The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-04-21

Fire burned the engine house of the
Northwestern company at this place last
Thursday.
The city council have sold the old fire
engine to the people of Delano for 5000.
A good sale.
Heywood's Mastodons entertained our
citizens at the Opera House last Satur-
day evening.
Easter services al 81. Johns church
last Sunday were quite impressive and
well attended.
Ingram. Frink X Brown calls the at
tention of our readers to the change in
their advertisement.
Mr. Frink. of Ingram. Frink X Brown,
has rented the residence adjoining J VI.
Broome'S on State street
George Pass has finished the plans for
al addition 10 Horace DeGroodt's cot
tage al Lake Minneton!fa.
The piling is all finished and soon We
may expect 10 see the cars running over
il, high above the ground.
4 new tin roof is being put on the
old sash and blind factory. which will
make music in short time.
\. Hcnlcln and wife will celebrate
their twenty fifth wedding anniversary
the Goth inst. by reception at their
residence
The recently painted and kalsomined
rooms at the county office reflects the
good natured countenances Of the Off
cials TO All amazing degree.
The spring treshets have already be
gan their work OF destruction, by
washing out portions of the Hastings X
Dakota railroad.
W. b. Gri>wold. who in former days
swung the editorial quill in this place,
was an attentive listener Of the Normal
School exercises last week.
Noon April Goth, 1881, Engineer
Haynes reports the river 10 feet and l
inch above extreme low water mark
and slowly rising.
Dry wood is getting TO be 4 scarce
commodity again, and our people who
are SO unfortunate a. To run short OF
fuel have 10 rely upon green Eastwood
chiefly.
An observation OF the records in the
Register of Deeds office, this county,
convinces one that they are about as
neat as any similar books in the State
Mrs. F. u. Fowler leaves for the East
Saturday evening TO purchase a large
stock OF millinery and fancy goods,
which she will sell al the lowest prices
upon her return.
An unknown miscreant. broke into
w. J. Martins store building, on South
Front street, last Monday night, robbing
the money drawer of some three dollars
IN change and lot of tobacco.
The Milwaukee railway company
have significd their intention TO build
mammoth machine shop this season,
either at Austin or Minneapolis, capable
of employing 400 to 600 men.
The hydrant which some claim was
out Of order in north MankatO, al the
time of the Northwestern fire, was tested
Immediately afterwards by City Engi-
neer Haynes and found in perfect order.
The Odd Fellows annual anniversary
will be appropriately commemorated by
the lodges of that order at this city, on
Tuesday the Goth inst. 4 grand ball
and supper will be given at Union Hall,
and all Odd Fellows who wish to par.
ticipatc in the festivities are cordially
invited
A special meeting OF the building as
sociation was held at J. &. Noes office
Monday evening to dispose Of the funds
ON hand. There were three bidders
present. Judson Davis secured loan
at 3S per cent, and Mrs. White,
Of West Mankato, IA loan AT 40 per cent
The next regular meeting Will be the
first of May.
L. l.. Morris, station agent at Edge.
wood, called Tuesday and says building
enterprises have already commenced in
that embryo city, and that "A new Baptist
church would be erected there during
the season. One or two farmers in that
vicinity have rented their farms and
decided to go into business in the vii.
lagc, and who will erect for themselves
dwelling houses
Israel Millet WIS the one who care
lessly allowed his team TO run over the
hose and break coupling of the fire
company while the latter We're playing
upon the fire at the Northwestern depot
last week, and in consequence thereof
was fined S. and costs, amounting t.
5000 in all. This was the lowest pen
atty that could be inflicted.
Young men that lovingly wind theil
arm around the slender waist Of a young
lady should explore for pins before com.
hitting the hasty movement OF encircle
ment, for then they would avoid the sac
experience of one who now wears @
lacerated hand caused by running
aground of an unseen little innocent pir
that lay ensconsed just where his index
finger crept SO unconscientiously.