The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-05-26
A GOOD SERVICE.
Chicago Great Westerns New
Time Card Out.
Two Passenger Trains and Freight
Each Way, Making Close Connec-
tons at Randolph.

w. =
All the towns from Red Wing TO
Mankato will be put in connection with
the through trains of the Great West
ern. running in both directions, thus
decidedly increasing their railroad
facilities. Instead of one passenger
train each way on the branch, as at
present, there will be two passengers
and freight each way --.
The details of the table as affecting
the principal towns are as follows:
Train No. 81 consisting of first-class
coach and a combination smoker and
baggage car will leave Mankato daily
at 6 a. m; Waterville, 1902; Far1bault.
TAO: Mortified, $40; arrive at Ran
dolph. $50, leave $40; Cannon Falls.
1904: Red Wing, 11:3O a. IN. This
train will make close connection at
Randolph with No from Mantorvllle,
arriving in ST. Paul at $50 a. m.
This train as we'll as the afternoon
passenger from Mankato, will allow
the people of this city to reach st. Paul
in three hours and fifty minutes, In
stead of taking four hours and ten
minutes, as at present.
Train No 90. the other passenger
train from Mankato, will leave this city
daily except Sunday at 4:45 p. NJ, ar
irving at Waterville, $40: Faribault,
6:26: Northfield 6:56; Randolph, 7:15;
Cannon Falls, 1885, Red Wing, 8 p m.
This train will connect with the Great
Western No 3, arriving in st. Paul at
$50 D. NJ, Minneapolis, 900.
Going west there will be a passenger
train, No. "a, daily except Sunday,
leaving Red Wing at 7:1O a. m; Cannon
Falls. sos; Randolph, arrive $50, leave
9:25: Mortified, 9:44: Faribault, 1914;
Waterville, 1852; Mankato, 11:55 a. m.
This train will connect closely with No
4 of the Great Western from st. Paul
for Chicago and Kansas City.
Another west bound train, No. 5S,
will leave Red Wing daily at 5 p. m;
Cannon Falls, 6:32; Randolph. arrive,
700: leave 1875; Mortified, TAO; Fari-
bault, S:15; Waterville, S:52; Mankato,
9:55 D. m. This train will connect with
No. S of the Great Western from st.
Paul, leaving here at sos p. m. for
Mantorville.
Resides these passenger trains there
will be two time freights: No. 81, leav-
ing with the Great Western train, NO.
6, for Chicago and Kansas City; No, 80,
leaving Randolph at a. M, connect
ing there with the Great Western No.
1 from Chicago, and arriving at Man
kato at 100 p. m.
A party of Chicago & Northwestern
officials, consisting of w. 2. Cosgrave,
division superintendent, J. M. North.
more. general agent, and E. M. Weston,
travelling freight agent, all of Winona,
were in Mankato Tuesday night and left
in the morning for trip to Pierre, S D.,
on special train. They are on trip
of inspection of the roads property and
of the crops, and have invited few
heavy shippers ito accompany them.
With the party were Mr.. Marfield, of
Winona, and Mr.. Shannon, of st.
Peter, grain dealers. L. Patterson &C
companied the party from this city and
expects to return Saturday.
By studying the time table above, it
will be seen that one of the trains on
the Cannon Valley will be daily. This
means Sunday service to Lakes Madi-
son and Tetonka. People desiring to
go to these lakes can go Saturday after
noon or early Sunday morning and get
back Sunday evening. A person can go
out any afternoon and can get back late
the next forenoon, except Sunday. This
service will greatly popularize the lakes
and give our people an outing if they
desire it, while they can maintain their
families there.
The distance to St. Paul by way of
the Great Western will be SO miles,
while the distance via the M. & St. L.
is now 105 miles.
The hearing in the condemnation pro-
ceedings started by the Mankato &
New Ulm railway company to secure
the unpurchased portion of it's right of
way came up before Judge Severance
Tuesday afternoon. He appointed w.
M. Farr, Richard 'Wigley and w. w.
Paddock as commissioners to appraise
the value of the land to be taken, of
which there is not great DEAL
P. B. Winston Jr., Minneapolis
railroad contractor, and L. L. Brown,
of Winona, attorney for the Chicago &
Northwestern road, were guests at The
) aulpaugh Tuesday night.
J. P. Elmer, of ST. Paul. general
agent of the passenger department. of
the Chicago Great Western railway, was
in Mankato Wednesday and met num-
Der of our citizens. 1t is believed that
his visit was connected with the COM
ing Woodmen picnic.
G F. Taylor, an attorney from Efing-
ham, Ills, was in the city Wednesday on
matters connected with the settlament