The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1884-01-25
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tulS evening.
Sheriff Monks gives notice els
N where of sale Of stock.
n Prepare to attend the Opera Hou.
Benefit next Friday evening.
T. The Empire Store comes to tn
!. front this week with a new "ad.'
i. Tom Perry, ST.. of st. Peter, II
l. tends starting n new paper at Tracy.
st. Peters public schoo! teacher
l. were represented upon our streets las
!. Saturday.
J.. Another grand masquerade Is to b
|; held at Union Hall, Tuesday evening
: Feb. 9th.
The Senior class in the Higl
School passed the university exsmins
ton last Tuesday.
The editor of the Red Wing I'D
panes is making lecture tour among
his patrons in the country.
The special meetings IN the N. E
church are going on every night, ans
will be continued during next week.
Remember the concert of the Ger
man singing society to be given a
Union Hall, Sunday eve., Feb. srd.
The masquerade ball at Union Hal
last Friday evening was largely attend
ed, and those present pronounced the
affair grand success.
Trains on the Northwestern ran M
further west than Sleepy Eye last Wed
nesdsy, as severe blizzard was pre-
vailing in that section.
The activity in real estate matters
this early in the season Is favorable
indication OF prosperous condition Of
business for the year.
A stone refrigerator fer storing
beer is being erected on John Arnold's
lot on North From, by the Faulk Brew
ing Co., Of Milwaukee.
The light snow OF Tuesday after
noon improved the sleighing very lit
tie, but much more would have been
acceptable. a. the roads in many places
are bare.
The Rochester seminary was re-
Gently closed an afternoon IN order that
the students might listen to the argu-
ments in an important law case on trial
IN the court.
In Brown count. the number OF
births last year were 500, and the
deaths 1873. That shows clear gain of
362 residents, without resorting to Ds
ko:a boom methods.
st. Peter is to have two memories
started there in the spring. There is
an excellent deposit Of limestone in
that vicinity which can be utilized to
a good advantage in producing egg
shells.
Farmers and town people will find
It To their interest to buy their corn,
oats, flour and mill feed ut wholesale
prices OF j. q. Roller, at the Central
Warehouse. Free delivery to all points
of the city.
1t is reported that the number Of
route agents on the Winona & st. Peter
road will shortly be increased to enable
them to handle the large amount OF
Dakota and western mail now passing
over that line.
"A we'll informed railroad man pre-
diets that within ten years the North.
western Company will operate double
track from Chicago to Pierre. That of
course means also two stubs running
down to Mankste.
The Pipestone Star now appears a.
a semi-weekly. Mr.. Hart is one Of the |
pushing newspaper men of the North
west, and will always be found near the
head of the procession. We hope his
paper may have continued success.
The City Engineer, in making some
surveys on Second street the first of the
week, discovered that H. p. Jensen's
carriage works lap into the street seven
inches. Not enough to ever cause any
inconvenience to the city OF trouble to
the proprietor.
Now and then there is discovered
an ordinance among the laws Of eur
city which is not enforced to even
the slightest extent. The boys feel con- !
siderable qualification that their sport
in coasting is not limited, as it seems
was once intended.
There was u man in town one time
who thought him woundrous wise. He
swore by all the tabled Gods he'd never
advertise. His goods were advertised
ere long, and thereby hangs tale.
The "ad,' Was set in nonpsreil. and
headed Sheriff sale. "-Ee.
The firm OF Lang. Smith i Co.,
has been dissolved, Mr.. Lang cOntinu
ing the business. Mr.. Lang is one of
our oldest and most reliable business
men, and we are pleased to note the
fact that tor the present, ut least, he has
concluded to remain in Mankato.
--On account OF failing health MISS
Maggie Barr has been compelled to re.
sign her position rs teacher in the
Pleasant Grove school, which she has
filled with credit to herself, and to the
satisfaction Of the patrons. Miss Alice
Sheever has been appointed to I'll the
vacancy.
The RepieW with commendable en-.
terprise on its part gives list of the
accounts expended upon Improvements
IN this city last season, the same having
appeared in The FREE Press about
two months ago. Our list being found
correct, it was reproduced with great
accuracy.
On Thursday morning the Their.
memeter in some places in the city reg
istered 80 degrees below zero. That
was about as cold weather as we have
had during the winter, although On &C.
count of it being very calm the cold
was not felt as much as on days several
degrees warmer.
On petition of B. G. Reynolds, the
present incumbent Of the County At.
tOrney's Office in Fairbault county,
Judge Severance last Monday raised the
salary from $500, at which figure it