The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-11-11


The ground is covered with snow
which began to fall this morning.
There probably will not be so many
deputy sheriff's as was anticipated.
Monks has learned who are the sheep
and who are the goats in his party.
Mr.. N. Lang has an advertisement of
his lumber yard in this weeks issue.
The Wells passenger train did not
arrive until . o'clock Tuesday morning.
DR.. o. Trenkler has leased the s. d.
Parsons house in Van Brunt's addition.
There were more split tickets voted in
this county this fall than straight ones.
All lovers of fun will be sure to go
and hear the famous Haverly's Min
strsls.
Wonder how those acidified Re-
publicans feel in boiling their party
ticket.
The pay car on the Milwaukee road
came up last evening and paid off ths
boys.
They say that this is an "off year."
and We should judge it was a great
way off.
Affectionate Misunderstanding and brother.
ly greeting are dispensed with until
next fall.
General Baker is happy once more,
occupying prominent position in
official life.
1t would appear to man up a tree,
that the woods in this county are full of
Democrats.
Mr.. f. F. Everett has fine display
of photographs in case standing in
front of his gallery.
While the darts of the little archer,
Cupid. usually cleave the mark, they
sometimes 60 awry!
Rev. F. W. Flint will preach at the
Presbyterian church next SUNDAY, morn
ing and evening.
4 good many speculations are being
made as to who will be the first NUM-.
cipal Judge of Mankato.
Mr.. ]. II. Ray is putting new plate
glass-front in his building, formerly
occupied by Geo. NJ. Ray.
Our lady readers will find list of
the latest fashions upon the fourth page
of this issue of the FREE PRESS.
Despite the very unpropitious weather
we have had for weeks, our merchants
assert that their local trade is fair.
Wanted-a competent candidate for
Congress in this congressional district,
under the new apportionment.
The Normal School grounds are to be
enlarged, and money has been voted by
the legislature for that purpose.
Law partners or clerks of Probate
Judges are prohibited from practicing
in the courts of such Probate Judge.
Another invoice of those beautiful
Garfield pictures, just received for
subscribers, at the FREE PRESS Office.
LosT-Thursday night, watch charm
with cameo set. Any one finding the
same will please leave it at this Office.
Mr.. A. J. Morrison was married last
Saturday to Mrs. Mary E. Stannard,
daughter of E. C. Payne, Esq, of this
city.
The Legislature has passed bill fix
ing the price for boarding prisoners in
this State at 50 per week, except in
Stearns county.
The city Of Mankato gave the Re-
publican candidate for Governor last
Tuesday, eel majority, and yet they
call it Democratic city.
Some dispicable wretch broke two
lights Of glass in Mr.. Henry Shaubut's
store building the other night, and Mr..
Shaubut says he will give $40 to know
who it was that committed the deed.
If the representation next fall is
based upon the vote for Governor, and
the same ratio be maintained, the city
Of Mankato will have 80 delegates in
the next Republican county convention,
and the Democrates 90 delegates.
We have received notice from DR..
Muedeking-the oculistic optician-
that he will revisit Mankato the latter
part Of this month. This will be a
splendid opportunity for our citizens to
get spectacles that exactly fit their eyes.
The scarcity of all kinds of vegetables
in this city is being felt, as we'll as the
lack Of good butter. Foreign buyers
have about depleted this market OF
everything eatable, and if the demand
continues, prices will be high the en-.
tire winter.
B. G. Reynolds, Esq, of Faribault
county, was for the fifth time defeated
at the polls last Tuesday for county at
torney. Charles N. Andrews, q young
man of %, residing in Wells. carried
, off the honors this time. Benjamin hat
better withdraw from the field.
The st. Peter Tribune says there wer
printed in Nicollet county, this election
IS, 900 tickets, for less than 1000 voter
, in the whole county. 1t is always wei
, to have plenty Of tickets at the polls
: the Democrats are so accustomed +
l 'chaw" them up, thus producing
scarcity.