The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-27
HOME JOTTINGS.
The wear lss2 has fifty.three Sun.

"Wednesday was the birthday of the
poet Burns.
Pork is worth 500 hundred
pounds.
Eggs have dropped to yankee
shillin' dozen.
Register of Deeds Wagon, is suffer
ing with Il severe sore throat.
-Gebhard Il Mohr, have on hand
over 600 bushels of timothy seed.
--Worthington is soon TO have a
commandery of Knights Templar.
Miss Jennie Baker will give a
young folks social Saturday evening.
Farmers from the prairie report a
blizzard on the rampage last Monday.
Another big time will he had at
Union Hall. Monday evening, Feb. 9th.
Rev. J. \. Freeman has been con-
fined to his home by sickness the past
week.
The ST. Peter Tribune remarks that
it will drop those subscribers who are
in arrears.
Purchasers of Warner & Foote'S
map of Minnesota. at SIS, are offering
the same for 80.
January 3lst is the date when the
time for the redemption of printed pos
tai cards expires.
Services as usual at the Presbyterian
church next Sunday. An able sermon
Is promised in the morning.
The Presbyterian sociable will he
held at the residence Of Mrs. Lidger-
woods this friday evening.
Several first.class troupes have
written here asking about accommoda-
tions, since the Opera House burned.
The St. Peter people subscribed the
total sum of SIS last week toward the
purchase of piano for their hall Quite
liberal.
-Messrs. Frink X Brown will begin
selling their remaining stock OF dry
goods. etc, al auction on Saturday, JAN
uary 2Sth.
The report that Geo. w. Newall, of
Faribault. had failed. was erroneous
according to adviceS recently received
by Bradstreet.
Rev. Mr.. Pollock is expected to
arrive in the city in time to preach at
the Presbyterian church the first Sabbath
in February.
The past week has been rather
quiet one in business circles, but few
farmers coming 10 town, although travel
has commenced again and our hotels are
crowded each night with guests.
While the big mill is taking a
breathing spell, the prOprietors are
making considerable improvement in
the boiler room, and putting everything
in readiness for business when il comes.
The next important event in the
minds of the young people is ST. Valen-
tines Day. Already, our dealers. are
displaying stocks of Valentines ranging
from one cent each, up 10 So.
D. c. Evans, our County Treasurer,
has dairy farm lying only one and a
half miles from city limits which he
offers in exchange for city property. See
notice in another column.
The Woman's Temperance Union
will hold a meeting al the y. NJ. c. A
rooms on Tuesday afternoon at three
o'clock. The ladies are earnestly re-
quired to attend.
Report reached US Wednesday
evening that |. II. B. Beebe had been
blacksnaked by young lady at Fergus
Falls. 1t would seem that Beebe is
bound to keep up his reputation.
Anything TO be fashionable. Sever
al young ladies throughout the country
being desirious of initiating some one
else, have been vaccinated on the same
part Of their anatomy as Emma Abbott
was, hence those limps.
Hon. Joseph Burger, of this city
has received at the hands Of Gov. Hub
bard, the position Of military store
keeper. We were previously informed
that Mr.. Burger was to be made Adju
tant General Of the State.
According to the Republicans, the
majority of the citizens of Winona ar
in favor of the erection of separate
works for the water system and that tn
pumping ofthc water shall be exclusive
ly controlled by the city, instead OF b,
the mills.
We understand that the grain firm
of Cargiil Bros. intend TO build larg,
warehouse on Front street below tn,
big bridge with a huge cellar in which
10 store hides, potatoes, and other pro
duce, while the first floor will be devote'
to storing wheat.
The Sunday edition of the PiOnee
Press, at two dollars year, is neN
departure, but its entertaining columns
teeming with the cream of current litcrs
ture, poetry and humor, especially pre-
pared, is well worthy the price. An
one SO desiring can club with TIL
FREE Press
The Municipal Court Of the city {
MankatO, opened its doors for the fir.
time last Tuesday morning, with judy
o. o. Pitcher in the chair, and J. ]
Hodapp, as clerk. Although no pre-
sing business came up the first day, "
all the dignity pertaining to this highe
hall OF justice was observable.
"A donation for the benefit of Re-
Jenkin jenkins will be held at his res
dence in Cambria, on Thursday, Fee
end, both day and evening. Mr.. Jenkil
is one of the old pioneer settlers of BIZ
Earth county, having resided here f
the past twenty-five years, and is d
serving OF liberal recognition. A cordi
invitation is extend to all TO attend.
Mr.. Zimmerman, proprietor of t
Union Hall, and City Hotel AS well,
forms US that he is in correspondent
with Messrs. Sosman g. lands, seer
artists of Chicago, to furnish his HI
with new scenery throughout. We a
also informed that it is the intention
Mr.. Zimmerman to greatly enlarge al