The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-05
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Property owned by Mrs. Joel Gates in
Mapleton was destroyed by fire Satur-
day morning. A quantity of household
goods was burned. Insurance $500.
Mrs. Dorothy DUNN died at the home
of her son, John DUNN, in Beauford,
Thursday of pneumonia.
The street railway proposition is again
up in Mankato. We hope it will go this
time and in fact we know it would 60 if
the people of our county seat city would
pin as much faith to their own city as
they do to outside investments. Mankato
citizens have invested sufficient funds in
oil stocks, mining propositions and Du-
luth real estate, from which they never
received dividend to build street
railway system.-Mapleton Enterprise.
Mapleton town folks will on Aug Sd
vote on a proposition to expend $1,000
out of the town treasury for a road
grading machine.
Postmaster Benedict was in town
Tuesday afternoon, and in response to
the inquiry if he was looking after Con-
gresham McCleary's fences replied 81
am out of politics. "-Mapleton Enter
prise.
Five tramps were rounded up Tuesday
night and given lodging by the village
marshal. AS an indication of the class
of men roaming through the country it
is but necessary to note that they were
all offered $l.75 per day and board un-
til freezing up time and they refused it;
others were individually offered as high
as $3.50 per day through harvest and
wanted more. When they were released
Wednesday morning they struck out for
Good Thunder. When men will not work
for wages of this character, preferring to
beg or steal living, it is time some
heroic measures were adopted for the
eradication of the tramp question
Mapleton Enterprise.
The Mapleton board of education has
organized by electing G. G. Spaulding
president, John Schweitzer treasurer and
H. G. Hotaling clerk.
A barn owned by Mrs. Andrew Dahl
in Sterling burned Sunday night. The
loss was $500. The building was insured.
The flour mill at Amboy is undergo
ing extensive improvements.
Among the spectators one day last
week to see the big team pull the ditch
er, was Mrs. VIM. Look and daughter.
They had one horse rig and when the
bull drivers began to shout and crack
their whips their horse began to back up,
and fell to the ground never to rise
again. 1t was an exciting event and for
while was the center of attraction. We
understand that the horse was an old
one of tender and sympathetic ma
ture and probably the shock of seeing so
many noble animals doomed to life
of unrecompensed toll and drudgery was
the real cause of the old horses sudden
collapse.-Amboy Herald.
During the early month we received a
package of beans from H. o. Liggett of
the experimental bureau with the re-
quest that we plant them and give them
a trial. We did so and at the present
time are losing a whole lot of sleep in
our endeavors to know what to do with
them and at the same time keep our
peace with the neighbors. They sprouted
and grew, and still continue to grow.
When about two feet in height we pro-
cured short poles on which to climb,
but in less than a week these were re-
placed by poles eight feet in length and
rapidly ascending to the top. They are
still growing, however, going straight
up, clinging to the clouds and obscur-
ing neighboring fields. When harvest
times comes trouble will commence.
Our friends advise us to get an air ship,
capable of holding weeks supply of
provisions, and make a gradual ascent
to the top. AS yet we have seen no
indications of any beans, yet no attempt
has been made to examine the upper por-
ton of the vines.-Good Thunder Herald.
Carl Sperlich, an old and respected
resident of Rapidan, died early in the
week.