The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-26
CLUBBING RATES FOR 1883.
HOME JOTTINGS.
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sec lVNdl W SWIM wi
sale. in another column.
j. q. Roller has four good lots
in Dukes addition which he offers for
sale.
Farmers can get the highest cash
price for flax seed AT the Central Ware
house.
Only Farmers Daughter" nj
Union Hall, Feb. lst. Reserved seats At
Samborns.
Our hotels had 4 liberal share Of
snow-bound commercial tourists during
the recent blockade.
Jumbo is again under process Of
sweating and his friends had best watch
him 10 keep him from taking cold.
The blockade in the Milwaukee
road was raised Tuesday, and paSsen-
ger train on the Wells branch started
out Tuesday afternoon.
With this weeks issue the Winnie
pago City Necs closes its second volume
and starts on lie next run with conf
dence. We wish it-Good Luck.
BY the way Mr. Rerier, what has
become of that great gusto of wind you
Was pumping up two or three weeks
ago about the railroads raising the
price on wheat transportation.
ALI We who dance, forget not the
second Masquerade at Union Hall next
Monday night, (the 29th,) and those
who never dance, do not fail TO see the
Big Four" who will appear thereat.
We are advised that the Madison
Square Theatre Company will not make
Manksto as had been expected and an.
nouuced in these columns. The date
Of their appearance here. January 29th,
will be filled III Rochester.
ALL the high-toned people" will
be al the Grand Military Ball tonight.
socd music and good time generally
is the programme. The hall has been
nicely decorated for the occasion. Don't
let the date escape your mind.
The following persons have been
appointed TO have charge ri the exhibits
nj the coming Dairymen's convention:
Il. c. Howard, George W. Haigh,
James Shoemaker, John Diamond,
Nicholas Lang and q. c. Burt.
Miss Ella Sackett, teacher near
Eagle Lake, was compelled TO close her
school recently on account ot dlphthe-
ria, and We learn of several other cases
in our vicinity, some having two or
three children sick in the family.
Owing 10 the absence of "Our
brilliant young contemporary, The
FREE PRESS may not present quite as
readable an appearance rs usual, tins
week. We hope however, all mistakes,
Gf any there be- may he overlooked.
One year ago il rained In nearly all
parts of Minnesota. Perhaps this fact
was what upset Venor in his prophcsy
about "cloudy weather with indications
of rain No one in these parts discOv-
cred the least signs of rain on Sunday,
not with the thermometer 10 degrees
below zero.
Photographic communication was
practically cut off between this point
and ST. Paul on Monday and Tuesday,
and rs q result, those interested in
the senatorial contest were Obliged
70 remain in a state Of perpleXing snxi.
ETY. and await the uncertain arrival OF
the mail trains.
The very oldest inhabitant fails
TO remember when We have had week
Of such continued cold weather as has
fallen to our lot for some time past
the thermometer has marked as low ~
AZ degrees and did not go above zert
for over week. Our only consolation
is that II can't last much longer at tina
figure.
Observation-Disclosures, of Lieut.
Harrison or Sergeant Lane, OF Co. Z
18th L. s. A., end battalion; | would
wish their address if possible. hop
you will make inquiries through you
valuable paper and oblige John Nc
Carly, of the same regiment, Soldier
Home, near Dayton, Ohio.
BY request We publish tho above. VIII
our exchanges please do likewise.
We understand that Winnebag
City has organized local literary &c
ciety, TO be known as the "Winnebag
City Dramatic Club" They propos
10 put on some good plays in the ne'
Opera House this winter. The clu
will include the best talent in the tow
and our neighbors may expect TO spep
some pleasant evenings with them.
MIR. Durkee's funeral was held O
Monday afternoon, the services bein
conducted at the NJ. L. church. I'll
Odd Fellows, OF which fraternity NJ
Durkee was a most devout Inembe
took charge Of the remains and althou2
the day was exceedingly cold, Il
members turned out en- masse to pc
perform the last sud rites over the I
mains of u beloved brother who hi
become endeared To all through h
many manly virtues.
Saturday and Sunday nights we
the coolest that have been known
this section for several years. Saturd
night at 7 o'clock the thermometer re
istered 2so below zero and at ten
dropped TO 38o--twO or three Of {
weather indicators marking even
low as 400. Sunday the mercury fail
TO get above l0o below zero, and Su
day night it ran down among the til
ties again, at 1880 o'clock MOnd
morning standing firm Ut 2lS.