The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-11-04

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Wilkinson on Saturday night.
Look ut Mcconnell & Co.'S new lad
in this weeks issue. Don't it beam will
novelties for sale by that iirmi
II you want anything in the stove line 4
will pay you To look over Tuttle's stock befor,
buying.
Regular services ut the Baptist churcl
next Sabbath morning and evening
Covenant meeting this Thursday even
ing.
\. c. Ramey has built fine carriage
house, rs an addition to his barn. /,
is all his own work and he feels proud
of il
The Literary Society of the Norma
School will hold its regular meeting
Friday evening November 9Th, ut Nor
NAL Hall.
Go and see those lace handkerchief.
from II to % cents, also natural plume,
cheap at the Chicago Millinery Store
$40 Front street.
Asthma relieved in three minutes, and
permanently cured by DIR. Kelly,at Man
kato House. Try his remedy. We know
il will cure any case.
T.. =. Evans and Hon. j. NJ. Burlin
game fired the last gun in the politi.
cal campaign, for Dunnell, last Monday
night, at the Opera House.
Anybody wishing TO see a genuine
curiOusity in the hand car line, wants to
so to the Sioux city depot in this city,
and See the three wheel hand car.
Messrs Randall and McHcnry, tw,
old citizens of Mankato, left last Thurs
day night, for New Mexico. They in
tend TO prospect for gold and silver.
A. J. Streeter, proprietor of the sec,
ond hand furniture store, has moved his
place of residence from Fourth street to
the rooms over Shows old drug store.
l.. S. Gillette, of the firm of Gillette
Bros. wholesale dealers in apples and
live stock, Niles, Michigan, was inter
viewing our apple merchants, last Satur-
day.
We hope to present to the public in
our next issue an article on the schools
of our city. Their early history, and
the progress they have made since their
establishment.
Capt. Murphy, of Madelia, who was
sentenced to the county Jail for one
year, last fall, for murder in the fourth
degree, was pardoned out last Saturday
by the Governor. His term would have
expired in about week.
The new improvements on the in
terror of the Post Office possesses mater,
ial advantages. The mailing table and
"makc up" heretofore in the basement
has been moved up stairs.
J. ii. Chamberlain, who was burned
out last Sunday, says that he wasn't the
one whose kindlings ignited, but tho
fire originated up stairs, in rooms occu
pied by deaf and dumb man.
Persons troubled with rheumatism OF
chilly and fever can avoid all expense ot
medicine or doctor bills, by calling Oh
futile and getting one or two applica
tons of Base Heaters.
Ii seems as if We were threatened will
u wood famine, this fall. The articl,
in question is very scarce in the city
The farmers are so busy with their ial
ploughing and other work. that they dc
not find time to bring il to town.
Last Saturday was II beautiful day
both for our business men and for those
who looked ut il in weather point Of
view. A great many farmers were in
town with wheat, hay, vegetables, etc.
laying in winter stock OF mcrchan
disc.
The ringing blows Of the hammer
the hum OF the mills, the blowing and
roaring of the FORCES, the steady going
up of new buildings, all indicates thai
Mankato is entering on an era of un
precedent prosperity.
Anybody seeing that neat looking
warehouse just above Laird, Norton
& Cos, lumber yard, would hardly re
cognize in it, the old Bradley building
which stood SO long, on the corner op
posite the Minneopa House.
The Episcopal society OF this city
have under contemplation, dramati
entertainment, which they expect will
be able to present to the public at a
early date. Also, ut the same time, som
of the star singers of the city, vii
make their debut.
Rev. Dwight Seward, son Of A. L
Seward Of this city, preached at tn
House of Hope, st. Paul, week az
last Sunday and his audience were s
much pleased with his preaching, tia
they invited him to fill tho pulpit ii
the return of their pastor, Rev. ID
Breed, in December.
| Mrs. Barr's store on Front stree
which was so badly damaged by Il
cyclone in June, has been rcfxed.
new substantial brick front has be-
put in, supported by iron columns.
has been refloored and In other wa
! greatly improved.
: G. G. Burt, of the Mankato house,
making many improvements in
hotel, such as repainting and rccarp
ing the house throughout. The par
e and sitting-rooms are pinks of neatn'
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