The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-08-12

longing To the railroad company.
The Milwaukee company have driven
the necessary piles and will lay side
track to Polchow's brick yard.
Mr.. w. w. Davis, of Judson, makes
announcement this week that he is II
candidate for county sheriff this fail.
Next Sunday the Gcrmania band and
Il large number of our citizens intend
going to Lake Madison for the day.
The Sioux City railroad are requested
to station tlagman at their crossing of
Plum street. A good idea, if complied
with.
A wedding is announced for the Goth
of the present month. The contracting
parties are well known among the young
people.
The Mankato Singing Society Lie
dertafel," intend participating in the
singing festival to be held at St. Paul
on the 26th, 21th and 2sth inst.
These internal machines {" have
reached 81. Paul. No knowing how
soon they will be circulated around
these parts.
Rev. George c. Pollock. of New Jersey.
will occupy the pulpit at the Presby-
terrain church next Sabbath and the
Sabbath following.
The Silver Star base ball club of st.
Paul, write us 10 inquire if Mankato has
a base ball club with which they can
arrange for a game some time this
month
The citizens of Bismarck are greatly
elated over the fact that party of
surveyors are en- route there from Mill
bank. locating line for the Chicago,
Milwaukee Il st. Paul road.
The sixth annual meeting of the Min
nesota Educational Association convenes
at Lake City, August, %. Prof. Soaring
will discuss at that time the subject of
Industrial Education"
Charles ii. Parsons, formerly dry
goods dealer in tins city, intends engag
ing in business at Elmore, . new station
to be started in Faribault county, on the
line of the St. Paul II Sioux City.
Doctor Jacoby says that falling stars
are of similar composition to meteors.
If So then seeing meteors are 10 great
sights, for on any clear night can be
seen stars shooting athwart the sky.
They indulge in large figures in West
Mankato and goodly number of them
considering its sparse population. Al
Mr.. Dennis Sullivan's a l2-pound girl
is the latest item. Did you say cigars
Dennis
We learn that the town board Of
Pleasant Mound has appointed j. S
Parks, Justice of the Peace, to fill va
| cancy. We congratulate our frienf
Parks upon his advent to political
office.
The lovers of any thing fine, prett,
and really elegant in the phaeton line
t will be doubly repaid by stopping a
: A. NJ. Smiths carriage shop and looking
at the new phaeton he has just added t
c his stock.
The eastern bound passenger train o
, the Northwestern, Wednesday evening
had on board six well-known India
. chiefs, from Standing Rock Agency
bound for Washington to have tai
with the Great Father.
Mrs. Jane Graves, mother to As
e Graves, died at Vernon Center last Sur
$ day night OF dry gangrene in one of he
o feet She was aged Ga years. Her RI
e mains were Immediately inferred in til
;. old cemetery ground at Vernon.
. We are panied to notice little III
pleasantness in the NJ. f. church pastor
Rev. Van Fosscn of lie Sucur and Re
Mr.. Reyes, wherein it is stated Mr.. Va
:. Fossen was arraigned on charges I
conduct unbecOming a herald of I'll
: cross. All our spiritual guides shoul
be pure and above reprOach.
,e There is an old maid in neighbour
ii. town, who, in going to bed, has to pa
e through an entry-way where there is
pile of potatoes in one corner 81
sends younger brother in advanc
h. during these harvest moonlight night
,e to cover the inevitable heap before 81
VS. passes by it-for fear the potatoes wi
a see her, because they have eyes
w AT meeting of the Council Ia
VI evening bids were received for haulil
y and spreading stone on Front street, b
!" as no bonds accompanied the bids, I
!" contract was not awarded. As low as
n cents yard was bid for doing the wor
'"' The council have authorized the pa
~. ment for the new hose, which amour
Z" to $4SG.
WIS 1t is difficult task trying to run
be greenback paper when you can't {
Ids enough greenbacks to buy quart
os SKINNED milk for your morning coff
enc But that seems to be the matter W
II the greenback paper lately started
the Fairmont, Martin county, for its edi
~ announces lay-off until he goes vii
-. ing long enough to make raise.
the Prof. Dare, a gymnast and tlght-rt
1t performer, gave the curious an ea
M bition Wednesday, upon a rope dra
rms across Front street from the top Of
ent Merchants Hotel to the LIST Natiol
fits. Bank. His feats were nothing v
ives marvellous, but his cheek was sufiici
ad- to supply several brass foundries.
and paid his way by soliciting frequent c
tribuhons.