The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-12-16
IL raincd nearly all day Monday.

: Court has attracted quite a. number {" IN
m city the past few days.
q The grand Jury, Tuesday afternoon. ma'l
mn inspection of tho poor fnrm.
Z Fred Fowler. our new meat market man ha
}, | come ont with neat delivery wagon.
< The slight touch of cpizootic that has pre-
p vailed few weeks past has nearly subsidized.
, Chapman ,as for several years past give
: special prices to early purchasers at holida,
goods.
Mrs VI. u. Haynes departed last Friday for
u two weeks visit to her mother M Greene,
Iowa.
Chapmans stock Of photograph and auto
graph albums II certainly H. large ~ any IN
the city.
Married AT sterling, Drr. Ith,by =. N. Keith
ESQ.,, Mr.. George Sccas io Miss Eliza lane
Vrooman.
Conductor Keclcr took his train 4" Ramsey
last Sunday "a get the iron for laying the new
| extension.
Mr. Geo. 10. Bohou, travelling agent "f the
i'on',T Press, made us u pleasant call last Fri
day evening.
=. X. Wiser exhibits Ia his customers this
year his 18th annual display or Icwclry aud
sllverwarc.
/ The old frame building near Oglcsby's, that
Jensen lioerr used ~ store house II hcing
torn down.
| Every morning there can he seen going out
Of tho city, teams loaded with men bound for
the wood fields.
The Maplcton ,saso, says thar the boys of
hat A 4
cornet band again.
butter and eggs are two staple commodities
now days, they both .bcing worth about -
cents in the market.
The editor Of the Lake Crystal paper All
nounces his intention of opening branch
| Office In this city.
| 4 big time will bc had nj the Union Hall the
"ith AMI 18th, everyone attending viii hc pre-
scented with present.
iiari coal AT the mines II loaded uI the ears
| for Si.?a II ton, while In Maukato il j. worth
| ell. Freight must bc high.
| II speaks well Tor tins county IL know that
IN" records Of the state reform Scho" pre-
SCENTS hut tw" inmates from IL.
Mr.. j. ;. Parks, postmaster ~ Pleasant
NJ Tho FREE PREss office last saturday.
Vim. Hall, one at our Representatives elect.
| has been ia town the past few days. assisting
Ia IN" coming play at the Opera House.
Our friend Roschrook "f livery fame. hns
| lately moved his whole outfit into Cannon's
large brick building an iiick"r! street.
4 collision nu the Sioux Cty ruud TUESDAY
IN Ia
from the south To he several hours late
The back Of our winter WIS apparently
broken last saturday, for since then it has
| been thawing and warming mp considerably.
Mankat" il actually coming To- the front H.
metropolitan city, and only three fights are
recorded last Saturday night in lower town.
Is. ID. Pay AMI wife returned home from
| their visit Ia Wisconsin, last Friday evening.
Mr.. Pay says thai they had mn chi oy able time.
Personal property taxes are hcins Iniid
quite rapidly. All those not paid 10y March
LIST will hc subject Ia II penalty Of i per cent.
u. ID. Pay 4 son have moved into their new
quarters on Hickory street. They unl"ubI-
edly hav" IN" finest livery quarters in the
State.
Their" mas been several inquiries made at us
when Gen. Baker was going Ia have his wolf
hunt. The General has promised Ia let u,
know in time.
j. III. Long is building Il large ice house On
the vacant lot back of the Presbyterian church.
The size indicates thai u large trade Is rX-
pcctcd next year
Policeman George Constans arrested II. =.
Sandstrom, last week at his home in Rapidan.
for stealing timber. The case was compro-
missed by his paying So.
Hon. q. q. Pitcher, IA treasurer uf ihr Nor
mai school at this place, has received during
the past year S9.s9j.33 and distributed saGU2.-
| Il, leaving II balance OF S.G3.l2
Judge Mead has again testified his friend
ship for the soldiers who were disabled Ia tho
| war 10y getting an increase Of pay from the
pension bureau for Jno. Z. dates at this city.
| Hon. VI. II. Dunncl will send II copy ~ the
| report of the agricultural departmcntun the
| Diseases Of donesticatcd animals, Ia such
farmers In this county ~ will apply To- him.
| Misses Hubhell and Payne, Harry Notion
and Frank Piper. are relieving contributions
10 fund for the purchase "f II huge Christ
mas tree for the Presbyterian sunday School.
| Quimby Larkin's valuable buffalo robe was
| found the next night after IL was stolen, 10y
night Waterman Young, in Pra'ts' saloon,
where the thief had pawneh IL f"rnn exhiler-
alter.
| The pupils Of the high school ar" canvassing
| for twenty prominent persons 10 assist them
| I'm getting Prof. Proctor, an eminent astrono-
| mcr to give them lecture sometime in Feb
ruary.
4 citizen hH- sent u. II communication
| upon the obStructing Of streets 10y the Sioux
| City trains. but as they failed To sign their
name we have rcrisincd from giving II pub
LEFTY.
| TO with your sisters AMI your cousins and
yOur aunt 10 the Two evenings with Authors
NJ the Opera House. the 18th and 18TH The
n,cTtainment IL for the benefit " the Con
| gregatiOnal church.
| Dyer & Howard, music dealer. of 81. Paul,
are issuing II monthly publication containing
| several selections OF yaluabl" music. n well
| ~ a quantity Of Interesting reading matter.
| all for u" cents.
! some one borrowed u hi'ic Inst week that
| wus wont "a grace the exterior "f Fred Fow-
lcrs meat market and VIII" hn- forgot I"
return II. Look ont for the fellow with II new
| pair Of Unframed boots.
| We should have said T.. Is. instead Of j. Is.
! Pierce, was "a candidate for assistant clerk IN
the House this winter. We sincerely hope
| Mr.. Pierce may succeed In obtaining IN" pos
itlon. for he will prove an efficient clerk.
II In n moment Of forgetfulncs- last week. va
| announced that superior Host Company
would give Il ball, Christmas. II should 10
| December 3Dth, at which time the Great Wc--
tern band of -. Paul, will furnish music.
The Minneapolis Annual. published 10y
| Chas. II. Stevens, Of Minneapolis, lie. upon
| our table. Il Ii u beautiful book typOprnphi-
| cally, and contains some interesting rcmini--
ccnses OF Minncsotas early history, together
with other miscellaneous reading. u l. only
ten cents.
: We have received a copy Of the congress-
tOnni directory which contains list Of S"nH-
tors and Representatives who are sacrificing
= their time and lives In defense 81 our conn
trys good, with Il short biographical sketch
OF each one, a. well ~ their residence. NJ
Washington.
Mr. y Mrs. J. Il. Brown Of Maplrton, enter
tanned quite large party M their residence
=. last week In honor Of tho marriage Of VIM
. A. Hanna and Miss Grace Crcdlcoti. The
Csnso, gives the names Of those present, and
| Snoaks In hIuh terms ar the evenings enter