The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-12-02


church Thanksgiving day amounted Ia
| $20.90.
II you want anything In the stove line 4,
will pay you to look over Tuttle's stock before
buying.
The shipment of wood still continues
on all lines of railroad radiating from
this city.
A large number of new buildings are
going up on the flat back of the
foundry.
The advance agent for Sullivan's
"Hibernian Blondes" was in the city
Monday.
T.. A. Tiffany has erected tasty shelves
in his store for proper display of his
holiday goods.
Tiffany thinks the Nathal Opera
troupe may come yet, Thursday and
Friday evenings.
{. IL. Austin X Son, have recently
put up Il neat, new sign over their boot
and shoe store,
Dispute our rural proclivities we
have added over 200 new subscribers Ia
our list since Nov. ],
You can't spend an hour any more
pleasant than 10y looking in at Chap
mans tomorrow.
Misses Kate and Libbie Holiey Of Winneba-
40 City, are at present guests Of postmaster
Brown Of this place.
l.. l.. Dawes horse INDUCED in squirt
Tuesday, splitting his driver and stove
that was in the wagon.
All of our public schools opened up
Monday morning, bright and early,
with full attendance.
The second meeting of the Mankato
bar Association met last week, framed
constitution and adjourned.
The Y. VI. C. A. gospel meeting is
postponed for this evening on account
of the lecture by Prof. Swing.
A counterfeit s50bill was passed upon lady
In this city Tuesday, and she was hunting the
passer Of spurious paper yesterday.
The Board of Trade held its regular
meet nj J. 4. Wizards office. No bust
ness Of importance was transacted.
Tiffany is prepared for IN opening to-
morrow, and will have a handsome dis
play of holiday goods To select from.
The doctors are complaining Of dull
timrs-all caused by Tuttle's Base
Heaters.
We notice that the majority Of pedcs
trians after dark, take to the road in
.tcad of the sidewalks 1t is safer foot.
ing.
1t will probably interest our young
skaters, 10 know that skating is enjoyed
this season as far South as Petersburg,
Va.
Samborn Il Wall sold four organs
Tuesday, receiving nearly all cash for
the same. This indicates prosperity
alone.
The pumps that supply the city with
water at the big mill were stopped
Monday TO enable few repairs to Ice
made.
Miss Kate Thomas, formerly of tins
city. was married at Sioux Falls, the
l4th Of last month, to Andrew Seager
of Rapidan.
Lutte Christie, who is editing the
Journal at Blue Earth City, asked Gen
Baker last week, if he ever knew any
one named Ward.
The conference for the western half OF tho
f. In session in this city this week and Is quite
largely attended.
An incipient fire last Tuesday in ii
c. DeGraffs building, next to Ed.Price's
livery barn was quenched before much
harm was done.
So many farmers have been delayed in theil
threshing that their stacks are coated with
ice and snow, rendering il impossible to threst
until spring or thaw.
The ladies Of the Episcopal church gave
Rev. Mr.. Richmond little surprise party las
Wednesday evening. They left many littl'
tokens OF their regards for him.
The family Of Mr.. Broome, editor oj
the Beobdchter. returned from II visi
East, Monday, and Mr.. Broomc says h,
now gets square meal again.
The Madelis Times, urges upon tn
citizens OF that place, the necessity o
some kind Of an apparatus to fight fir
with, if it becomes necessary.
All of the great authors and poet
have taken up their abode with Tiffany
such rs Byron, Moore, Hood, Shelley
Tcnnyson, Whittier, Bryant and Others
John A. Preston, of Garden City, an
Miss Jennie Meservey of the sam
, place were properly united last Mon
day by Rev. c. w. Sayidge of this cit!
, A collection was taken up at tn
=. Prcsb yterian church last Sunday morr
ing for the purpose of purchasing
: hymn and tune book, and aggregate
y $50.
Thanksgiving morning was the cole
n est Of the season, as indicated by Il
n thermometers. II we are to have al
v colder new length OF mercury wi
a need be put on.
Last week closed The first years ext