The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-06-23
HOME JOTTINGS.

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closed.
See notice of for sale" in another
column.
Flax for sale at low prices at the
Central Warehouse.
-B. ID. Pay is building new resi-
dcncc on Second street.
Mr.. +. l.. Walters bought fine
carriage horse of J. J. Shauhut this
week.
10 cents for choice shelled corn at
the central warehouse at retail-less in
large quantities.
Mr.. Washington Morse has estab-
lishcd Electric and Turkish bath rooms
in Tinckom's addition.
An adjourned meeting of the Anti.
Horse Thief Association will he held at
Lake Crystal tomorrow.
The City Engineer found the valves
Of two hyirants broken tins week, but
has them now repaired.
The soldiers Reunion at ST. James
got a soaking yesterday, probably to
remind them fnrcibly OF their old camp
life days.
The city council held special
meeting last Tuesday night to consider
the appropriating of money toward re-
pairing the highways.
The original Tennessee Jubilee and
Plantation Singers will appear at the
Methodist church Monday evening.
July 3rd.
We are in receipt of copy of the
premium list Of the Minneapolis exposi-
ton which will he held At Minneapolis
Sept. 1, 5, 6, :, $, X 9th.
-Faribault county has her chief
characteristics in type, the work being
done at the Nt,cs office, WInnebago
City, and is very creditable.
-Rev. c. W. Savidge will preach at
Blakely and LcSucur next Sunday, and
Mrs. Mind, of Minneapolis, will occupy
the Methodist pulpit at this place.
A woman with cataract on her
eyes was in town last Monday, begging,
but il was discovered that she removed
the cataract when she took dinner.
Our people, in casting of their old
clothes, will be surprised to know that
the amount 50 cast off aggregated full
car load which was sent forward this
week.
Some miscreant poisoned Henry
Himmelman'S thoroughbred bull dog,
last week, and Henry offers Il reward
of $50 for the discovery of the rascal
who did il.
Monday evening, July 3rd, the
original Tennessee jubilee and Planta-
ton Singers will give concert AT the
NJ. +. Church, under the auspices of that
society.
A Very large quantity of stone is
being shipped daily from the Mankato
quarrics. Last Tuesday train load of
dozen cars went out on the Milwau-
kcc road.
james Shoemaker said on the day OF
the convention, il was a curious anomaly
that so many delegates were in the city
and none OF them patroniZed our new
watering troughs.
David Hamlin of Lake Crystal, los
IA watch. chain and little money las
night, 10y some unknown person raising
d window in his residence and abstract
ing the valuaclcs mentioned.
Capt. J. II. Beatty succeeded il
loading that immense stone, last Monday
which TIE FREE Press spoke of TIVE
weeks ago. 1t occupies u whole Ca
and is monarch of all it surveys" 1t
destination is Minneapolis.
We are afraid that our people il
hoping for manufacturers to locat
among Us, have their minds altogcthc
too much on large enterprises, and for
get that number of smaller ones il
the hands of practical men arc bette
than a single large one.
The officers Of the county agricul
tural society met last Wednesday an'
accepted the proposition of our citizen
to hold their fair here the COMM
fall, but in the absence of the secretary
the meeting adjourned until Saturday
Ito morrow when definite programm
will ice agreed upon.
MIR. n. A. Chandler, and assistant!
are in town this week dclivcrIn. th
history of the Minnesota Valley. 1t
book of over 1000 pages, and replet
with all matters Of interest pertaining
To this section. Blue Earth county
accorded 100 pages, which is near
double the space devoted to any othe
county.
AT the meeting Of the School Boar
last Monday evening, Miss Carrie ]
Fletcher was elected TO take the positio
Of Mrs. Hawlev as teacher in the HIg
School, the latter declining to teac
longer without an increase of salar
The old janitor of the Franklin SchO
was reelected. while the other vacal
cics were left TO be supplied at futuI
meeting.
Mr.. A. B. Smith, superintendent
our city telegraph office, is makir
many radical internal Improvements
his pleasant Office over the First Nation
Bank, such as painting, papering al
cleaning the same. Mr.. Smith tho
oughly understands all the freaks al
mysteries of electricity, and is endea
oring to apply its hidden power
various devices, such as door bel
burglar alarms, etc.
Rev. c. w. Savidge was called
Minneapolis on Wednesday, to unite
marriage Mr.. j. F. wilkins and NJ
Matte ]. Campbell. The ceremony
CURED at the residence of the Bird
parents, No. 1918 East Fourth sire
in the presence Of large circle of il
mate friends Of the contracting part
including the faculty of the State L
versity, and ex Governor Pillsbury Il
wife. The bride is the present prec
tress in English and German in the U
! vcrsity, and graduated in the class
II with Mr.. Savidge.