The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1884-09-05
Go to the opera tonight,

u all kinds can lind Just what they want
at Longini's.
The London 4 Liverpool clothing
house have few words in this issue to
/. those needing clothing.
t. Brown, Wishart 4 Orr, of Maple,
ton, have instituted monthly paper
the Enterprise.
"A mule race will he one of the at.
. fractions at the Lake Crystal driving
park tomorrow.
All who heard the Hyer Sisters
when here before, will surely hear
them this fine.
The Hyer Troupe's parade this
afternoon was a good take. All turn
out this and tomorrow evenings.
Mcconnell & Co. have new "ad"
for the edification of our readers TO-
day. Refer to it for further Informal
ton.
The Ladies' Missionary society of
the Congregational church met with
Mrs. W. W. p. Mcconnell yesterday
afternoon.
Mr.. VIM. Paddock's new dwelling
house on Broad street is nearly finish
ed and adds much to the appearance
of that locality.
-Longini has his new stock of over
coats on display now, and in his adver-
Using space to-day, you will learn all
about stvles nrices etc
Next Tuesday the Republican coun-
ty convention will assemble in the
Court House in this city. For particu-
lars see call on second page.
j. II. Long & Co., of this city de-
sire to employ number of young boys
to learn the egg packing art. Boys,
read their local, and call on them.
A Polo club has been organized in
this city, and they played their first
game at the Opera House rink last
Saturday night. Spaulding, come down.
We learn that the storm of We'd
nesday morning was somewhat cyclon-
ical i'll its proportions up in the north
west part of the county, smashing
down trees, etc.
Miss Anna Park of this city has the
agency for the Lives of Blaine and
Logan" published by Caxton Publish
ing Co. of Chicago, and is now canvass
ing the city.
The Lake Crystal people are trying
to talk up fair. Well now, neighbors,
you had better drop that, and cast your
lot with us on the 25th, 18th and eth
inst. What dye think?
The game, "Palo," which is played
at roller Kinks, is played on the same
principle as the Indian game, "Shin-
ME-" Hooked sticks, and ball are
used, as in the latter game.
"A call at the Normal School yester-
day found Prof. Soaring and his faith
full corps of assistants immersed in
work, and all available capacity in the
building crowded to the extreme.
Mr.. III. w. Mendenhall, of Rapi-
dan, is the first on the market with
native grapes. He has bountiful crop
of them, and we acknowledge gener-
Gus supply placed upon our table.
Mrs. Thos. .. Jones, of this city,
died of consumption, this morning, at
her home. Her funeral will take place
Sunday at O'Clock, from the residence.
The remains will be inferred in South
Bend cemetery.
-Butternut Valley correspondence
came too late for this issue. Our cor
respondent states, however, that Mr..
Thos. +. Evans of that town aspires to
the legislature, and they expect to
honor him with a nomination.
Last week We stated that Miss Adj
die Silver had accepted a position in
the st. Peter schools, but being tender
ed the seventh grade in the Pleasant
Grove school in this city, she resigned
her position at the n roadA
The temperance picnic ut Sibley |
Mound last Saturday, was success. A
number of parties from outside lodges
were in attendance. Prof +. b. Parker,
Scrap Iron Bill, Rev. A. W. Edwards
and Rev. Blake addressed the audi
ence.
We were shown a sample of White
Russian wheat yesterday, raised on the
Parker farm in Belgrade, which is
about the plumpest, richest colored
cereal we have seen. The average, as
it came from the thresher. was rs bush
els per acre.
We have received an anonymous
communication this week, which We
cannot insert without violating our
rules in that respect. If observer"
will send his name and We find moth
ing Objectionable in the article, we
shall insert it.
Farmers report sugar cane to be of
smaller growth than formerly. This
does not indicate, however, that the
yield will not be good, as better
quality of sap may be procured, and
consequently as good yield of molasses
as ever before.
-Mankato Commandery, No. 4, has
received an invitation from Cyrenc
Commandery of Sioux Falls, d. r., to
assist in laying the corner stone of
the Episcopal college and dedication
of new masonic temple at that place
THURSDAY, Sept. 18th.
The fine wheat crop this year set
ties one question which has evoked
much discussion among farmers for the
last five years. That is, as to whether
our soil has lost its wheat producing
propensity. 1t evidently has not, and
failures are due to the season more
than to the Soil.
Last Friday evening, a professional
deadbeat entered w. b. Smiths cloth
ing store and proceeded to pick out a
coat and hat to suit his squeamish
taste. He got the coat on, stepped to
| the glass in the rear of the store, to see
how it would become him. 1t was SO
becoming that he slipped out of the
door and. did not return. Mr..
Smith has the rogues' old garments AZ
recalnpense.
The creamery at Bingham Lake
has ceased operations, and the manag-
er has gone to parts unknown, leaving
a good many patrons somwhat out Of
pocket. The owners agree, however,
to make all losses good. Insinuations
are prevalent that there has been
crookedness in the management.
"A few Democrats assembled at the
Court House last Saturday, and went
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