The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-12-08
HOME JOTTINGS.
Sec sassi If wood for sale.
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Mrs. ]. fsescholtz advcrtises hon
day presents.
Arnold GoeSniaM says he has i'''
OF holiday sonds-Sre local.
N. Lang Is now oeSuPSiHS HE
building on north Front street, aha Hli
handle wool hide. etc.
Thursday morning was singer
the thermometer marking from IL u
90 degrees below zero.
The secretary of the Blue Eartl
'Cosnty Agricultural Society has notice
to the executive committee in this issue
The Council have granted tile h:t
department the free Use at City Hal
for a bail, the date for which has not as
vet been fixed.
A purse has been left At this office.
>~dl small amount of change, which
was picked up on the street Monday
morning.
-Messrs. Mcconnell " Co, Geo. +.
Brett amt IL. \. kufus will keep their
store open untt O'Clock until after
December Goth.
From competent judges, II is esti-
':IiAted that no less than 200 wagon
loads of hogs have been marketed in
.ManEato within two weeks. Verify the
.porki. gocth.
-TaN-payers should bear III mind
that taxes are now due, and must be
paid on or before the lst day of March,
1855, if they would avoid penalty of
oper cent.
The vote on the proposed aid 10
hhe Slankato, Austin X 81. Cloud rail-
road, carried in both Alton and Free
dom, Waseca county, at the special
election held last Saturday.
We are told 10y scientists iaat the
next transit of Venus will not occar I'm
Ill 2004. With the experience of last
"Wednesday fresh in our mind, il is a
very conSoling fact TO reflect upon.
"A large share of this weeks FREE
IPRE-s is given over to the Presidents
Message and holiday announcements.
But - all good solid reading rs our
friends will concedc.
The Red Lion" store comes TO the
front this week with IN announcement Of
interest Ia everyone who desires To get
dry goods cheap. Kulus Is wideawake
and means 70 sell goods II he don't make
cent.
City Hall will lie painted, II plat
form in the front end erected, and "A row
Of seats on either side of the room
added. Two new stoves have been put
in. and everything about the hall viii.
soon be IN apple pie order.
1t is reported that the Grant House
at Wascca is cnioving Il splendid pat
renage. The friends OF Mr.. Grant in
Mankatn will be pleased TO know that
his new field promises remuneratiye,
for he i one of the best hotel men in
the country. ana deserves success.
The Janrsyille irgaS says that a
number OF Young men IN the rlclhity OF
Smiths Mil ana Eagle Lake are max
ioS Arrangements togo north 10 "HEk I'D
the I"H"ries. \ successful logging
season j. assured anu good wages are
paid I" lah"rers-S30 per month anu
board.
All In" rollin" match on Thanksgiv-
ing day at Jacob Fiachscnhar's bowling
alley, the following were the successful
competitors: On ten pins, Ed. Carney.
76 pins out Of a possible 30; on nirrs pins,
Chris. P0lchow, 50 pms out oil IA possible
A.; on cooked hat, +. W. Null, 70 pms
out OF possible 10.
The st. Peter Tribune OF tins week
publishes complete list OF the Nicolie
county personal property tax, and thu
amount Of tax due from each Tor TIM
year. The total tax Tor the county
loo'S u" !" ''-''00'oi'
document u great ''''' MANN" '''
TAX payers
"Wednesday was terrific da,
an the prairies, and one any
tLing hut pleasant in the city. II
the early part al the morning 1t showed
a little ni~l al'out ten O'Clock il com
menced b!owiG%s and the hlgh win'
that prevailed hI"3 the WIND VIII
binding snow. With eli The rest !
was decidedly cool.
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