The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-05-04

IL observed III Mankato.
Henry Mohr has been doing 4
wholesale business in the potato line
for the past few weeks.
The Board of Trade met in the
Council rooms Monday morning, but
transacted no special business.
The FREE PRESS is issued one day
earlier this week in order To give an al
ditional day for removing the office.
"Wednesday WAS an uncomfortable
day. but the weather has been So de-
lightiul for long time that there is no
reason for complaint.
A good, careful and attentive young
man can find employment tor the sum
mer at Point Pleasant 10y applying Ia
Geo. 4. Clarke. See local.
F. b. Root, ESD, engineer on the
Wells branch, is happy over the advent
of bright boy baby at his home. Root
says the boy is "bouncer."
-Pentecost day will be celebrated
with Il ball in Union Hall on Monday
evening the l4th inst. A festive time
is promised all who participate.
Mr.. o. c. McCurdy has leased the
west rooms over W. L. Mills butter
factory, Just vacated 10y Henry Shauhut
Esq. Mrs. McCurdy will arrive here in
n few days.
Mrs. Fred Fowler has very at
tractiye stock of millinery, AMI she in-
vites the ladies 10 call and get prices.
She claims To he able Ia sell iirst-claSs
goods very low.
In its new quarters, TIE FREE
PRESS will bc the plcasantest and most
inviting printing office in the State.
Our friends are invited To drop in and
see us when we get settled.
We understand that the Graduating
Glass Of the Mankato State Normal
School has extended an invitation Ia
Senator SabIn 10 he present on the al
ternoon of the graduating exercises.
Ten new locomotives have this
week been received on the Winona x
st. Peter railroad. Six of them will go
INTO service between Winona and Tracy
and four will be used from Tracy west.
The Singer Sewing Machine depot
has been moved one door north of the
old stand, in the rooms formerly occu.
pied by a saloon. The interior of the
rooms have been papered and otherwise
improved in appearance.
Remember "EverybOdy's Friend
AT Union Hall on Monday evening, the
9th inst. With the company composed
of home talent, and the proceeds to he
applied in making needed repairs on
the Episcopal church, a large audience
should greet the advent of this popular
drama.
Pond Bros. of the Boston One
Price Clothing House have on hand an
elegant stock of summer clothing gents
furnishing goods, &c, which they are
offering at bargain. Those in need
of ANYTHING in their line will do well to
give them call.
-Thos. Dartnall, Esq, has papered
painted and otherwise adorned the in.
terror of the Merchants Hotel office and
dining room. and on Thursday opened
his billiard parlors TO the public. Mr.
ID. has very neat and attractive place
of business and a location second &c
none in the city.
The preliminary examination Of
Winterer, the fellow who several weeks
since attempted to kill Miss Levi, wa!
held before Judge Porter on Saturday
last, who bound him over in the sum al
$1,000 to await the action of the Crane
Jury which will convene in this cit,
ON the 18th inst.
As previously forecast in these col
umns, the bonus Of $4,000 carried a
the election in Mcpherson Saturday
While the majority was not so large a
at the first election, there were not a.
many votes polled, and the nineteei
majority secured Saturday was attained
without cngendering any bitter hostili
ty toward the friends of the bonus.
-Uoerr IL Macbeth will receive il
this city the present week over fiftcei
hundred head of young cattle, whicl
they will ship west and south. Whel
we say that this stock was purchased il
Blue Earth and adjoining counties,
indicates pretty accurately that farmer
believe in cultivating something beside
gram.
The fire department was called on
Saturday afternoon from AN ALARM
caused by an incipient fire in the Siou
City elevator, AMI again on Monda
afternoon by small blaze in Meyers
blacksmith shop on Second street. i
either case the fire was cxtinguishe
before the department reached til
ground.
We are advised that II car load I
telephone poles are now ca route Il
Mankato, and that fifty instrument
will bc here in few days. Alread
over forty-iivc subcribcis have been s.
cured and il Is contidentially cxpccte
that fully sixty instruments will
placed in operation. The lines arc e
pected to be ready for use by the ID
Of June, and perhaps ut an earlier dat
MIR. Peter Moerie, Of Lime, had
narrow escape from serious accide
on Monday. lie was IN Geo. Sladt
lumber yard with his team when Il
noon whistle in Boegen's mill sound'
which frightened them into run. II
old gentlemen was hurled from II
wagon, and the wheels grazed the si
of his face pceling the skin of, but
ing no serious injury. After the hors
ran short distance one of them fe
and they were captured. Slight DIAL
age resulted.