The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-03-10
st. patrick's day will be March 18th.

w. b. Torrey has his first case before
the Supreme Court.
The "Capital NJ cigar at Allen Il
Pardy's are all the rage.
The County Board met March End,
and will meet again May Srd.
The first through mail from Chicago
for three days, came in Monday night.
County Auditor Scattergood, fits in
his new position as easy as an old shoe.
Measles are in town with all its rela-
ton. 1t generally stops about three
days.
James McBroom, of Danville, paid
the FREE PRESS office pleasant visit
Tuesday.
Eagle Lake is furnishing large guam
titles of sawed lumber to farmers in
Nicollet county.
Prof. Soaring will lecture at the rooms
of the Normal Literary Society to-mor-
row friday evening.
Our members OF the legislature have
all reached home except Mr.. Lewis,
who is visiting in Wisconsin.
We understand that Mr.. Nick Lang
will be candidate for city treasurer at
the approaching spring election.
Mr.. Thomas Bennett secured the first
loan of 81 900 OF the building associa
ton of this city last Saturday night.
Leo Lamm
has just received new invoice of mems
heavy buckle artics and rubber boots
and shoes.
l45 cords of wood has been sawed at
the Normal School this winter at cost
of S5S, which Director Pitcher paid last
Friday.
The delinquent taxes due June LIST
in this county, amounts to nearly $780,
900, which will make about 1900 des-
criptions.
Last Friday the Chicago & North
western folks did not move a car-whcel
from Chicago to New Ulm, on account
OF show.
DRESS GooDs.--Do not fail to see the
new jamestown Alpacas" now open at
BRETT's, from - to so cents, the best
goods sold at the prices.
Mr.. X. johnson, of Eagle Lake, was
in town last Saturday, the first time
since Nov. 3rd, as he has been confined
10 his house with the rheumatism.
The lie Sueur Times gently intimstes
that three gents from this city INDUCED
in the poker business at the above place
a week ago. Particulars not given.
The lecture committee received tele-
gram Monday, announcing that Hon.
Geo. r. Vending would fill his appoint
mcnt at this place the 2Sth of this
month.
Last Friday was red letter day in
Mankato, not train coming in, and
everybody on the tip toe OF excitement
TO hear about the Inaugural and the new
cabinet.
o. II. Mather has the contract for
delivering 30 cords of stone at the poor
tarm bridge in the town OF Decoria.
lie put nine teams at work Tuesday
morning.
Tuesday was town election day, and
at Winnebago Agency, it was rather
exciting between the friends of license
and anti-license. The result is announ-
ced elsewhere.
Teachers institute and examination at
Winncbago Agency, next week. Insti
tute begins Monday and continues until
the examination, which will be held on
Friday and Saturday.
So much has been said about the
draining Of Jackson Lake, in this
cospty, that our readers can learn the
authentic facts by the correspondence
on our second page.
Tomorrow evening friday Judge
Flandreau will deliver a lecture at the
Opera House, for the benefit of the
High School library. Subject: Recol-
lections Of the past in Minnesota.
." We are in receipt of the southwest"
a paper published AT Durango, Col, in
which appears the names of J. 7. Will
liams L. J. A. James, two Mankato men,
who have formed a partnership as dealers
in real estate and mining property.