The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-07-06

moon, or what the occasion for all
this CORY display, Bro. Morrison?
The town board of Lyra has start
ed a chinch bug infection box at Good
Thunder. This is good idea, and a
great convenience to the farmers
Whereabouts.
Gen. Baker states that during
his residence of thirty-three years in
the country he never saw corn SO Tar
advanced on June 30th as it is today.
He also said that he never saw SO hot
June.
We understand that the farmers
about Minneopa Falls are talking OF
starting a creamery. 1t will be a
good one, and to judge from the eX-
perience OF other creameries it will be
a paying investment.
Ward Chittenden, trainman on
the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul
railway, had his foot badly crushed
Friday while unloading freight
at Minnesota Lake. The injury will
incapacitate him for work for several
weeks.
The board of equalization declines
to give out the changes made in the
assessment, for some peculiar reason.
Heretofore the reports have been pub
lie, and the people have had the
privilege of knowing what their pub
lie servants were doing.
Co. f broke camp at Lake City at
one o'clock Saturday, and is now
home. Athletic contests were
held Friday, the regulars win
ming everything except three con-
tests, which were won by Private
Willard, of Co. F. These were 100
yard dash, a standing high jump,
and a hurdle race.
"A story is going the rounds of
the press of a St. Louis girl who reck-
lessly threw her shoe after a newly
married couple. The carriage is a
total wreck, a doctor has the bride
and the horse under treatment, and
numbers of men are searching the
ruins for the groom. We don't wish
to be understood as endorsing the
story, in all it's details, however, as it
appears to us that it has grown some
during it's travels.
Two men, named Edward Murray
and August Price, were found in a
car of shelled corn near the Omaha
depot by Officer Kelley, between
nine land ten Thursday night and
were locked up. They deny break
ing into the car, and Murray says that
he is hostler and his home at Chi
cago. Price says that he is a tin
smith and that his home is in Mime
apolis. They claim to be out of work.
They will be held until tomorrow
morning, and will be released if no
one appears to prosecute them for
breaking into the car.
-ChaS. n. Norton, route agent of
the American Express Co., received
by express Saturday from Sioux Falls a
baby carriage that once had fond pre-
tentions, but looks as though Mrs.
Noah might have used it on several
occasions previous to the Evolutionary
rainstorm. Mr.. Norton will do doubt
rejoice that he has such friends in
distant parts. Agent Drake also re-
ceived present in the shape of a
campaign hat somewhat the worse
for wear and an occasional knock off,
and bearing the label, cleveland,
1885," and bound with red bandana.
The county commissioners should
make an appropriation of 800 or so to
aid in the experiments against the
chinch bugs. In so doing they will
be fulfilling duty to their constitu-
ents and will receive the support of
all citizens. The legislature made no
appropriation for this purpose, and
the small sum advanced to Prof. Lug
ger out of the contingent fund cannot
be added to, as the contingent fund is
exhausted. To continue the good
work it will be necessary that the
county authorities where operations
are being carried on make appropria-
tions. This matter will probably be
brought before the board at it's meet
ing in July.
Lorin Cray was at Window when
the cyclone passed near there, and he
had full view of it, and witnessed
the destruction of some barns. The
storm raised great cloud of dust,
which enveloped the lower part of the
funnel shaped cloud. This cloud went
whirling on at the rate of forty miles
an hour, vibrating, and bounding up
and down, but not seeming to strike
the earth as the grain was not torn.