The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-29
BRIEF ENTION.

Several picnic parties will eat lunch
at Lake Madison next week.
J. NJ. Karmany, sold $1,000 worth of
lard and meat last Wednesday.
J. A. Presley \ Son, were observed
repairing their walks this week.
The Boston Clothing House of this
city is like a romance without sequel.
Chicago has 1929 licensed dogs.
and Mankato has 1929 dogs unli-
censed.
MIR. Leo Beach has built a very nice
brick residence at the foot of Front
street.
William Hocrr, has sold his fast
trotting horse to MIR. Ned Jones of
Chicago.
The post office at Shelbyville, has
been discontinued and merged into the
Amboy office.
Work on the new depot building of
the Milwaukee road will be commenced
Immediately.
w. ID. Tompkins is turning out
new invoice Of pumps, at his factory ON
Fourth street.
J. II. Long & Co, make announce
ment this week to those in need of coal
for next winter.
Rev. Willis Lord, ID. d., will preach
at the Presbyterian church next Sunday,
morning and evening.
The Germania band boys invite the
public to attend social dance at Union
Hall tomorrow night.
1t may be well to record the fact that
sidewalk repairing has been the order
OF the week with few.
Every indication clearly points to
the fact that the wheat of this county
will not average over half crop.
The Golden Lion of Messrs. Frink &
Brown, roars through the FREE Press
to-day. Listen, and learn wisdom.
T. II. Andrews has put an awning up
in front of his gun shop, upon the sup.
position that it is better late than never.
As soon as Mr.. Burt finishes his new
block, one of the store rooms will be
occupied by clothing firm from Sioux
City.
We sincerity hope our board of health
will require strict observance of the
provisions of the health ordinance, as
published.
Hon. c. w. Thompson is being
highly eulogized 10y the Wells Adcocate
as very suitable candidate for Gov
ernor this fall.
Work on the foundation of the new
elevator which is being built by the
Mankato Mill Co., at their mill, is
progressing finely.
y. Il. Mather, OF this city, has the
contract for the stone and brick work
on the new court house and Jail to he
erected at Fairmont, Martin county.
Riding on the bicycle is said to he
among the most healthy of exercises, and
We notice that several of these motors
have been introduced in town this season.
We understand that our friend Hon.
J. b. Wakefield of Blue Earth City, has
been rendered a government appoint
ment. Ii it be true We hope it is II good
one.
4. c. Higgins entered complaint to
Mayor Wiswell this week, against the
defective sidewalks OH which his wife
had previously fallen and sustained
injuries.
Messrs. Rosebrook d Phillips have
placed a very neat sign Oh the Citizens
National Bank corner, pointing the
wayfarer the direction to their livery
stable.
We have several communications
from various friends of the FREE PRESS,
which are necessarily crowded out this
week for want of space, but will appear
next week.
Special attention is called to the new
advertisement of Capt. T. II. Andrews
on our first page. He has the most
complete line Of sporting goods IN South
ern Minnesota.
| w. T. Mills is making some improve
ments on the building, corner of Front
and Cherry streets, which when done
will be occupied by Fred. Fowler as a
secondhand store.
NJ. d. Ingram, Esq, formerly OF
Ingram, Frink L. Brown, has concluded
to open a dry goods store at Lake
Crystal, building having already beer
leased for that purpose.
Col. Joseph Burger, of this city, ha
received the appointment of route agen
on the Winona g. st. Peter railroad, ant
is in receipt of orders to report Angus
1st, at Winona for duty.
The German Singing Society, Lie
dcrtafel, twill give grand concert a
Roemer's summer garden Sunda.
night, the proceeds of which will b
given to the New Ulm sufferers.
Green corn, cucumbers, Immatur
apples, new potatoes (ripe and unripe
are snapped up by the average appetit
with gustO nowadays. How do yo'
l like this IA a general regimen. doctors
Mr.. F. Percivall, whose house occupie
the lot an the corner of Mulberry AM
Front streets, has been ordered to vacat
the ground, the same having been sol
TO the Northwestern railroad Company
, The per cent. with which personi
f property was raised in some of I'll
S towns by the county board of equaliz'
/ ton last week, plainly shows that poo
: business qualifications possessed IL
p assessors.
Any of our subscribers in the cit
v who get their paper by carrier, al
o. do not receive the paper rcgularl
r will confer favor by rcportir
;, the fact to this office Immediately aft
=. the occurrence.
-. nonufv Shcrifr Martin lasf Caturdo