The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-02-09
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TO his house for some weeks on accoun
of illness.
Monday, the weather moderated
somewhat, and Tuesday WAS lovely
day.
YUM um-Jumbo does not yet
fully realize that the Senatorial question
has been settled.
Mr.. W. II. Williams announces
elsewhere that he wants one or more
agents to sell some of the most popular
books of the day.
-"Cheap John" of the Rerie,c, is
greatly exercised over the post office.
The trouble with old chronic is that he
can't get II himself.
Mr.. Asa Graves has a card in this
issue, and notifies the public that orders
left at Jno. 4. Samborn's drug store will
receive prompt attention.
The Methodists are having a series
Of very interesting evening meetings and
they will be continued as long rs the
attendance holds good.
The adjourned term of the District
Court will convene in Mankato on Tues
day OF next week, AT which time several
deferred cases will be disposed of.
If Old Prob. will hold his tenn.
per for two weeks there will he an I'M
mense crowd of people IN attendance at
the dairymen's convention next week.
MIR. l.. Dutton. advertises farm of
leo acres for sale. Ii is located five
miles west of Winnebago City, and
could be made choice stock farm.
Five hundred men were a portion
of last week engaged in shoveling snow
on the 5. NJ. road between Wells and
Fulda. The shovelers received $l.25
per day.
The first train west of Waseca on
the W. and 81. u. road since Saturday,
made ITS appearance Wednesday night.
1t brought in 2 goodly amount nf east
ern mail.
Trade has brushed up consider
ably during the past few days Of pleas
ant weather. No one finds fault with
this change, that We have heard Of.
No, not one
The Msdeiia Touring mill will
soon be ready for operation. Mr.. 5. +.
Morrison is now completing his contract
with the company i'll putting in the
steam works.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. L. L.
Davis will sympathize with them in the
loss of their baby boy who died Thurs
day morning. The child was about nine
months old, and died from lung diff
Guilty.
We are requested TO announce that a.
oyster supper will be given at Carmel
church, Jud.on, on Friday evening
next, Feb. 10th A cordial invitation
is extended 10 all Ia attend. Tickets,
SO cents.
MIR. Fowler comes back on Cheap
John" this week, and is driving HIM in
10 hole that will be hard for the R,oietc
corporosity I" crawl through. But he
can get through an opening that would
shame mouse To- attempt.
-Lost-A bunch of keys. between
the post.officc and FREE PRESS. The
bunch consisted OF three security keys,
one door KEY, one trunk key and one
skate key. none of which are of value to
any one except owner. Please leave al
FREE PRELs.
Report has it that Supt. Clarke OF
the c., NJ. d 81. z. railway, in company
with other high officials oil the road
were last week held in Il snow bank
on the west end of the 5. NJ. division
for three days. They now evidently
know how il is themselves.
If collections are not hard they
are nothing. The weather has
been 50 disagrecable for some
weeks that the money market has sim,
ply frozen up. 1t may he expected to
soften up somewhat with the prevel
ance of reasonably good weather.
After raising the blockade Wednes
day. the Northwestern company sent q
quantity OF coal and wood west, to pre-
vent suffering for lack of fuel in case o.
another forced suspension Of trains
The road is now open to Tracy ant
with fair weather trains will run
through TO Pierre Tomorrow.
The Touring mill of r. d. Hubbard
& Co. closed down on "Wednesday fo
two weeks, partly for making repair
and partly eli account Of scarcity o
wheat. The Company have about 81
tons OF. bran which Can be had at 81
per ton. They have sufficient flour il
stock to supply their home customer
during the temporary suspension.
-"Steve" Dolson, young man wei
known to the travelling public, and
''hsil fellow well met" has purchase
the hack line operated by Ed. Pnc
and will hereafter cater TO the publ
wants in this respect. "Steve" is az
commodating, and has had the requisit
experience TO qualify him for tn
manipulation Of this sort OF business.
The st. Peter Tribane is ut a loss
know why the boys OF that town do ne
furnish the editor with all item in tn
police court, plaintively remarking tn,
there has not been case of assault {
battery, or plain drunk or anything f
weeks" II this situation Of affail
exist in St. Peter, there is somethin
out of gear, sure, and the matter shout
be investigated.
AT the masque ball at Union Ha
Tuesday night, three or four of our 81
town" girls thought they would disgui
themselves and "see how the DO,
acted" 1t Is perhaps unnecessary
remark that their peculiarly inquisiti
natures were thoroughly satisfied, III
as the boys got onto the program
and spotted the girls, as il were, Il
table was turned in q very effecti
manner, and somewhat to the discon
Torture Of the ladies. The boys car
out ahead, sure.