is highly recommended
| for the position. She is a sister of
Geo. L. Barr, and formerly resided
here, and it will be a source of pleas
ure to all to know that she is to re-
turn.
| Deputy game warden Harry
Hawkins, of Lake Washington, Mon
day afternoon swan from the point
opposite f. r. Volk's hotel to the
shore, distance of fully mile.
The board of public works has
made an order that the users of city
water shall not sprinkle beyond the
curb. This is right, as the sprinkler
carts sprinkle between the curbs.
Mrs. M. G. Willard invited in he1
neighbors Monday to see9 the beau
tiful white blossom of a night bloom.
ing cereus. The plant is seventeen
years old and this was it's first bios.
som.
"A pension has been issued to Jas.
/! III. Cornell, of Good Thunder.