The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-10-27
HOME JoTTINas.


HOME JoTTINas.
See notice of lost letter.
Bring us wood on subscription.
Election one week from Tuesday.
The W. c. T. U. realized $34.00
from the supper given Wednesday eve
ming.
Harvest Home Sunday School Con-
cert at Congregational church Sunday
evening.
The Congregational Sociable will
be held this evening at the residence of
Mrs. J. l.. Washburn.
The second of the series of Club
parties will be held one week from
next Thursday evening.
The Mankato House Office has been
remodeled and reprinted, vastly inn
proving the appearance thereof.
The depot building of the c. NJ. &
st. p. at this point has been re-painted,
and vastly improved in appearance.
Republicans should not fail to 60
to the polls on election day and cast
their ballots for the straight ticket.
The Ladies Relief Society will
meet at Mrs. Hubbard's next Tuesday
afternoon, the 3ist, at p. NJ. for work.
Rev. J. lockwood, of Garden City,
will supply the Baptist pulpit in FAIR
mont aud Winnebago City, the coming
year.
The C., NJ. & st. p. company have
connected the switch in rear of THE
FREE Press Office with the main track.
Pile driving was the order of the day
last week.
The when" that has been so freely
advertised in THE FREE PRESS, turns out
TO he a clothing house, and it is located
IN the Mankato House block. See new
lad" for particulars.
Christensen Bros. have local in
llls lsSuC biiC dilN al va
fail and winter goods. This firm has
certainly received large invoice, and
propose TO offer inducements to pur,
chasers.
The last meeting of the Board of
Commissioners as now organized, will
meet on the 2lst of November. Parties
having claims against the county should
file their bills in time for action at
this session.
Mr.. John Klein, the furniture dea-
Ter, has few locals in tins issue calling
attention to his excellent line of car
pets, bed room sets, &c. Mr.. X. has
the finest furniture store in the State,
unless We except the twin cities, and he
is deserving of the success with which
he is meeting.
AS will be seen in another column,
]. ]. Shaubut, Esq, offers his elegant
residence for sale for $4,000. This is
one of the largest and most convenient
homes IN the city, and is worth more
than double what it. will be sold for.
Every room in the house is furnished
with hot and cold water pipes; there
are gas pipes running through the
various rooms, and in fact the house is
a model in its every appointment.
The entertainment in Union Hall
last "Wednesday night, was not as well
attended as it deserved, for although the
performers were all amateurs, they
did excellertly, and some of them might
we'll rank with professionals. The sing
ing of Miss Hawkins deserves especial
notice, as also the violoncello playing of
Miss Geist. Other selections were
good, and should the company ever re.
turn, they will he greeted by a good
house.
We und rstand that Mr.. Moon, OF
Eagle Lake, had his hand amputated
above the wrist, last week. II will he
remembered that he had the misfortune
recently, to get it horribly mangled in
the eo.s of a cane mill. Mr.. Moon
being pretty well along in years, the
shock of the accident combined with
the subsequent surgical operation, il
depressing upon his physical organiza-
ton, although there is no immediate
apprehension of fatal results.
Don't lie wheedled into voting these
so-called independent candidates. They
posscss no considerable elements OF
popularity; are only ordinary mOrtals
at best; their reform pretentions art
only surface put OH for the purpose Of
draw ,ng support from the regular ticket
and every ballot cast for them only
counts one in favor of the Democratic
ticket. Republicans, stand by you
principles, and show these men who
are determined to disrupt the part!
organization for the mere qualification
of personal ambition, that you will hav'
none of it,
Harry Alexander, bright boy o
ten years, died on Monday mornin!
last, after an illness of over five months
The little fellow suffered greatly an,
patiently with dropsy, and on the Sat
urday night before his death, Monday
he told his mother that at six o'clocl
Monday morning he should die. Pre-
cisely at that time he breathcd hi
last. Harry, for six weeks previous t
his death was totally deprived of hi
eye sight, but a few hours previous I
his death, vision returned to him, an
he recognized all his friends and bad
them an affectionate farewell. In hi
death the mother has lost "a most dut
full and oDedient boy, and the Sunda
school to which he belonged, an exem
plary scholar and true friend.