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


entertainment, 500. SEC.
, Correction.
In noticing city affairs last week, W
y spoke of placing monuments for futuI
use. The types made us say they wcr
to be made the "basis of monuments j
the future" when il should read meas
urcmcnts IN the future. The design q
the city engineer is to secure uniform
and correct starting points that II 10
corner may be the same yesterday, to
day and forever"
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New Drug Firm.
The drug stocks of l.. j. Scgerstron
and w. u. Snow have been consolidated
Mr.. Shows stock being removed Il
Segerstroms quarters. The new firm
will be Jones n Snow, Mr.. Jones, %
Wisconsin, having purchased Scger
Strom's stock. We wish the new firm
the success they will unqucstionably
have, for both gentlemen are thorough
druggists.
Everybody knows that it showed las
Saturday and was cold III in December
but probably everybody don't know
that the trains on the Southern Mime
sofa, Chicago ~ Northwestern, SiouN
| City Il st. Paul railroads were blocked
| 10y il from one to three days. Such Il
| thing never before occurred in The
memory of our oldest citizens so early
in the season.
The Philalethcan society, under til,
auspices Of the pupils Of the Union
school Of this city, meets weekly and
spends few profitable and pleasant
hours in the hearing OF essays, dcclamn
tions and songs. Last Friday thcir
programme was rcplctc with many good
recitations. The pupils all take per
sonal interest in making these weekly
meetings successful, and to be long
remembered Our space this week pro-
hibits Il publication of the minutes.
Business has been crowding upon the
FIEE PREss office 50 great of late that
We are forced To furnish more advcrtis.
ing space tor our patrons, hence next
week many material changes will be
made in our paper. The most impor-
t;lnt of which will he, changing the day
Of publication from Friday to Thursday
morning. All who want any locals or
advertising inserted, will hand the
matter in by "Wednesday noon. We
have materially increased our list OF
subscribers, So that now, our business
men can find no medium that will give
their announcements 50 bread circula-
ton as the FREE Pass.
1t is coniidcntially told that last week
while Il certain congressional candidate
was in town he called group Of the boys
up to bar and asked what they
would take. After they took, the candi-
date threw down acoupIc pieces ofmoney
what he supposed was halt dollars but
one of the pieces was ten dollar gold
piece, and the bar tender noticing it, ask
eli ii tiat was the way he aas throwing
away money. He replied that it didn't
make any difference lit was Dunnell
money" So good naturcd Irishman
sound to the core politically, steps up
and proposes Il toast to .the success of
Mr.. Dunncll, much 70 the CONSERVATION
of the candidate who was setting 'cm up.
1t was amusing 10 see one Of our
young fellows trying to make Il ''mash"
on lady the other day, who had just
come TO town. He sat beside her at the
hotel, smiled sweet winsomc smile,
sufficient to draw molasses from vim
egar jug, and spoke in such dulcct tones
about the beautiful weather, asked
where she came from and whose aunt
she was. But not II ray of sunshine
crossed her placid countcnancc ; she
spoke not, nor seemed 10 be charmed by
her social inquisitor, and after he had
recited all the persuasive language he
was master of, the lady quietly drew Il
memorandum and pencil from her
pocket and wrote in delicate hand ~
am deaf and dumb" and handed the
same to her charming entertainer, who
after reading the mystic words sudden
ly remembered that he had to meet II
friend, and he quietly slid out
The Young Mems Christian AssOcia-
ton of this place propose series of en-
tertainmcnts this winter that are calcu-
lated to be exceedingly interesting.
They have about concluded arrange
ments for course of six lectures from
the very best talent. The price of tickets
for the entire course, including reserved
seats, will be sold for $3.50. The names