The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1884-09-12
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Marriage bells are ringing.
Don't forget the Mankato fair.
Cereals and vegetables of all kinds
are extremely cheap.
MIR. J. b. Lewis, of Rush Lake, lost
stack of wheat by lightning this week.
A good dining room girl can find a
situation at the Minneopa House.
"Wednesday the st. Paul jobbers
attended the State fair in body.
Every township in the county was
represented in the convention Tues
day.
How musical and festive hath been
the musquito of late. Flies likewise,
minus the music.
Those attending the German Cath
Ollie Benevolent Society's celebration ut
II. Paul report a superb time.
The Hyer Sisters troupe gave a
sacred concert at the Opera House last
sunday evening which was we'll attend
ed.
-Rcv. Father Prior preached rous-
ing temperance sermon at the Catholic
church last sunday.
COMPANY F, Second Regiment, NJ.
y. c., accepted an invitation to visit
the county fair to-day, they went up
on the eleven o'clock train.
MIR. {. 4. Chapman has a card in
to-day's FREE Press which We cite to
our readers.
Mr.. Hughes people of Butternut
Valley lost little babe, ii months old,
last Monday, with whooping cough.
The city council wish TO have some
painting done at City Hall. Read their
notice.
+. Bludsoe, Esq, the barber, pur-
chased from sheriff Monks this morn
ing fine Jersey calf.
carney says that campaign work
ers must preach the gospel of James
and John TO the people. A good point.
Extensive washOuts on the Omaha
road in the vicinity of Eau Claire, Wis
cousin, and also between this city and
LrSucur.
-Nctf has added another hundred to
the population of Lake Crystal. 1t is
$40 now. an increase of 800 in less than
two years.
The Winnebago City Press Ne,cs
says Geo. T. Hope has moved to Man
kato to engage in the hotel business.
We hope so.
The Omaha train due here from
the west at SIS, a. H., did notarrive
until afternoon, Wednesday owing to a
washUut in Iowa.
The wild plum crop has been album
dant this year, and many pantrys are
well stocked with Jam" made of SUI
gar colorcd with plum.
jay Eye See rather held over But
Ter at Minneapolis, so far as "a take"
was concerned. Well, Ben is only a
One Eye See, anyway.
The Seventh Day Adve ntists are
arranging for a large camp meeting at
Sank Center, in Stearns county, to COM
mcnce early next nlOnln.
-Rev. \. w. Edwards will address
prohibition meeting at GAINESVILLE on
Saturday evening, and at Eagle Lake
on Monday evening next.
j. q. Roller still sells white lime
and all kinds of plastering materia
lower than anyone else in town; also
flour and all kinds of feed cheap.
o. o. Pitcher, receiver for the Kin
sella Bro.'s d Gleason stock, commenc
ed on Wednesday to sell it at auction
JIG. Fowler is doing the auctioneering
Geo. Pond verify believes in bal
.ancing the sexes. Mayor Palmer re-
ported boy Tuesday, and George fol
lowed to the front "Wl' a bonnie bi
girl"
Bring your monster beets, mann
moth corn, porkiest hog, "giltest" but
ter, premium poultry, "dandy" stocl
and everything else of par excellence +
the Mankato fair.
Two ambitious young men iron
EAGLE Lake attend the Normal schoo
here and board at home. A long jaun
night and morning, but such effort vii
have its recompense.
-Rcv. 4. w. Edwards will hol'
quarterly meeting services at Janesvill
next Sunday and Rev. J. w. Cornis
of GAINESVILLE will occupy the pulpit {
the VI. +. church here the same day.
Our Jail is pretty well filled at pres
cnt, but thinning out" is expecte
in December. Clark thinks he'll get
little time for recreation then. As it il
hc watches the incarcerated closel
and faithfully.
Miss Ada Holland, graduate I
the Mankato Normal school, and ft
several years teacher in the Madel
schools, was married a week ago la
Sunday to Mr.. Kendall, postmaster
that village. Much joy, Ada.
We announce with pleasure tn;
Mrs. ID. A. Swan is recovering fro
her recent illness quite rapidly. 81
has gained sufficient strength to adm
of her assuming her duties in the No
NAL next Monday.
III. X. Christensen has card
this issue showing the advantages of L
large real estate agency. Mr.. Z. Ii
been in this business for many yea
and those wishing anything III that Iii
will do well to patronize him.
The Dairy Exchange sale
"Wednesday waned somewhat from
former vigor, there being but TWEEN
tubs offered, this by q. III. Herrick.
was sold to Mr.. Potter of LeSueur
II cents.
The heavy rains of Tuesday was
ed out fill on the GAINESVILLE road
lie Ray, in o. +. Harvey's neighb
hood, which will cost a hundred doll
to replace. The fill Was fifteen f
high and forty feet long, and alb
twelve feet is washed.