The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-03-02
HOME JOTTINGS.
We enter upon the third month

1888.
MIR. 5. Winshp has been appo:n,ed
Deputy Coroner.
Those who have failed IL pay their
taxes will now suffer penalty.
MIR. Isaac Marks is talked of rs Il
Democratic candidate Tor city Treasurer
1T is reported that Gen. Baker Is
lying very i'll IN st. Paul, but We have
no particulars.
Bishop Whipple is booked for his
spring visitation 10 Mankato, Thursday,
April 26tn, at 80 p. NJ.
The big mill, after being closed
down couple of weeks for repairs, will
start up Monday morning.
j. y. Hall will hereafter conduct
the abstract business IN his individual
name. Mr.. Brewster having Withdrawn.
Parties desiring any kind of grass
seed can secure the best in the market
OF II. W. Beehe. See locals in another
column.
Township tickets will he printed
at this Office on IN hours notice and al
lowest figures. Orders by mail will
receive prompt attention.
Mr.. Thomas Ireland, a relic AS i;
were. OF the Indian massacre in 1862,
mourns the death OF his wife who de-
parted this life on the 9Th, ultimo.
One week from to-day, the 9th, is the
date SET for Virgins greatest storm on
EARTH Forewarned is foresrmed,
therefore load yourselves for the eclipse.
The Normal School of Mankato has
been granted an appropriation OF s. 500
which sum will be used in making need.
cd repairs about the buildings anu
grounds
The committee on streets are har-
ing the piers of the bridge across the
Minnesota rip.rapped with stone, TO pro-
tect them against injury from floating
ice and flood wood.
Barber Thoms has greatly added
to the appearance OF his shop 10y en-
largement anu paper decorations. lie
has very pleasant room indeed for the
business in which he is engaged.
The election of q. W. Mead as
major Of the Second Regiment, leaves a
vacancy ii the captmncy Of the Man
kato guards. An election will probably
be ordered tor next Tuesday night.
"A letter from George Z. Richards,
Esq, formerly Of this county, informs us
that he is now at Suisun, CAL, but the
first Of June he expects 10 emigrate to
Minnesota or Washington Territory.
The FREE Press has been awarded
the contract for printing tue city ordi-
nsnces, charter, &c, i'll book torn. The
work Will make about 200 pages and
will be executed in the best possible
manner.
ALL persons members OF the Water
loo Life Insurance Association W this
city are requested 10 meet at the Law
Office of NJ. G. Willard. Tuesday even
ing next, March 9th, at : 80 o'clock, Il
discuss matters Of Importance. \ tul
attendance i desired.
Farmers should bear in mind tina
oil cake l. the most nutritious and mill
producing article that can be fed 10 TN
COW. 1t can lie purchased at the Man
kato Linseed Gil mill at very REASONABLE
figures, and every pound ted will re
turn clean profit To the dairyma9 OF
least IS per cent.
Miner Porter makes II square propo
sition and should secure the Democratic
nomination for mayor. He SAYS, If cleo
ted 10 the mayorality, he will paw
Front street with gold and the sid
streets with silver. Give Porter tn
position. He's the fellow We have a
been looking for.
= An act for civil damages for assau
and battery was brought before judy
Porter on Wednesday, Joseph Eicl
plaintiff Is. VIM. Wandersce and Fran
Nsndersee, defts. \ jury was in
panneled, and everything ready for tri
when a settlement was effected betwee
the contending parties, defendants pa,
ing costs, which amounted 10 about 50
All of which WAS exceedingly satisfa
tory to the jury.
The following students Of the No
NAL School, having spelled 1000 t.
words without making more than fl
mistakes, including capitalization al
word punctuation, are permanently e
cused from tue regular spelling exc
else: Fannie Farrell, mistake; Eli
A. keenan,, !; Joseph Stevens, 8; Ann
Stephens, 4; Nellie VI. Lewis, Margar
A. Reid, and Robert Stocker, 5 each.
"A private letter received last ev
ming from Minneapolis, bears the int
ligence Of the marriage, at the residen
of Mrs. L. y. Patterson. ON the Ia
ult., OF her sister, Miss Hattie Tibbet
daughter Of our former well-known f
low townsman, II. &. Tibbetts, and n
Leander Patterson, the Rev. DIR. Cam
bell officiating. Both the contract
parties are well known in Mankato q
their happy union will be hailed W
delight by all.
For an elegantly papered and be;
tifully decorated room, we commend
readers 10 step into Il. ii. Willial
store in Mankato House block. He
lust completed the embellishments. q
can justly claim the proprletorshir
the most artistically decorated vt
room in the city. Mr.. Williams Ina
superb stock of paper On hand
Spring trade, and the advertisement
hangs out in the display of skill VI
his own room will bring him many
ders.
Mr.. Z. II. Green, of Shelby,
purchased OF Geo. T.. Case, of lie Su
county, one Of the Percheron-N Morn
stations imported by him from Fra
last summer. The animal is two y
old, weighs 1850 pounds, and is II
specimen of horse flesh. Mr.. Gil
proposes TO give the farmers OF this
ton an opportunity to breed from
celebrated stock, and will there
make the season AT his farm in She
There is nothing more profitable