The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-03-09
o. .. PITCHER, Chairman

Sheriff Monks is negotiating i"r II
full-blood Jersey bull.
March, March, March ins ON, i
what March j. up Ia now.
The NJ y. q. uf Mankato will
elect = Captain next Tuesday night.
George f. Brett, he Of the Empire
store. has few locals in this Issue that
vii! interest our readers.
The Board al Commissioners were
in session the first OF tue week, adjourn
ing Wednesday. Proceedings will APP
pear next week.
Friend Porter will please observe
that the Cumbersome tax on matches
has finally been recognized bv congress
aud relici afforded,
Eugene Kcnen will sell al public
auction. ON ms farm i'll jamestown,
Monday, March Goth. several head Of
Young horses, cattle. and a quantity oi
farm tools. Terms are easy.
Bills are out announcing an Easter
ball at Union Hall Monday evening"
March Goth. The price of tickets, in
Guiding supper, has been placed at The
exceptionally low price of Sloa per
couple.
MIR. W. 7. Mills has leased his
frame building ON the Garner OF Front
and Cherry streets. To Mr.. Brewster, for
term of two years. 1t will be head
quarters tor the Mccormick harvester
agency.
Miss Roland. whose illness we noted
in these columns several weeks since, is
recovering. Her many friends in Man.
kato will be very much pleased To know
that she j. improving ami hope for her
speedy recovery.
The thermometer GOT down Ia III
below zero "Wednesday morning. Com
fortably cool lor the eth of March. BIT
when We examine the weather reports Of
thst L" beautiful Northwest and find
the thermometer marked anywhere from
l. 10 % below. il makes ore IN this To-
calty pine Tor i refrigerator
AT noon to-day. and Just as we 90
10 press, Harry Waters mill furnishing
shop on Hickory street caught fire in
the rear end, and had il not been dis.
covered about the time !. Was serious
confederation would have ensucd. As
il was the partial burning OF couple
Of separators was about ali the damage
done, and they were insured. As ususi
our fire boys deserve great credit tol
their prompt and efficient work.
Mr.. Rudolph Androwski, one of the
old pioneer settlers Of this city died a
his home wednesday morning. Mr.
Androwski was about - years of age
and during his younger life was an &C
tive business man, and an enterprisins
citizen. He was highly respected by
all who knew um, and III his death, h,
leaves a large circle 81 friends TO mourn
his loss and reflect over the kind deed
of an active and useful lie
The residence of Il. Severance il
Belgrade. was burned last Monda,
morning, and most Of the clothing, bed
ding, Sc, in the second story We're ais
consumed. while nearly everything ol
the lower floor was saved. Mr.. Sever
ance was town clerk OF the town a
Belgrade. and many OF the records q
the town were destroyed. The bouS
MAS insured for $500 but the propert
was worth considerably more than thi
sum.
M. Il. Haynes has been for sever;
days experimenting with what is know
among engineers a the blue process I
copying, and he has produced some vel
handsome maps. The process is sue
as will 10 away with the more expcl
slve mode Of litno"raphin". and they C:
be furnished al less than half the cost
Autograph map,and are equally rs lcp
bls and durable. \ sample of I'll
work will soon he on exhibition in Tt
FREE PREs> office. and those who S
it cannot but become convinced of
genuine merit.
Below will be found one Of I
many excellent press notices of "Bost'
Ideal Unclc Toms Cabin Co., take
from the Boston V0rid.
standing room "nly" was hoist-d ov
the door every night last week during I
cngagrmrnts at the Boston Ideal I'm,
Toms Cabin Co., ~ the Museum" Son
how this company hss n hold upon IN" pcol
that frequent visits cannot loosen; anyw
they give hy all odls the best perfDrTnun
OF the favorite play ever given in Bnsion,a
for our part We are always ready To welco
them back
They appear Al Union Hall in Nj
kato SATURDAY afternoon and evening
this week
The New York TribH"c says Il
Mr.. II. G.. Ycomaus, Of Walworlh,
Y. prepares for his Holstcin dairy Ia,
mixture ot 3. bran lin bulkl,
cotton seed meal, and 81 corn and OF
Of which hc alyca each animal when
grass " daily average Of abont
quarts. and in winter, on any feed, d
bile that quantity tn those in milk, i;
the Iattor qcts bcets in their season.
tells Mr.. Conrad Wilson thar twenty
pounds Of The milk thus produced IN;
one pound of hutier-rather more II
heifers and less from mature COZ
This clipping Is given 10 "how that
up here IN Minnesota can beat Il
New Workers on the matter of but
Mr.. ". l.. Wilson, of West Mank
has cross between the Short.horn
Native, which he feeds only IL gu
Of bran pei day, together with hay,
from 81 pounds of milk he produc
pound Of butter-.hus with less
and less milk he is enabled TO pro,
the Same quantity OF butter. We
vouch tor the superior quality Of
same, having been favored wit
sweet, rich looking and decidedly |
table roll.
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