The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-06-29

n the Catholic church last Sabbath. Abou
II sixty children were received in tn,
church.
Just rs we 90 to press We learn thai
!. Chas. Marsh has purchased Mr.. Geo
/. Longs interest in the butter and egg
packing business of J. IL. Long 4 Son
a The umbrella rcpaircr, the hand
! organ tcnd, and the vent.or of small
: trnkets have been stirring up things on
4 our streets this week
IL. l.orcnZ left some fine cucumbcrs
ON the table last Saturday. They are
first III the season. and good specimens
at this powerful vegetable.
Memorial services To Mrs. J. f..
Conrad, deceased, will bc held in the
Sterling Congregational church, Sunday
July Sth. All are invited To he present.
The fifteenth annual convention of
the Blue Earth county Sunday School
Association will he held at the Presby.
terrain church in Mankato, July 10th
and nth. The programme will appear
IN next issue.
Mr.. W. l.. Wilson has the thanks of
The FREE PIEss for u large and Gle.
CANT boquct. II there there is anything
that will drive dull care away it is
the beauty and fragrance of a fine col
lection of flowers.
"A tight rope performer entertained
quite a number Of people Saturday af.
ternoon and evening, by walking rope
stretched from the tops of two of the
highest buildings, and giving various
acrobatic performances.
Preparations have been made to hold
an extensive camp meeting one-tourth
mile east of the Woodland bridge, near
Shelbyville July 10th to 10th inclu.
sive. The grove chosen for the meeting
is I fine one and good time is expected.
Stock feeders in Sterling Centre
and vicinity can see one Of Purinton's
/ Agricultural Boilers and Feed Steamers,
manufactured by Il. Garrett 4 Co., Man
kato. AT work ON the farm of NJ. NJ. Pratt.
/ Investigate it and satisfy yourselves of
/ lis value.
-"Bic Ball" at Union Hall on the
evening ofthe 18th of July, is what Him.
melman announces. No doubt it will
/ lie huge affair, for the mere announce
ment of dance always bring out n
crowd of young folks, at this particular
" fine dancing hall.
The ladies of the Congregational
Church Society offered pleasant en-
tcrtainment To the friends of the church
! on Mr.. Taylor's lawn, last Tuesday eve
nlng. Ice cream and Strawberries were
i'll abundance, and most pleasant eve
ming was spent. The net proceeds were
about twenty dollars.
-Mankato will keep open house on
| the 18th. and cordially invites the people
of southern Minnesota Ia enter her
gates. WccXpect large attendance
from abroad, and the perfect arrange
mcnts made for Il grand celebration
warrant us in saying that never will
regret having come.
Mr. Horace Evans, of South Bend,
lett Monday night for Sprague, Wash
inston Ty., where he will engage in
farming and stock raising. We wish him |
success, but 90 where he may it will be
hard for him To find more beautiful
or prosperous country than Southern
Minnesota.
The Committee have ordered sup |
ply of over $50 worth of fire works
from st Louis for display on the even
ing of the 4th. The sky will he fairly |
ahlaze with powder on this annual Ma
tional occasion, and thousands of people |
from all over the State will be here to |
witness the scene.
The Mankato board of education at |
a recent meeting elected Miss Matte |
Lambert principal of the Pleasant Grove
school, at a salary of 5000 per year.
Miss l.. Is good teacher and her friends |
here will he pleased to know that her
efforts in school work at Mankato are
appreciated. st. Peter Tribune.
Boys, look under your hat bands.
They are sewcd in their places by girls
in the factories, and il is said that fire.
qucntly sew between the band and the
hat a slip of paper containing their
names, and often a note. Many match |
es have already been reported as having
been brought about through the willy
influence of the hat band.
The proceedings of the Board of
Trade published elsewhere show some
gratifying facts, in that it is seen that
the name and fame of our city is ex-
tending far beyond our State borders,
and that business men recognize in it a
place of Importance already, with GER
tain prospects of an advance In every |
direction. The encouragement so freely |
extended to business men seeking To-
cation for manufacturing, merchandising |
or other branches of business, makes |
clearly manifest the fact that there is a
determination to do at home all that |
can be done for the advancement of the |
clty-and when this spirit is shown
good results always follow. Good busl-
ness men are magnets which draw men
of their kind to them, and MankatO Is
well supplied with such.
One of the most important features
Of the celebration next Wednesday |
will be the procession in which the mil
itary societies fire companies Of this and
other cities and other organizations will
participate. 1t is hoped that the bust
ness men of Mankato will take advant-
age of this opportunity and prepare
wagons or cars representing the differ
cnt industries of our city, and have
them IN the parade. This will not only
increase the interests IN the procession
but will he a splendid exposition of the
business strength and enterprise of
Mankato. The following business men
and manufacturers have already ex-
pressed To the committee their intention