The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-10-28


Prof. Z. w. Parker will lecture at
Baptist church next Sunday evening,
ON the chemistry of intoxication.
A. NJ. Smith has received some very
fine cutters, just rs if We were to have
such winter as the last one was.
Mrs. Hickek of Chicago died in the
dental chair of DR.. A. H. Tsgert, while
under the influence of chloroform.
Petroleum has been struck at Sioux
City at depth Of lis feet, but not very
badly struck, so don't get excited.
The electric light is rapidly working
westward and has reached La Crosse,
Wis. Will its rays strike Mankato!
Sweet potatoes are selling in st. Paul
at cents pound. In Mankato they
sell for ) cents. Why is this thusly?
W. W. Paddock has built new
sidewalk this week, around his property
at this corner of Third and Cherry
streets.
The ladies of the Methodist church
will give an oyster supper at the Ray
building this evening from 5 80 through
the evening.
The father-in-law of Mr.. Madison
died last Wednesday and was buried in
the Lutheran cemetery yesterday. He
was past rs years of age.
The canvas awnings which have
adorned the front of our stores the past
summer, arc being taken down and
stored away tor the season.
Mr.. Beskwalter introduced a bill
in the House, to vacate portion of the
town plat of Vernon Center, which was
passed under suspension of rules.
Mr.. ]. T. Shank, an old resident of
Vernon Center, broke his leg the other
day. lie was Immediately taken charge
of by the Odd Fellows at Amboy.
Jno. F. Meagher's large plate-glass
front store building, which he has &C.
cupied while awaiting the finishing of
his new block, is for rent after New. l..
Previous to the rain Of last night, the
country had become settled sufficiently
for farmers to get their threshers located,
but now the situation is worse than
ever.
Mr.. G. G. Burt is having electric bells
put in his new block, whereby every
sleeping room will be attached to the
office through the medium Of an electric
wire.
Three men in our neighboripg county
lie Sueur, have manufactured this season
$500 gallons of amber cane syrup,
averaging nearly 200 gallons to the
acre.
Great trouble is experienced by oui
brick men in getting wood to burn the
kilns of brick they have made this
season. Wood is not scarce if it could
be got at.
A farmer near st. Peter sold last
Monday couple of pigs which weighed
over 600 pounds, for So cents pound
The Tribune says they were raised al
most Oh clover.
Josh Whitcomb will be at the Opers
House tonight, supported by large
company. If you want to laugh sufli
GENTLY to endanger your bottoms, dom
fail to be "dar."
Representative Hall wants to know
how much has been spent in building
the State Capitol thus far and what title
the State has to the site upon which the
building is located.
| Messrs. ]. T. Williams and J. A
James returned home last Tuesday
night. Mr.. Williams is, of course, vel
pleased with the election OF Secretary
Window for Senator.
Some of the nsighborhoods in Stearn'
county are being visited by the small
pox. Pest houses and vaccination ART
the ordinary suggestions of good sense
to circumvent its spread.
DIR. Harrington's new residence i.
nearly ready for occupancy. Thos,
who have inspected it's interior, posi-
f lively assert that it is the finest finished
residence in Southern Minnesota.
Wednesday morning the residence O
Mr.. JIM. Moore, at Amboy, was dis
. covered to be on fire, and before i
1 could be extinguished les of abou
: 300 was entailed upon the clothing an,
furniture.
The State Normal School board me
, at st. Paul last Tuesday, electing Pro-
Jerome Allen, a graduate OF Amhers
college, as principal of the Norms
School at st. Cloud, and passed resolr
=. tions in memoriam of the late Davi
Burt.
" Several owners Of horses in this plac
o were somewhat alarmed Wednesda,
d thinking that the "pinkeye" had struc
e here, but our veterinary surgeon, d
G Bolton, assured them it was only rher
: matism, consequently their fears wei
- allayed.