The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-05-12
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charged 10y trdrcligg tu'ahugs.
HRIEF MENTION.
Corn planting begun in some To-
caIitirs.
q. Il. Mathrr is loading cars with
stone tor Albert Lea.
DIR. Jacoby has removed his office to
the rooms over Mas.
Capt. j. II. Beatty is shipping lime
this week t" Sioux Falls.
Hanson y Beach are building Il neat
brick residence on Third street
The county commissioners will meet
July 18th as an equalization hoard
The price of ice in this city has been
raised 10 81 80 per hundred pounds
Mrs. F. IL. Fowler elsewhere calls ut
tcnti"u To her fine stock of millinery
Quite large number Of our citizens
have rr-shinglcd their residences this
spring.
Ell. Price has removed his family into
the rooms over the old Pracl " DuBuis-
son store.
Bradley Bros, are moving their mar.
kct scale, across the road next 10 their
Old corner.
+. \. Becker is building an addition
IL his boat and shoe shop on North
Front street.
One farmer, we are informed. neal
Minnesota Lake, has % stacks of whea,
Vet unthrc>hcd.
Capt. Jack Kccler went to Ramsey
Sunday morning and did not return ill
Monday morning
There are - civil and criminal
cases on the calendar for the approach
ing term of court.
Mr.. \. Knapp, of West Mankato, hal
some very desirable property TO sell O,
trade. See his notice elsewhere.
John F. Meaghcr, in excavating hi.
large basement is using the dirt to fl
his LOT in the rear of his building.
Mr.. ID. IL. Tyncr tells the ladies o
Mnnkato and vicinity in another column
what She considers il to their benefit.
Mr.. y. Peterson has closed out hi
cigar manufactOry and entered cuisines
with \. Anderson, South Front street
The grey horse that draws the ex
press wagon took Il lively run from tn
Sioux City depot, last wednesday night
City Engineer Haynes has lately lai
out a new addition to the city for J. A
Samborn. near Charles Mansfield place
The boat Mary Barnes. that came u
the river few days ago, has been sol
and will hereafter ply on the uppc
Missouri.
Hon. Daniel Buck is being congratu
lated Icy several of our State paper
upon his cmbarking in the propagate
of bIooicd stock.
b. F. Davis " Son have just receive
large invoice Of fresh canned fruit
AMI groceries that they are Offering 4;
the lowest cash prices.
Last Friday the thermometer rcache
30 degrees in the shade, making it t,
cccdingly inconycnicnt for those VIII
had not cast oil their wooden garments
a sneak thief entered the barn Of tn
city hotel last Friday night and stole
douhlc harness. IIimmclman want
them to come back and get the bride
The 81. Peter Trib""c says "thc con
tributi"n box is superior to the bale
box" Not wien il fellow is mca
enough TO put in II button instead of
nickel.
Supt GorIic has received notice tn
ii university entrance examination is
bc held in the high -choal rooms in th
city al an carly date, of which due motto
viii hc given.
Lah"rcrs, with OF without teams, al
in Great demand To work at rairoa
grading and breaking the sod. Coz
tractors have been in town lately picl
in" up all the help available.
Charles Hodges, n fashionable loafc
shot man named Schneider, last wee
and in default of $500 bonds was COZ
mittcd to the county Jail until the di
trict court cOnvcncs next week.
Work began last week to straightt
the track of the Milwaukee road, tn
was badly washed by the recent fresh,
A force of 90 men are employed, und
the supervision Of Allen Johnson.
Mrs. Todd departs next Monday
Chicago TO purchase new stock
millinery goods. She has an clega
line of Tuscan bonnets that she is So
ing great of, ut remarkable low prize
The real estate transfers at the Reg
ter's office the past week, foot up
$l0,2GG. The weekly report of tn,
sales in the FREE PRESS are the b.
criterion to judge what is going on
the city and county.
Sprague's original Georgia Minstr
will appear at the Opera House, w,
nesday evening, May 18th. The trou
consists of - famous colored artists
of whom have world wide reputation
Sew on your buttons, and prepare
laugh.