The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-08-28

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lesson on deprecated silver is doing
more to educate the people on the
money question than carloads of free
silver literature. Living evidence is
better than theory and promises.
-Adolph Hockey, having disposed
of his feed store, will soon open bar
Der shop in block fourteen. He is
having it elegantly furnished, will
have three Chicago BARRIERS, and will
also sell cigars, etc.
Judge Mead Tuesday appointed
A. M. Rutan administrator of the
estate of Geo. W. Chamberlain; made
an order allowing claims in the
matter of the estate of VIM. Black,
deceased; and an order admitting
the will of Seneca V. Perry to probate.
One lone tramp was run in late
last night. Hobos have been very
scarce since the stone pile got nosied
around, and it has been deserted for
weeks. This is exactly what the FREE
PRESS predicted time and again dur
ing the early part of the summer.
There is nothing like work to make
town unpopular among tramps.
e. A. Hopkins has purchased
Geo. BOyntons lot at the corner of
Fifth and Walnut streets, diagonally
across from the court house lot, and
will erect two brick residences there
on, one of which he will occupy as a
residence. He secured the lot at
bargain.
An outing party of seven children
from Minneapolis, in charge of Mrs.
Tasker, went to Amboy Tuesday to
be taken care of by the people there
two weeks. Mrs. Tasker returned to
Minneapolis after leaving her charge
in the proper hands. The children
will enjoy this taste of country life
and be benefited in every way by it.
President Young, of the McKi1-
| ley Sound Money Club, has received
word that a promising Mckinley
club is to be organized at Madison
Lake with fifty members. Madison
Lake has always been a Democratic
strong hold, but this year the scales
are dropping and many are seeing the
light and will atone for the previous
error of their ways by voting for hon
est money.
The county fair at Garden City
will be held Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday, Sept. 18th, 10th and
18th. Thursday is Modern Woodmen
day, and good program has been
prepared. The county fair association
has decided to make no exhibit at the
state fair this year, as it would re-
/ quire about $500, an amount which
it would be very difficult to raise, so
it was thought.
Objection to the assessment for
| the opening of Johnson street was FL
! ed with the Board of Public works
! this afternoon, and the hearing was
postponed until Friday afternoon. All
of the property owners affected sign
ed the objection, saying that the
, damages awarded were too small, and
benefits too large, and that the i'm
provement is not necessary, and will
be too costly. Each had been assessed
and benefited a dollar.
-Quartermaster Hanna spent
Tuesday in St. Paul, completing ar
rangements for the entertainment of
Wilkin Post and the Ladies Relief
Corps. Tents have been provided for
$50 men at the camp, which is located
at the terminus of the cable line.
These will be provided with old time
war rations. The ladies will fare a
little better and are furnished with a
large modern dwelling at 633 Wabasha
street, where warm lunch will be
served three times day. Cots will
be provided for all, but each must fur
nish his or her own blanket. The
charge will be only S1.25 for the four
days. This will include all of tine
posts and corps for Blue Earth county.