The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-04-06
HOME JOTTINGS.
Beautiful dav for election.

Beautiful day for election.
1t is now dubbed the bloody Sec
ond
1t Is yoLr fault, because You
didn't vote.
The anniversary of Odd Fellowship
occurs on the Goth inst.
Who says the German women can't
vote on School questions.
This is about the right season of
the year 10 look out Tor sickness.
Clinton Newell and Geo. Fisher
of Kasota are al work in the Garden
City mill
1T waNed very warm over the
School Board question i'll the Second
Ward Tuesday.
Bob Ingersollism was played on
Lamb in the fourth ward and il worked
10 charm.
A nice April shower Wednesday,
which is the first zeal and genuine in
dication Of spring We have had.
Gus BiNby, of Garden City and
Frank Thurston of the same place have
their wheat all in. and Others are rapid
" following suit.
Lets see: some months ago some
one said something about rebuilding the
opera house. But il has been u long
time since such a rumor was current.
M. l.. Lockerhy, through Judge
Mead, has secured II pension of 81 pei
month. He gets the benefit, also. OF
fifteen months back pay.
The bad blood OF the Fourth has
been transmitted to the Second, il the
School Board fight Is any criterion. 1t
was the warmest contest of any election
ever held in the city.
II YOU run for office and want de-
feat 10 oycrtakc YOU, just secure the
support OF the Recieic. Wise is sure
death TO any person he favors in apolit-
zeal contest
If the Republicans ran the Second
ward Democratic caucus. the Democrats
returned the compliment by manipnlat-
ing the Republican caucus. On this
point honors appear easy.
Col B"blcter, OF the 2nd Rcgt. NJ.
y. g., va, in the city last night ana in
spected the Mankalo Light Guards in
the manual OF arms and military tactics.
The Colonel expressed himself highly
pleased with the company.
Alderman Mills has reconSidered
and will not resign. Good for Mills.
He has made level-hcaded alderman
on generalitics, and simply because he
could not see the bonus. question rs
some others do. il is no reason why he
should pull out of the council.
Spring time and seeding will need
come pretty soon if We care to get our
crops in. The days are pleasant, but
the cool nights keep the soil in an nm
tillable condition. Everything now
points to general opening Of spring
work next week.
The story goes that two young mer
wore a most sorrowful looking counte
nance one evening this week by dis
covering that some wretch had purloin
ed away a bottle of old rye that the!
had secreted in downtown barn. Ev
identity they were mourning oyer de
parted spirits.
Rev. Albert Warren will dcliye
his last sermon in the Congregations
usual hour. In the early part OF mex
week, Mr.. Warren goes 10 Tyler an
Lake Stay for month on matters con
nected with his calling. He will locat
in Lake BentOn. having received "A cal
from the Congregational society of tina
place.
Lorenzo Wing, who was last ia
sent from this county 10 the asylum ;
81. Peter found his way back TO Dan
Vile couple of weeks since, and S
Interchangeable did lie become that
was necessary to place him in contint
ment again He was therefore brougl
90 this city Wednesday night and r
turned TO 81. Peter yesterday morning
The Winona RepUblicon is autho
ity for the statement that so great HI
been the rush of settlers 10 the Mort
west and particularly to Dakota, In
The Northwestern Railway company h
been compelled to issue an order
their station agents forbidding them
accept any more of this kind of freig
until the expiration of certain da
The company is compelled to call Il h'
and hire additional cans oil EaSte
roads in order Ia accommodate tho
who wish To go West and grow
with the country"
A new society called the Manka
Athletic Club, wa. organized Wedn,
day evening, with ten members, n
the room for meeting will he in rear
Citizens National Bank. The prime &
ject Of the organization, rs We und
stand il, is to see how near each me
Der can come Ia breaking his neck wi
out really accomplishing the act. I
intermediate point To he gained is
development of muscle. Horizon
bars will he Immediately erected, q
the manning process forthwith in
gurated. e. II. Fox is the trcasul
There are no death benefits conncc
with the organization.
AT the prize skating last event
MIR. Frank Pay was awarded the &c
prize and Miss Lulu De(;raif the lac
A goodly number OF contestants "
on the floor, and fair sized audie
was present 10 witness the exhibit
The judges selected for the occa,
were: George n. Petty and w. H..
Curdy, Kansas City; and J. G. Jat
GAINESVILLE, Wisconsin. 1t was, we h
almost impossible for the Judges to
eide whether Miss DcGraff or
Snow was entitled TO the prize, but
final decision was as above noted, in
yor Of Miss DeGrafi. \ masauel
hall will be given in the Hall ON