The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-09-07

good idea.
The house of Mr.. Jerry Griggs, il
Danville, was destroyed by fire las
week The contents were oil burned
No insurance.
Donayin's Original Tennessean Ju
hilee singers are now in this part of the
State. and it is probable they will
appear in tins city.
The returns from the wheat harvest
now indicate that the greater part OF
that cereal raised in this section of tn.
State this year will grade No. >.
Ransom n Albcrgcr have an adver
tiscmcnt OF their drain tile works in
this issue. They are now prepared t.
meet all demands upon them for thing
A farmer IN lie Sueur county re.
Gently learned that IN order IN break
bread at fashionable hotel one must
wear his coat Otherwise, he must take
his meals with the cooks.
Now is The time to lay in "a supply
at fuel for the winter, and when the
SHOWS come heavy ami the drifts are
piled high, you may then in your com.
fort laugh al the blockade.
The leaves are beginning To fall,
garden vines are beginning to change
IN color. the evening breeZes are becOm-
ing more chilly, and everything denotes
theearly approach of autumn.
"A slight break in the masonry OF
the holder 1t the gas works this week
delayed the general work for very
short time, but will have no particular
effect in postponing the opening.
Harry Shaubut is suffering some
pain and a considerable Inconvenience
from placing his side in to close prox-
unity Ia the heels OF one Of his horses
1t is really not fair to he laid up in
Fair time.
The Omaha road will sell round
trip tickets from MankatO to Garden
/ City, during the Fair next week for
eighty &c cents We hope To see a
large number take advantage OF these
reduced rates.
The little child of s. o. MGpden.
hall, aged % months, died at his resi-
dence ia Minneapolis last Friday, of
diptheria. The bereavcd parents have
the sympathy Of their many friends In
this vicinity.
The FREE Press and the Farmers
TriJune one year for S2.lO. Read the adj
vertiscment in another column. Two
good papers for almost the price OF one
We expect large number ofour farmer
readers to take advantage Of this offer.
III the political pot ever warmed
SLOW it is about now. County politics
were never allowed to lie more inactive
But there Is usually dead calm be
fore Il storm, and the atmosphere may
be breeding fun for the boys even now
Posters announcing the Rochester
Fair are conspicuously posted up abou
the city. This fair will be held from
the 10 ia Tie 18th inclusive. Many
attractions are announced: and in al
: prohal ility The exhibition will well b'
: worth attending.
--Plckpockets were IN attendance a
r the State Fair, and also put in thei
/ work on some al the excursion trains
( \ Jancsville man was robbed OF hi
PICKET book containing some none,
and notes. and many Others, no doub
were fleeced In similar manner.
The motel register man is abroaJ !,
the land. visiting different places, an
obtaining advertisements from the bust
ness lpen at good prices, TO be placed i
the registers, where they are not rea
by one out of fifty who use the book
But some men must spend money.
"A new counterfeit IS gold piec
10 has been put in circulation, and is pre-
nounccd by government experts to b
the finest piece of countcrfci,ing tina
!, has come to their notice. The coin cor
tains 81 .G3 worth of gold, from whic
il will he seen that to make much frOI
it a large number must be circulated.
Invitations were distributed through
:. out the -tatc, requesting the attend
ance of the personc addressed at tn
celebrations in st. Paul and M:ESeapC
lis last Monday. But rs the missiye
:. very rarely contained II special invits
=, ton &. git with the great men at I'll
. banquet, ti,e recipients did not as ger
:, cral thing feel that they were MOI
, highly honorcd titan MinnesOtiaas gel
orally, who were all invited.
Mrs. Kate Mottweiler. whose hui
, band died IL June, received $500
on Monday from ;"G Knights of Homo
of which order Mr.. u. was q member
II, This sum will 90 far toward placip
Mrs Mottwciler IN comfortable ci
cumstances, and is another testimOni'
=, of tlls benefits accruing to the famil
=, of IL deceased husband who is conside
! ate enough to look beyond the bril-
= period OF his own existence, a9d lay u
something for those who eball Eemai
-, after he has passed away.
4 Mr.. Ii. l.. Watt, of st. Peter, hl
:. invented horse shoe which prOmis,
> to grow into general use, once its me
-, its We known. The shoe is made
:. maiieeble iron, in two parts, one
which IL nailed to the hOOf. In tn
IS part Is inserted steal cork, which CT
ie he changed according to the work DO!
d, and the roads Travelled. In tho cent
,k OF the shoe is metallic plate und
Do which is placed rubber band. I'll
re plate is to prevent injury to the ho
,h from pebbles and other hard substance
ut and also the clogging of sU0y. T
shoe has in it much OF practical value