The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-11-17
HOME JOTTINGS.

Off. X. Wiser. Spoons and forks ut reduce,
prices at wISERS.
HOME JoTTINGs.
Rev. Albert Warren will discourse
to young men at the Congregational
church next Sabbath.
Sunday gave forcible reminder
of the approach of winter. A littl,
snow and a good deal of coal.
Large number of horses are reported
sick in the vicinity of GAINESVILLE. Pneu.
monia seems to he the prevailing dis
eases.
1T is Children's Day and not Quar-.
terly Meeting, at the NJ. f. church next
Sabbath. The Baptism of children will
bc observed.
A single stone weighing thirteen
thousand five hundred pounds was taken
from Salspaugh Il Co.'S quarry yester-
day. A whopper.
The FREE PRESS and the st. Paul
Weekly Pioneer Press for only $3.50
per year. Leave your orders now, as
We are receiving large club lists for
both.
Rose & Noe report the sale of SO
acres in Butternut Valley, from Chas.
5. Mcknight TO James w. Taylor of
New York. Price not given.
There will be meeting of the
stockholders of the First National Bank
of Msnkato, to-day, Friday, and the
ACCESSIBILITY of increasing the number
of directors will be passed upon.
The next regular meeting of the
Blue Earth County Farmers Alliance
will be held at Good Thunder on FRI
day of next week, Nov. cath. All
members are earnestly requested to at
tend.
The village of Wells has taken
umbrage at Blue Earth city's monopoliz-
alton of the county officers. Wells
should not complain. She tried TO get
something, but the people said No: and
the people rule.
Alma City and Freedom did not
vote upon the proposition to extent aid
to the Msnkato, Austin i St. Cloud
road, having decided to postpone the
election. They will however, take ac-
ton on the matter in the near future.
The FREE PRESS Was missinformed
in regard TO DIR. Dornberg's visit TO
California, announcement of which was
made last week. He had been thinking
somewhat of such II trip, and our in
formant, no doubt, supposed that it
was fixed fact.
Nicholson voted and to the Man
kato, Austin Il St. Cloud road on
Tuesday in the sum of $4,000. The
total vote cast was 210, and the propo-
sition carried 10y 80 majority. AT the
general election held on the 9TH, only
l45 votes were polled.
The Minnesota Valley Medical AS
ISOLATION will meet in Mankato on
Tuesday, Dec, 18th, at II o'clock A. NJ.
1t is expected that this will be one OF
the most Interesting and profitable
meetings TO members of the profession
I.ll -, M Ealla,.
The last session of the Board OF
Commissioners for the year 1882 will
convene on Tuesday0ext, the 2lst inst
Persons having claims against the coun'
ty should present them to Auditor
Scattergood by Monday evening next
that all old matters may be settled by
the present Board.
MIR. John A. Willard will move
into the J. J. Shaubut house the first o.
next week, and Mr.. S. will take up hi:
residence in the country. Mr.. Willard
made an excellent bargain when ht
bought this elegant residence for 5000
the original cost of which, including
the grounds, was $4,000.
The Lake Crystal Union wants t'
know 1.-THE FREE PRESS will "den.
the fact that Mr.. Fletcher said he wa.
not for Dunnell.' No, THE FREE PRES
will do nothing of the kind. We have
known all along that Mr.. Fletcher wa
not for Dunnell, and the brilliant dis
covcry of Mr.. Neff is nothing new
much less startling. Anything else
sonny!
Mr.. Buck received letter Tues
day evening from Mr.. Davis, of Cotton
California, advising him not to send his
son Charley there. Mr.. Buck accor
dinghy telegraphed his wife, who
in company with her son, at st. Louis
directing her to proceed to San An
tonia, Texas, but inasmuch as ticket
had been purchased to the Pacific coast
they continued on their journey.
The second Of the series of Socia
Club parties, given at Union Hall Fri
day evening last, was most gratifyin
success in every particular. Abou
sixty couples were present to partici
pate IN the festivities, and despite tn
cOpIous fall of rain which commence
about the time the music ceased, non
regretted their presence at the part.
The next dance will probably TAX
place on Friday, the Gath inst.
About the silliest apologies we hav
been called upon TO read in grei
while are those attempted by the LAX
Crystal Union in defense of the charge
made against Mr.. Fletcher in its la
issue before election. Here is a spec
men:
"The eight hundred majority signifi
nothing, any farther than he (Fletche
is elected.
That's all, "-onny" 1t just signifi
that he is elected, and that, too, witho
the sanction OF the Union.
The third story of City Hall is bell
finished off, and when completed W
be used for public purposes. Workmf
are now engaged in plastering the roo
and it is expected, should reasonab
fair weather continue, that eyerythi
will be putt order by the middle of L
cember. For many purposes, this h
will be a great convenience to the pu
lie, and the city at the same time will
enabled to realize source of reven
from rental. 1t is simply stroke
economy on the part of our city fathe