The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-02-24
Lent will soon be here.
Guy Monaghan is ont again.


"a while
Geo. Vending is to lecture here on
the 9th of March.
The work on the ice-brcakcrs for the
new bridge has begun.
John Spraguc of Mapleton, was in
the city last Thursday.
Taxes are being paid into the treas
urcrs hands very rapidly.
A sleigh-load of fish was retailed
around town last Saturday.
Prof. Gorrie paid n flying visit to
Saltwater the first of this week.
4 bill has passed the House increasing
the salaries of the district judges.
Phillips \ Wheeler have added a fine
team of grays to their livery stock.
Mrs. l.. #. Drake Of st. Paul, is Wis
iting with Mrs. Messer of this city.
w. b. Smith has newly painted and
kalsomined the interior of his store.
The many catholics in the roads
makes il mighty disagreeable travelling.
Geo. Long cant forget Mankato, SO
he came up last week and made visit
F. l.. Walters of this city, left for
Chicago Tuesday evening on five days
trip.
Last Friday brought the first through
mail from Sioux City to this place since
Feb |.
The High School scholars are making
active preparations for their entertain
ment.
l.. c. Payne's son, Carl. has gone to
st. Paul 10 engage in the telegraph
business.
The last of the Masonic dances will
take place next Friday evening. A merry
time is expected
Geo. NJ. Phillips had quite a severe
attack OF pleurisy las, week, but is
rapidly recovering.
The American Express company are
now running their agents through from
this city Ia La Crosse.
j. b. Moon of FIT. Pierre. arrived in
this city last Tuesday after journey of
forty days ON the road
The ladies' society OF the Episcopal
church meets with Mrs NJ. = Severance
this Thursday afternoon.
a new safe was put in the store of
Tommy Shrk' last week Trade must
be on the increase. Tommy.
County Superintendent Rogers will
soon announce dates of holding teachers
examinations in this county.
There is - low dive just across the
river which we think the authorities of
Nicollet county should clean out.
\ Young man from ST. Paul was in
town Tuesday contracting for wood to
be sent to Bishop lreland's colonies.
y big horse hitched to hand-slcd
with q couple Of boys on the same, was
the latest novelty on the street Monday.
George c. Chamberlin arrived from
Jackson last Monday, just three weeks
making single trip from here and
back.
Central Flour and feed store agrees
20 sell feed. &c. at from 10 10 cents
per bushel and 100 pounds less than
any other.
Washington's birthday was cclebra-
ted Il, the Union Hall by Il grand dance,
under the auspices of the Germania
Band boys.
The fine spectacle of drunken hus-
band and wife was presented on our
streets last Thursday afternoon. They
were arrested.
/ \ prominent revenue officer told us
last week that Clark Thomps0n's vine
gar factory at Wells was the finest one
in the country.
County Supt Rogers will deliver a
lecture at the school house in district
No. IL, town of Cambria, Thursday
evening. March 3.
Warrants were taken out last Tuesday
for the arrest OF Joe King and a Mr..
I Delaney for tripping man up and then
! robbing him of his watch.
F. J. Pierce of tins city had quite a
severe fall las: Thursday night, by fall
ing of one of those admirable ice snow
banks that adorn our side walks.
DIR. Bolton, a. b. Smith and II. Rose
brook pu; up telephone between the
Y. NJ. G. \. rooms and the city telegraph
office last Wednesday afternoon.
The entertainment at the v VI. G. A.
rooms last Wednesday evening WAS a
perfect success The attendance was
very large and the amusements plenty
The old Sherwin & Fay tanning mill
property in this city is for rent or sale
II would be well if some cnterprising
party would take this mill and put it in
good running order
4 farmer from Mcpherson had shOr,
but decisive runaway Tuesday morning
His team run but block, yet in that
short distance they smashed the wagon
and ripped their harness TO pieces.
j. w Wright of this city. has been
granted patent for a heating stove. II
it possesses virtue of furnishing more
heat with less wood--thc latter at s.
Tor u of "a cori-then it is blessing.
The Mankato Linsecd Oil Company
are making active preparations for re-
building their elevators in the spring
Sand and other material are being
u hauled and work Will begin as soon as