The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-02-03
Valentines at riil'any's.

| '"'NhNihNs ~ Aha' y.
The city engineer was busy Tuesday
melting out two frozen hydrants.
VI. q. Willard has recovered his buff
falo robe that was stolen last week
L. G. Hcinzo notifies the public
through the Free PRESS what he sells
bread at
Notices of two Grand Masquerades
to take place this month, will be found
elsewhere in this issue.
Communion service at the Presbytc-
rian church next Sunday. Preparatory
lecture Thursday night.
Elsewhere IN this issue will be found
the articles of Incorporation of the
Mankato building and Loan Association.
Mr.. Engerbretson, postmaster at Little
Cobb, made the FREE PRESS office Il
visit Monday. He is live, energetic
citizen.
The music at the coming Y. NJ. C. A.
convention in this city, will be led 10y u
male quartette from the Carleton college
Y. NJ. c. A.
1t is remarkable how much more
goods b. f. Davis & Son are sailing.
since they mentioned the fact in the
FREE Press.
The remains OF the infant daughter
OF G. {. Brown, of Flandreau, ID. IT,,
arrived last Friday and were inferred at
Elmwood cemetery.
L. p. Freeman has moved his office
into Mr.. Pfau's in the First National
Bank building, where the two will re-
cicve old and new friends.
Mr.. Shoemaker, AT the news depot,
has received Vols. and of English
history. One can get the whole four
volumes bound, of him, for $l75.
The uninitia,cd wonder why Andrews,
the gunsmith, keeps SO many revovers
and jackknives. Come near and we
will whisper it in your ear, ITO sell"
VIII Snow, of this place, was watched
last Monday in a most satisfactory
manner. 1t was an elegant gold watch
presented by his father, rs birthday
present.
The exercises at the high school last
Friday afternoon were very interesting
To the large assemblage of our citizens
present. 4 more extended notice will
be found under the head of Union School
Mcssrs. \. b. Smith, l. II. Il. Beebc,
and II. W. Brown, and Misses Aggle
Green and Kate Robb, have been APP
pointed by the President of the Y. Nj.
c. \. as the monthly social committee
Tor the ensuing year.
y. +. Pratt had James Pye were up|
before Justice Johnson last Friday for
t4S'i'tEiN ''utu''- d"iiiSS 10 u DS'i
"Pye" that cooking don't seem TO i'm
prove. but he promised better behavior
and was dismissed.
\ citizen says he is going to frame
those big snow stories in this weeks
Review. for future generations to look
at. The idea that man would sit on
the top of II telegraph pole with the
snow thirty feet deep below him.
The meeting at the y. NJ. c. A. rooms
this "wednesday evening, will be a
prayer and preparation meeting for the
convention to he held here on Friday.
Saturday, and Sunday. A cordial invi-
tation is extended to all To attend this |
meeting.
Mr. w L. Wilson OF West Mankato,
left at this office last week two hens
eggs that for size and weight can hard
ly be cquacd. The two weighed eight
ounces and both had double yolks. |
They would last small family week,
when eggs are 30 cents IA
dozen.
Several young fellows from the Nor
NAL school of this city hired livery
team at b. d. Pays livery last week
and went TO ST. Peter for drive
When they returned they brought back
the wrong horse, and were compelled to
return again and correct their error.
This, in such weather as We ara having,
was no desirable pleasure.
The State Convention of the Young
Mems Christian Association, will con
venc in this city tomorrow friday |
and continue three days. Mr. J. c. |
Sterling of the Methodist church, w. |
w. Mcconnell, of the Congregationalist
church, l.. NJ. Holmes, of the Christian
church, Gee. w. Mead, of the Baptist |
church, and VI. G. willard, of the Pres
byterian church, have been appointed
on entertainment.
Valentines at I'iffany's.