The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-02-23
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Key. John Moses, the new pastor Of
the Calvanistic Methodist, Of Minneapo.
Lis, will preach al the Welsh church 10.
night.
The bars were let down FRIDAY
night, the cows driven home, and an
immense amount of creamery butter is
expected 10 be the result.
ALI right, Netf We take it back. II
you published morning paper in II
you got twelve years the start of us, and
We cheeriully take the next pew.
MIR. W. I. Matthews gives notice
that he is prepared 10 tune and repair
pianos and organs, and also 10 furnish
first-class orchestra music for all oc-
casions.
MIR. Geo. Barr, an old Mankato boy
and one of our best and brightest young
bushes men, has made arrangements
for starting bank At Lake Crystal some
time in May next.
Prof Edward Soaring Will deliver u
lecture al the Presbyterian church for
the Dime Literary Society, Friday eve.
March end. Subject, "Mohammed.'
Consideration. "A half dollars worth for y
dime.
The town caucus of the township
OF Mankato will be held Al Jacob
Swiggett's on March Sd, AT = O'Clock p.
NJ, for the purpose oi nominating
township officers. by order Of town
committee.
Hopeful lodge |. o. q. T., recently
organized. will give supper for the
benefit ot the order At Mrs. Detirah's
store, 10 North Front street, on Tues
day evening next. supper from $50
10 O'Clock with oysters. Admission %
cents.
The good people of Rush Lake gave
= grand lrstiNa! for their pastor Rev
John Crimson, on Wednesday night.
The ladies deserve credit for getting up
the supper. The young peoples sing
ing ASS grand. The receipts of the
evening were $40.
The readers of The FREE Pass
were treated 20 4 very complete report
Of the Dairymen's Convention last week,
several days in advance of any and all
other papers in this locality, and we
are glad to know that our efforts TO sup.
ply chem are fully appreciated.
Mr.. Coffin, one OF the good prac,i-
cal dsirymen who attended the recent
convention in this city, has communi
cation in This issue, written during his
Leisure at Albert Lea, while waiting for
,he railroads 20 raise the blockade.
THE FREE PRESS appreciates the gem
tleman's thoughtfulness in writing a
letter for our paper.
MIR. J. ID. Harding arrived in Man
ksto from Sioux City Monday morning,
and in very short time will be pre-
pared 10 turn out steam boilers. His
tools, &c, have arrived, and until such
weather as will permit the erection OF
building, Mr. Harding will occupy
quarters near lumber yard formerly con.
Quoted by 5. Winship.
An observer is glad 10 note, that q,
the Dairymsn's convention in this city
Mrs. c. w. Herman, OF Amboy, wa:
was in regular attendance. This lady
is one of the best and most experienced
butter makers in this vicinity. II is a
pleasure to know that one lady was in.
terested enough in dairy matters 10 si'
out three days convention.
The banquet al Union Hall Friday
night was attended by nearly 800 peo'
pie, notwithstanding the storm was one
of the worst OF the season. Mr.. Horace
De Groot managed everything con
nected with the elegant repast in an ele
CANT manner, and was the recipient Of
many fiattering encomiums for his untir
ing efforts To make il pleasant and rel
ishable tor all who attended. He could
have easily dined another hundred.
A change in the firm of Phillips
Wheeler, liyerymen, occurred on
Wednesday morning, Mr.. 5. &. Brooks
purchasing Mr.. Wheeler's interest. MI
Brooks conducted livery stable q
Mapleton for several years, selling on
last fall and removing 10 this city. II
is thoroughly good mau for the liv
cry business, and we certainly hope he
may be successful in the partnership ht
has so recently formed. The firm hav
our best wishes.
One hundred and fifty copies extr
of last weeks FREE Press were prin,
ed, and the entire number exhausted i
less than six hours after the press wa
stopped. We also printed 5000 SUP
pliments containing our excellent rcpol
Of the proceedings OF the Dairymen
Convention for several cnterprising pa
pers III this section of the State, and
supply our friends we issued 1000 cxtr;
every one of which were exhausted be
fore five O'Clock Monday afternoon
Who says Southern Minnesota is not il
tcrested in the cow
The Council will meet in regul;
session one week from next WEDNESDAY
and some sort of fire alarm should COZ
meet City Hall with the big mill. Witt
out water our lire department is fai
ure in case of conhagration; with sul
ply OF tins Indispensable element, v
have one Of the best organized al
most prompt departments in the stat
and the boys are never behind with the
part. The fire Oh Friday night demo
strated the inciliciency Of no expedi
Gus means of notifying the engineer
the mill when water is needed, and b
the blaze started in one OF our busint
blocks and the same waste of time
suited before effective work could
had upon the blaze, there is no knowi
what the result might have been. Wit
out entering into any discussion o'
this matter, the attention of the coun
is earnestly directed to the importar
of immediate action in tue premises.