The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-20

Asa Graves has put his fine hack ON
runners.
Miss Severson, of this city, has estab-
lishcd millinery shop at Mapleton.
Police Constans who has been confined
to his house the past ten days, is out
again.
The st. z. Il s. C. II. II. have re-estab-
lished the telegraph station at Minneopa
Falls
CA. Payne Of this city, purchased
the Humphrey block at Lake Crystal,
last Friday.
Mr.. c. C.. Brown, of Flandreau lost
their youngest daughter this week by
diphtheria.
The total number of members be
longing To the various fire companies of
this city is IS.
Ex Judge Porter will occupy rooms
back of Judge Waite's office in which
to practice law.
Eleven thousand cords of wood is
what one man has contracted to furnish
the railroads with this winter.
The past few pleasant days have al
lowed the railroads to extricate them
selves from the snow drifts.
\ rumor circulated our streets last
Thursday that the Nicollct House at st.
Peter was burned. There was no truth
in it,
Hon. j. p. West, of Wells, passed
through this city Monday. enroutc for
st. Paul, AS clerk of the judiciary COM
mittee.
The Bar Association of this city is
going on in good healthy condition.
present,
The pleasant hours of last Saturday
and Sunday was enthusiastically enjoyed
10y every one that could obtain horse
and cutter.
The Bar Association of this city is
continuing in good, healthy condition.
There are at present about dozen
members.
Rev. Mr.. W. Whitney of the Baptist
church, Of this city, handed in his re-
signation last Sunday to take effect
February, LIST.
Pedestrians take to the middle of the
road a. natural as duck does 10 water.
and why. Because of the ice and
snow on the walks
If you need good sugar-cured ham.
Ii you love good ham with your eggs, 90
To j. NJ. karmany's and see the best
hams in the city for sale.
Hon. VI. J. Severance. delivered TEN.
perance lecture at Red Wing last week
Wednesday. and the Republican of that
city speaks highly OF it.
Two gentlemen representing promi-
nent firms in the East were in the city
last week, buying ashes. They secured
$4,000. Save your ashes.
The ladies sewing circle of the Pres
byterian church will meet with Mrs
j. VI. Karmany next Friday afternoon
al o'clock. Gentlemen invited to tea
at six.
The ladies sewing circle of the Pres.
byterian church that was to meet at
Mrs. j. II. karmany's next Friday after
noon is postponed to week from then,
Jan. 2Sth.
In justice 10 j. l.. Washburne we wish
to say that all rumors that he is candi
date for City Recorder in the spring
election are mistakes, us he is not a
candidate.
Mr.. Walter Mobiles. OF Ceresco, lost
his wife this week Monday He was in
town at the time of her death and did
not hear of it until Tuesday morning as
he was starting for home.
If you want genuine coin ring made
to order call on W. II. Lampman one
door west of boiler shop; gold and sill
yer rings and .iewelry made to order and
repaired, engraving and gun-smithing
Rev w. Whitney, pastor OF the Bap-
list church, of this city, leaves his pas
torate the last of this month, to accept
THE position of General Missionary of
the Baptist society of this State.
There will be grand masquerade
ball AT the Opera House next Monday
night, Jan. eth. II promises to he one
Of the events of the season Admission
30 cents per couple, gallery % cents.
One of the large boilers at the big
mill received "A crack Monday that will
require "A short time to heal 1t was
caused by mud settling ON the bottom
OF the boiler, thus keeping the water
from il.
Mr.. Bartholomew. one of the engineers
at Ilubbard's big mill was unfortunate
enough TO get one of his hands caught
III the machinery that runs the water
pump, and now he suffers the loss
Of a finger.
The storm of last week closed the
railroads up eiiectually and for couple
OF days MankatO was cut Off from all
communication with the outer world ex-
ccpt st. Paul. Friday night the heaviest
snow OF the season fell