The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-01
Miss Grace Hubbell has a new phaeton

| MISS "io'e iiuooeit HAS INV puoo'o'
Il Two or three petty thefts were report
ed yesterday.
Prof. W. &. Clark, of Naiad Queer
fame, has gone to Waterloo. Iowa.
J. A. willard, went north Oh III,
Sioux City tram yesterday mornin.
Small fruits and vegetables of al
/ kinds find ready sale in this market
Mrs. George Ii. Clark's mother an,
aunt, arrived on this mornings trail
from the East.
John F. Meagher's son Johnnie ha.
returned from his school near Washing
ton, ID. C., to spend vacation.
b. F. Davis & Son wish it understood
that they are alive yet, and keep a. i'm,
and fresh stock Of groceries, MS can h,
found in town.
A big time will he had at Union Hall
next Monday night. The committee OF
arrangements promise rich treat Ia
all who attend.
City Exprcssman Beals lost $3.50
last week, and thought some one might
find it who would tie honest enough to
return the same.
The slowness with which the work
on the railroad at tins point progresses,
is something remarkable Tor til. great
Milwaukee road.
Tuesday morning drove of over 200
young cattle were driven through town
for Iowa. They were mostly purchased
in Siblcy county.
Our machinery dealers tell us that
they are selling harvesters and self
binders us fast as they can gel item
from the factories
j. l.. Kremcr, Of Danville, i build
ing the largest barn in the county. lie
and his brothers own some A.,"D acres
Of land in the county.
William Dackins. son of David Dack-
ms, has gone 10 81. Paul, To clerk in u
book and stationery house. lie was
formerly with Tiffany.
Flour took jump upwards 81 cents
Il hundred pounds last Monday, and
dealers are hating themselves for not
having Il stock on hand.
Rev. W. ii. Rolling. of Yank,on, ID. 7.
formerly pastor of the German Metho-
dist church of this city, is making
brief visit here this week.
The editor of the Pubiic Spirit had
his pocket-book stolen last Tuesday,
containing sa.a5. This is the result of
possessing too much wealth.
W. W. Paddock, J.J. Thompson and
other Mankatoites, passed through
Pierre. Dakota. the first of this week
on their way To the mountains.
We are told 10y leading astronomers
that in all the history Of America, SO
many comets have never before been
discovered as has the present year.
Work on rebuilding the hospital walls
at ST. Peter, has been stopped tempo
rarily on account of disagreement
between the contractor and architect.
The young and uninitiated weather
prophets are predicting tornadoes and
similar calamities this season. They
mi ht As we'll predict these rs anything
smaller.
We never observed Il happier fellow
/ than Doc. McGraw, rs he laid a pack
age of cigars on our table Tuesday, in
commemoration of his marriage last
Saturday.
I. ID. Francis was intending to start
tor New York last week, but proposes
To wait and see the results of our demo
cratic contemporaries slaughter of the
innocents.
! The Milwaukee company will ut once
erect water tank near their depot site,
and run Il pipe from the main on Front
street, TO it, and thus supply the engines
with water.
Judge NJ. J. Severance went to Jack
son last Monday to hold his first term
OF court. He was busy the first few
days of his arrival here, receiving con.
CALCULATIONS.
Bruno Roemcr, of the summer garden
is making preparations to have a boom
ing time at his place the Fourth
Music, fireworks and refreshments are
on his bill Of arrangements.
The Great Western Band of St. Paul
will furnish music for the Superior
Hose Company boys, the Fourth. l,
takes money to secure such band, and
lots of "sand" to raise the money.
Cornelius Griffit, a brakeman Oh the
Sioux City road had a couple Of finger.
smashed Wednesday morning while
coupling cars. He lost one finger
through the same means last Christmas
Mankato j. visited by quite number
Of railroad officials every week. Wha
would the people Of Winnebago Agency
and Medic say to see the cars running
through their towns within the mex
two years:
Quassia water is sure preventive
for musquitos. 1t is cheaply and easily
made, and by rubbing a little Of tn
solution Oh the face and body, will pre-
vent the gray-backed suckers from din
nering from you when reposing in tn
, arms of Morpheus.
At the annual reunion of the sur
vivors of the old Minnesota first Reg
iment, held at White Bear last week
our respected townsman, Mr.. jaime
= Cannon, was elected president for til
e ensuing year. The next re union vii
be held at st. James.
Wonder what has become Of our cit
7 charter as amended nj the last sessio