The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-03-03

MT. DoWnlnSS clotneS line was
cleaned OF big washing last Thursday
night by sneak thieves.
Isidor Longini i Co., have hand
some gilt sign ornamenting the entrance
of their clothing house.
Judge Dickinson has approved the
sentence of committing young George
Roy to the reform school.
Mis-. Thiemsen, having sold his farm
near Winnebago Agency, has purchased
one near Blooming Prairie.
B.F. Davis & Son continues to sell
groceries as cheap as the cheapest, and
carry the very freshest stock
The streets are being materially i'm
proved by filling in the numerous cat
holes. occasioned by the snow.
Farmers can sell their Lake Crystal
wheat tickets hereafter, at the Central
Warehouse in this city for cash.
As will be noticed elsewhere, G.
Abraham Il Co, awakens new ideas by
the display OF new advertisement.
p. w. Pitcher who has been in the
employ OF w. I. Mills. for some time,
has found employment at the big mill.
The st. Paul train Monday morning
brought up about forty sacks of mail
matter most of which WAS for the West.
Mr.. }. r. Jones. of the old Warner
drug store, speaks to the people this
week. through the columns of the FREE
Press.
The council contemplate rebuilding
the bridge on Sixth st. in Waite and
Roelofson's addition, which has become
decayed and unsafe.
Mcconnell & Co. have lately put in
their store an elegant bureau for holding
silk thread. The front OF each drawer
has French plate glass.
Theodore Scattergood, county auditor
elect, will take possession Of his office
mex. Monday Isaac Cheshire AN entirely
competent man, will assist him.
The trustees of the hospital for insane
meets at Rochester next Wednesday to
award the contract for rebuilding
the burned wing at St. Peter.
Mr.. Winter, General Agent for the
Singer sewing machine Co., at this city,
has sold from this agency within year,
over 400 sewing machines.
Mr.. n. Webster has made some adj
mirable changes in the interior Of his
drug store, besides putting up rack
capable of holding 1900 yards of wall
paper.
See elsewhere in this paper what the
\. y. Observer says about the celebrated
lecturer, Hon. George r. Vending,
who lectures in the Course on Saturday
evening next.
We regret that we mis-represented
DR.. Davis last week in clipping from the
Pioneer Press what that paper reported
the DIR. as saying about the diphtheria
al this place some years ago.
The Last Ball." which kept the
young folks on the tip toe of expectancy
for Il week, came off Monday evening at
the Opera House, and is pronounced a
grand success.
In ii communication last week. the
type made us say that the body Of Christ
the Jesus WAS stolen away" when they
should have read 1.-The body of Christ the
Jews say. was stolen away"
ThOs ireland, of this town. whose
body received eighteen bullets in the
Indian Massacre of 1869, came in last
Friday To renew his sixteenth annual
payment to the FREE Press.
The Wells train came in Tuesday
noon, the first trip in just II week. Jack
would have made quicker trip but he
tried to clear the Southern Minnesota
division of snow as well as his own.
Mr.. Charles Bennett, of Lamberton,
was in our office Monday night, and
reported everybody and everything all
right side up with care in his vicinity,
Notwithstanding the many false reports.
Last week, unruly boys threw snow
ball at and frightened the team attached
to Roscbrook's hack, when another team
close behind succeeded in running a
sleigh tongue through the back of the
hack.
Rev. w. Richmond of the Episcopal
church, will preach his 4th annual ser,
mon next Sunday. Mr.. Richmond and
President Hayes are contemporaneous
both having commenced their duties the
same day, March 4th.
Hans Olson, of North Mankato, died
Of consumption last Saturday, and was
buried Sunday. In consequence of the
failure to provide accommodations al
the cemetery, his body was taken to the
poor farm.
A special telegram TO the FREE
Press last evening from w. w. Gibbs al
ST. james, reads notwithstanding
reports Of parties purporting to be gen.
tlemen, our supplies are still ample. and
this town can't be starved out"
The new signs that F. j. Pierce has
lately graced the front of his store with,
presents Il creditable appearance. Now
of +. J. would only make his demands
known through the columns of the FREE
Pres his happinssss sr $sas,a q c g
plete. liam "iDi'1 ID ,no i