The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-07-07
HOME JOTTINGs.


-Mankato is among the number of
schools entitled to the 800 State aid.
-lsidor Longini n Co, have II notice
in this issue of their annual closing out
sale of summer goods.
A quarterly meeting will he held
10y the Free Mcthodists ut Hebron be-
ginning Friday evening, July Il.
Go to the NJ. L. church and see the
"Pilgrim's Progress" illustrated, Mon
day and Tuesday evenings, July 10 and
IL.
A few personal friends of Gen.
Baker were invited to spend the Fourth
with him at his farm in Rapidan town.
ship.
1000 feet of canvass--GO colossal
paintings by the best artists Monday
and Tuesday evenings, July 10 and H..
at NJ. Z. Church.
MIR. Jno. n. Hall has built shed
under which he has set up a Mccormick
self-binder for inspection. 1t is a fine
looking machine.
Elsewhere will he found call
TO the prohihitionists 10 meet July 18th,
in convention with the County Sunday
School convention.
Asa Graves has gained possession
of the Canadian coach horse which was
imported from Canada 10y Mr.. Henry
Shaubut, of this city, several years ago.
Harry and Frank Shaubut, pur-
chased last week, of d. A. Jones, all of
the latters stock, including his Ayrshire
breed. The price paid was over $1,000
About fifty couples of our young
people drove out to Lake Madison last
Tuesday, where they enjoyed the day
munchinS their neighbor's dinners and
rowing upon the lake.
We are in receipt of a beautiful and
touching poem from a friend, entitled
The School Marin that | Love" 1t i
too gushing, So soon after the Fourth,
hence It's non-appcarancc.
The first general encampment of
the Minnesota National Guards. will
rendezvous at White Bear Lake. July
10th. 1t is expected that all members
of the Guards will attend.
The paintings representing the
Pilgrim are masterpieces of art, sublime
conception, and are pronounced the
best and most elaborate of the kind
ever exhibited in this country.
Mr.. 5. b. Daniels, kindly remcm-
bered THE FREE Press this week 10y
presenting its proprietors with couple
of the largest and finest heads of cab
bage we ever saw at this season of the
year.
We present the delinquent tax list
this week in all its glory. While it may
not prove an interesting narrative to
many, yet it is story possessing a
moral which is unheeded by about
100 persons this year.
The Far and Festival at Burts
block, last Saturday evening, was at
tended 10y large crowd, who not only
partook heartily of the refreshments
offered, but purchased literally of the
many fine articles on sale.
Geo. w. Mead, Judge Of Probate
has received this week two pensions
one for a widow and the other for Henry
Waltz, of Mankato, the latter drawing
twenty-four dollars per month from the
date of application, March l., 1882.
"Wednesday night, Ed. Price drove
his hack too close to the track at the
Sioux City depot, and the engine came
along and caved in one of the hind
wheels, which caused Price to jump
thereby injuring his back and leg.
We are going to have Il circus al
last. Next Monday is the date, wheI
the elephant will exhibit himself And
now the boys wished they had saved &
little of their fire-cracker money, Sc
they wouldn't be obliged to crawl un,
der the tent.
We must beg the indulgence o.
our readers this week for the lack O
our usual reading matter, owing to thu
unexpected amount of space the tax
list occupies. Next week we will fur
nish a supplement.
The Pilgrim is miracLe of sole
genius and none but witness can APP
p-eciate his beauty and glory-Congre
gatiOnaList.
To be seen at the VI. E. church Mon
day and Tuesday evenings, July 10 and
IL.
We inadvertently stated last wccl
that Messrs. Bragdon and Clark, o
this city, had the contract for buildin:
the new school house at Lake Crystal
when we should have said that MI
Frances Bragdon was superin tending
under the direction of board of 81
citizens of Lake Crystal.
Every week we receive letters 0
commentator for the mammoth papc
We recently issued, and asking for in
formation relative TO our town an,
county. Last Monday we received
letter of inquiry from parties east, WIN
read in one of our big papers that
glass factory would pay here, and the
wanted to know about it, The desire
information was at once given.
The Methodist church was crowde
in every nook and corner, last Monda
night by all appreciativc audience, VIII
expected to hear the OriginM Tennessee
Jubilee Singers. And in fact the
were announced as such by the leade
but those who have heard the .Origir
ais" were impressed with the bell,
that those who were before them wei
attempting to palm themselves off IL
something they were not. Exccptin
one or two good voices the singing WI
decidedly thin, and in an intcrvie
with the leader after the concert IA,
iourned, the fact was revealed that Il
troupe was composed of fresh, and n
material, who were trying to work up
reputation. All plantation troupes ca
themselves originals, that is, origins
darkies, which is as far as the appella
ton goes.