The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-10-13
HOME JOTTINGs.

licH.
See notice Of "cow lost"
Read c. Il. Prcslcy's locals.
See Brctt's new advertisement and
locals.
The new addition TO City Hotel
will soon be completed.
Mrs. Dittman has few locals to
ladies in this issue.
VIM. r. Jones has been appointed
postmaster ut Judson, this county.
County Superintendent Rogers has
a notice of teachers examinations in
another column.
A new sidewalk has been construct
ed in front of the Singer sewing ma
chine head quarters.
Theodore Scattergood, the County
Auditor, has very pleasant living apart
ments in rear of Citizens Bank.
-Mankato district is entitled to
about 81 300, according to the October
apportionment of State school money.
The Lake Crystal Union has made
its appearance, and Is every way credit
able TO the live little village it repre-
scntS.
B. ID. Smith. formerly a clerk in
MesSrs. Freeman X Pfau's law Office,
has temporarily abandoned his legal
studies and gone to ''civil engineering"
The young peoples class of the
NJ. E. church, on Tuesday evening,
made their departing pastor, Mr.. c. w.
Savidge, a present of an elegant silver
cup.
Mrs. 4. \. Lott announces that she
will, the first of next week, open new
millinery store and dressmaker's shop
in the Larson building, near the post
Office.
The Receiver in the Pierce estate Is
ordered to close up matters belonging to
the estate. Persons indebted should
pay at once. as suits will be ordered
against all deiinquents.
If the person who borrowed a
lantern from the Presbyterian church
last Sunday evening will return the
same To Laird, Norton i Co.'S lumber
Office, suitable reward will be paid.
Persons having one or more good
milch cows, fresh or to become so in
side of two months, can find cash Gus.
toner by addressing a postal card to
G. Z. Weaver, Mankato.
S. F. Morrison & Co. have put in
one of their feed mills at the old Dicker-
son flour mill, and the miller, Mr..
Pickle, is very much pleased with it.
They have a number Of orders on hand
already.
The Congregational Sociable will
he held ut the residence of Mrs. c. ID.
Taylor, this Friday evening. A unique
and interesting programme has been
arranged, and all are cordially invited
To attend.
W. W. Davis, of Judson, has leased
his farm to l. r. Garrett, for five years,
and expects 10 take up his residence in
Mankato. He will sell at public auction
on Friday, the eth inst, quantity OF
stock and farm implements.
The ball given in Union Hall last
Monday night was a financial sand so
cal success. The hall has been re-
painted, the basement repaired, and
everything about the building put in
apple-pie order.
The article in last weeks FREE
PRESS under the caption of "Surprise
Party in Cambria" read "David Y.
Davis" instead of David T. Davis. Mr.
ID. will please accept the correction and
our apologies.
The Northwestern company have
put in side track for the convenience
of SaIspaugh & Co. in the shipment OF
stone. These gentlemen have a con
tract for furnishing about one Thousand
carloads of stone for the bridge across
the Missouri river, at Blaire, Missouri
Looking matters political in thu
face and in common sense way
the prohibition committee which met il
this city Saturday last. concluded t.
put no ticket in the field, and we pre-
sumo will make no recommends. 1t is
however, with the record Of the Demo
cratic convention before them, impos
sible for the temperance element to sup
port the Democratic nominees.
j. NJ. Turner, Esq, of this county
who few weeks since left US a growing
sample of wheat from the Grand Fork
country, now brings us samples o
wheat and oats from the threshcl
winch, while good, do not surpass tn
product of our own county. Mr.. i
says that tie yield of wheat will aver
age from - to % bushels per acre, AM
oats about 40. lie also laid upon OH
table a very fine sample lot of potatOe:
A ''Y" has been put in north q
town, connecting the Northwestern ant
Omaha roads, and now cars are trans
fcrrcd from one line to the other at tn,
very moderate price of $3.50 each
Formerly all Transfers had to he mad
at Kaso;a, which involved an expens
To the individual Of 81. This conncC
ton has long been demanded by til
public, and the companies who apprt
ciatcd the want and supplied the de
mand, have done most commendabl
act.
We acknowledge the receipt of til
Whoctman, Vol. /, No. /. A spicy AN
readable journal, published at Bostoi
Mass. Ii is devoted to the bicycling fir;
terniiy in particular, and the sportin
people in general. This is a field hithe
10 unoccupied by American periodic,
literature, and we predict for 1t SUI
cessfu career. The literary style, tor
and finish of the articles are sufficient
vouchcd for by the names Of the col
! tributors. The terms are 81 per yes
and 20 cents for single numI er. Fc
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