The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-06-08
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A Board Of Trade has been organ
lied AT 81. Peter.
Choice seed flax for sale AT j. Ii. Kol-
ler's elevator.
Read Mr.. NJ. q. Wizards excel
lent article on the DAIRY Board of
Trade
Choice ground feed for sale at the
new elevators. Also grinding done at
very low rates.
Gen. f. NJ. Pope has two advertis.
ments in this issue that should he read
by every farmer.
j. ID. Harding X Co., have just
closed Il contract for the manufacture of
y sixty-h"rse power boiler for the New
Richland FIGURING Mill Co.
A letter from j. \. James, ESD,
announces his safe arrival al Spokane
Falls, Washington Territory, after Il
hard .iaunt across the country.
\ pairof black bowed spcctaclcs were
picked up i'll the money-order lie
partmcnt of the post office last week.
which owner can have by calling at this
office.
Mr.. Leggett has just established
the temporary office OF the Equitable
\ ia. anl En.I,N.n,.,,, As,,c;at ;n,, o,..,
the City Bank, where in his absence
the business of his office will he for the
present done by Mr.. Thomas Hughes.
The Zion Cllvanistic Methodists of
South Bend have let the carpenter work
on their new church building To ii. ;.
Wood and VIM. J. Love, of this city for
s270. Work will lac begun IN week
or two and the whole is To he completed
by September the first
Mr.. +. III. Fowler has decided Ia
locate at Lake View, Washington Terri
tory, and Mrs. Fowler announces her IN
intention of closing ont business here
and Joining her husband in August
Mr.. F.'S health has considerably I'M
proved aud he has great hopes oi per-
manent rclicf from old chronic troubles.
As slight token OF regard, the
boys at the Omaha office in this city.
made Mr.. Robinson. the retiring agent,
present OF an elegant fish pole and
tackle last evening. The rod is sec
tional one, and Mr.. X. feels proud of
the gift ~ he is fond of fishing, and
moreover IL going where the linny tribe
abound in great quantities.
The interest in our gas works is on
the increase. Many OF our prominent
business houses have already placed
their orders for fittings and the compa-
ny has II force Of filters busily AT work
Let the use of this Illuminating sub
stance become general. 1t will prove
Ia the stranger visiting our city that We
believe in being wideawakc.
An Illinois correspondent states
that experience has taught him that cat.
tie will thrive better on good. bright flax
straw than on oat or wheat straw, and
lac never knew cattle Ia be injured from
eating it. If this Illinois man is cor
rect would it not pay the farmers to
raise more flax and less wheat: The
seed has home market here la Manka-
10, and prices are always good.
j. c. Fowler will sell at auction nj
the residence Of Mr.. Robinson, late
ticket agent on the Omaha road, all the
household furniture belonging to that
gentleman, consisting Of elegant cham
Der suits, parlor sets, carpets, and in
fact the entire stock OF .household goods
all rs good as new. These goods can
he seen the day before the sale. Moth
ing will he sold at private vendue. Sale
June 18th. commencing at 10 o'clock
A. NJ.
Mr.. Geo. Weaver has rented his
farm Just south of Mankato and moved
to the ID. l.. Jones farm near Minneopa.
lie Is Ia make dairying his exclusive
business, raising but sufficient grain, etc.
Ia keep stock. lie has about 30 cows
at present and gathers cream from
about 800. lie will add modern ma.
chinery and power soon, and intends
making the Minneopa creamery an
honor To our fast growing, popular dairy
country.
One night of the present week one
Of the engineering corps of the st. G,
NJ. d Austin road stopping at the
American House had new rubber coat
stolen from his room. The next night he
was awakened from deep sleep by a
noise in his room, and aroused himself
just in time to see fellow lighting
out OK the room. He revealed to the
landlord the little episodes that had oc
Cured in his sleeping apartment, anC
the room of certain boarder upor
iSs''No "ao oeaisbS'
and the rubber coat found concealed be
tween the mattrass and springs of thu
bed. The bOarder aforesaid made hi.
absence Immediately noted.
Through some unaccountable blum
der, the notice Of the memorial service
at the Presby terrain church, Sunday eve
ming, the 27th nit, conducted by Rev
+. X. Lathrop, formerly stationed a
Mankato, now of Austin, did not ente
our last weeks paper. Wllkin Post q
A X. attended in body and the churci
was filled la the extreme capacity @
the building. Rev. Mr.. Lathrop paid
glowing tribute to the memory of on
heroic desd. and spoke feelingly to thos
present who had 50 nobly protected ia
old flag and assisted in making Amer
ca Tree country that all might enjo
on common level the rights and priv
se. es youchsaied through the suppre.
SION of slavery.