The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-10-14
BRIEF NJ ENTION.

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Opera House to night.
Mr.. w. X. Roberts has built new
barn on his residence property.
o Mrs. A. p. Man, son and nurse, left
last week for their home in st. Louis.
Now is the time to bank your houses
even if you have no potatoes in the cellar.
We are in receipt of piece of poetry
. which is too lengthy for publication this
week.
The Baptist society have erected a
neat picket fence in front of their
; church.
. Miss Lizzie Sparrow is officiating as
clerk at Chapman's book and crockery
store.
Hon. J. p. West, of Wells. was II
guest at w. w. Woodlands domicil last
Wednesday.
The business qualifications of Messrs.
Frink Il Brown is demonstrated in to-
days issue.
Geo. &. Chamberlin is stalking in
the inundated towns of Worthington and
Jackson this week.
s. Winship is fixing the grounds in
front of his residence III u tasty and
attractive manner.
Remember that the original and only
genuine Billy Arlington Minstrels are
At the Opera House tonight.
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waukee elevator Just rs if nothing had
occurred to mar its ioveliness.
Repairs upon the Tivoli bridge
progress slowly owing to the extraor-
binary high water in the river.
DIR. ii. G. Mcdonald, IN eye and ear
surgeon of considerable note, will make
this city Il visit the Esd instant.
Mr.. G. ID. Herscy, father-in-law of
Geo. 7. Barr, has gone to dwell with the
latter at Little Falls, Minnesota.
Hon. NJ. s. Wilkinson, of Faribault
county, presided over the deliberations
of the Democratic Judicial convention
last Tuesday.
Burt W. Day, Esq, editor and pro.
prietor Of the Jackson Republic, was i'll
the city Wednesday, to attend the Judi
cial Convention.
Mrs. Mary \. Sheldon, who has been
visiting in Buck lin, Mo, returned home
yesterday morning. She reports dry
weather down there.
Hon. VIM. Hall returned from a trip
to the Northern Pacific country last |
Saturday and reports dry weather pre-
vailing in that section.
The ST. Peter Tribune remarks that |
the Mankato man who has been running
hack at this place sold out last week
and took the train for Mankato.
A good many Democrats in this city
and vicinity, express themselves dis
satisfied with the action of their party
in convention assembled last week.
Many have presumed that young
stock will be cheap this fall owing to
the inability of their owners to feed
them through the approaching winter.
Supt. Rogers begins his semi annual
examinations to-day and many aspiring
young hearts will palpitate with pain
full suspense until the Rubicon is
passed.
Mr.. Nicholas Lang has purchased the
lumber yard formerly owned by Tisdale
Bros. We congratulate Mr.. Lang and
hope he may meet with the success he is
worthy of.
\ Saltwater item says that the MEM
bers of the NJ. f.. church in that city are
TO give reception to their new pastor,
Rev. Thos. McClary and lady, this Fri
day evening.
Mr.. George Beals, the city express
man, was unfortunate in losing his
horse last week, consequently he will
he unable TO answer calls until pro-
viding himself with another steed.
W. T. Mills shipped this week 10000
pounds of butter, and had on hand,
packed in barrels, over 1000 dozen of
eggs. lie has the most complete butter
and egg packing establishment in the
west.
Why not convert that Nelson prop
erty on South Front street into skat-
ing rink, instead of allowing its virtues
To remain un- utilized, and to waste its
concentrated sweetness on the desert
air
By COW getting on the track yester-
day morning, freight train OF twelve
cars was dtched on the Sioux City road
below ST. Peter, killing two men, one OF
whom was "A resident OF this city, named
Johnson.
The paper having the largest circu
lation and the one most in request and
read, is the paper in which to advertise.
We think the Mankato FREE PRESS
fills the bill, and is the best medium
for advertising.
Mrs. J. +. Tisdalc, accompanied by
her two boys, arrived in the city yester.
day morning from Quincy, ILL.,, and is
stopping with II. b. Tisdale, Esq. The
lady was on the train which was wreck
ed Wednesday, in Iowa.
Certain farmers in LIE Sueur county
took stock in building mill at Lie Sucur
for the benefit of the town, and are now
called upon to liquidate a judgment of
$4,000 against the property. Surely the
way of the righteous is hard.
The ladies of the Presbyterian chur eli
will hold festival this evening at the
building formerly occupied by Geo. NJ.
Ray. A splendid supper will be spread
and all the business men are cordially
invited to come and partake.
Much trouble has been experienced
by residents in lower town lately ON ac
count of the water from Guenthers |
creek running rampant through their
door yards, into their cellars and in
some instances into their houses.
If the matchmaking of Front street |
be not finished before the year 1900, II
new route will have to he chosen, for |
each succeeding rain washes out guam
tity of the street, and it is but question
of time ere the whole thing will cave in
if not promptly attended to.
Mr.. H. ii. Warner Il Co., of Roch- |
ester, N. ", manufacturers of the Safe
Kidney and Liver cure, are sending out
beautiful colOred Autograph of the
late president Garfield and Cabinet"
1t is picture worthy to be hung in any |
parlOr or counting house.
The Pioneer Press unjustly character
ICES Judge Waite, Hon. Geo. b. Kings
lev and ii. w. Hill as "Three Lunatics,"
because they signed call for an anti
bond State Convention /; but the Judge |
laughs at its presumption, and says the
publication Of that call is cheap at that
price.
The literary exercises at Normal Hall |