The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1884-09-19
Sigh, autumn breezes.
Read W. A. Webb's locals.
Mason work is not very brisk.

Some of the cutters are outrageou
ly dirty.
THE ball at Union Hall Saturds
, night was success.
Large amounts of hay have bee
spoiled by the late rains.
. The County Commissioners hav
been in session during the week.
Company F appeared to exceller
advantage ut the Fair last Friday.
The glass front has been placed i
the First National Banks new build
ing.
| Potatoes are rotting in the agricu
tural districts, caused by too mucl
rain.
The Christian church in this city
being improved and re-furnished in
teriorly.
C. l.. King is happy over the ad
vent of a nice big Blaine boy at hi
house.
Broad street has been somewha
improved in the vicinity of the Epis
copal church.
Asa Graves is proud Of his pre-
MUM team, and we'll he may be fol
they are dandies.
Mr.. John Lewis has his hardwar,
stock mostly in place and his store hs,
q very pleasant appearance.
Several Winnebago Indians from
Wisconsin went through this city las
Saturday, enroute for Nebraska.
Mr.. L. L. Davis, our hardware
merchant, speaks in our local column
to-day, to which We ask attention.
Asa Graves now sports the premi
um carriage team of Blue Earth coun'
ty, according to the judges at the fair
Geo. w. Monks, Esq, sold his resi-.
dence on State street, this morning, to
Mr.. Chas. NJ. Marsh. Consideration
5000.
MIR. w. ]. Studley commenced
work in his steam laundry Monday
morning, with Urge amount Of work
on hand.
Miss Phoebe saterlse, daughter OF
the famous apostle of temperance was
married at Minneapolis to a gentleman
named willard.
The Democrats will hold their
preliminary love feasts tomorrow even
ing to select delegates for the grand
Barbecue next Tuesday.
The council down at the Y roads re-
fused to license the travelling soap VEN
der. Well, they can't use soap down
there, nothing but sand will suffice.
About the most extraordinary
example of famine now prevalent, is
the reporters note book. The local
field is destitute Of important transac-
tons.
Geo. McMahill, Esq, who resides
near the poor farm, threshed his wheat
this week and it averaged q bushels
per acre. The weight was 642 pounds
per bushel, machine measure.
Work on the Cannon Valley road
is being pushed to completion with all
possible urgency. Sub-contractors are
distributed along the line at short in
tervals, and things have a lively sp-
pearance.
The GAINESVILLE Argus says that the
Manksto Dairy and Produce Exchange
has fizzled out. How true, that Eve
must go from home to hear the news"
But there is not the slightest truth in
the report.
1t is authenticity reported that
the Cannon Valley road has become q
part of the Rock Island r. Il. system,
and hopes are entertained that they
will push the line into the city before
the season closes.
AT school meeting in LeSueur
county three fellows undertook to set
tie the district business in athree hand
fight. Surely the schoolmaster is
abroad in that district, else these civil
modes could not exist.
Temperance schools, conducted
somewhat as Sabbath schools, are being
organized in some towns. 1.-THE tenn
perance advocates wish to do success
full work, this is the proper method to
employ. IT'S better than political
strife.
"A happy wedding took place in
Shelby township, last Sunday,at the
home Of Mr.. Latin, being the marriage
of his daughter Miss Donna NJ, to Mr..
J. c. Hobart. Rev. Stockdale officiated.
The bride is a sister Of our worthy
Deputy Sheriff.
Last week our local editor srrone-
ously reported boy at the home Of
Mayor Palmer, which mistake he
cheerfully rectifies, and with all due
apologies, promises to be more cautious
in the future and will endeavor to
avoid such errors.
The Blue Earth Valley Stock AS
ISOLATION will hold their seventh an
nual exhibition of stock at their ground
in Pleasant Mound on the LIST Of Octo-
Der. Hon. Daniel Buck of this city
will deliver an address, and there will
be other features Of interest.
M. w. Mendenhall, Esq, Of Rapi-
dan, has a most elegant lot Of grapes
this year. He says the yield is much
larger than last season, and if we were
to Judge, should say the fruit is sweeter
and more palatable. We have to
thank Mr.. NJ. and his estimable wife
for extended courtesies.
Swan johnson has sued the Man.
kato School Board for an amount he
claims that is due him for white-wash-
ing done at the Union school building
last year, and which the trustees plead
was improperly done. The case was
set for trial yesterday morning, but
was adjourned until October 3rd.
The c., M. & st. P. Ry. will sell
tickets to the Chicago Exposition,
which holds from Sept. 3rd to October
18th, for $685. round trip. Tickets
will be sold on Tuesdays and Wednes-
days of each week. Tickets will be
sold 70 the Milwaukee Exposition on
the same days Of the week for $3.50
round trip.
"A surveying party for the Cannon
Valley railroad company ran line into
the city last week, coming in by way
of the Wardlow ravine, and thence
along Fifth street to the vicinity Of the
Episcopal church. No information
could be got from them as to the in
tentions of the company.
M. o. Sundt, ESQ.,, the popular mer-