The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-06-24

sired. Nennor, the present sold Proha
bilities" is Canadian, and we think i
highly iniudicious to say the least, TO
our Government to have its weather
regulated by Canadian prophet.
Husbands, save your wifes strength
these hot days, by buying her Monito
, Oil Stove with which to do her baking
and ironing. Everybody that has ON,
Is delighted. Five cents day will rul
one, and your room is always cool, YOU
life prolonged, and your happiness com
plete. (4sw,
Haverly's Comedy Company will
appear at the Opera House in this city
Wednesday, June 9sth. They are Oh
their return East from California wher,
they played four weeks to crowded
houses. They are said to give great
er amount of laugh for IN admission in
than any company travelling.
Book peddlers are rs numerous rs III,
word fully implies. Women may follow
this vocation without much prejudice
but Ia see large, stout, able-bodicd
man going around with a book under his
arm soliciting orders, is beneath the
calling u wise creator designed him for.
Wonder if there were any book pcddlers
III the good old days of the prophets
Among the boy soldiers in the late
war We find recorded in the Inter Ocean
of the 18th, the name of William
Shields, Cambria, Blue Earth County,
who was born Sept, list, 1919, and at
the age of II years and 3 months en-
listed in Second Minnesota Cavalry,
Dec, cath, 1868, and was discharged
Nov, cath, 1855.
Do you want comfort during the hot
sultry days Of summer /! Ii So, buy Il
Monitor Oil Stove of FUTILE. They are
the only perfectly safe oil stove, the oil
reservoir being elevated above the level
of the wick, and consequently keep
il from crusting and gas from general
ing, So that more heat is obtained than
from any other stove. (4Sw5
Ii there be any truth in the adayc
tina, "A stitch in time saves nine" then
the terrible holes in our sidewalks should
be repaired. But perhaps the proper
authorities do not believe in prophecies,
or if they do, they perhaps ARE waiting
TO see one fulfilled. This subject is about
rs worn rs the walks, but is far safer to
talk upon than the walks are to walk
upon.
If there be no way to prevent cows
from running at large in this city, their
owners should attend to them promptly
at night when they come home and
either tie them up or keep them from
trespassing on the sidewalks and others
property. We hardly bee the consistency,
though, of allowing cattle to run at
large while enforcing the restraining of
horses.
\ large number of residents OF Mon.
treal, Canada, somehow got the idea
into their heads last week that this
planet on which we all have rOosting
spot for brief duration, was going all
TO pieces last Sunday, and they were
nearly scared out of their wits. But the
day passed as other days have, right
side up with care and no increase of
funerals.
Most of us have remarked, or heard
some other fellow remark, "bcats all how
much rain, never SAW so much before.
But the gentleman who wags the signal
service rope at St. Paul, says that the
present month of June, is the dryest We
have had for years except in 1879. But
prehaps he figures from the same arith-
metic rs those who predict what our
crops will he before they are planted.
The perfect unanimity Of feeling, ir.
respective of politics, OF our people in
requesting the Governor to appoint
Hon. NJ. J. Severance to fill the vacancy
of Judge Dickinson, as District Judge
WAS fully manifested in the petition
circulated last Saturday by Major Rose,
for that purpose. II was an acknowl.
edgement of Mr.. Sevcrance's eminent
ability beyond the expression of words
w. II. MacLean, representing II. q
Dunn u Co.'S mercantile agency, ST
Paul, is in the city on his regular semi
annual work Of revising the standing OF
our merchants. Mr.. MacLean arrived
here Saturday from st. Peter, having
thoroughly revised the county of Nicol
let, and now will do likewise in Blue
Earth county, from here he is going
west through all towns us far rs Fort
Pierre, ID. r., most of the trip being
, made by team so rs to note the prospects
of the crop, as well as to report the
general standing of merchants correctly
, There are quite Il number of fast
stepping horses in this city, yet no place
to properly exhibit their speed except
on our main streets. II proper effort.
were made by the right parties, the OLD
driving park could be fitted up, thus
giving MankatO one of the finest track.
in the State, and but trifle of induce
ment would be needed to have regular
and interesting meetings every spring
and fall from the lovers of horse flesl
all over the State. If anything he done
in the matter the work will necessarily
be thrown upon the shoulders of the
younger men who have energy and &
love for making the enterprise sue.
cessful.
81 It's too bad, but we can't help telling
it, for It's too good to keep. A mic,
young fellow in upper town has beei
sweet on fair maiden whose indulgen
papa keeps watchdog. This youn,
} man had enjoyed one or two escapade
> with the dog and only upon the condi
ton that the brute be chained or muz
zled would he promise to pay furthe
# visits. This was done, and us tim
, passed Oh the fact of dog magazine
!, nearly ready for explosion in the rea
D yard had escaped the youths mind, unit
: one night lately as he was climbing tn
back yard fence waving last adie
= with his silk handkerchief to hi
:. inamorata, the magazine burst with al
n its fury and caught the entire celia
Q door Of bis pants Just rs they were dis