The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1884-09-26

OF teacher s examinations and call tC
attend the State Teachers Institute al
Lake Crystal next month.
DIR. Abbott, travelling solicitor foi
the Albert Lea Female Seminary,
preached i'll the Presbyterian church
last Sabbath morning and evening.
johnny Larner, incarcerated in
our county Jail for conspiracy with the
Roway boys last spring, has served his
term, and il at liberty once more.
The German Democrats are arrang-
ing for political meeting in this city
next week, and have invited c. ii.
Lineau, of st. Paul, to address them.
The Baptist church society are
making needed improvements in their
church. A new furnace is being put in
and the Baptistry will be somewhat i'm
proved.
Manufacturers report good yield
of sorghum this year, and we know
some of it is up to standard quality, else
our sense of taste is false to its natural
function.
We intended to publish this week
the names of the q. A. RS in attend
ante at Eagle Lake last Friday, but the
source we relied on for the names came
up defunct.
In another column will be found
the county board proceedings. The re-
port is not as lengthy as usual, yet just
as important, and should be read by
every taxpayer.
j. q. Roller has on hand and offers
for sale large lot of the best fire kind
lers for hard and soft coal and wood.
They are sure fire and cheap. Now is
the time to buy them.
The ladies of Centenary NJ. F..
Church will give a dinner at the old
Warner drug store room on Front
street, Wednesday Oct. list. Dinner,
% cts. Oysters, extra.
We acknowledge an invitation to at
tend the Martin County Agricultural
Society's Fair, and complimentary tick
ct to the same. Their fair promises to
be one of great interest.
B. Tuttle is present in our columns
to-day, with display "ad' and some
significant locals. IT'S all about his i'm
mense stock of stoves, which he says
somebody must have. Call on him.
The Wlnnebago base ball club led
the Mankato Cresents by one score in
the game at that place last Saturday.
The score stood 4 to 3, very close
game, and much to the credit of both
clubs.
Mr.. l.. Patterson has advices from
DR.. Livingstone to the effect that Mrs.
Livingstone is improving. The journey
home fatigued her some. But we are all
pleased to hear this encouraging re-
port.
The Baptist sociable OH Wednes-
day evening was well attended, and
they concluded to serve dinner at the
same place yesterday, which saved
many persons a long tramp home for
the MONDAY meal.
The venerable Jack Frost babe his
friends good morning" last Saturday
for the first time after his long sojourn
in the far North. His first call was
ola mild, unobtrusive nature, and vege-
tation suffered little injury.
"A vote was taken on the Omaha
train, Saturday afternoon, Sept. 9th.
resulting, Cleveland, 20, Blaine, 40, St.
John, 9, and Butler, 1.-Reriem.
The 20 Cleveland votes were mostly
cast by delegates returning from DEM
Ocratic convention.
Ole Frengen, the young Norwegian
from Cottonwood county, indicted for
murder, was taken into court last Tues
day for trial, and changed his plea of
last summer from "not guilty." to guilt
Of murder in the third degree, and will
be sentenced for that crime.
Those smart young men, who drove
down from stub town last Sunday, and
drove around town throwing kisses at
ladies. had better slow hereafter. Such
conduct is sure to bring them to grief.
st. Peter Tribune.
Oh, well, now y roads young girls
amt 30 alfred attractive as that.
George Schaefer, of Lime township,
and father of Mrs. Weis, Dittman, Mar
tin and Hoerr. died last Thursday, at
the age of 81 years. Mr.. Schaefer was an
old resident of this county, having been
here from its earliest settlement. His
funeral took place at the Catholic
church Saturday.
--Mankato must be getting pretty
well saturated with st. John. Three
DAYS last week not an arrest was made
for drunkeness.-JanesriHe Argus.
Duplicate that brother, it was whole
week. But not the result of st. John
ism SO much as an efficient police force
and determination on the part of our
city to Grove vice to the wall.
1t is pleasure to note that the
butter manufactured by the creamer-
les owned by Carrie S. Straight in this
part of the state took numerous premi-
ums at the Rochester and Owatonna
fairs. This speaks well for Southern
Minnesota. Now let all creameries in
this section come to the Mankato fair
with good display of this product.
The latest novelty in threslIingm
chine improvements, is the adjustable
stIcker, now attached to the c. Ault-
man & Co., new model vibrator. 1t is
so arranged that the straw can be
thrown to any point of semi-circle at
the rear of the separator. 1t is built in
sections 30 that straw can be elevated
to a height of 30 feet. Besides this,
there is truck constructed under it SO
that it can be moved with the separator
without being taken off.
Saturday about noon, Miss Anna
Williams, of Judson, attempted to step
from wagon at the corner of Front
and Jackson streets, but by some means
slipped and fell to the ground, striking
her head upon stone in the crosswalk,
which made severe flesh wound back
of the left year. She received prompt
medical attention, and was able to go
home the same day.