The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-10-26

| Dicey, the best know coiorcd revival
ist in or about Nashville.
Get yours tickets at once for tn
concert 10 lie given by Donavin's Orig
inal Tcnncsseeans at Union Hall, Thurs
day evening Nov. LIST.
Hon. Faycttc Marsh at Union Hall
Saturday evening, Nov. 3rd. Let Their
hc a large attendance OF Republican
from all points of the county.
j. j. lIaggard. of Eagle Lake, thi
week sold to Adolph Frank the W. !,
Of y. T.. Il, Sec. So, Township los
Range -, for $l.l50.
-Thos. III. lIcfty and family, o
South Bend. started tins week for Ore
g"n, where he expects to make hi
irture home. May good fortune at
tend him.
Signs point to mild winter. Corr
huSks are thin, and the muskrats ar,
building their houses very nigh, both %
which facts are SAID 10 indicate milo
weather.
Sunday morning witnessed quite {
heavy snow throughout this part of the
country, but by evening it had disap
peared. 1t reminds us that We mus,
prepare for winter.
Mrs. Thos. Moses, near Caroline
Station, had her arm broken Monday
caused 10y the running away ct team
The fracture was very serious, but the
lady is doing we'll.
We would call attention to Jorgen
sen ~ Madson's lad" in another col.
umn. This firm has complete line OF
fine cloths and gents furnishing goods
and invite all to call and examine their
stock.
CONSUMERS will be gratified to note
the reduction in the price o. flour, as
shown 10y the quotations gwen in
another column. This IL pleasant rs
winter draws nigh, and other expenses
mount up.
We neglected last week to make
local mention of the arrival in the city
of Rev. 4. w. Edwards, the new pastor
of the NJ. Z. Church. He occupied the
pulpit last Sabbath at morning and
evening services.
Mr.. Geo. Allen son of VIM. II. AL
len, formerly Of this city, was recently
married to Miss Lewis, Of Oshkosh,
Wis. Several invitations were sent to
Mankato friends to attend the celebra-
ton of the nuptials of the young folks.
Whisky claims another victim.
Rev. Riches, who was a few years since
pastor OF churches at Ottawa and Cleve.
land in this state. is now total wreck
on account of excessive drinking. He
is young man ol fine education, and
good talents, but his weakness rules
him.
l.. y. ID. Pickett, who sang with
the Tcnncssecans in the first concert they
ever gave, and who has been continu-
Ously with Mr. Donavin ever since, is
acknowledged the best colored cornet
soloist on the stage, and will render
some choice selections with variations
during their concert.
The yield of potatoes this year, al
though large, is even greater than
many have supposed. One instance is
reported IN which go bushels were
raised on one acre of ground. and
another where two and one-half acres
yielded oyer seven hundred bushels.
That is more profitable than raising
corn or wheat.
An expert Judge of wheat advises
the farmers, through the columns of
the Redwood G"zette, to guard against
using variety of wheat known as the
Wild Rice. for the reason that 1t will
spoil their grades. The kernel is nice
looking, but mlllers claim they cannot
make white flour from it, and in cOnse-
quencc it grades rejected at the cleva
tors.
The following item has now started
the rounds of the State press, and ali
must admit that it is strictly to the
point: "ltccently in the course OF his
sermon II Mankato clergyman asked
What shall we do to be saved!' A
member of his congregation who
had been quietly sleeping was suffici-
emily reused 10y the inquiry to answer,
''bOom;
Pleasant Grove school building was
broken into again, last Tuesday night.
by parties supposed to he tramps They
built fire. made themselves cOmiorta-
BILE, and it is thought passed the night
there. Loose gun powder was found
upon the floor the next morning. The
frequency of these depredations will
make it necessary t. provide night
watches in order to protect public prop
erty.
The new Catholic church at Wells
was dedicated last Sunday by Bishop
Ireland, assisted by Rev. Father Liette,
Schueitzler and Venn. The sermon
was delivered by the Bishop, after
which twenty persons were confirmed.
The special train which left here Sun
day morning CARED about one hundred
persons to the dedication, among whom
were the members Of the choir of the
church in this city. who furnished the
music for the occasion.
If the Democrats can vote for three
Republicans with a good grace, why
can't they vote for six. The same So
called ring that nominated Monks. Ban
gerter and Smith, nominated Jones,
Rogers and Lilly, and the first three
names are every way as we qualified
to fill their respective positions as are
the last mentioned. Our Democrat
friends cannot show more political wis.
dom than to go the whole Republican
dose.