The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-04-14
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Easter cards at Tiffanys


Wild ducks and geese have been
observed vending their flight northward
of late.
The Alumni of the Normal School
will meet at Normal Hall this Thursday
evening.
"Ras " Walters, brother of F. l..
Waters, is visiting in the city a few
days.
MAYOR Wiswell is what We call him
now, and the honor sits lightly upon
him, too.
II. A. Mas is making several i'm
provements IN the interior of his res
tuarant.
H. B. Dcrnberg, son of DIR. Dornberg,
takes the place OF Arthur Haynes in the
Post Office.
Moses Liverman, nephew of Isaac
Marks, was in the city Tuesday, from
Deadwood.
A fresh arrival of steel engravings,
chromos and panel pictures is expected
by E. A. Tiffany, soon.
If you want jolly time don't tail TO
attend the firemen's grand ball at Union
Hall next Monday evening.
Many important items have been held
over another week owing to the crowded
condition of our columns.
Manderfeld 4 Williams have Just
finished decorating the Eating House at
Kas ota, with paper and paint.
o. r. Mather, of this city, has the
contract for building brick block at
Blue Earth City for Chadbourne Bros.
Next week we will endeavor to give
diagram of the plans for the new
hotel addition of the Mankato House.
J. G. Roller announces a new wheat
buyer al his house, rather small at
present but destined to become larger
soon.
The Knight Templars OF Mankato
commandry will attend service at the
Episcopal church next Sabbath, in full
>.-IiIuIIIi.
Gen. J. II. Baker went 10 ST. Paul last
Tuesday morning TO attend a meeting
of directors of the Mankato s. Austin
railroad.
Mr.. W. B. Craig of GAINESVILLE, is
coming TO Mankato to engage in bust.
ness as contractor and builder, SO says
the argus
Mine host Porter, of the Merchants
hotel, smole smile all last week at the
ease with which he took the boys in on
election bets.
Sixteen years ago to-day Abraham
Lincoln was assassinated by the hand of
J. Wilkes Booth, the hired accomplice
Of the South.
Why some property owners have
lived here the past twenty years without
setting Out shade trees is beyond our
comprehension.
The city last week was alive with rail-
road officials, and their movements were
significant Of something that Is past
finding out just at present.
As will be seen elsewhere W. G.. Walz
advertises 100 acres of timber land and
farm for sale. 1t is good chance for
farmers living on the prairie.
Jorgenson & Madsen have ornamen-
ted their tailoring establishment with
several very fine signs, done by the
skillful brush of Mr. Fowler.
Joe Mcmillan was in the city Tues
day and intended to 90 to ST. Paul, but
owing to pressing business engagements
the train departed without him.
Teachers institute begins at Garden
City next Monday. Prots. Soaring and
Bechdolt, Mrs. Swami and Miss Phillips
will be present the entire session.
G. c. Burt, of the Mankato House,
furnished five rooms in the second story
of Ray & Meagher's block, to be used
as sleeping apartments for his guests.
The books of subscription to the
building association will be left open
until the meeting in May. This is the
last chance for subscribers to take stock
Hon. Z. P. Evans, of Garden City,
was in the city Tuesday, and strongly
protested against Mr.. Flint of Winona,
encroaching upon his domain Of pat
ronage.
r. w. Beebe is working up quite a
seed business, having sold this month
some 200 bushels of various grass seed,
and will ship 600 bushels more when
spring opens.
All want TO bear in mind that the
Normal School closing exercises are to-
day Thursday at the Opera House, in
stead of last Monday as reported in the
Pioneer Press.
Rev. C. w. Savidge, of this city, has
been invited to deliver the annual
address before the Alumni Association
of the State University at the approach
ing anniversary in June.
Robert Goodyear, whose fame for
growing strawberry and other plants is
widely known, tells us that his plants have
survived the winter as fresh and green
as a newly arrived emigrant.
The Winona Republican, of the 9th.
says that Messrs. Long & Co., of this
city have made arrangements to estab-
lish branch wholesale butter and egg
packing house at that place.
Mr.. Akers, the recently appointed
Cashier of the First National bank of
this city, commences his new duties
May 1st. Mr.. Busch, the present occu-
pant of that position, goes to Redwing
in the Goodhue County Bank.
We understand that DR.. Beach, of the
firm of Williams & Beach, is about to
move to West Mankato, having nearly
closed bargain for house and lot on
the flats. If he moves there, all game
will do well to fly high as they pass
over his domains A mighty hunter
this Beach.