The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-04-20
HOME JOTTINGS.

their new styles Of gents suits.
McsSrS. I"rgenScn X Madison, mrr
chant tailorS. have enlarged their quar-
tiers, ami put in a stock al gents fur
nishing goods.
John Klein, the furniture man has
"a local in this issue calm" attention Il
his fine display of new and elegant
chamber suits.
Mr.. VIM. Bicrbaucr has brick I'll
the ground ready for rebuilding ia,
vaults in his brewery. The old one,
are spreading, and have become unsafe
train dd not leave here last saturday
morning, until $ o'clock in the afternoon
owing Ia a wash-out this side of the Red
Jacket.
The Minnesota river has assumed
quite di@nilicd proportions within the
past week, but does not give evidence
of acting up I" the extent of iniurn@
any one.
A bad place in the road is notice
able on Rock street Just above the rail-
road track. The recent heavy rains
have dug out a hole either side of the
road, and makes it Il dangerous high
way.
- Ii our readers will locate that "De,
mcntcd Soldier item in last week
paper II Eagle Lake, instead Of Lake
Crystal, they will have the exact place
where We should have placed the occur
renee.
Mr.. J. George kocnig intends Ia
start bakery III connection with his
grocery business. He has everything
in readiness Ia commence operations en-
cept the very essential adjunct of u
baker. This he will supply rs soon Il,
possible.
do not fail Ia lend your presence
al Normal Hall tomorrow evening. The
IoIanthcan Society will present Il splcn
did musical programme, and all will he
pleased with the rcnditionS. Misses
Hutchinson and Wagner Will assist in
making the entertainment highly cn.
joyahlc.
The Commencement exercises "i
the State Normal school promise Ia
surpaSs all previous occasions al the
kind in the history oi ihiS growing in.
stItutlon. The graduating class will
number some eighteen or twenty. and
the programme Ia Ice presented vii!
be- full of interest.
Geo. Bliss, residing on the Gilmour
farm. one AMI half miles north al
Napoleon, will sell Al auction. on the
Isl day of May, II number ot' horses
colts, COWS. hogs, farm machinery, tools
and numerous other articles not men
toned. \ good opportunity is here
offered Ia stock up.
The Assessors of Blue Earth Cnun
" are called Ia meet at the Auditor
office in Mankato on Saturday, Apri
2Sth, and every ASSESSOR in the county
should be present. THE FREE Pres
has Just completed the a,scSsors' books
and they will he placed INTO the band
al usscssorS on this date.
Joseph l,oway. who completed
servitudc in the county Jail Tuesday i"l
being drunk and dIsorderly, WAS nc
leased, and Immediately rc-arrested Io
petty larceny and sent NJ for liiteel
days more. This last oiicnse was III
stealing Of ivory rings from the har
ness belonging L. Hugh Duiicy.
An advertisement will br inun'
ELSEWHERE, signed 10y Chas. Bird, Capt
and Assistant Quartcrmaster, L. ;. y
Fort Smelling. calling for bids for 81
head of good, sound two.ycar old he'll
crs, of good American stock. The an
mails are la be- delivered at Aberdeen
ID. +. on the l2th day of June next.
Mr.. John Rid"cway, an old gentle
man who resided on the Agency hi
and who for some time past has bee
driving tin wagon for Il. futile, die
last Tuesday morning, after sever;
weeks illness. Funeral services wei
held al ms late home "Wednesday morn
ing at 10 O'Clock and were conducte
10y Rev. f. Rogers.
- Mankato Lodge, No. II, and Schi
Ter Lodge No. -, /. o. q. F., of Man
kato, will celebrate the Gath annivcrs:
~ of Odd Fellowship in America {
Union Hall on the 2Gth instant. TT
exercises will consist of select reading
vocal ana instrumental music, dancin:
&c. We understand that II banqu
will bc one of the specially intcrcstin
features OF the OCCASION.
Mr.. Mccurly, one of the gcntlcme
who came here last fall AMI arranged
supply Mankato with gas, is expcct'
10 arrive in the city to-day or to-mo
row, prepared Ia commence immedia
operations in the construction of h
works. 1t j. expected that he will ha'
everything in readiness to illumina
our streets, business houses and priva
residences by the first of October, N
perhaps sooner.
Our business men on South Fro
Street are entitled Ia IA medal for &
enterprise they have displayed in clca
ing the street in front "f tier rcspc'
i've places of business. This has he
done from Cherry la Walnut streets ia
in" in three Iul! blocks. and has been
saving to the city of fully 500. WI
80 saith our business men are not emit
prising, evidently has not seen the fru
al their good work on Front Street.
If any of our music-loving pcol
failed Ia attend the concert 1T Uni
Hall last Saturday evening, they "
have IAN opportunity oi hearing il
peatcd, with some changes in the p
grammc, on tomorrow saturday. G
ning, al Normal Hall. The price
admission has been reduced Ia % cc,
and the proceeds will be applied 10
benefit of the lnlanthcan Society of
Normal School. Let our people
knowledge their appreciation Of
laudable efforts of this society, and