St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-23
srecial Reports from The CrorE Mankato Office
December 90
MankatO Dots.

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MaHkasO Dots.
Clear and cold.
The best kind OF sleighiog.
Christmas goods at all the stores
Pure wiaes AMI liquors for family use at D
Althop a. 20.
Christmas services were held last Sunday
in most Of the churches.
London paueh for sale AZ D. Althop & Co.,
Wholesale liquor dealers.
II. w DrGrovelt, Of Excelsior, formerly
here, passed Sunday in this city.
Remember the lecture OF John D. Cough
At tue Opera house on Monday the 2sth.
/ For the best bread use Hubbard & COS. Super
iatVe -four. Il has few equals and no Superior
A stage rehearsal 81 the choral society in
the Opera Il. N. 5. Pinafore was had last
evening.
Prof d. Stewart, formerly Of the Mankato
schools, now superintendent OF the city
schools at ST. Charles. Mimi, passed the
Sabbath here with his new made bride.
Halver Halyerson, Norwegian residing
in this city, was on yesterday committed TO
the insane hospital at ST. Peter. by judge
Meade. Halverson is about iwcnty-one
years OF age and was taken daft about one
week ago.
The Opera Roller rink Is soon TO be re-
opened, under the management Of the An
drews Bros. With some this has always
oeen iayorite resort, and II viii no doubt
receive its full share Of patronage under the
new management
MIR. +. y. Merrill, superintendent OF the
Standard Cement company's works, at this
city, returned on last week from trip TO
Albany, Boston. Hartford. New York aud
olher eastern cities. He reports times very
duii, indeed, in the east
The N. E. Sabbath school Of this CITY viii
hold a Christmas eve advertisement at their
church, consisting Of singing, Rotations.
tabeaux. etc Admission fifteen cents
children five cents. Receipts 10 be devoted
to buying Christmas gifts Cor the poor. All
are cordially invited - attend.
On Christmas evening. December %. the
congregation Of the Episcopal church will
have grand time at City hall A ship well
loaded with present viii be disclosed aud a
grand, good time is expected. business
meeting OF the society will also occur al the
same place, and all who are interested I'm the
welfare OF this organization are invited 10 be
present
At the Manksto Roller rink. on Saturday
evening, prodigy was introduced in the
person of Willie Giffany, a Mankato LAD
fifteen years of age, who developed a most
remarkable degree of skill upon the rollers.
and who was received by the audience with
great favor Under the instruction Of Mr..
w. l.. McCracken, manager of the rink, the
young lad will soon be- able TO take the road
in public exhibitions.
The splendid stock Of goods offered by
Geo. f. Brett furnishes the most desirable
outfit To select Christmas presents from. The
fashion of making fancy presents, while very
common, is not nearly so much 10 be ap-
proved of as that OF making use of one of
the considerations. At Mr.. Brett's one can
com ine the useful with the ornamental, and
can select wide variety OF articles.
Rose * Noe report the sale of the brick
house and two lots on Center street, formerly
owned and occupied by Rev W. Whitney.
opposite the residence Of Mr.. Noe, to J. L.
Washburn, ESQ.,, for So, 100; also tl. sale Of
twenty acres on section SO Of Rspidan 10
John I. Norris for Mann a. Merriam; and
for the same parties twenty acres in same
section TO Charles Tracy and Joseph Dolby
for $500.
The "Germania" orchestra are rehearsing
the opera of II. NJ. s. Pinafore and will ac-
company the choral society in their rendition
OF that charming musical production, which
transpires in the near future The seer
mania," either as a brass band or an orches-
ira, are credit To the city. and the fact that
they are able To take up the score OF an opera
and render it successfully, will do much To-
wards attracting musical and operate parties
here in the future. The musical talent, both
instrumental and vocal, which is being de-
veloped at Maukato, will one day make con-
siderable showing, and, better than all, affords
those who engage in It pleasant and profit
able means OF enjoyment
Six hundred ana fifty-fve folding opera
chairs have been ordered and on SATURDAY.
the management OF the Opera house were
notified that they had been shipped from
Chicago, and would arrive during the com
ing week. AT present this very tine place
Of amusement lacks but two things TO make
II at once the most comfortable, convenient
and elegant place OF amusement in the
state, outside Of the twin cities, aud these
are stationary folding opera chairs and
better heating apparatus. The frsi OF these
requirements is beng supplied In The shin
meut of chars just made, aud the latter the
management pledge themselves 10 remedy NJ
once by the substitution Of better system
of heating. II will then become the credit
and ornament OF the city, aud viii do much
10 attract people here.