The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-09-29
HOME JOTTINGs.

HOME JOTTINGS.
See notice of girl wanted in another
column.
Read c. r. Presley's locals. They
will interest you, sure.
Elder Martin will hold services in
the NJ. +. Church next Sunday evening
at the usual hour.
Mo. fax seed brings 90 cents pei
bushel in Madelia. Considerable compe
tition has brought the price up.
w. w. P. Mcconnell, we are pain.
ed to state, has been confined To his
home for several days, caused by sick
ness.
HI. A. Kufus, proprietor of the Red
Lion store, has new lad" in to days
, paper that should be perused by every
one of our readers.
We have received meaty letter
from n. d. Haynes, Esq, who is now
sojourning in Montana. 1t will appear
in next weeks paper.
"A. b. Tuner. of GAINESVILLE, has
met with success in raising sweet pota.
toes this year, aid intends to put in
quite crop next season.
Wolves are said to he making
themselves quite friendly with the resi-
dents in and around GAINESVILLE. Our
neighbors should get up a wolf hunt.
Joseph Fronert, who had been con-
fined to his bed with consumption for
some time past, died "Wednesday morn
ing, leaving wife and child To mourn
his loss
The New Ulm people are on the
war path, and they say, that the dog
without a licensed collar on "must CO.
after the first of October. This is rs it
should be.
The public schools of this city are
being we'll attended the present term.
Pleasant Grove has an enrolment of
S2S pupils, Union 305 and Franklin lG6,
making total of 799.
Mine host Zimmerman, of the City
Hotel, is building 22xaS addition tn
his already spacious hotel building, and
10 likewise making other Improvements
to keep pace with his increasing patron
age.
Rev. Mr.. Schuette, who for long
time has been connected with the Ger
man Methodist church in this city, was
last week changed to Dakota by the
Conference, and Rev. A. Biebighanser
appointed to succeed him here.
Jacob Kern, of Mankato town
ship. having decided to remove to
Wadens, this State, will sell at public
auction on his farm, Tuesday, Oct. II,
&q4antity- of stock, corn, hay, house.
holdsgoods, &C. ]. A. H. Hauerwas is
the snctloneer.
"A party of ladies and gentle
men from Mankato were out to Lake
Madison on Saturday last. and made a
day of it fishing. Mrs. Hamlin sue
ceeded in capturing thirty eight fish, a
larger number of the tinny tribe than any
other of the party, and donated her
acatch" to the Merchants hotel. Guests
at the hotel relished the Lake Madison
fish hugely.
We are told by farmers residing
upon the prairies that the recent frosts
have injured the corn very materially
Mr.. Franklin Childs, of Beauford, will
not have more than half Il crop, while
he claims had the frost held off two
weeks later the yield would have
boon very much better. Corn was jus
beginning to merge from the mill
when frost nipped it.
Albeit, John Klein has the larges
stock of furniture and most spaciou.
building of any establishment of the kline
outside OF the twin cities to be found il
the State, he finds himself confined, ant
to gain relief is adding Il story to hi
work rooms in the rear of his store. AM
Is otherwise extending his facilities t.
meet his growing trade.
1t is agreeable to notice that the ar
ticle on the unjust discrimination il
faI seed being practiced by Chicag
buyers, given in these columns coupl
of weeks SINCE is receiving the attention
Il deserves from the State papers. b.
guarding the interests Of our hom
manufactures, we but protect the in
terests of our producers, as the tw'
are concommittant.
What came near proving seriOu
runaway, occurred on our street Mon
day morning. Geo. Alberts' team wa
standing hitched in front of Longini'
clothing store, and becoming frightened
at q piece Of paper rolling under thei
feet, broke loose and started off at
break-neck gait. They were captures
at Slade & Co.'S lumber yard, and tn
damage was found to be slight. Tn
team is q good one, and the wonder
the horses were not injured.
In conversation with Mr.. G. G
Burt. who returned Monday from tri
. In Cottonwood and Wattonwan countie:
we learn that corn is not nearly as goo
in that locality as in this, and that tn
frosts there have been much heavie
than here, which has done considerable
damage to corn. He also report an i'm
mense amount of blowing rs bein
done, Notwithstanding the dry weatl
er. Prsirie fires are raging to consider
able extent IN the vicinity of St. jaime
and Window, but no serious damag
has resulted SO far as known.
The Democratic County ConventiO
has been called to meet at the Cou
House in the city of Mankato, Thur
day, Oct. 5th at l:30 o'clock p. M
to place in nomination candidates f
county officers and a full legislati,
ticket. The call requires the holdin
of caucuses in the several towns c
Tuesday. Oct. Srd, at s o'clock P. N
unless otherwise ordered by the loo
committees. In the city the wards wi
hold their caucuses on above date, b
tween s 80 and 7 80 p. NJ, at the TO
lowing places: First ward at the Unic
House; Second ward, City Hail; Thil
ward, Jas. Cannon's shop; Fourth war
Laird, Norton and Co.'S.