The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1884-01-04
"A fine entertainment at Union Hall

y WV. =. Mcconnell has gone soat
on short trip thus week.
y Quite far list Of marriage notice
ip this issue. The new year starts j
we'll.
The regular meeting oi the Manka
to building association will he held Ia
morrow evening.
Small boys complain that they IN
=, not allowed unrestricted use of the hill
r IN the city for coasting.
The Board of Education advertise.
elsewhere for bids for furnishing woot
-, for Ill: city schools.
The accommodation train ON tn,
Milwaukee road now arrives at II &c
A. NJ. instead of 10:45.
| The London and Liverpool cloth.
ing house presents a new lad" in this
issue, to which NO invite attention.
Judge Dickinson, of the Supreme
Court, attended the funeral of Hon. j.
A. Wiswcil in This city last Monday.
Nearly Nil tn" towns in Southern
Minnesota nrc making a determined
war against ,heIsaloons and club rooms
Upon The principlc that cold con.
tracts, there VIZ much more room than
usual la the country last Thursday.
With the numerous balls, parties,
Christmas trees, presentations, etc. the
holidays were well observed in Manka-
to.
Remember that Waites Union
Square Comedy Company will play at
Union Hall this aud tomorrow even
ings.
Those who have been of on holi-
day vacations are once more in their
places. and the world moves on in the
old, old way.
To morrow night At Union Hall
Rip Van Wrinkle will be presented by
the Union Square Company. Do no,
fail to attend.
The ground hog, thin corn
husks. and other signs which point
Cd to a very mild aud open
winter seem to have been too previous. |
The Board of Commissioners have
nxed the liquor license at 800, and the
auctioneers license at $40 for the e,su-
ing year.
Several Mankato Odd Fellows at
tended festival given by the Eagle
Lake Lodge last Wednesday evening.
and report most pleasant time.
AT the regular meeting of the board
Of education held last Wednesday even.
L. G. NJ. Fletcher Was elected to fill the
vacancy occasioned by the death of
Hon. J. A. Wiswell.
The Pioneer Press was awarded
the contracts tor turnishins our County
with blank books during the year.
While Mr.. Whites bid was low. the p.
P.s was lower, so to speak.
"A fire alarm was sounded this
morning to which the department
quickly responded. The blaze was at c.
D. Tsylor's residence, the fence near
he barn being on fire, but was extin
pushed before any particular damage
vas done.
Attorney General Hahn has render
ID decision that newly elected county
reasurers will assume the duties of
heir Office on the first of January in
tead Of the first OF March, and both the u
I'D and new treasurers draw pay for
be three months intervening between J
hose two dates.
There will be union services, in
bservance of the Week OF Prayer, on
he evenings and in the churches az i
pillows, beginning Jan. 7th: Monday,
Presbyterian; Tuesday. Methodist; :
Wednesday, Baptist: Friday. Congre. d
stionsl. On Thursday evening the sew o
raj congregations will meet In their q
wn churches. Hour Of the meetings IL
30. "
"A large number of Iowa farmers
tho sell milk and cream to the cream r
ries raise their calves on skim milk.
these calves can be sold at the age of
IL months for from 80 to 81. Estimst- :
,g the value Of calf soon after birth
, be $2, and counting the amount Of :
kim milk necessary to Iced it for SIX
,onths, the amount realized for the :,
oilk would be about 27 cents per 100 u
'ounds. I"
"Wednesday morning was very =
old, and we made an item generally
eferrlng to it. Thursday grew cold. i
r and we changed the item to cores =
'ond with the weather. The cold on II
hat day continued severe, and also $
trough the night. With the dawn I
# this morning, the thermometer reg
stering about IS below zero, we throw ?
way our old item, and merely rise to )
emark that since Jan. LIST the weather
las been both constant and severe.
THE FREE PRESS was selected as
he Official paper of Blue Earth county, il
~ the Board of Commissioners, at lite 4
meeting this week. Farmers will rec.
,gnize our liberality to tax payers {
when we say that the cost of publishing
he delinquent tax list has been reduc-
ID from 12 cents per description to AZ =
;ents, the Commissioners Annual Re.
port from $50 to S28, and other work {
'educed in cost about pro rata. People t
sho want to get full reports Of the acts
II our county officials will subscribe for t
The FREE PRESS. Price $3.50 per
Tear--in advance with no chromos. The
paper IS worth every cent we ask.
AT the regular meeting of Alex. :
Wilkin Post, G. A. R.. Jan. I'd, 1884,
he following officers we're installed:
C-Wm. Thomas.
8. y.C-Clark Keysor. ,
~ CT. Geo. Koenig
Q. N.-Frank wilkin.
P.e.-Dr. 0. Trenkler.
O.p.-W. L. Coon.
o. H.-Bobt. Thomas. ,
Adjt.-G. w. Mead.
8. Ms. w. Burgess |
q. d. S.-Milton Hanna.
]. 6.--Wesley Maxfeld. {
q. ST. N. Bragdon.
PC, w. w. p. Mcconnell oeins unavoid.
IDLY absent In Kansas, his installation will
AXE place on his return-some weeks hence