The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-08-25
HOME JOTTINGS.
Stacklu" is nearly all done.


issue.
The Normal and City schools open
one week from next Monday.
WANTEp-A good hired girl. In
quire immediately al this office.
b. ID. Pays Hastily venccrcd brick
residence On second stcet shows oil fine
ly.
Corn is ho"ming, and will he out
of the way of old Jack Frost in another
fortnight.
Mr.. ID. {. Evans has rented his resi-
dencc in town Ia party from Charles
City, Iowa.
The premium list for the Blue Earth
County Agricultural Society has been
printed 10y THE FREE Pass.
Our City has only two vacant store
rooms south of Walnut street, whereas
less than Il year ago there were several.
TUE FREE Press bindcry has
turned out some fine bank books this
Ncch lpI 81 \. T-aSlbh = 'aiih, III i-atitS-
boro.
The premium list for the 2lst meet
ing of the Blue Earth Agricultural
Society. will Ice found complete in this
issue.
-Mandcrtrld " Payne secured the
contract for painting three wings of the
asylum building III St. Peter, and have
the job nearly completed.
Mrs. Nunderwatcr, of Blue Earth
City. wife of Conductor Nandcrwatcr,
on the Blue Earth branch, died last
Monday evening, from cancer.
The whcclbarrow factory which We
anticipated would he Il success if started,
will not hc put in operation. so we are
informed 10y one of the interested
parties.
A carload of MELONS were brought
to town the frs If thiSt week from Ar
KANSAS but they We're ovcrtoken 10y age
and the greater share of them had 10 be
destroyed.
- Brett, the Empire dry goods man,
has a few locals in this issue, 10 which
the attention Of the public is directed.
Mr.. Brett has an elegant stock of goods,
as all admit.
1t WAS w. Z. Collins child that
drew the first prize AT the floral "Xhibi
ton recently held at the Presbyterian
church, instead OF Bessie Wilson. We
were misintormed.
Mr.. III. Z. Christensen was rendered,
and has accepted. the position of Coun-
" Commissioner i'll place of |. \. Dean,
resigned Mr.. christensen will UNI
doubtcdly he elected this fall.
The new County Poor House WAS
finished and accepted last week. The
building was planned bv Mr.. Geo.
Pass, architect, and Iluilt by Mr.. Thc".
Rpmrr Its cost is about $4,000.
The Mankatn District Conference,
which was in session at ST. Peter all
last week, closed its labors last Friday
night. The next meeting of the con-
ference will he held al Eagle Lake.
The New Tim Rccic,c editor don't
believe in always entertaining angels
unawarcS, for fear they might all turn out
like the one hc took in last week, who,
aft"r storing away months supply of
eatab!cs, left greater supply OF vermln.
Tho Mankuto City Mill formerly
known as Rockey'S mill will start up
next week some time, under the new
management of Bicrbaucr II Sage, and
will do an exchange business, and also
buy wheat
AT the meeting of the Board OF
Education last saturday night, DR.. Z.
G. Harrington was appointed 10 fill the
vacancy caused 10y the resignation Of |.
Y. Dean. but the Doctor refused
20 serve, on account OF his prac-
1icc.
Let teachers remember the Institute
TO lc held at the Normal in this city
next week. Prof. Kiehle will lecture
ON Monday evening. The Institute
will open on Monday AT 30 7. NJ
Teachers in want of places should call
on Supt. Rogers.
The collecting agent of the North
Star Publishing Co, has returned from
a collecting tour in the western AM
southwestern parts of the county, ano
reports that more than thrcc-tOurths %
the subscribers are promptly Payin4
for their books.
A gentleman was in town last
Saturday looking over the location will
the intention of opening wholesale and
retail clothing house. His two ohjec'
tive points were Mankato and Sioux
Falls, with his preferences decidedly II
favor of Mankato.
You have probably Lost your gold
en- chance for securing the Mlnncop;
Falls property as summer resort. TIL
suppusilion is that important improve
mcnts will he made ut that beautiful
place this fall by parties abundant.
able to carry them out.
Mr.. Fred Gucntzcl, Of Lime
brought to town the first new wheat
The biz mill was the purchaser. The
wheat GRADED No. and weighed 8:
pounds To the bushcl, or one poun'
inuIe than was required To make tn
grade. The price received was 80 cents
and the crop averaged 2I9 bushels
the acre.
MIR. Theodore Scattcrg0od was til
recipient last Tuesday evening of 81
LARGE volumes of Clark's Commrntari'
al the Bible, from the hands of Mis-
Sarah Barker, his aunt. The books N
NOT only highly esteemed for their II
trinsic worth, but for their age, the
having been in the donor family IL
seventy-iive years
jill. Chapman, Esq, has inir
.luced Il novel yet useful ad'rrtIs'n
medium. 1t is ruler with his han
and business card OH one end while Il
rest of the ruler contains an emery siI
face, suitable for the good housewife
sharpen her knives upon. instead
narrjug the stove pipe.