The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-05-26
HOME JOTTINGS.
See notice Of found.

Corn and oats for sale nj low prices
at the Central Warehouse.
MIR. More, the health inspector. is
proving an efficient officer
Jos. Mcnth, has laid 1agStonc
pavement in front of his store.
Read the interesting letter from
Mr.. Jno. {. Noe, in tins issue.
We call the attention of our readers
10 the change of Longini X Cos. lad. "
Mrs. l.. W. Barron. of this city. will
give a concert at Vernon Center, Wednes-
day, May 3lst
Prof. Soaring is building new adj
dition 10 his pleasant residence ON
Lincoln street.
The 81 Peter Tri',He says that \.
J. Lamberton has lately bought a farm
in this county.
The Blue Earth County Alliance
will meet at Good Thunder. Saturday.
the 3rd OF June.
The owner of the Minnesota House
property, has adorned its Front street
side with new walk.
A neck tie festival will be held at
the NJ. +. church, Amboy, May Slst, to
which all are cordially invited.
The pay car on the Sioux City road
went west last Monday. and scattered
It's ducats TO the boys along the line.
A new walk has been laid in front
of II. J. Thomas store. also one on Third
street fronting the Lorentz Property.
I. y. Dean comes forward this
week with an advertisement that will
be of interest to farmers Read il. Go
and see him.
d. c. Evans, will move To South
Bend. where he will he near his proper
ty II Minneopa Falls, which he intends
improving very materially this season.
The June atlantic is Long
fellow Memorial number, and contains
fine steel portrait of LongfelIow. fully
worth the price of the monthly for Il
year.
Sheriff Monks took the two bur
glars 10 saltwater last Tuesday, where
they will rccupcrate for Il couple of
years, when one of them will lie called
To Iowa for crimes committed in that
State
The FREE Press has been especial.
ly remembered 10y large number of
our farmer patrons during the past
week, and to one and all we return
hearty thanks for the substantial tokens
of Is showcrcd upon US.
"A sneak thief entered the residence
OF +. C. Collins last Tuesday night and
carried III his vest and watch. The
watch is not incurred So much as the
vest, because the latter breaks up the
new suit Z. G. recently bought.
-Mankato is the headquarters for
four large machinery agencies, and in
consequence thereof, occupies promi-
nent position is distributing center.
The agencies are
The Mccormack Geo. H. brewster. Gen. AIT.
The Marsh, +. II. Skillings. Gen Agt.
The Buckeye, J. ID. fircstunr. Gen. Agt.
The Osb"rnc,-liancs, Gen. Agt
The heavy frosts last Sunday and
Monday nights, caused not little APP
prchcnsion among fruit raiserS, for fear
that it had destroyed their entire promis-
ing crop. 1t extended over the States
Of Wisconsin ami Northern Iowa as well
as this State. Upon low ground in this
locality it was injurious, but not so
much so on higher ground.
We are indebted to Mr.. Charles
Aling, for the correct production of
Bishop Ireland's sermon last Sunday.
Mr.. Aling is an Englishman, and has
had years of experience in reporting
short hand, the debates in Parliament.
England, and the ease and rapidity with
which he followed the eloquent speaker
was evidence that his hand had not for
got its cunning.
Send in your orders for all kinds Of
binding, and if you haven't got ready to
send it, don't forget that THE FREE
Press bindery can do it for you as
cheap and as good as any bindery in
the State. We have been agrceably
surprise thus far at the amount Of work
we have received, which is a rccogni-
ton OF home industry We appreciate
and acknowledge.
Mr.. 4. b. Smith received ycstcr-
day one Of "Renncr's Burglar Alarms"
which can be attached TO any door. IL
is safe protection against burglars as
Il simple twist Of the door knob will
ring bell with sufficient loudncss to
awaken any except totally deaf per
SON Mcssrs. Smith IL Clark of this
city have secured the agency of these
alarms and inyItc the attention Of the
public TO them.
"A little the ncatcst and nnbbiest
stamp for shipping directions, is that
now supplied by the c. NJ. & St. Paul
road TO its patrons. The G. NJ. & st. p.
company has placed the people of Man
kato under special obligations for the
great improvements made in our city
within the past year, and We are glad To
know that our people appreciate the
large expense they have been To, and
are giving them liberal share of freight
and passenger traffic.
Electricity Notes.
Mcssrs. Geo. a. Clark and A. Il