The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1884-03-21
-Hillesheim takes a rest.

The oil mil company VIII erec
several small cottages for the accommo
dation of their help.
The many friends of Mr.. B. F
, Hitchcock will regret to learn that he ii
in rather poor health these days.
Mr.. j. ii. Long & Co. moved theil
q. packing establishment into their build
. ing on the corner of Second and Wal
B.. nut streets, yesterday.
There will be no service in the
Congregational church or Methodist on
Sunday evening on account of "Scrap
Iron Bills" lecture in the Opera House
The Mankato Preserving Company
have already manufactured for this
seasons use $1,000 cans. Fully car
load of tin has been consumed in max
ing these cans.
The Philadelphia clothing firm
have put new front into their store,
which adds much to its appearance
and affords better display of their
stock.
The old Beebe building on South
Front street, occupied by Laird, Norton
e Co., has been leased to Mr.. S. III. Bill
lings of Sioux Rapids, Iowa, who will
put in stock of drugs.
j. F. Meagher has purchased of j.
s. Englerth, the building on Front
street now occupied as laundry, and
will remove the old building, and erect
Il fine brick structure in its stead.
Mr.. Shaubut reports that the roller
skating rink enterprise is in full blast
in New Mexico. Perhaps that is the
skirmish line, we being in the heat of
battle.
The entertainment given at the NJ.
f. Church Saturday evening for the
benefit of the w. G. T. U. was very
well patronized. Miss Satterlee was
present, and highly entertained her
audience.
j. b. Hodapp, manager of the Man
kato Preserving Company has notice
to farmers and gardeners in this issue.
Contracts for sugar corn and tomatoes
for canning purposes Will be made prior
to the 18th of April.
The Jackson Republic says that "P.
Evanson, the painter, is going to Man
kato to work at his trade" From
present indications Mankato will give
employment to great number of
tradesmen and laborers.
The contract for completing the
Opera House in this city has been let
to Wampler d Salisbury. They will push
the work vigorously, and expect to
have it ready for formal opening by
the middle of May.
r. F. Jones, Esq, who for several
years has occupied a position in Geo.
F. Rrett's dry goods store will, after
Monday next, be found at Mcconnell
< Co s store. "Dick" is good sales
man and a popular clerk
e. J. Sheldon, Esq, has engaged to
take the road for Geo. E.. Weaver, and
will make valuable man for the bust
mess he is to pursue. Mr.. Sheldon is
a Mankato man, well and favorablv
known, and he can show up Manka.o
cement, brick, stone, etc, III good
shape.
Marshall T. Fall, of Rapidan, was
in the city Wednesday, and informed
us that he has just received two three
quarter blood Holstein heifers. He
now has five heifers of this breed, and
is more than ever convinced that it
pays to raise cattle of this kind. There
are millions in it"
-Rumor has it that a certain well
known capitalist will this spring erect
large pork packing establishment in
Mankato. There is no better location
in the west for concern of this kind
than right here, and the men reported
to be interested In IL have ample cap
ital to push it for all there is out.
j. F. Meagher on Tuesday last clos
ed the saloon run by VIM. Hodge,
in the old Pierce building; he having
leased it to the wholesale firm, who
wish to occupy it April LIST. There was
some difference of opinion about the
| right of possession: Mr.. Hodge claims
possession under a three years lease.
given to Mr.. kitchener, while Mr..
Meagher denied the right, and
took peremptory steps to close it.
We have made arrangements with
the publishers of "HeoM and Home,"
| by which we are enabled to furnish all
delinquent subscribers, who pay their
delinquency and one years. subscription
in ddrance, a copy of "Health and Home,"
until Jan. LIST, 1885. We hope all our
patrons and friends will avail them
selves of this offer at once, and secure
nine numbers of this valuable periodi-
| cal for nothing.
The Andrews Opera Company ap-
peared in this city as per. engagement.
and acquitted themselves very credit
ably. The company consists of young
people entirely, and has promising
future before it. There is some very
| stoi III lllC iiOuDC, Cd
peciailv the contralto and soprano.
We hope they will favor us again, for
We feel sure that they made many
friends in the city.
In another place will be found a
card to the public from Mr.. Jno. c.
Noe, relative to the importance of the
Dairy and Produce Exchange recently
organized in this city. The establish
ment of this Excha Pee is of too great
Importance to the rmers of Minneso-
ia to be ignored, 3nd they should SC
profit by Its suG> ions.
Lawyer f.. :, of Napoleon, in
his paper before the Dairymen's Con.
vention, says you might as well try &c
teach a legislator how to skate on role,
skates, as to try To make good butter
without proper facilities. How true
how emenintly true this is. Both have
been tried, and each has proved sig
nal failure.
We wrot.' to Supt. Sanborn to as
certain whet the train on the North
western roa,. mat arrives here at 5:3(
p. IN. could not be made to connect
at Winona, with the fast mai
train that runs to st. Paul, thereby
bringing our mail, which now arrives
at $3.50 in the morning, to us in the
evening. This arrangement would Civ,
our business men their mail about II
hours earlier than they get it at pres
: ent. He answers, that owing to exist
ing connections this would be imprac