The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-04-28
RRIEF MEN TON ,

Green grass has begun To tnge tin
hill sides
Reserved seats for Prof. Bettinger'
concert, at Tiifany's.
J. NJ. Broomc, of the BeoJachter, ha
moved into Block ID.
A large quantity of new sidewalk i
being laid on Serond street.
Mrs. Miller, daughter of A. Henlein
arrived in the city last week.
W. H. Barron, Esq, of the milwaukee
road, was in town Tuesday evening.
Our st. Paul mail Monday and Tues
day was received by way of Owatonna.
Mr.. b. Boeck, our book binder, dis.
plays huge sign indicating his bust
ness.
j. &. Roller has still large quantity
of oats and corn. also other feed on hanG
cheap.
The Presbytery of the Presbyterian
church convenes at lie Sueur next week
Tuesday.
If there be anything more disagree
able To the average Mankatoite, it is toe
much water.
Geo. w Neff and Mr.. Hitchcock OF
West Mankato, have many incidents OF
the flood TO relate.
Prairie schooners have been located
on the high ground on South From,
street, few days past.
Miss E. Booth has opened dress and
cloak making shop on the corner OF
Fifth and Walnut streets.
Wendell Hodapp is hauling material
preparatory 10 erecting brick stable in
the rear of his drug store.
The ladies of the Methodist sewing
society will re-carpet and kalsomine the
interior of their church soon.
DR.. Jacoby has rented Mr.. Payne's
residence on Second street, and will
occupy the same in few days.
Charley Goodnow attributes the rise
of water to the change of the planets
aud the deadlock in the Senate
Mr.. |. II. b. Beebe, station agent AT
the Wells depot, has been superseded by
Mr.. Hwaley, formerly of Lanesboro.
Personal experience this spring will
have a tendency TO require the establish
ment Of higher instead of lower grades
in the city.
Miss Kitty Marks, who is visiting
friends at La Crosse, was the recipient
Of quite an ovation when she arrived
there.
A land slide near Garden City, We'd
nesday, obliged the passengers on the
Blue Earth train to transfer AT tina,
point.
4 young lad of tender years made
its first appearance last Friday morn
ing at the residence OF James Marvin
across the river.
Turner & Lothrop's great combination
of the Northwest, will exhibit at Amboy
the 25th of May. For further particu
lars see small bills.
The children's concert, under thu
supervision of Prof. Bettinger at thu
Opera House, Friday evening of thi:
week, promises to be success.
W. W. Paddock has rented his resi-
dence on Third street, and intends mex
month sometime, TO start for Montan;
in company with j. Thorn pson.
The hotel register. show large mum
Der of arrivals, who are unable TO rcacl
their destination, on account Of wash
outs on the railroads and wagon roads.
H. W. Mendenhall, of Rapidan vii
erect two story residence with an iroI
roof, near his mill this summer. Thu
house will be 34x46, with 90 feet posts.
Our business men, acting on the prin
ciple that "in times Of peace prepare
for war;" are taking advantage of the
dull season by cleaning and painting
their stores.
Policeman George Constans took Mr.
John Anderson, of Limetown, to st
Peter Tuesday and lodged him in thu
ASYLUM. He was section man on tn,
Sioux City road.
W. B. Smith has just returned from
the East and brought with him the
largest and most complete stock Of
clothing and gents wearing apparel OF
all kinds that ever came to the city.
Persons who have visited Minneops
Falls lately, express their unbounded
enthusiasm at the granduer they present
by the vast quantity of water that flows
over them. 1t is Niagara, condensed.
1t is said that foreign doctor, cap
turcd some fifteen hundred dollars il
notes from the people of this county
this spring, for treating chronic diseases
The patients will feel chronic enough
when they pay the notes.
Messrs. Chilson 81 Coleman, of the
boiler works, have received the pas
week orders for an upright boiler from
Baraboo, Wis, one from Faribault
Mimi, and large mud drum from
Okaman, MINI. They have just com
pleted two large iron tanks for elevator
owned by Van Dusan, of Rochester
NJ inn.
Snow d. Andrews is the name of
new drug and music firm, soon TO be es
tablished at 10 South Front street
They will handle all kinds of musica
instruments and merchandise, as well a.
fine and complete stock of drugs
The new firm, to start in on, sold las
week to ID. w. Wiser an elegant Mathu
shek upright piano for 5000.
Probably there is no county in thi
State that has so many good bridge
spanning its streams as this. They hay,