The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-06-22
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County Convention tomorrow.
Harry Shaubut adver,iscs tor Il
good farm hand.
Mrs. ID. Davis gives notice that she
will teach French and German. See no
ticc elsewhere.
-Roemer is gong Ia celebrate At his
garden. There will he booming If can
mons all along the line.
Crops are booming. Corn is grow
ing a foot or less every day, while small
grain never looked better.
The pay car on the c. y y. W. II.
arrived las, Tuesday evening and made
the EMPLOYEES happy 10y distributing
the monthly allowance of grcenbacks.
Mr.. IL. Is. Kuowlton will interest
the people of Minnesota Lake with ms
eloquence on the Fourth Of July. Harry
will do Mankato proud on this occasion.
1t the anti-monopoly meeting adj
yertiscd 10 convene in this city Saiur-
day last was anything more or less than
a " iiZzle, the fact has not yet come
10 hight.
-Mankato will soon hc known rs the
star City of Minnesota which will bc
an appropriate title, rs il is the shining
and central mart Tor Southwestern
Minnesota.
Mr.. Geo. +. Brett. of the Empire
store, las complete change in his
large advertisement this week. which
our lady readers will not fail 10 notice
and appreciate.
Jas karmany bought cotswold
sheep Thursday that weighed 2i0
pounds. When il takes good big sheep
10 weigh l2j pounds II goes without say
ing that this one was whoppcr.
The Omaha road will sell tickets
July Bird and 18th good To return July
9th between all stations 10 Mankato for
one tare for the round trip. Military
bodies in uniform one cent per mile. -
The Milwaukee road will sell cx-
cursion tickets 10 Mankato for the
Fourth of July celebration, at one fare
for round trip. Thousands Of people
viii take advantage of the low rates.
"a "a WILL. A.. g, TO-.
secured the services of Peter Hanson. a
young man who has command of the
Norwegian, German ana English Ian
guagcs. lie will prove a valuable clerk.
The VI. T.. Sunday School scholars
are TO enjoy the pleasures of picnic in
Caswcll's Grove tomorrow. The Tivoli
school has received an invitation and il
is understood that the scholars will at
tend.
Our telephone exSha will be in
complete order for operation within a
day or two. The poles are all up and
most of the wire also. The connection
with ST. Peter will made during next
week.
Rev. c. a. Crcssey, of Lake Crys'
tai, will attend quarterly meeting at the
NJ. E. church in this city Sunday, and
occupy the pulpit both morning and
evening. He will also preach Saturday
evening.
The public will appreciate Mr.. J
F. Meagher's enterprise in painting
kalsomining and otherwise improving
the appearance of the postoilicc build
ing. Manderfcld d Payne did the ar
tistic work.
w. w. Webb IL Son have new
advertisement in to-day's FREE Pres,
which our readers should not fail tC
peruse. The " Red Lion, " under tho
present management, is one of the per,
manent institutions of our city, and dc
serves liberal patronage.
Tiffany says hc has $4,000 sub
scribcd toward new opera house I'm,
with $500 more work will bc commenced
This sum, Tiffany thinks, can De sccur
ed by the 9TH Of July. If 50, a new
opera house will he constructed bcfor,
cold weather sets in.
MIR. Darrell DAVIS, Il young attor
ncy recently located in this city, has
card IN to-day's issue, announcing him
self ready for business. Mr.. Davi
comes highly recommended, and with
little patience there is reason 10 bclIcv
he will work up lucrative practice.
Mr.. +. ID. Underwood, Supcrintcnd
.cnt of the Southern Minnesota division
of the &. NJ. ~ st. Paul railroad la
done Mankato a proud turn that sh
will not fail TO appreciate. Special OK
cursion trains will he run from Alder
Lea and Fairmont on the morning q
the Fourth, reaching at & 80.
At the meeting Of the State Bi
Association in ST. Paul Monday, an ol
ganIzation WAS completed by the adol
tion of "A constitution and election q
officers. Gordon T.. Cole was clccte
President, and Daniel Buck, of Mank;
to, was elected Vice President Ia repr,
sent the Sixth Judicial Distrist. MI
M. 5. Wilkinson, of Wells, was electe
member Of the committee on Admi
sion for the Sixth District.
Miss Mary j. Vincent, for abol
four years resident of this city, died
Rockford, Ills, Monday last, and W;
buried in Whitewater, Wis, on Wedne
day. Miss Vincent will be remembers
as the sister of Doctor Vincent forme
ly practicing physician of Mankato, an
ayoung lady who, during her residen,
here, made many warm and carne
friends. That dread disease, consum
tion, carried her 10 an early grave, al
the family have the sympathies
Mankato people in their bereavement