The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-07-14
HOME JOTTINGS.

erS at present.
A special meeting of the City Coun-
Gil was held last evening.
MIR. L. Paddock bought fine car
riagc horse this week ut Lake Crystal.
The grape crop in this county
this year promises to be Il rcmuperative
one.
The Circus received several acces-
sions TO its corps of roustabouts while
here.
1t was fully demonstrated Wedncs-
day how easy it could rain when it took
notion.
The new water tank NJ the North
western depot is completed and ready
for use.
Doctor 4. l.. Dornberg has been
suffering this week with severe attack
of pleurisy.
Information reaches us that another
circus will visit our town on or about
the 21th inst.
Don't forget TO read what Il. futile
has to say about farm machinery, in
another column.
-CcreSco reports the greatest num-
her pounds of honey of any town in the
county. for 1881.
TILE FREE Press subscription
list has been increased by a score of
new names this week.
A new walk has been laid on Jack
son street from the rear of Brett's store
TO Johnson's shoe shop.
H. G.. Thoms has his bath rooms
nearly ready for use. We predict Mr..
I. will he well patronized.
Take cognizance of the new add
vertiscmet in this issue of the new lum-
her firm of G.. w. Slade X Co.
Mr.. IL. B. Tisdale shipped his
household goods to ST. Paul last Mon
day where lac will reside in the future.
We notice the name of our towns
man, Mr.. John +. Mcaghcr. as among
the Advisory Board of the Minneapolis
exposition.
Bring ali yourmagazines and other
periodicals to The FREE PRESS hindcry
if you want good work done at reason
able rates.
The currant and raspberry crop is
prolific tins season, the first selling for
5 cents per quart and the latter at 20
cents per quart.
-Rev. ]. \. Freeman, formerly pas
tor of the Congregational church, has
secured charge of a church at Danbury,
Massachusetts.
The County Board of commission
crs meet the 18th inst. as a Board Of
Equalization, and as Board OF Com
missioners the 2lst.
The Normal and City schools will
soon open their doors. and the prospects
are that the attendance to both will
be largely increased over last year.
A new two-inch plank sidewalk
has been laid this week adjacent to the
property Of Nj. Boynton on Cherry
street. between Second and Third str'ts.
A gentleman in this city is desir-
ious of starting cracker factory here,
but he is waiting to see what othe:
enterprises are likely to he set on foot
first.
Several new recruits have been
added to the ranks of Excelsior Hose
Company No |, and renewed interest
is being manifested by the boys in their
organization.
"A hat mandatory has located in
the building formerly occupied by W.
Z. Snow, and will remodel Old hats into
the latest designs. Boys, bring on your
old fashioned plugs.
Last Tuesday morning an alarm Of
fire was given from the house
in the rear of Jorgcnsen Il Mad
sons tailor shop, but the iucipicnt blaze
was put out before the hose carts ar
rived.
There are over fifty organized Sun
day schools in Blue Earth county, anc
it is recognized fact that this county
has the best organization Of any county
in the State with possibly the exception
of Hcnncpin.
MIR. Theo. ROemcr, who has TN
contract tor building the county poo
house. informs us that the plastcrin:
will De done by the middle of mex
week and then the carpenter work o.
the interior OF the building will b
rushed along.
The 25th anniversary of the organ
ization of the Congregational church OF
Sterling will be held in their church OF
Sabbath, July 23d, services to begin
at IL O'Clock, conducted by Rev. J. L
Conrad All old settlers and the publ
IN general are invited.
1t is generally regretted by on
most prominent Sabbath School work
ers that the cali for holding prolib
ton conference in connection with tn
Sunday School convention, should hav
been made, because politics and religion
don't mix well together.
-Selcck d Peck, of Eagle Lake
have their new store completed and ar
occupying the same. 1t is 2lX5O fee
two stories high, the upper story BEN
used for "A hall. The firm has filled II
ample space 10 the brim with ii cholC
lot of goods, and their stock Of boo
and shoes is the largest they ever ca
ricd.
Mr.. J. Scattcrgood offers his fin
residence at the corner Of Clarke an
Byron streets, for sale at $4,000 wlIic
is nearly $4,000 less than it cost. ii
reason for sacrificing the property is h
anxiety to remove back TO Michig;
where his only daughter resides. TIL
is a bargain seldom offered.
County Superintendent Rogers
forms us that teachers State lnstitu
will be held at the Normal School bull
ing in this city for one week, commcn
ing the last Monday in August. T
Institute will be conducted by Pr
McClcary, assisted 10y Prof. Searin
Mrs. Swan, and others. The progra
will be given later.