The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-10-22

i We warn our farmers against the cpl
zootic. II has appeared again in tn,
West.
Before you buy your chandeliers and
lamps, call at Chapmans and get hi>
prices.
Rev. c. W. Savidgc will occupy hi.
pulpit at the Methodist church next
Sabbath.
Mr.. q. c. Burt, wife and daughter,
returned from their trip TO Chicago, last
Saturday night.
Before you buy your chandeliers and
lamps, call at Chapmans and get his
prices.
Over 5000 barrels of apples have
been received 10y our merchants within
the past few days.
The FREE Press would like some
wood upon subscription. Who will he
the first to respond.
Before you buy your chandeliers and
lamps, call at Chapmans and get his
prices.
The Milwaukee company intend
building water tank at Napoleon, 1t
will hc located south of the depot.
Frank Bell, I'm old resident of this
city, but now doing business At Valley
Springs, Oak, was in town Tuesday.
The two Misses Larpenteur's of St.
Paul, who have been visiting with Miss
Presley, returned home last Monday.
Last Friday night and Saturday, the
complexion of our weather changed from
pleasant sunshiny to gusts and snow.
Before you bay your chandeliers AMI
lamps, call at Chapmans and get his
prices.
The BARRIERS all over the country, have
struck for higher prices, especially from
Democrats, whose faces are wonderfully
long.
Geo. Palmer of the Mankato Mill Co.,
was married Tuesday nigh. to Miss Ollie
Roberts, nj the residence Of the brides
parents.
The sales of musical instruments and
sewing machines this season by Sam
born u Wall is unprecedented in this
county.
Mr.. William G.. Glccklcr left Monday
morning for Salem, Ohio. When he
returns he will go into business at FIT.
Pierre.
Mr.. Mcclure, who is associated with
J. VI. Barclay, in the Madison Lake
property took trip to Spring Valley this
week.
Rev. III. NJ. Storrs, the celebrated
Congregational minister of New York,
stopped in the city over Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Mr.. w. ii. ii. Johnston, of Madelia.
was in town last Monday, and us II
matter of course subscribed for the
FREE Press.
A pleasant gathering Of Mankato
young people spent an enjoyable even
ing at the residence of j. A. Presleys,
last Saturday.
Mr.. Black, of Danville, H., was in
town the later part of last week looking
over our city, with an eye to go INTO
business here.
Miss Helm, who Ofliciated as brides
maid at the wedding OF Miss Presly,
last week, departed for Chicago last
Tuesday morning.
We venture the prediction that many
of our farmers wished they had their
corn husked last Saturday when it
showed and blew wintcry breath
all day.
Some one seeing Hon. Thos. Simpson
going along the street Tuesday, mistook
him for Henry Ward Bccher, and it
took but Il moment to attract general
observation.
Mr.. Harry E. Baker, Jno. +. Wright
and w. w. Williams, will address the
Garfield club at their rooms tonight,
(Friday.) The last two are young men
from the Union School of this city.
Jno. F. Meagher says he put n thirty
inch stove on the walk in front Of his
store just before the Indiana election,
but Immediately after the election that
stove had shrunk to a sixteen inch one.
We have inadvertently published Mr..
Bookwalter's name, one of our candi-
dates for Representative, flames" while
it should have been "Joseph." Bear
tins in mind and see that your ticket
reads Joseph instead OF James Book
walter.
Last Saturday the passenger trains on
the Sioux City road were delayed from
both ways by the snow. The old
settlers say that they never before saw
such evidences of winter so early in the
season.
1t has been conclusively ascertained
why some people arc always finding
!, fault with the taste of the water
! wherever they go. Its because they
: don't drink il through straw and pay
ten cents for it.
The Anderson Concert Company will
occupy the Opera House tomorrow
Saturday evening. The troupe il
spoken Of as IN exceedingly good one
and as few of our young folks ar,
interested in it, will undoubtedly attrac
good audience.
The Daily Minneapolis Tribune, o
the 18th, contains very able und com
prehensive article upon Mankato, which
should be read by every one. The 7ri
Iune has been enlarged to q sever
{ column, eight page paper, aud is replet
with news from all parts of the world.