The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-06-24
BRIEF NTfO y

Diphtheria prevails at Faribault.
Mayor Wiswell is feeling indisposed
Last Tuesday WAS the longest day OF
ISL.
Only five candidates rs yet for sheriff
A full hand.
Forepaugh's circus will unfold its
tents here July, 9th.
Prof. Soaring goes to KasSon to dc,
liver an Grafton the Fourth.
Forepaugh publishes his illustrated
Almanac on our first page.
]. ii. Ray, Esq, is building a summer
cottage at Lake Nipnetonka.
Hon. NJ. II. Dunnell will deliver the
Grafton at Fairmont, the Fourth.
A new sidewalk has been laid in
front Of Karmany's meat market.
Strawberries have been selling all the
past week ~ fifteen cents quart.
Rev. c. W. Savidge will hold quar-.
terly meeting at Hebron, next Sunday
W. T. Mills shipped last Monday 80,
600 pounds of butter, equa. to four car
loads.
Mrs. II. 4. Mas, received a very
fine myrtle tree yesterday from Detroit
Mich.
A. Z. Conrad, Of Sterling, took the
first prize in the junior debate at North
field.
Mr.. b. futile speaks good word il
this Issue for the Adams X French cord
Binder Il Harvester.
j. VI. Karmany, Of the Pioneer meat
market advertises his business in the
FREE PRBss this week.
E. a. Tiffany has his matters nearly
adjusted and expects To continue bust
Ness again in Il few days.
The good taste of J. A. Presley 4 Sol
was shown this week in presenting III
with box Of fine blue berries.
Mr.. Harry Stoner and Miss Mary
Crockcr, both Of Shelby, were married
the 10th, by Rev. j. +. Conrad.
The interior Of the post Office il
receiving Il new coat of kalsominc, i'm
proving its appearance materially.
The good people Of Edgewood thi
county, are making preparations Il
have II royal good time the Fourth.
The St James Journai says that tn,
CHAMBERS has been disseminated through
portions of this county, by party o
horse traders.
The County Auditor of Martin count,
calls for bidders in this weeks paper, I,
bid upon building a $4,000 Court Hous
and Jail at Fairmont.
Horace DeGroodt shipped few arti
cles of household goods Tuesday to hi
cottage at Lake Minnetonka, anon!
which was billiard table and ali irO
safe.
Mr.. NJ. l.. Lockerby returns iron
the wreck Of Probert's barn in Fari
bault county, and reports the daughte
Of Mr- Probert as recovering from he
injuries.
The Boston Clothing House that cam
here Il short time ago and flourished lik
green bay tree for while, sold out o
rather turned over its stock to IL thr,
party last week.
The interior of tbs Methodist churc
il being kalsomined and new carpetin
mt OH the floor. There will he n
service there next Sabbath, neithe
morning nor evening.
A son Of w. p. Coffin fell from
tree "Wednesday night, sustaining Sc
we're conclusion Of the brain. He Wa
unconscious until five o'clock Thursda
morning, when he revived.
Mr.P.K. Wiser, not to be benin
his neighbors, has put in his Jewelr
establishment three elegant counter
made 10y Mr.. Joslyn. Mr.. Wiser
also getting fine show case made.
w. Van Horn, superintendent {
the Milwaukee road, and j. NJ. Egar
superintendent of the $. NJ. Division
were in town this week and unfolded I
few some of the schemes their con
pany were about inaugurating.
Gen. J. III. Baker is in great deman
for tho Fourth Of July. He has r.
ceiyed kilograms and letters from SCI
eral towns for TN Grafton. A tclegral
from Bismarck asking if $3.50 would |
any temptation for the General to con
there the Fourth, arrived this morninl
but the General ain't going back on Il
Good Thunder boys.