The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-10-07
BRIEF ENTION.

900 Royal st. John sewing machines.
: l.. l.. Davis has been suffering 10,
days lately with erysipelas in the fac,
i Miss Ida Mckinney will leave fl
Chicago tomorrow, on ten days visi,
| An exchange says that 1.-THE Austin
| Mankato n St. Cloud railway is still
alive" Alive with whati We would In
luire.
Mrs. Mary q. Morrill, will return t.
Forestburg, Dakota, for three month
sojourn.
Another nice little shower greeted tn
dry and parched earth again Wednesda..
night.
There is being very large quantit..
of potatoes marketed in this city fo
shipment.
Mcconnell & Co. have II new advcr
tisement in this weeks issue worthy q
perusal.
The new grain elevator Of the biz
mill rcars its head skyward conspic
uously.
Farmers. read our market report this
week. 1t was corrected up To the houI
of going TO press.
Mrs. Bars brick block is nearly
ready for occupancy by B. Tuttle and
his hardware stock.
Mr.. Henry Hamilton, of Fond du Lac,
Wis, uncle to II. NJ. Hamilton, Of this
city, is visiting the latter.
The pay car of the Milwaukee road
arrived Tuesday night and paid the
men Wednesday morning.
Mr.. Jensen, of the firm of Jensen
& Hoerr, sold his residence last week
to Mrs. James NJ. Wilson.
1t is intilnated that the editors OF
Minnesota will enjoy an excursion to the
Yellowstone country next year.
Rev. William Pelan, pastor of the
Presbyterian church ut Wells, stopped
over Tuesday night in this city.
The Blue Earth County Stock Show
was held at the farm of Mr.. McKibben,
in Pleasant Mound, last Wednesday.
A full, and the only correct published
report of the commissioners proceedings
appears in this weeks issue of the FREE
PRESS.
One hundred and ten tons of hard coal
has been sold to the citizens of Mankato
this season, and many others will yet
purchase.
Miss Aggie Green, formerly teacher
of the young ideas in this city, has been
appointed teacher in the Saltwater
schools.
\ great deal of still hunting is going
on in the county just at present, and 1t
is after bigger game than prairie chick
ems or ducks.
We call special attention to the
notice of Mr.. Oliver Ashley, of Madelia'
who offers to rent his fine farm together
with the stock, etc.
Mr.. w. Ii. Allen, of Allen & Pardy,
accompanied by Mrs. Allen, left for
visit Monday morning, among their
friends in Wisconsin and Chicago.
The lofty and well proportioned front
Of the Mankato House block engrosses
the attention of strangers as they survey
il from the opposite side OF the street
George NJ. Ray has rented the build
ing formerly occupied by X. Rees, ON
South Front street, and will remove his
stock of groceries into it this evening.
Rev. Charles b. Austin, Of New York
Mills, n. Y, u classmate Of Nj. u. Will
lard, will preach at the Presbyterian
church, this city, the next two Sabbatl's'
The apportionment of the school fund
the first of October, is $l.lO for each
scholar. Blue Earth county having
6.l15 scholars, draws the sum Of So
1860.
Mr.. j. II. Ray, who owns the building
now occupied by George NJ. Ray, intends
to put in it plate glass front, and fix
the interior up in first class shape other
wise.
Mr.. S. w. Scarlcs removed his family
to Minneapolis this week. Mr.. Fred
Fuller will attend to the business form
erly conducted by Mr.. Searles, at this
place.
The Home concert, advertised to come
off tonight, has been unavOidably post
poned until Tuesday, October 18th, Oh
account of sickness in the family Of Mr.
Schroeder.
Charles McBeth, son of our fellow cit
izen, &. McBeth, went to Redwood Falls
recently to buy cattle, and when abou
to return with a large number he wal
suddenly taken ill and detained there.
Hon. Joseph Burger intends to stea
the Democratic thunder by introducing
u general bill at the special session, call
ing for reduction Of salaries of al
State, county and township officials.
We inadvertently omitted the an
nouncemcnt last week, that Mr.. 5. 5
Ingram, at present, proprietor OF TIN
Clifton House, is the Democratic nOmi
nee for commissioner in the end district
Mr.. E. +. Wilson advertises all Of hi
stock and farm machinery for sale, o.
his farm in section "a, town of McPhcr
son, October Goth. Those wanting goo
bargains will take advantage OF the oc
casion.
, Mr.. William Durkee assures us tina
if he is elected this fall Clerk o
1 the Court, he will not he caniidat
, again, and those who so desire, can Gu
Z his notice out and paste it in their hat
e for future reference.
Frank Clements, who has been book
. keeper at the City Bank for some tim
u has entered the employ of Messrs J. I
Long L. Co., in the same capacit,
: while Fred Clements takes Frank
) place at the City Bank.
~ We hope the members Of the legl
>, laturc from this county will be unan