The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-11-30
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sad" in this issue. To which we would
d.. call special attention.
Union Hall was the scene of large
aud happy gathering last night. The
turkey met its fate.
saltwater has prize fighter who
has challenged Sullivan to contest for
5000 and the gate money.
Geo. f. Brett started tor Chicago
last night, to lay in u special holiday
stock. Look ont for bargains.
Pond Bros in their new lad" make
Il grand offer TO all who buy SEQ worth
of clothing at their establishment.
Some valuable additions have re-
Gently been made to the High school
library, donated by Hon. NJ. Ii. Dunnell.
Any one wishing nice dressed hogs
for family use can get them cheap at
the Central Warehouse of J. q. Roller
A well managed lecture course
would he valuable means of enter
tainment and instruction for the WIN
ter.
! About sixty members of our city fire
companies accepted an invitation to
spend Thanksgiving AT Albert Lea.
The Gcrmania Band accompanied them.
BY the cyclone OF last summer u
| postal card WAS carried from Rochester
10 point in Butler county, WIS. 1t
was lately found and returned to the
owner.
-WInnehaSo City is determined 10
control the liquor traffic i'll her midst.
/ \ dealer MAS found guilty this week OF
selling without license, and other prose
BUTTONS are 10 follow.
Thanksgiving Day WAS quite gen
orally observed in this city, the busi
ness houses nearly all closing. The
union services II the Congregational
church were largely attended.
The Normal and public schools
closed "Wednesday evening tor the re
maindcr of the week, attordIng To stu
dents from distance the privilege of
spending thanksgiving M home.
The wife Of the notorious DIR.
Christensen appeared in the police court
Wednesday morning charging Robert
Davidson with acts which endangered
her life. The case is set for trial on
Monday morning.
The adoption OF the new standard
Of time will for while cause more or
less confusion in business affairs, where
time is an essence of the transaction,
but before long matters will he nicely
adjusted 10 the new system.
This morning Jas. karmany' S team,
lett near his barn hitched to wag.
Oh, took fright and ran away. In their
flight they colhled with J. Diamonds
team, who in turn Joined in the general
commotion. No damage to persons
and little Ia vehicles.
The Century magazine and 81.
Nicholas. notices OF which appear else
where in this issue, are among the most
valued publications which come to our
table. The former is a periodical of the
highest class, and has gained world
wide reputation. The latter is acknowl-
edged TO haye no equal as children's
magazine, and yearly as its merits are
better known il becomes more popular.
Among the rules adopted tor the gov.
eminent of the Janesville public schools
is the following Teachers shall refrain
from all kinds of religious exercises in
the schools. and from reading, using
or circulating in the schools for any
purpose what ev er, any book, pamphlet
or card of any description, or prin-
ted matter calculated or intended to
inculcate or teach any kind of sectar
ian or religious faith or belief whatever.
Last Sunday was a queer day for
weather. At one o'clock the thermom-
etor marked "a degrees above zero.
With the advent of huge cloud in the
west attended by heavy wind. mer-
curry began 10 descend, and within five
hours had fallen about 30 degrees.
Early Monday morning it was two
above zero. There was enough variety
in the weather of those few hours to |
satisfy the most critical.
Mr.. f. T.. Freeman rendered his |
resignation to the Board OF Commission |
ers Tuesday as County Attorney, and
\. X. Pau, Esq, was unanimously Sc
lcctcd Ia fill the uneXmrcd term. Mr..
FrccmanS forced absence from the |
county, occaSioncd 10y his duties as
Register of Redwood Falls Land Office
explains the cause of his retirement |
from the county attorneyship, and the |
political complexion of the Board, |
coupled with Mr.. Pfau's eminent quail |
iications for the position are very ac.
ccptable reasons for the appointment
that WAS made.
Saying nothing of the merits of
either faction OF the Republicans in
Lake Crystal, and no one will question
the fact that both sides have good men,
the side represented by Mr.. Cray is
unfortunate in having saddled upon it |
a Simon-pure ass by the name of G. W.
Franchcrc, who by his half column or
more of mud-flings IN this weeks Re
cleo at the editor Of The FREE PRESS,
proves himself void of decency and be-
rcft of every instinct that marks the
trait of gentleman. We have no dis
position to handy words with this pes.
simist. Our space can be more profit.
ably employed than 10 deal with speck
of such Iniinitcssimal dimensions.
From the examination by the High
School Board, in studies completed by
the High Schools of the State, we take
the following reports which will be in
tercsting To our readers: The whole
number of examinations for the Manka.
to High School was lG4, number passed
%. ST. Peter High School cXamina.
tons rs, number passed 20. lie
Sucur 90 examinations, number passed
30. Henderson l57 examinations,
number passed 143. Shakopce SO ex-
aminations, number passed "a. Water
vile 0 examinations, number paased 7.