The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-06-17

distinction as an accomplished sign
painter. He has lately put up two
handsome signs for II. w. Becbc and
has Just flushed one for w. L. Mills.
The Dramatic Society desires To ex-
tend their hearty thanks To the An
drews family for music furnished at the
recent entertainment. Better than
Colt"
We are told that the Union school
building is inadequate To accommodate
the pupils attending there, and that
larger and more extended quarters will
soon he needed.
/, is only a little while now before
the Fourth, and the boys are already
anticipating it 10y firing oil an occasional
tire.crackcr or swapping torpedo on
another boys bare feet.
Day after day the white covered emf
grant wagon plods through town fol-
lowed by drove OF bleating sheep and
believing kline, bound for the Western
prairies and privations.
+. +. Crary, ESD, is the man who
succeeds y. Kahalcr as road master on
the Southern Minnesota division. He
was in town last Saturday looking over
his company's improvements.
( q. II. Matner mas shipped and has
orders for shipment for over loco cords
of stone this season already, and if the
Austin X Mankato road he built the
shipments of stone will materially in
! crease.
Still the subscriptions roll in from all
directions bringing words of comfort
and good wishes, one subscriber writ
ing: Must have it, cant get along
without ii; its the only thing that
keeps peace in the family.
The State Normal Board at its late
meeting granted permission to the Nor
mai school authorities ut this place, To
lease suitable building Tor the purpose
OF boarding the pupils, but whether
determined
Husbands, save your wife's strength
these hot days, 10y buying her Monitor
Oil Stove with which 10 do her baking
and ironing. Everybody that has one
is delighted. Five cents day will run
one, aud your room is always cool, your
life prolonged, and Your happiness com
plctc. (4Sw5
Mcssrs. Paddock and Thompson
have nearly completed their arrange
ments for starting on their long over
land journey. They have two covered
wagons fitted up with all the necessary
convenienccs for camp life. They start
next week.
I Through the kindness of Rev. c. w.
/ Savidgc, We have been furnished with
beautiful piece "t poetry written by
his friend, William L. Moss, of Chicago,
entitled "Old Time and l." 1t is SO
applicable that we call special attention
t" il, on our first page.
! Four business firms, viz, j. A. Pres
! ley u Son, J. ii. Davis, Williams i
/ Beach and G. w. Walz have combined
and put in Il hydrant in front of J. A.
| Presley's so as To enable them to sprinkle
the street for space of 100 feet. This
convenience will he handy for fire pur-
poses as well as sprinkllnS.
Jones ford bridge was accepted 10y
the county commissioners last Saturday.
Quite number OF our citizens went
down. Ii is an iron structure built by
/ the Canton. Ohio, Bridge Company,
and cost the county $4,000. The same
company built the large bridge across
the Minnesota at this point.
! In our statement last week that Prof.
Gorrie asked 81 800 and concluded to
accept 81 400 salary, our informant was
mistaken. The Prof. assures us that
/ he had no conference with the Board
about his salary, except to state what
other towns were paying for the same
service.
Young America will out. A super
! intendcnt of one of our Sunday schools
was addressing an assembly of Sunday
school children: "Now, my little boys
and girls" he said; Il want you to be
very still-so that you can hear pin
drop" They were all silent for mo-
ment, when one cried out ut the top of
her little voice, "Let her drop"
Do you want comfort during the hot.
sultry days of summer If so, buy II
Monitor Oil Stove of FUTILE. They are
the only perfectly safe oil stove, the oil
reservoir being elevated above the level
of the wick, and consequently keeps
it from crusting and gas from general
ing, so that more heat is obtained than
from any other stove. (4Sw5
A score or more of people in Man.
kato are just at this time unduly ex-
cited over the situation" They are
agitated over who will he the next Gov.
ernor and successor of Judge Dickin-
son, and last but not least, the new
deputy revenue collector, if there be
any in that department.
Big boy giving his first wind to II
trombone brought all the large dogs to
a front face with ears erect and sub
pressed grunts at first, but as the wind
increased in volume the flats and slarps
multiplied astonishingly, whercat the
most mourrful bowls and sharp barks
came from all the older dogs in hearing,
while the puppies took shelter behind
boxes, barrels, anywhere to escape i'm
pending danger. That emusic hath
charms" is no longer n debatable gues-
ton. The large boys first splurges OH
the trombone having put this old time
aphorism forever at rest,