The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-07-06


oi the NJ. +. church of this city, occu
pied his old pulpit last Sabbath morn
ing, and preached at the Presbyterian
church in the evening.
Mr.. Iialvcrscn. of the Albert Lea
Enterprise has sold II onc-half interest
IN his paper 10 Mr.. Clint l.. Luce, who
has the year past been the torcmcn and
assistant editor in the office.
Some of the lawns in the city were
finely illuminated with Japanese Ian,
terms on the evening of the 18th, and
We're really beautiful. The illumina-
/ ton, however, was not general.
On account of threatening weather
/ the militia companies which were cX-
/ pcctcd here on the Fourth did not come
and the competitive drill on the
programme did not take place.
Small boys are now vigilant in
watching for opportunities Ia earn the
necessary funds To carry them INTO the
circus. Give them the chance. Ii does
not harm them and affords them much
pleasure.
Whatever you are from nature,
keep Ia it never desert your own line
of talent BE what nature intended You
for, and you will succeed; bc anything,
land you will be ten thousand times
worse than nothing Sydney Smith.
A long pocket-book, found one day
this week in front of The Clifton House,
has been left at this office. As there are
several envelopes in the book addressed
10 Harry Bushraw, the property is
supposed 10 belong to that gentleman.
Beer and cigar stamps sold at
Mankato during the month ending
June 81, lSS3:
NJ. CIGAR stamps .... 5is Net value 3 81 20
M. Beer stamps 1858 I" ~, 10
Total. $Gol -
Wholesale liquor dealers stamps issued O..
Work Oh the telephone lines goes
rapidly toward, and will be completed
soon. Nearly all of the Instruments are
in place and are working satisfactorily.
From present indications there will be
about seventy subscribers, which is GER
tainly a good showing.
Music 10y telephone is the latest
novelty successfully worked. When
Mankato's system is completed and con-
ncctions made with neighboring towns il
may be possible that something even
more strange than that will he devised.
Only wait and see.
The Prohibition Home Protection
Party will hold q meeting at the Court
House in Mankato, Saturday July It'll,
al = =. VI. To elect delegates To the State
Convention Ia be held ut Minneapolis
on the 10th inst.
Mrs. ID. n. Tyncr this week wins
the thanks of this office for most beau.
| tiful collection of flowers. Mrs. Il. has
a tine selection of the choicest flowers
and has for some time regularly sup
piled the pulpits of one or more of our
/ churches with fine bouquets.
The Gas Company has put on al
| additional force Of filters and are doing
Il land office business in supplying
our prominent mercantile houses will
fittings and fixtures, Many privat,
dwellings are also included among tn,
list of houses, and everything Indicate
a prosperous as well rs cnterprising ven
ture for the Company.
The summer resorts now swarm will
favored individuals, who have nothin.
but comfort in view, forsakc the bus
marts and flee to Il place where care j
not supposed to enter. Bnt how deccp
tive are such visions. What with con
tending against cxortionate charges o
rapacious landlords, striving unsucccss
i"''! =" find home comforts in a littl
"Ao iooi'i' "'-a the hundreds of it'll
annoyanccs which i.,i,w the nI.osur
seeker, after all there Is me-. ot I'm
q. home life which is preferable. SUNNI,
resorts do not afford SO much gcnuin
comfort AS they do means for quIckl
I. reaching the bottom OF a fat pocket
book.
/, Work On the telephone lines pro
. crosses finely and will soon be complct
: eel. The following dwellings and bus
ness houses are already in the the eli
, cult. Dwellings, G. +. Brett, w. I
Mills, +. l.. Waters, A. Il. Smith, WIN
Frisbic, o. II. Mathcr, VIM Page. Busi
ness houses G.. f. Brett, Clements l. III
. per, McCormick's office, Phillips !
[ Brooks, Mankato House, Mankato Man
ufacturing Co, Polchow ~ Willard, Cit
Line to Mill, Shirk u Son, Karmany
meat market, IIcinZc's South Front AN,
north Front street bakeries, Manka
. To Mill Co., w. Is. Walker, Wickcrshai
) II Brown, First National Bank, S. l
Morrison ~ Co, G. NJ. ~ st. =. X. i
Mankato FREE Press, Recie,o, Publ.
Spirit, City Hall office, City Bank, &c
NJ. Ray,C. ~ n. w. II. Rand tclcgrap
office.
, The following list shows the tots
amount of tax collections by the count
, treasurer between the February an
, June settlements:
= IOunly w. bS.
n IpDi TAX S'iii
EOau ana brldSrp... .......to,-S3
| Blue Earth bridge, ................ 81 =: