The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-12-28
HOME JOTTINGS.


What did you get in your stocking
Remember that it takes live men 10
make live towns.
This is uncharitable weather on
wood piles aud coal bins.
A Christmas tree will lie an inter
esting feature AT the Presbyterian
church this evening.
Thomas Il Washburn have Il house
for rent. An announcement 10 that et
feet will he found in this issue.
j. NJ. karmary says he beat all the
boys on Christmas present. His wife
presented him with bouncing girl
baby.
BY reference Ia our list of ladies who
will receive on New Years, 1t will be
observed that lightweight names are
published.
Christmas morning broke clear and
cold. The thermometer at : O'Clock
marked II degrees below Zero--a fall
ing OF two points from o'clock.
The annual meeting Of the stock
h Jlders of the MankatO Manufacturing
Company, for the election of directors.
will be held on the Sth of January.
See notice.
business generally was suspended
on Christmas, and the young people
gave themselves over to the indulgence
OF sleigh rides and other exhiliarating
amusements.
If the enormous piles of goods
which lett our stores the week preced-
ing Christmas, is an indication,
Santa Clause was pretty liberal with
bis contributions.
The annual election of the direct.
ors Of the First National Bank, will be
held Jan. IS. The Citizens National
Bank officials will elect their directors
on the Sth of January.
The surplus money from the ban
quet OF the Cement Company, was do
mated 10 the Ladies Aid Society Of
which they desire to return thanks.
Amount Of dOnation-S33. 20.
This is the time of year when the av
erage young man ''swears of" There
are several in our city who would do
well TO turn over a new Leaf with the
commencement of the year 1884.
The United States Senate confirm
ell the Iowa tramp ~ postmaster at
Mankato.-RecteG.
For which the scab from Lake Super
ior sheddeth many crocodile tears.
Capt. Burgess, Lieut.. Washburn,
and Corporal Smith, Company F. end
Regt. NJ. y. g., have been selected as
delegates to attend the annual election
of the Minnesota National Guards.
which is to assemble in this city on the
9th of January.
The St. Peter Tribune says that
Geo. f. Case, Esq, OF LIE Sueur couu-
~, has removed his Norman horses to
farm which he recently purchased five
miles from Minneapolis. The change
of location will doubtless prove source
of profit To Mr.. Case in the marketing
Of his blooded horses, but he will be
greatly missed from this locality.
BY the way, will the renegade OF
the ReoieW please TO give his readers the
names OF those soldiers in Blue Earth
county who are not entitled to the pen
sions they are drawing from the govern
ment! The low and insulting charge
he recently made in the columns Of ms
demagogic sheet will not slip from the
public mind so easily as the BLACKBOARD
may wish. Speak out, coward!
Mrs. VIM. Roberts, who for the
past eight years has officiated as deputy
Register OF Deeds, and whose services
in that capacity have won for her the
esteem of all who have had business to
transact in that department OF our coun-
ty government, has resigned. She il
succeeded by Charley Christensen. Mrs
Roberts will, for time at least, be
found at Fowler's variety store, ready tc
meet and wait upon old friends with
her accustomed alacIity.
Mr.. &. p. Griebel's wood-shed
caught fire on Friday evening, but the
prompt response of our fire depart
ment saved any considerable damag,
from doing wrought. 1t wa.
very fortunate that the water pipe,
leading from the mill to the river wer,
free of ice, for had the water works beer
out of order fierce confagration mus
have inevitably occurred from the ma
ture Of the surroundings Of the fire.
building,
"A fatal accident occurred to VIM
Shielding, at Winnebago Agency Oh
Saturday. He was engaged IN sawin,
with power saw. The saw was defec
tive in that it had couple of teetl
knocked out. A stick Of wood wa
partially cut, when the saw suddenl
jumped from the arbors, struck the un
fortunate man in the shoulder and neal
ly severed him in two. Surgical ski
and human aid failed to save, and MI
Shielding died on the following day
Sunday.