The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-02

recently burned.
ID. A. Jones, of South Bend. this
county. gets 40 cents pound for all Of
the butter he makes.
-Jno. Leas has been granted per
MISSION to move his place of business
from 80 to SO Front street.
The number yards of stone which
have been spread upon our streets to
date, is 1881, at a cost of 1912.
They havn't got through in some
portions of the State yet, counting
Hubbard's majority for Governor.
The Republican County Central
Committee, met at the FREE PRESS
editorial room yesterday forenoon.
The Thanksgiving Sunday school
concert at the Congregational church
last Sunday evening was we'll attended.
Jos. Hauerwas, has been granted
permission to move his saloon from the
Opera House basement, TO room block
IL.
Mayor Wiswell advises all TO get
"vaccinsted." Read his notice to the
people of this city in to-dav's FREE
PRESS.
j. II. Chapman will open bcauti-
full stock OF Holiday goods sometime
next week Further announcement will
be made.
The plastering is nearly completed
in the Mankato House block. and the
furnishing of its rooms will be accom-
plished shortly.
We learn that the Rev. Geo. {.
Pollock has not as yet declined the cali
extended to him from the Presbyterian
church Of this city.
w. T. Mills has connected his bust
ness place with his residence, by tcle-
phone, and it has stimulated talk about
putting up line.
-Gebhard & Mohr have formed Il
partnership in the agricultural and COM
mission business, as successors to Geh-
hard 4 Schweitzer.
The City Treasurer had on hand
Nov. 1st., s5542 "a, and received during
November. $2i6. He paid ont during
November, $l6l7.l3.
Mcconnell e. Co. have been dis
playing this week line of Cloaks,
Dolmsns and Sacques, ranging in price
from SIS to 5000 each.
Owing to the inability to furnish
crushed stone at the quarry, the work of
macadsmizing Front street was sus-
pended for several days.
Postmaster Brown has built plat.
form around the base Of the post office
boxes 10 enable those renting the higher
boxes TO see the interior Of them.
Gaylord Lamb, Esq, has materially
changed the appearance Of his residence
property by erecting new barn, fence,
and using liberal supply of paint.
The city council deducted the cost
OF the stone crusher and other expenses,
and paid Mr.. Beatty 5000 on his con-
tract for furnishing and crushing tins
stone.
MIR. W. S. Krebs, who until very
| recently was book-keeper for Hall &
Brewster, will act as district agent for
the Mccormick machine Co., at Albert
Lea.
"A sand pillow was at work this week
unloading the gravel trains on the Mil
waukee road, and the quickness it would
unload whole train of dirt, was a
caution.
The stockholders of the creamery
company of Albert Lea, lost between
$500 and 500 this year, although their
creamery turned out over 10000 pounds
Of butter.
The City Recorder has been in
structed to procure copy of the bill
establishing Municipal Court in tins
city; also, a copy of the amendments
to the city charter.
The Martin county Sentinel says
that no wood or coal can be had for
love or money. and the same state OF
affairs seems to prevail throughout the
entire western country.
MIR. Jno. Zeigler, Of the township of
Lyrs, was the first man TO pay his per.
sonal property tax for 1881, yesterday
and received receipt No. out of the
Treasurer's new receipt book.
The Legislature of last winter passed
1851 bills, and the special session this
fall ground out 534. Now what are
they good for, except to show what the
members did to pass away time
Mrs. ]. o. Smith was IN town las
Wednesday and reported that he
husband, who was badly injured a
Wells short time ago, is unable to b,
). taken from his bed.
Some fifty new and old subscribers
) have taken advantage of our premium
' offer the past week, and still there j
> room for more. We want list of tw
thousand subscribers before January Isl
Our pork market is lively on'
that is, the price, not the pork, TIL
). butchers want it for packing and til
Q general buyer for shipping, consequent
there is frequently some spirite
a bidding.
g Mr.. +. b. Sparrow has entered tn
n employ of Messrs. Hall & Brewster, {
/ this city, as book-keeper. He ht
It faithfully filed various positions {
{, trust and We are glad to know of hi
advancement.