The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-10-08

Chief OF Police Robinson, run DRUM
= en- individual into the cooler Monday.
Mrs. Geo. A. Clark has brother an
his wife from Pennsylvania visiting he
NJ. Longini has new sign paintc
5 on the south side of his clothing empol
! ium.
| The Andrews family of singers are
the Opera House each evening of thi
week.
The Mankato High School Glec clul
meets with Miss Lousie Hartman in thi
city.
| NJ. Longini has just received larg,
and well selected stock of buffalo an,
lap robes.
Every family should have bottle oI
Durkecs Balsam on hand ut this season
of the year.
Mr.. $. ID. Parsons and family took
their final departure for Minneapolis last
Tuesday.
A comet has been discovered near the
star Epsilon, which has u tail nearly q
degree long.
L. ii. Mclntire, has opened large
stock of clothing at Aldridgc's old stand
on Front street.
Dave Bean, occupies the bar room in
the Clifton House with II billiard table
and stock of cigars.
The present growth of Mankato is UNI
precedcnted. just the time for scarchers
after reliable investments.
Hundreds of farmers are utilizing
this fine October weather in turning the
soil for another years crop.
Timothy Reese, of Judson, has sold
his farm of $50 acres, TO r. q. Jones, of
of LcSueur county, for consideration
of $24O0.
Geo. \. Clarke, the irrcpresSible, re-
turned last Saturday from collecting
tour among the western prairics of
Minnesota.
Rev. J. b. Little, pastor at the Prcshy-
terrain church, delivered his first sermon
last Sunday since his return from u
four months vacation.
The October apportionment of the
school fund, 10y the State Supcrintcn-
dent, gives Blue Earth county $G,S20.
The county has 6,200 scholars.
The ladies of the Cereal Chapter, Mum
Der ,, order of the Eastern Star, will
open this seasons entertainment with II
s"ir,, at their hall this evening (FridayJ
\ family reunion of the Seward fam
lily took place this week, in which the
presence of five boys of the family met
and exchanged experiences since their
separation.
Judging from the numerous loads of
pumpkins, potatoes and other farm pro-
duce that daily comes TO town, we sur
mise that old winter will not find many
out of eatables.
Mr.. J. NJ. Broome, editor of the
Boebdehter, took his family to Mime
apolis last Tuesday, from whence they
will 90 To Indiana and Kentucky to
visit relatives.
We received a postal from Eagle Lake
Wednesday, saying that c. II. Benton
Esq, of Minneapolis would speak upon
the political issues of the day at the
above place on Tuesday Oct. 12th.
The Republican club meeting last
Friday evening, at their headquarters,
was most successful gathering of earn
est and enthusiastic people in favor Of
Republican principles.
A careful canvass has been made
among the various commercial travellers
who come TO this section rs to their
politics, and strange as it may appear,
only three out of CT are democrats.
Joseph Burger, spoke to the citizens
of Eagle Lake, Wednesday, the 9th,
upon the political issues of the day.
He was received with considerable en-
thusiasm, and his speech was full of
good ideas.
The Methodist conference of this State
is in session at Minneapolis this week.
Rev. j. w. Martin presiding elder of
the Mankato district, is in attendance
with thirty ministers, all of whom are
under his charge.
Ingram is at it again. At what :
Why keeping hotel in the well known
Clifton House. Just the place for farm
ers to stop at. Everybody knows Ingram
in this section and will consequently
call and see him.
William G. Durkcc, chairman of the
Republican Convention, has appointed
the following as County Central Com
mittec for the ensuing year: j. G.,
Fowler chairman; Fred LassOw, VIM. S.
Hughes, +. =. Pierce, G. G. Spaulding.
The old warehouse recently bought
by Mr.. w. II. Mills, is being much
improved by new coat OF siding and a
cont of paint on the roof. 1t will be
used by Mr.. Mills to store straw and cut
the same to be used for packing eggs.
| We begin to receive calls from OuI
| farmer subscribers who have marketed
their wheat. They all wear bright and
smiling faces, and all invariably pay d
years subscription to the FREE Press.
Geo. L. Brett's new and elegant stor,
is receiving fresh touches of the paint
crs brush which adds materially to In,
looks of the exterior. The ground oi
the north of the building is also :bcine
cleared of rubbish and lcvcled smooth
| W. r. Mills has strung telephone
wire this week from the city telegraph
Office to his butter factory, and from
the latter place to his residence. If
I. only knew what domestic broils thes,
pesky telephones have produced h
would have hesitated about stringinl
il.
Mr.. VIM. Davis, photographer OIL
Jackson street, has recently placed I
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