The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-10-19
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Remember the dates.
Don't forget the auction on the Jones
farm Oct. 3lst.
The frame work OF the new flour
mill AT Lake Crystal is up.
Potatoes are selling 1T II cents II
bushel at Austin Too cheap.
The Lanesboro JoHrHm is for sale,
ON account of the Ill health Of the pro-
prictor.
A farmer Of lie Sucur county has
made | GOO gallons Of sorghum syrup
this year.
The annual State convention of
Minnesota Baptists is in session nj DIVA
tonna tins week.
Sea- the great Chicago dry goods
king, has opened IA branch establish
ment in Minneapolis.
Geo. \. Clarke sold 10 James Nc.
Broom for L. \. Oliver, lot block Is,
Van Brunts addition tor 5000.
Our Sterling items arrived too late
for publication this week but yet in
time for Us 10 clip "A crop report.
Indian summer. squaw winter, and
smiling spring have been represented
10y the weather OF the past ten days.
Geo. \. Clarke sold tor Mrs. Ii. G..
Hilton To p. F. Younghs, part of lot -,
block -. III Shaubut's subdivision for
$500.
Next To the potato crop of this
year comes large yield of onions.
Minnesota can furnish perfume for the
continent.
Hon. Geo. Vending, the Illinois
orator who made a national reputation
IN answering Ingersoll, is to lecture at
ST. Peter, Nov. Ord.
Geo. NJ. Ray has had telephone
placed in his residence, and parties who
leave their orders there for groceries
will have them promptly filled.
The people in the neighborhood
OF Swan Lake, Nicollet county, are exer-
cised over the report that a real live
panther is abroad in their midst.
In another column We publish the
prospectus of the St Paul Dispdtch, and
recommend il To those of our readers
who desire paper from the State sapi.
tol.
The Omaha road makes a reduction
of forty per cent. III railroad fair Ia
those who desire to attend the grand
opera in the new opera house AT st.
Paul this week.
Judge Mead has secured for Mr.
A. F. Bliss, of Jackson county, former.
IL a resident of tins city, pension OF
about $500 back pay, with So pei
month for the future.
Two men at Cleveland, this State
recently settled a difficulty according
To the Marquis of Queensbury rules.
The great Northwest is becoming more
civilized. We will soon he up with
Boston.
Rev Father Eenn will dedicate tho
new Catholic church at Wells next sun
day. \ special train will lie run from
here over the Milwaukee rad. If one
hundred or more attend from this poin
the fare for the round trip will be Sl.lj
The Il. * O. Red Book, special edi
ton devoted Ia the political statistics %
MinncsOta,is most valuable little book
Of reference. Sent free upon applica
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The Winona Il ST. Peter officials
are taking extra care 10 avoid snow
blockadcs the coming winter. The
banks Of the cuts have been sloped, an'
double lines Of snow fences have beer
put up.
The editor Of the Austin Tronscrip
has placed himself upon record, and W
imagine will kept busy explaining mat
tiers Hear him:
The Mother Hubbard dress is
deccIv"r. IL is not what it looks To he
The deadly corset is concealed bcncatI
its ample folds, and we know it.
Last week III. Bornt, of Shelby
threshcd Gs7 bushels of oats from l.
acres, and 1873 bushels OF barley from
4 acres. This barley yield is claimed +
be ahead of anything reported. On
Sterling correspondent also reports tina
john Drcws raised of barley over 8
bushels To the acre, and 30 bushels q
oats To the acre.
j. ID. Harding IL Co, have closed
contract for making two boilers for tn
big mil, To be } feet in diameter, witt
10 feet flucs. Also two for the new OF
mill AT Sioux City, to he 90 inches i
diameter, and lG feet flues. These ar
all to bc made of JIG inches homoeog
enous steel the best that can
bought. The boilers made by thes
gentlemen for the Cement Works ar
sufficient guarantee that they will b
No. IN every particular.
We this week send to some fiv
hundred Of our subscribers who are i
arrears to THE PREE PRESS neatl
printed circular, which we trust vii
receive their prompt attention. /
plain terms, we need the amount due U
on subscription, and if each one
whom we appeal will but respon
promptly, which we have every reasO
10 believe they will, they will not onl
aid us materially, but will ut the san
time gain Tor themselves long cred
mark upon which to enter the futur
Let us hear from you good friend
Any amount under $500 can be Sc
for three cents; over that amount it wi
only cost you cents. Postal notes a
cheap, and money orders plenty.