The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-09-28

i''ii' ~ i''s N'"' sSto biii, "i'
"pu, up' for pipe and fixtures.
Our streets loom up beautifully Il
nights since gas. WAS turned on.
Fowlcr's Second Hand Store al
vcr,isrs coal and wood stoves.
ii. =. Jensen is building W. 4
Mills new p tir of trucks 10 be used il
handlin" his large butter trade.
w. W. Wchh n Son al the Roe
Lion Store have II new advertisement in
to-day paper. Big inducements in
ilannels, hlankcts, hosiery, etc, are of
icred
"A slight furry OF snow early thi,
mornin" was only brief reminder tina,
winter is approaching. The weather is
/ yet too mild t. bc serious shout the
matter.
Please bear in mind that the ball
at Armory Hall this evening is for the
benefit oi the new military band. The
funds derived will hc applied toward
the payment OF instruments.
State Auditor Bratcn has issued
Il warrant and sent To County Auditor
Scattcrsood Tor $3.50, the amount APP
propriatcd 10y the Legislature last
winter Tor the bridge across the lie
Scucr.
The Methodist folks will give Il
New England supper in their church
this (Frdayl evening, t" which all are
invited. Oysters will be also served.
Supper nj ) o'clock and during the
evening.
The Secretary of the Blue Earth
County Agricultural Society requests
us Ia state that orders for premiums
may lie found al Clements \ Pipcr's
store after Ia morrow. The same will
hc cashcd AT Citizens bank.
Within the past two weeks The
FIEE PEEss has been turning out II
large amount Of the finest commercial
println" ever shown IN Southern Min
nesota. We have just added quantity
of new faces al type. which for beauty
cannot he surpassed. Call and see spec.
linens OF work.
Jacob Hansen, boot and shoe
maker who resides on Second street, AT
tempted suicide on "Wednesday 10y cut
ting his throat. The cash inflicted was
not deep and il will not prove serious.
MIR. Hansen has been more or less de
ranged in mind for several months. and
this unfortunate attliction Is said to
have resulted from broodln@ over the
loss oi his child.
A new time card went into effect on
the Omaha road last Sunday. The
special DeS MONIES train has been TAX.
en of. The Sioux City express passes
here going west at ll:2i II. NJ, and
goes east at % y. m, This train con-
meets with trains on the Blue Earth
branch. The Kansas City express ar
riveS here from the west at ::i3 IA. m.
and from st. Paul 1T S:2i p. III. An
Elmore ACCOMMODATION train will leave
here daily at 2:3J p. III.
The two Cinnamon who run the
laundry next door south of Taylor's
icwcry store, were robbed of about
sixty dollars early Wednesday morning.
They did not retire until after one
o'clock Tuesday night, and just before
closing up a stranger entered and call
ell for ms washing. The Chinaman
asked for his check, but not having
any lie was not permitted to claim
some,hin. that did not belong To him.
No doubt this same fellow is the one
that committed the theft. Entrance
was gained through a window IN the
rear of the building.
Our merchants have all received
their fall stocks OF goods, and 1t is now
that special inducements are being Of
fercd. There are more dry goods in
Mankato to-day than AT any previous
time; the clothing houses have n finer
assortment from which to select; the
merchant tailOrs have an elegant line
OF cloths on hand; the hardware dealers
have an endless variety of stoves in
stock in fact there is no branch of bus
mess represented in the city that Is not
complete. Country buyers will find it
profitable Ia themselves To purchase
their goods in Mankato where the selec
ton is large and the competition great
An important change in the star
route mail service between Amboy and
Sterling Center will take place the
/ first of October. Under the new sched-
uic triwcckly trips will tie made be-
tween Amboy and Mapleton, the ser
| vice having been extended to the latter
/ point. The mail will leave Amboy
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday AT
1 eight o'clock Il H., and return in time
same evcniu" To connect with the ST
/ Paul train. The change will prove OF
great convenience To the people living
/ between the railroad points named, as
/ they tap two roads three times Il
IA week, instead of one road twice
week rs formerly.
/ The Cement Works have a steam
whistle that is possessed of powerful
lungs as it were. The engineer thought
To sound il lightly the other afternoon
and it is said that farmer living ten
miles in the country was startled AT lis
shri Illness, that his cattle, grazing com,
placcntly in the fields, prickc,l up their
/ heads and tails and started pel-mcli
/ for the stable doubtless imagining Il
/ locomotive in close proximity. But il
will hardly do for newspaper To give
such ii seemingly incredible item pub.
/ licity without naming its authority
/ Mr.. Cummings, the General Supcrintcn.
dent, gave ii To us--and Cummings
never prevaricatcs or cxagSera:es. The
identical instance was impaired TO him,
but lnasmuch rs he neglected to record
the original authors name, he will he
held responsible for the correctness OF
the report. It's big whistle story.
The Emma Abbott Opera Com
pany appeared before u fair-sizcd au.