The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-06-16
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Bicycle riding in the city is on the
increase.
Flax for sale at low prices at the
Central Warehouse.
The Fourth of July meeting last
Saturday night was fizzle.
Hotel registers gotten up In the
best style at THE FREE PRESS bindery.
w. I. Mills loaded two refrigerator
cars this week on the Milwaukee track
The City has laid new walk in
front of Geo. Warmers property on
South Front street.
M. \. Sherk & Son have lately
finished an extension to their store
building.
DR.. Harrington has his new stone
walk completed, and it is one which
time will not rot.
Judge Mead was around town yes
terday with petition end eavoring to
form militia company.
Those who listened to the excellent
discourse at the Episcopal church last
Sunday, were well pleased.
B. ID. Pay sold COW a few days
ago to Wagon Bros, for SG2, pretty
fair price for common cow.
Henry Zimmerman has conspicu-
Gus notice in this weeks paper of a
grand ball at Union Hall July 4th.
A new stone walk has been laid
this week in front of Q. Leonards and
A. Degelman's stores on North Front
street.
The cleaning up of the city, espec-
tally the cutters on Front street, this
week, has produced a decided change
for the better.
Any one in need of special ruled
blank books can obtain them at the
lowest possible prices at THE FREE
PRESS bindery.
"A romantic place for fair grounds is
on the fiat in West Mankato if the tim.
Der which skirts the Blue Earth river
was taken in.
The heavy thunder shower last
night, or rather this morning. material
ly assisted the growth of vegetation but
soured all the milk.
"A large number of strangers are in
town daily, and the reception committee
of the Board of Trade want to stir them
selves and wait upon them.
The goody goody boy of the ceakly
Recieso feels awfully cut up, and contin-
ues to spin his tatfy in yard lengths the
same as a spider does its web.
Willard u Polchow are building a
new walk at the upper end of the Van
Brunt slough TO conform to the grade
of the recently raised roadway.
One of the best things that the
farmers in some localities of the county
can do to benefit their section is to
repair the roads in their respective dis
tricts.
Mr.. w. J. Martin and Chas. Marsh
have formed q co-partnership In the feed
business, instead of the first working for
the latter, as has been enormously re-
ported.
Stone are on the ground to lay a
walk north from Martins grocery store
on South Front street, and those living
in that neighborhood are asking why
it amt built Z
The County Alliance will celebrate
the Fourth at Good Thunder in an ap-
propriate manner. THE FREE PRESS
has just printed the programmes for
the occasion.
The inaugural trials of the nation
al American Kennel Club on pinnated
grouse or prairie chickens will take
place at Fairmont, Mimi, commencing
Monday, Sept. 4th.
The amount of taxes which were
collected in this county from March LIST
to June LIST, 1882, foots up TO the modest
sum of Ss5,G78.50, of which Mankato
contributed s29, 510.5O.
Stokes Bros. and Co., of GAINESVILLE,
call attention this week Of those having
wheat to exchange for flour, and they
offer very liberal change. See their
notice in another column.
The County Auditor completed his
June settlement yesterday, and consider
ing that he and Mr.. Lilly were without
assistance they are entitled to credit for
the early completion of it.
MIR. Gaylord Lamb informs US that
he knows of grass lands in this county
upon which ton of hay to the acre
Can be cut at the present time. What
bonanza for stock growers.
R. ID. Hubbard and J. ]. Thomp-
son recently took herd of A, 400 cattle
across the State to Pierre, Dakota, thence
to their cattle ranch in Montana. Most
of these cattle were purchased in this
vicinity.
Several school districts in the coun
ty are building new school houses, and
the majority of them are very credit
able, compared with those buildings in
which our forefathers were wont to &C.
quire their knowledge.
"A change of time in the running of
trains on the Milwaukee road, took
effect last Sunday. The passenger
leaves here at 8 Am. and the freight at
1885 p. m, while the first arrives at
5:55 p. IN, and the latter at $3.50 p. m.
There will be Jubilee at the
Methodist church Tuesday evening
June Goth. Friends and members Of
the church and all who helped free thu
latter from debt are invited. Literary
exercises and a general good time viii
be had.
The Buchanan Comedy Company
which has been playing in this city
every night this week, is a goot
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