The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-09-17

| n communication from Lake Crysta
upon County Attorney will appear mex
week.
Mr. Graham, of the GAINESVILLE Argus
called at the FREE PRESS office ycstcr
day.
A man ut tho shooting gallery acct
dentally shot himself in the wrist las
night.
The passenger train on the Contra
last evening came through direct from
Lacrosse.
| New ties are being constantly dis
trihuted along the line of the Contra
railroad.
Walter f. Child, of Wascca, made tn,
FREE PRESS office pleasant visit las
Saturday.
For a young man without political
experience, Mr.. Jno. N. Hall Jr., is
success.
Most of our exchanges makes men
ton Of this euphonious expression
Ward sticks"
Ladies will find n large stock OF
Flower Pots ut the Mankato Crockery
Headquarters. low.
George Constance, of this city took
his son Eddie to the blind institute al
Faribault last week.
JAS. Shoemaker, our popular news
and periodical dealer, has u new rack
for displaying his papers.
AT school meeting held at Mapleton
recently, Mr.. VIM. N. Plymat was elect.
ell as one of the school board.
The old Wells Adcocate under its new
management came to our table last
week. 1t will be spicy paper.
The festive occasion ut the summer
garden last Saturday evening, wss par
ticipated in by II numerous crowd.
Somebody wants us to send his paper
to Redwood Falls. Would be glad to
do so five only knew who to send it
Ia.
A ride through the country the first
of this week, to Tivoli and Eagle Lake,
presented evidences of thrift upon all
sides.
The Milwaukee company are paying
$3.50 per day to laborcrs and $500 for
teams 10 work on their extension into
the city.
The Oil Mill is making many import
ant Improvements by adding new ma
chnery, and will be ready for business
October LIST.
The largest and finest display of
musical instruments in the city ut
Tiifany's.
The post office recently established at
Lake Madison, is called Park. Remem
Der this in directing your mail matter
to that place.
Mr.. Mcconnell was very suddenly
called to Ncosho Falls, Kansas, on Fri
day last from Chicago, by the illness OF
his daughter.
Chas. Mansfield of this city, has been
drawn rs United States Juror, for the
| October term of District Court, to bC
held at st. Paul.
Frank Mcclure, Of Junction City
Kansas, has returned to this city to re.
side pcrmantly. lie is in the employ OF
G. Aultman " Co.
Mr.. Chas. G. Swanson was married to
Miss l.. o. LeClaire, at his residence on
Bunker Hill, last Sunday morning by
Rev. G. II. Savidge.
The people of Jackson, MINI
mourneth because quill driver iron
Chicago agreed to puff their town in tn
knightly Josefs" paper, and didn't.
Miss May Hubbell, goes to attent
school at Vassar, Misses Jessie Payne
Lulu Long and Viva Williams hav,
gone TO attend school at Clinton N. Y
| why did not the main line of tn,
Chicago g. Northwestern railroad COM
into Mankato instead of the stub. Ech,
will Answer at the polls next November
Mr.. r. ID. Lathrop, an old citizen o
Mankato, but who has spent the las
summer in Pennsylvania, arrived HON
. last Saturday much pleased with hi
trip.
The $400 which was the share vote
to the Mankato high two years ago la
been repealed. Hereafter all scholar
from the country will be charged s1.2
G per month.
Front street is the Euclid avenue
of Mankato, when at evening the hur
dreds of carriages, buggies and pede'
TRANS, are swarming the streets an
b sidewalks.
cI Mr.. f. M. Slower, who has been ii
r efficient agent of the st. Paul & Siou
City company at this place the pa
|. seven years, left Wednesday mornin
{ for Montana.
r The pupils of the Normal Scho
, contemplate forming lyceum, for o
II cupying their leisure moments in iii
n cussing questions, and familiarizir
themselves with public off-hand-spcal
N ing.
n The social hop at the Union hall, Ia
ID Saturday evening, was attended ]
N about forty couple, who appeared
ID enjoy the privilege of tripping the lig
fantastic, to the agreeable music flu
i nished.
a McBeth, cattle buyer of Mankat
- is shipping six car loads of stock p
4 month. Mac is the fellow that contrat
If cd with Minnesota Lake school teach'
l. to buy yellow dogs for Black Hi
"a sausage.
&c The Art Loan Exhibition in block
u is in full blast this week, and has attra
ted large crowds of our people, W
ri have been much interested In looki
ut relics that were in existence hundre
v3 of wears aUo