The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-12-30

between $500 and $500 day on taxes
The children of the Catholic sshoo
had merry time last Sunday night a,
the college.
/ Hon. Joseph Burger and the rest OF
our Representatives leave for the Capt.,
tol tomorrow.
Several engines on the Winona and
st. Peter road west of here, are report
ed froze up.
The passenger train for st. Paul tina,
left here this morning, had to return,
owing to snow.
There will be Bible reading at the
Y c. A. rooms this "Wednesday
evening at 1880.
Those that got out of wood this week
and had to buy, found to their sorrow
what it was worth.
Last evening, Mr.. and Mrs. II. M.
Hamilton entertained a party OF their
friends at their residence.
Miss Annie f. Giltner, Of this city,
has been elected first assistant of the
high school at Glencoe.
VIM. NJ. Plymat, rising lawyer at
Mapleton, paid the FREE PRESS office
visit this week Tuesday.
Closing sale of furs-3 sets of mink
and set OF real seal must be closed this
week at bargain. G. E. BRETT.
The Tribune,says that st. Peter has
done more business the past year than in
any other year since the place was start
ed.
DR.. Kelly wishing to make the child
rem happy sent basketsful OF good things
| TO the different churches on Christmas
Eve.
A small runaway occurred Tuesday
morning of horse and cutter belong
ing to the Singer Sewing Machine Com
pany.
The number of babies that have in
troduced themselves IN the Fourth ward
the past year figures up to A. The
number of deaths 10.
DR.. Harrington sold to r. ID. Hub
bard to-day, his lot and the remains of
his residence which was burned Tuesday
morning, for 81 800.
There will be service of prayer in
the parlors of the NJ. +. church each
evening of this week. Watch meeting
At 9la on Friday evening.
John Mahowald had little fire last
Tuesday night. 1t was good night
for fire but John got control of it be-
fore any great damage was done.
The bill of fare at the Mankato House
Christmas, was gorgeous one, and re-
Elected credit both upon the proprietors
and the printer who printed it.
The Sioux City end of the st. p. & S.
C. r. II. has been blockaded pretty bad
ly the last three days. Such trains as
did get in were from three to five hours
late.
Frank Fowler has leased his stone
quarry at this place to the Sioux City
company, the latter putting in large
force Of men to take out stone tor bridge
pier building.
Shotwcll 81 Mathison, of Minneapolis
have established a labor exchange at
the above place through which they fur,
nish labor TO contractors, farmers, build
ers ahd hotels.
The Union Bible service ut the Pres
byterisn church last Sabbath evening
Was lightly attended. Rev. CLANCY
took rs his subject: ''Thc Bible rs 1
means OF education.
The post-office employees of this city
are glad that the holiday season is abou
over, for they have been over burdeneC
with holiday packages going to and ar
irving from every direction.
All the bids for the ice breaker an,
other improvements at the bridge wer'
handed in to the City Recorder Tues
day, and will be opened by the Cit,
council ut their first session.
E Remember the grand ball at the Oper
House this Thursday evening under tin
auspices of the fireman of Superior Hos
q. company, when the Great Western ban'
= of st. Paul will be in attendance.
, Just received and @ button opera
tint kids from 81 90 to $l.75, every pal
warranted. Also a full supply Of blacl
and colOrcd kids, best in the market
; every pair warranted. G. 4. BRETT.
A bevy of our Scandinavian younI
folks went out for holiday ride las
Sunday, and through some unaccount
4 dDlc CIRCUMSTANCE Culilc DuCk WIFI
:. dilapidated turn out accustomed by
, runaway.
The Blue Earth train failed to rcac
I the city yesterday, and the train fror
r st. Paul didn't put in an appearance,
q hence the daily reports from all over tn
q world was not disseminated through tn
!, daily papers.
}, Building operations have been unusu
Il ally brisk in Mankato this year, and Il,
IL number of good buildings erected
If exceptionally large, in fact, larger tina
IS during any previous year. Anon
8 them are several fine residences, who's
Is architectural designs are much MOI
, elaborate than those OF former years.