The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-06
BRIEF M r. NTION.

yesterday.
County Board of Commissioner:
met last Tuesday and re elected Mr.. }
b. Swan, chairman.
Quite Il good many sheep have
been killed in the township of Medic
this winter, by dogs.
Brett and Mcconnell Il Co, have
new advertisements in this week. Both
are tirst-class merchants.
Mr.. G. V. McGraw, of Caroline
will have temporary charge Of the coun-
| ~ Jail under the new Sheriff.
"A very pleasant and sociable party
gathered last Tuesday night under the
auspices OF the X. Of II. Lodge.
The Odd Fellows lodge which was
instituted ut Eagle Lake last Wedncs-
day night consisted Of Is members.
Hon. Morton :. Wilkinson, will
deliver his lecture entitled Life in
Washington at Lake Crystal, the 10th
instant.
-Frink II Brown call special attcn-
ton in their new advertisement this
week TO the closing out of their large
stock of goods.
The Congregational and Methodist
churches are holding series Of prayer
meetings at their respective places of
worship this week.
1t dcvolves upon the Board of
Trade to say whether the Blue Earth
County Agricultural Society shall be
held at this city next Fall.
Pay Il Son want the public to
understand that they have the genuine
Portland sleigh, Portland jump seat and
swell body sIcighs for sale, cheap.
The dramatic entertainment at the
Opera House, last Saturday night under
the auspices of the German Singing
Society. "Licdcrtaicl." was a decided
success.
Professors Soaring, McClary and
Alling, represented Mankato's educa-
tional interests ut the State meeting of
County Superintendent held ut st.
Paul last week.
-LosT-Thc man who found sack
in his wagon Dec. 23d., not belonging
to him. will be awarded 81 by leaving
the same with its contents at the store
OF Il. j. Thomas.
Miss Ada Gray, supported 10y Wat
kins' Fifth Avenue Combination, will
appear in this city next Tuesday night
at the Opera House. The troupe is
highly spoken Of.
Now that the holidays are past and
our business men are invoicing their
stocks and figuring up their profits and
losses for the past year, we will give our
readers an abundance of reading matter
-nessrs Fessenden " TO-, or Glow.
City, Ia, have between thirty.five and
forty choppers and from thirty to thirty
five teams in the woods in this vicinity,
getting out wood. They expect to cut
and deliver this winter, 5000 cords of
wood.
Mr.. ID. G. Evans, our County Trea-
surer-until March-left Tuesday morn
ing for Hilton, in the town of McPher-
son, to gather the taxes. He will subse-
qucntIy visit other towns in the county
to accommodate those who are anxious
10 swell the treasury.
The house of Leonard Roway on
South Front street, was burned to the
ground with its entire contents, last Mon
day afternoon. The fire eminated from a
cracked chimney. The loss will prove
Il severe one for the family, occurring As
it has in the middle of winter.
Mr.. Warren White, of Sterling, is
another farmer who is tired of raising
wheat. He has some 40 head Of porkers
on hand now, and will plant about 40
acres of corn next season. From all
appearances the acreage of wheat in this
county will be rather light next spring.
We learn that our city engineer,
w. B. Haynes, has been offered posi-
ton on the Northern Pacific for next
season which he contemplates accepting.
Mr.. Haynes, has in the past, done con
siderable work for that company. He is
one thoroughly cOnversant with his pro-
fession as civil engineer.
Representatives of the Philadelphia
Numbering Company, have begun at
taching door plates and numbers to the
property of those ordering the same. If
there be any who want number they
should speak early, because the agent
will not remain only few days more.
Miss Eva Judd, teacher in school
district No. 90, town of Vernon, sends
us a report of the average standing of
her pupils for December. Hattie
Cornish was the only one standing 100,
while one other stood 90, two So, one
%. one 30, one 80, two 81, two 80, one
IS, one 20, two Go, two SO and one "a.
On Saturday last Samuel Dunning
of st. Peter purchased sixty-six head OF
grade Durhams from Mr.. Andrew Mel
son, the champion farmer of Nicollet
county. They averaged l,l55 pounds
each, aud brought little over $500.
The cattle were Mr.. Nelson's own rails
ing, and were bought for Mr.. Van
Hoven of st. Paul.