The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-11-30
HOME JOTTINGS.

HOME JOTTINGS.
Thomas n Wa>hburn have n desir.
able house Ia rent. See notice
II. q. ThomS advcrtiScs elsewhere
his bath rooms anu barber shop.
The Board Of Trade adopted The
standard time last Monday morning.
The standard time has been gcner
ally adopted 10y the manufactures in
this city.
When the fool killers are around
G. W. Francherc, of Lake Crystal will
be suddenly gobhled up.
MIR. John i. Holapp cNultcd last
Tuesday morning over the arrival of Il
fine boy N his residence.
Sudden changes in the weather,
like that of last sunday. will make
business lively for the doctors.
Rev j. f.. Higgins, formerly rector
of the Episcopal church i'll this city has
removed with his family Ia LeMarS.
Iowa.
j. ID. Harding " Co. this week
moved into their new boiler shop near
the works of the Mankato Manufactur
ing Company.
The Board of Commissioners AT
their last meeting decided 10 place a
telephone with connecting bells in the
county offices.
The annual meeting Of the Ladies'
Relief Society will be held at Mrs.
Severance's next Tuesday afternoon At
three O'Clock, for the purpose OF elect
ing officers.
The expenses TO the city of the
late election were Sl49, divided among
the different wards as follows: First,
$37; second. $50; third and fourth, SIS
each.
"A slight chage was made last Sun
day in running trains on the North.
western road. The new time can be
determined by referring To the dIrecto-
~ published elseW here.
The tenth annual meeting of the
Young Mems Christian Associations of
the Sta te of Minnesota will be held in
Saltwater, commencing Dec. 9th, and
continuing for four days.
The Woman's Industrial Exchange
is new move in Minneapolis, the OBJ
ject Of which is TO provide place of
sale for woman's work. and where or
ders for such work may he taken.
j. G. Roller has Just received lot
of Very choice buckwheat flour, war
ranted to he pure, which lac will sell at
both wholesale and retail. Call and
get il before it is all gone.
"A pile of snavings and pine kind
ling wood wrapped in saturated paper
were found under one Of the buildings
in GAINESVILLE last week IL is thought
they were placed there with fcloniouS
intent.
The WomaD's Temperance Union
will meet AT Mrs w. w. =. McConnell's
on Front street, next Tuesday AT 3 p. IN.
Also the third Tuesday in Dec. \ full
attendance is desired. {. q. Swan,
Secretary.
The Star Clothing House announce
this week in II new lad, q large in
crease in their stock Of overcoats, win.
ter clothing, gents furnishing goods,
etc, all Of which are offered at rare
bargains.
L. IIenlcin, OF the Philadelphia
Clothing House, presents new ''ad.'
in this issue. He has lately returned
from the east, where he laid in his sec
ond stock OF winter clothing, and is
offering some splendid bargains.
"A fire was discovered in the boiler
shop OF J. ID. Harding Il Co. last We'd
nesday morning, burning in the roof
near chimney. by PROMPT work il
was cXtingaislIed before any consider
able damage was done. No alarm was
sounded.
The new scenery for Union Hall ar
rived last Monday, and has already been
placed in position. 1t consists of
garden scene, parlor, street, wool, rocky
pass, two front wings. one grand drap-
cry, eight wood wings and eight plrlor
wings. The outfit was made Ia Mr.
HimmclmIn's order by Chicago house.
County Superintendent Rogers pro
poses 10 call the teachers together upon
Saturdays, for friendly counsel, and to
discuss the needs OF the schools. His
first meeting will be held Saturday.
Dec. 9Th, 1T Mapleton, and lac proposes
to deliver Il lecture al that place the
Friday evening previous. Let teachers
take notice
some physicians ascrlbe the pre-.
va 1T
largely to badly trimmed, smoky kero.
sene lamps, which are sometimes left
burning in the chambers all night, turn
ed down low, nlling the room with
their poisonous fumes in connection
with the fetid atmosphere Of iIl.venti.
lated apartments.
During the thunder storm which
occurred about 4 o'clock last Sunday
morning, the residence of Rev. Edwin
Rogers on Agency Hill was struck by
lightning. by the stroke the weather
boarding, lath and plastering of por.
ton of the building were torn of. the
lightning playing most intentionally
near Rev. Rogers, who with two of his
children were sleeping in bed room in
the second story He distinctly felt
the shock. and afterwards found that
he but barely escaped receiving the
stroke. The loss by the damage to
the building was about 5000.