The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1884-03-28
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started for Clark, Oak, this week with
car load of work horses.
A small black-snake whip found al
the foot of Bunker hill, can he had a,
this office 10y paying for notice.
We have communications from
Consumer and Anxious Enquirer
which will appear next week.
A freight train was wrecked ) miles
west of Easton, Mimi, last Thursday
Thirteen cars were ditched. but no one
was hurt.
The London and Liverpool cloth
ing house has II change of advertise
ment this week, which We wish our
readers To notice.
The District Telegraph Company
commenced stringing wire this morn
ing, and will push the erection of their
lines rs rapidly as possible.
Alice +. Davis is home frome Sioux
Center, To-, where she has taught
school five months. She will teach at
lospers, TO-, the coming summer.
j. q. Roller is selling 25 lbs buck
wheat flour for - cents. He is also
selling much seed corn, shipping il Ia
stations on the different lines of roads.
Mrs Foulke has card in this issue
Ia which We direct the attention of the
ladies. Mrs. Foulke will 90 East in u
few DAYS 10 make another selection OF
goods.
C. q. Spaulding, of Mapleton, has
bills out for Il public sale of ersOnal
property, at his warehouse. Saturday,
April 9TH. Almost anything from a
hen 10 a wire binder can be had there.
We must crave the patience of our
obHging country correspondents again.
The county statement and city politics
have filled our columns so, that We are
obliged 10 leave over some interesting
items.
-Messrs. Rose Il Noe report the fol-
lowing sales: ii. l.. Alberger to Geo.
f. Weaver, lot s, block y, Van Brunt's
addition, for 81 100. Mann Il Merriam
To III. Minkel so acres in Beauford, for
Sl,7Oo.
We understand that strong cor.
poration is soon To he formed, which
will have for its object the extensive
manufacture of brick, the opening OF
new stone quaries, and the burning OF
lime on large sale.
Two prisoners in the county Jail,
thought TO break the monotony behind
the bars last Friday by endulging in u
brief pugilistic encounter. They broke
the monotony, and considerable cuticle
for each other.
The various Aldermen will be
at the usual places of voting in their
respective wards, during Saturday Ito
morrow and Tuesday morning before
the polls open, for the purpose of
registering the names of voters.
The St Paul GiDbf of to-day reports
Cleo. VI. Palmer as member of the
mill firm of X. ID. Hubbard 4 Co. This is
mistake. Mr.. Palmer has no partner
ship interest in the mill whatever, and
the GLoLs correspondent should correct
the error into which he has fallen.
The Fair store of this city was
closed by sheriff Monks, on Thursday
afternoon, in behalf of Martin l. Co.,
through their attorneys, Thomas 4
Wasburn. Their claim against the es
adjustment is small, but We learn that
other claims have been put in since.
Mr.. $. F. Alberger has purchased
from Geo. Weaver, Esq, his residence
property in West Mankato. The price
paid was $500. Mr.. Alberger. by this
purchase, has one of the cosiest homes
i'll the city. II is delightfully."- located
and as IL summer residence is mos,
charming.
Prof. Gorrie received letter from
Miss Lambert Oh Wednesday stating
that she had concluded not to resume
her position in the public schools her,
for the summer term, because Of fear
entertained that the duties, which
would devolvc upon her would prov,
detrimental.
The Minnesota river broke up a
this place Sunday, and rose rapid,
until Tuesday morning when it began
to recede. \ few families on the flat
had to move out but there has been N
damage done by the water. 1t is quit,
high yet and considerable ice floating
but We feel safe in saying that all dan
ger from high water is over.
-Orson II. }. Smith, brother of +
III. Smith, proprietor of ''The Fair" il
this city, died at the Washington HOus
last Monday of typhoid pneumt nis
Mr.. Smith was Il years and 10 month
old, and has has been i'm Mankato sine,
the lst of last January. He has beeI
troubled with pulmonary weakness 70
several years, and took a severe cold
few days before his death, which prov
ed fatal. Ills remains were taken I,
for interment.
Henry lieidwinkle, who lives tw,
miles north Of the city, returned from
West Liberty, To-, Saturday evening
where he had been 10 buy fine stock
He brought with him ten yearling ShOr
horn heifers, two of them are seven
eighths, and the rest unregistere
thoroughbreds. They are as fine 10
as ever came TO Blue Earth county, an
crossed with Mr.. HIS. 800 Herefor
bull cannot fail to make fine shown
for some of our future Southern Mime
sofa Fairs. He also brought with hin
avery fine young Shorthorn bull fo
w. ID. Richardson, of Garden City, VIII
has about twenty head of high grad
Shorthorn heifers. The stock was a
purchased from Anderson x Elliot, {
West Liberty, who have furnished tn
majority of this class of stock now j
the county.
The Board of Directors of the Maj
katO Dairy and Produce Exchange hi
appointed Mr.. A. Z. McKinstry {
take charge of all goods sent to the F.,
change for sale. Mark all goods to hi
at Mankato, and send letter of instru
tons by mail, also to same place, al
he will sell the goods and return pr
ceeds less one-half of cent per. pouI
for trouble and guarantee. Refers
First National Bank. Mr.. McKinstl
il one of the best known creamery INT
in the northwest, and is thoroughly +
liable and Trustworthy i'm every part
ular. He is likewise "a first class judi
of butter. Parties desiring to sell goo
on the Exchange may rest assured tn
anything consigned TO his care will I
ceiNe nrnmnt attention and nuink ,