The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-05-05
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BRIEF MENTION
Court conyenes May 18th.
Amboy wants n shoemaker.
The county commissioners are in ses-
sion.
Forepough's big show will he here in
June.
The Mayor has made no appointment.
as vet.
The city council! holds irregular meet.
ing tonight.
Rev. W. Whitney preached at Red
Wing last Sunday.
Judson Davis new house is fast ND
preaching completion
Work was resumed again at the Man.
kato Foundry, Tuesday.
The town assessors met at the audi,
tors office last Saturday.
II. b. Tisdalc is moving his lumber
back 10 his former grounds
The old fire engine WAS shipped 10
Delano, Tuesday aftern Don.
+. Abraham X Son will remove Il
Minneapolis about June lst.
The houses on the flats are receiving
back their former occupants.
The roof Of the building occupied 10y
VIM. Hodgson. is being re-Shingled.
The sewer in the center of Walnut
street caved in somewhat last week.
Street sprinkling has begun and the
dust is made subservient to the water
A May day party will hold forth a,
the Opera House on the evening of the
5th.
The Rsriew isn't 50 "chuck full o.
locals this week. Its Blue box ar
rived
By observation and inquiry, We Learn
that the seeding is nearly done in thi.
county.
The first train for week from St
Paul, over the Sioux City track. arrived
Monday
Hon. Joseph Bookwalter returned
from an extended visit TO Ohio. las
Thursday.
The county commissioners are talking
some Of erecting q new house at thu
poor farm.
G. T. Boynton has Just finished plas
tering his new residence, and is buildin!
neat barn.
The freshet has done an inGalculabl
injury To our brick makers, in soakin!
their clay beds
This afternoon the closing of tn
model department of the Normal Schoo
will take place.
The Sioux City railroad compan,
have sold over 100000 acres Of Ian,
since January lst
Contractors and builders vii! be inter
ested in notice inserted in this week
issue by G. c. Burt
The Board of Health should inspect
the alley ways and order the manur,
and rubbish removed.
Elder Conrad, of Sterling, was i'll tn,
city Tuesday, en- route to attend tn
Presbytery at lie Sucur.
Vim. Hodge, the driver Of the bag
gage wagon, was the first to cross tn,
slough at the Wells depot
Charles Mansfield has improved hi.
property on Clark street by building
brck addition to his house
Senator Buck is building new
kitchen and wood-shed to his elegan
residence on Hanover street.
Minneopa Falls has been visited o
late by a great many visitors who pro
nounce the falls magnificent.
DR.. Lewis has returned from his CT
tended visit in the South and will occup
his residence in the city again.
Auditor Scattergood finds that hi
office is no sinecure, but one that re-
quires Il vast amount of labor.
Tiffany says he is in town yet, ant
has most elegant new stock of goods
and wants all to come and see HIM.
DIR. Frisbie has rented tho pleasan
rooms over J. &. Andrews shoe stor
and will occupy them as a residence.
X. w. Beebe has contracted wit
Forepaugh's advance agent to suppl
his big show with bread when it come
next month.
There will be dance ut the Oper
House, May 7th. All desiring to pal
ticipate in social dance are cordial
invited to attend.
j. II. Long has ornamented his resi-
dence grounds by setting out IA row
trees around them, that will, in Il fe,
years repay the cost.
On May LIST, the Sioux City road b'
gan selling round trip tickets, thus sa,
ing to the traveller fully one cent mil
over the one way trip.
The Minnesota river has not containc
so many large fish for years as it doc
this spring, and the boys are maxim
fine catches every day.
Messrs. Hall & Brewster, agents {
this place for the Mccormick harvestt
and binder, have made some improve
ments at their store room.