The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-30

will be here about February LIST.
The stout frame of the Mil
waukee company's new round-housc Is
becoming conspicuous from the street
The members of Mankato Lodge,
X. of II. are going to give sociablc at
the Opera House next Tuesday night.
Two trains tried to pass each other
on the same track, on the Milwaukee
road the other day. Results, the same
as usual.
The Board of County Commissioners
meet next Wednesday, January 4th, at
which time the new members will be
sworn in.
We don't see that our city council
are forcing the building of the side
walks on Front and Hickory streets
very fast.
-Mankato was not represented, ac-
cording to the report of the proceeding IS,
in the State Convention of County Super
intendents.
e. d. B. Porter, formerly of this
city, has been promoted to Sl,4OO
year clerkship in the Treasurer's office
at Washington.
We have now allowed both sides IA
hearing in the Belgrade controversy, and
our readers must judge for themselves
which is which.
An ingenious citizen of Kansas has
made gag from corn cob and
sent to Washington TO be used on the
assassin Guiteau.
The Congregational Society cleared
just $50 at their supper Wednesday
night, which will pay quite number Of
church incidentals.
Fl. L. Underwood is the gentleman
who succeeds j. NJ. Egan as superinten-
dent of the Southern Minnesota branch
OF the Milwaukee road.
1t is reported that Hon. NJ. H.
Dunnell's speech at the Ohio reception
in honor of speaker Keifer, was the
happiest hit of the season.
Barlow, the interchangeable newspaper
organizer, has decided to move his quar-
tiers from Garden City, this county, 10
Waterville, LeSueur county.
Members of the Odd Fellows lodge
of this city expect to go to Eagle Lake
next Wednesday and assist in organic
ing branch of the order there.
Tuesday morning the passenger
engine on the Milwaukee road ran off
the turn-table switch, delaying the de.
parture of the morning passenger an
hour.
DIR. Curryer will be in his office in
this city on Monday, January 2, and stay
two weeks. Those who have work COM
menced will please call and arrange
their engagements.
Present indications do not point to
a great many New Year calls being
made, but some of. the hundreds of cards
which this Office has printed the past
fortnight must be used.
Mr.. JnO. Backman, of Judson,
liquidated $500 mortgage plaster from
his farm last Wednesday, and we wish
every farmer in the country could say
"we are out of debt"
The American express company OF
this city, under the manage lent OF Mr.
G. NJ. Bradley, sent out an all directions
the week preceding Christmas, 53e
different packages. How is that foI
high I!
ALL our dealers and many buyer
agree that more purchases of holiday
goods were made this year than for I
, great many previous years, and larg'
per cent. of them were far above ordin
) airy articles usually sold at such times.
The prospectus for Harper's Maya
zine, Weekly and Bazaar will be founC
: on our fourth page. Any of our sub
scribers wanting one of these leadin.
periodicals can save money by clubbin!
with the FREE PRESS.
, TO show the appreciation witt
which j. NJ. Egan was held by his en-
ployees is to state that the latter met Il
, La Crosse one evening this week an,
presented Mr.. Egan with purse con
a tanning 81 900 in gold.
An eight year old son of A. r. Pfa
e was seriously injured last Tuesda
:. while coasting down Jackson stree
!. BY some means he fell off his sled an
c and struck his head on stone, renderin
him unconscious for the entire aftel
) noon.
!. james Fields, OF MCPHERSON, was
town yesterday and purchased me-
feed mill of Messrs. Hurt 81 Co., of tn
;, city. 1t will he operated on his farl
= near the Agency. We trust he will oil
). tain sufficient business to keep the mi
chine in motion night and day.
d Two weeks ago the streets of MAJ
1t kato were crowded with teams loade
st with wheat, butte day, the scene
70 changed and no wheat is seen, owing
J. the arbitrary action of the Minneso
d grain buyers combination, cutting dow
the price and the grade.