The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-07-06
HOME JOTTINGS.

HOME JOTTINGS.
On account of the extra work IT..
quired in printing the tax list, and a
day spent in celebrating, our paper is
late this week.
We notice that L. VI. Pugh former
ly of this city, WAS president oi the day
At the Fourth al July celebration, al
Ellendalc. Oak.
-Perham is Ia have a new bank Ia
fill the place of the one which recently
went under. The creditors at the old
institution have nearly all been satisfied.
Memorial services over the son al Mr..
j. j. LOW, recently drowned in WiScon-
sin. were held al the Methodist church
last Sabbath evening. Rev. W. W.
Webb officiating.
MI. J. Burrill, of Belgrade, left at
his office last Saturday some mammoth
specimens "f rye, measuring in height
seven feet and five inches. That ~ a
good growth.
We have received a poem addrcs sed
10 Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Stoncman. of
Garden City.on the occasion Of the 31th
anniversary If their wedding, which We
are compelled I" hold over until neat
week
The DcsNoIncs train over the Oma-
Ia road is said Ia ice the fastest in the
State. Its speed is forty-tivc miles per
hour. The new arrangement has made
the line very popular with the travelling
public.
Willie Rockwell. aged L.. years. son
ii DIR. q. Il. Rockwell. OF Faripault was
drowned in Straight river al o'clock
Monday morning. His body was rccov-
cred s"on after, but ali attempts at re-
cuscitatiou We're in vain.
An Italian band and II hand organ
with tamborinc accompaniment sup
piled our citizens with music Monday
evening. out door entertainments are by
all odds the most popular during these
sweitering times.
MIR. II. Cummins shipped last
month from Smiths Mills and EAGLE
Lake six hundred car loads of wood,
part of il being for the railroad company
ami the remainder Tor private parties.
That is an immense business.
The new iron bridge on the L.
Sueur has been viewed Icy the county
board, and accepted after thorough
examination of the structure and its ap
proaches, it being fully up To the speci-
fications of the contracts.
L. ID. Saylor, who has the contract
Cor carrying the mail between this city
and Minnesota Lake, last Monday put
on the route new conveyance,
and has his line in excellent condition.
Watch for countcricits of the five
dollar gold piece. The new nickles
which were put in circulation have been
pretty generally gathered up, and it is
supposed for the purpose of gliding and
letting in circulation again as five dollar
pieces.
Z c"h-ucnCc this week the pub
''o"''"N oil Ncij Interesting serial fur.
hiShed Us from the c,-,nty office. Like
dictionary the subject ,Iorocs oui,,
frequently, hut then there a,a w,,,.r
IN 1t OF sufficient n"nortancc TO c,,u
mand quite general pcrus:n. Road IL,
tax list.
Mr.. l.. ID. Saylor has a large fore,
Of men at work erecting the approach
rs To the new bridge over Cobb river il
the town of DanvIlc, and will have i
ready for travel in about one week
/. The new bridge is of iron, built by ia,
: Canton Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio.
Last Sunday was decidedly til
rwarmest DAY of the season. The thcr
momeicr III various parts of the cit,
ranged from ., fo 100 degrees abov
zero. The former figure is probabl
nearer correct. Quite Il breeze was stir
ring, but even ii was insufficient {,
drive away the sultrineSs.
A lady travelling through North Car
olina writes home that among the coun
try people there seems To bc only on,
household appiiancc-a tin basin. |
: was first used for milkng,ncXt the bis
cmts were mixed in il, then it came in
to play as "a wash basin; afterwards In
baby was washed in it; then il was uses
for cooking hominy; and finally, In
dishes were washed in it. Economy j
the road 10 wealth.
Miss Laura Bartholomew, who wa
attending the celebration i'm this cit
lasi Wednesday, while crossing the stree
lrom This office To Christensen Bros
| store was run over by horse and bugg
and received rather severe hut not s"ri
Gus injuries. From what we can lear
there ~ no blame To he attached I
any one, as the horse was unmanagcabl
at the time, and although the DANCE
was seen il was impossible 10 avert il
The last reports We had were 10 the efico
that the lady had nearly recovered froi
her injuries.
The following is description {
the new two cent stamp, and it is prob;
Dly the most elaborate and han,
some stamp in the world. On
tablet is suspended an inciscd shiel
decorated with bead work, oval ,formin
framework surrounding copy
Houdon's lie cast of Washington. ]
the base of the oyal figure is the VOL
tive on the left the word ''cents
$)n the right surrounding the upper pa
of the oval, appear the words "Unit'
'States postage" The color of the siam
is metallic red.