The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-10-31
NORTH MANKATO.
Rapid Growth of Village Across
the River.
Many New and Beautiful Residences
Put Up This Year---Something Of
Its Business Interests.

recently, realize what growth the
village across the river has enjoyed
this season. It now claims a popula-
ton of /, 200 to 1. 400, and is rapidly
gaining on st. Peter, the county seat
OF Nicollet county. In few years
il will be the lsrgset place in the
county and unless detached from
Nicollet county aud joined to Man.
kato it must eventually become the
county seat.
There is no prettier spot anywhere
for residences than in this same North
Mankato. The price of lots has not
yet risen to point where man can
not afford to have large and deslr-
able building place if he wants one.
II is a village of houses, and pretty
ones at that The residents seem to
have We'd with each other of late
wears in building pretty cottages and
houses. Much architectural skill has
been displayed. and the streets abound
with handsome dwellings Brick has
entered largely into the construction
of the houses, as that is one of the
products of North Mankato. Very
many of the houses have solid brick
walls, with stone trimmings, aud
this gives the place substantial APP
pearance that is lacking where the
houses are wholly frame.
North Mankato now boasts three
grocery stores, conducted by Lon
Strickland, Thomas Smith and Mr..
Walraff. Meats are furnished by
Louis Dammann, the butcher, who
was formerly employed by }. T.
Schweitzer IF this city. q. A. Nylin
conducts a shoe store, and Frank
Raschko barber shop. There are two
blacksmith shops, Frank Wilde being
the proprietor of one, and William
Bohr the proprietor of the other. j.
S. Rolf, formerly of this city, has a
tailoring establishment. There are
two carpet cleaning factories. one
operated by j. G. Mayer and the
other by Henry Mayer. 1t will be seen
from this that the residents of the
prosperous village across the river,
sometimes referred to as Brooklyn
are we'll supplied with business places
and have to depend upon Mankato
merchants only to limited extent.
There is but one empty store building
in North Mankato, it might be added.
The brick yards are an important
industry, with large output and en-
ploying many hands.
Two churches have found foot
hold in North Mankato, and will
probably soon be followed by others as
the field grows Those now engaged
in doing their good work are the
Methodist Episcopal and the Swedish
Methodist.
The village government is in the
hands of good, live men. Neis Ander-
sop is president of the village council,
the counciImen are William Page,
Frank Wilde and Henry Tidland, and
Otto Koke is the recorder, and Thomas
Smith the treasurer. The taxes are
only medium, and the assessed valua-
tion low.
One of the best schools in the state
is to be found in the village, we'll
managed, we'll attended. and produc-
ing good results The building is
large, yet an overflow room has had
to be provided The school board is
broadguaged, and its policy is sup
ported by the people.
A new town hall is one of the
things possessed by the village. 1t is
25 by 90 feet, aud fills want that
was long felt.
The fire protection of North Mauka
to is in the hands of competent
volunteer company of citizens.
The main avenue leading through
the village is Belgrade avenue, run
ming from the bridge TO the road that
climbs the bluffs. This is wide.
\ grsveled rect and is much travled.
EOutside of this avenue the most i'm
portant streets are Wheeler, one block
to tie north, and Charles one block
south. both running parallel with the
avenue. There are numerous other
streets, but they are not as well built
up.
Among the many fine residences in
North Mankato, perhaps the most ex-
pensive aud complete in every way, are
those of A. L.. Wheeler, o. Bennett,
w. e. Stewart, Wendesl Hodapp, Nels
Anderson, j. B. Nelson, Ole Grue,
James Sicily and Jacob Nelson. There
are many others that might be includ-
ed in this list if one knew where to
draw the line.
A remarkably large number of new
houses have been put up this year,
which indicates rapid growth Of
population. These are all neat srruc-
lures. and some of them beautiful.
A. L. Wheeler has put up story
and half brick residence near Bel
grade avenue, and Wheeler & Bennett
have put up one in the north part o.
the village. Fred Struss has built {
story and half addition to his home
on Wheeler street.
Contractor o. M. Hagwsll has erect
ed a story and hale dwelling OF
Wheeler street. an Willis Leddel
one story brick addition.
John Farm has put up two-storl
frame house, costing 50. 800. He i