The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1884-12-05

j. u. Roller has nice dressed hogs
for sale at low prices, for family use.
Farmers should go and see j. q
Roller before selling their dressed hogs
w. \. Webb & Co. have a word tc
say to-day concerning their prize Offer
which it behooves every one to read.
F. G. Heinze retains advertising
space to-day which he will fill with in
teresting facts next week.
C. d. Taylor, Esq. ,<has just placed
a large stock of valuable jewelry for
the holiday trade, which he describes
in our advertising columns to-day.
See Youmans Bros. & Hodgin's
lumber lad" in to-day's paper, and
then call upon Mr.. Johnson who will tell
you all the rest.
&C. D. Taylor has just got a very
fine lot of show case trays, made of red
plush and old gold plush borders, also
mats of same color and goods to cover
the whole bottom of #. cases. Very
costly; very fine.
The Lake Crystal Union tells of a
cottonwood tree recently cut in the
town of Lincoln by Mr.. Meyer which
was eighteen inches in diameter and
fifty-tive feet in length, which Mr..
Meyer planted fourteen years ago, him.
self.
j. McDermott, an employe in Jen-
sen & Co, 8 shop, had a piece of iron
driven into one of his fingers, which
penetrated to the bone. DR.. Livingston
removed the projectile without much
difficulty. -
Last Tuesday afternoon Wittrock
Bros drying house, connected with
their heading mill, in Mankato town.
ship, was burned, together with large
stock of headings, involving them in a
loss of 81 900. They will rebuild at
once.
"A valuable pair of lady's mittens
has been left at our office. Now we
do not object SO much to "getting the
mittens," provided they fit us, but these
are too small. The owner can have
them if she will bring pair that are
sufficiently extensive to circumscribe
our ponderous 'fishts."
The local cleaner of THE FREE PRESS
will consider it favor if those inter-
ested will inform him of all Sabbath
school and church events of public in
terest. also facts concerningthe schools
and the social circle. These as well as
business items are necessary to the
life of local paper.
Prof. n. 7. Chambers, of Ceresco,
is in the city for the purpose of organ
izing an evening class in penmanship,
and has secured room in the Union
school building for that purpose. The
Professor has had several years expert
ence in this work, and feels confident
that he can give, "value received"
Something which Mankato has
been much in need of for several years,
a first-class restaurant, will soon be
opened TO the public by Mr.. F. G.
Heinze. His new bakery is admirably
arranged for the purpose. 1t has been
neatly grained and papered through
out and will be very inviting resort.
"A friend writes us from Brighton,
California, that Miss Nellie Darling of
that place, daughter of l. j. Darling, of
Willow Creek, this county, was mar
ried on the 25th ult. to Mr.. ]. G. Jack
man, of Brighton. Their friends in
Blue Earth county send congratula-
tons.
That smooth, timid, dainty mode
of locomotion peculiar to muddy
seasons, has been universally practiced
on the cross walks during the week
they being uncomfortably muddy.
Well, we can endure the under-foot
juiciness, provided this fine weather
continues.
DIR. J. L. Livingstone receives very
encouraging news from his wife. She
is now able to be about and has a fair
appetite. She sleeps fairly well, and
the night sweats with which she was
troubled have ceased. This is graft
flying tidings to Mrs. Livingstone's
friends as well as to the Doctor.
The military drama, Rank and
File" being in the midst of its season
in this city, and the best two presenta-
tons yet TO come, we feel that it would
be little previous, to make any COM
ment, for each evening the caste &C
quit themselves more creditably, and
this and tomorrow nights entertain
ments will, no doubt, discount those
already given. The local caste are do
ing well.