The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-06-30
HOME JOTTINGS.
Next Tuesday is the Fourth.

The fire company received thi
week bundle of new hose.
III. A. Kufus has some interestin.
locals in this issue.
"A heavy rain storm visited thi
section yesterday.
Regular meeting of Council OF
Thursday evening.
Notice the change in lad" AM
special locals Of Brett's.
-Griebel Brothers desire all 10 read
their new "ad."
The past week of warm weather
has made corn shoot forward rapidly.
The cut worm is making havoc
among the potatoes in some sections.
still, new sidewalks are beng put
down, mainly ON Broad and Jackson
streets.
30 cents for choice shellcd corn al
the central warehouse at retail-less in
large quantities
The express company at this place,
Is selling large number of express
money orders.
Remember the Jubilee and Planta-
ton Singers at the Methodist church
next Monday night.
DR.. Harrington has added some
very handsome iron ornaments TO the
roof of his fine residence.
w. A. Funk is building a two-story
addition to his residence ut the corner
OF Broad and Walnut streets.
The question uppermost in the
minds Of our youth is, are we going to
have circus this year
Geo. ii. Marsh, of this city, was the
successful bidder for the $4,000 of
Blue Earth bridge bonds.
Don't forget the Tennessee Jubilee
and Plantation singers at the NJ. f.
church, next Monday evening
The County Treasurer's office has
been supplied with new vault doors from
the Hall Safe and lock Company.
The Mankato Commandery were
not present at the Grand Commandcrv
meeting held at Red Wing last week.
We were slightly ''previous" in an
nouncing the publication of the tax list
IN last issue. 1t will appear next week.
Our dry goods merchants appreciate
the desires of their clerks by agreeing
to close their stores all day the Fourth.
Our city officers have accomplished
great deal Of work this season in the
way Of repairing the streets and side
walks.
Business in the Municipal Court
has been good the past two weeks, and
considerable elOquencc has been dis
played 10y counsel
j. NJ. Karmany has decorated the
interior of his upper market with red
and tinted white paint, which makes il
quite attractive.
The excursion train for Blue Earth
City will leave Mankato on the morning
OF the Fourth at $ o'clock, and return
at in the evening
The Methodist festival last Wednes-
day evening was well attended, and
large quantities of ice cream and straw.
berries were consumed.
We are informed that the Mankatc
and Lake Crystal base ball clubs viii
play a match game of ball at Blu,
Earth City Oh the Fourth.
H. G. Thoms, one Of our tonsoria
artists, is making preparations for put
ting in couple of bath rooms in con
nection with his barber shop.
Ed. Carney will open his establish
ment in Burt's block, July lst, and Ed
intimates that he will have little tn,
finest bar in Southern Minnesota.
Chief Of Police Young, run tive
more tramps into the cooler last Tuesda,
morning. They were found hiding in
box car at the Sioux City depot.
w. =. Snow, Esq, has removed hi
stock Of musical instruments, etc, Il
the building on Front street, first doc
north Of w. Il. Mills butter factory.
THE FREE PRESS directs the at
tentiOn of its many readers to the new
advertisement of f. NJ. Pope, which Cal
be found in another column of thi
issue.
The Tribune says that the number
Of crazy people are fast increasing il
st. Peter. They are focking aroun'
the asylum like flies about a molasse
barrel.
George Peabody, the young MAJ
who was SO horribly mutilated by thu
premature discharge of IA cannon at ST
james, last week, died Wednesday after
boon, just six days after receiving hi
injuries.
w. +. Mills refrigerator is nov
nearly ready for the patent pans an
fixtures, which were shipped fror
Toledo, Ohio, the first of the week, an
are daily expected here.
-Drs. Curryer & Wood have fittc
up their dental rooms in handsome syl'
the work of papering the same bein
done by T. ii. Williams, who carries
splendid line Of paper hangings. Nj
Williams has also lately fitted up I'll
interior of the city telegraph office.
Mrs. NJ. Crosby, has made sever
very noticeable improvements to h
property on the corner of Liberty m
Second streets, such as painting b.
house and barn, fixing up her groun'
and placing new pumps, etc.
Geo. A. Drake, Of Chicago, Ii
been appointed route agent, or rathe
superintendent of the express compan
in place of G. G. Gates. Mr.. Dral
will make Mankato hls home and !
move his family here about July l5t
Wnlle MT. UateS goes W 81. Iaul.
r.. d. Joues, the popular groc
believes in advertising. He don't Ike
his light hid under half bushel, b
lets it shine broadcast that people M
know Just what he has to sell, "A
that hc sells for cash and at the low,
bottom figures. See his special motto
elsewhere in this issue.