The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1884-09-12

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apolis have an advertisement in Til
FREE Press this week, which deserves
perusal.
The Methodist district confercnc,
for this district, met i'll Fairmont las
week. Rev. \. W. Edwards represent
ed Mankato.
Carney says the Republican ticke
has no tail, but is head at both ends
Therefore it is bound to 30 forward anG
can't go backward.
Last Sunday we had cold, driz
zling ram most of the forenoon, ano
Monday afternoon we were visited by
heavy thupder storm.
The school board has awarded the
contract for supplying furniture for tn,
West Mankato school house, to Messrs
Andrews Il Co. of Chicago.
The attendance at the county fail
so far has not been very satisfactory
but to-day is expected to he the boom
day. Particulars next week.
"A gentleman feeding threshinl
machine at Mr.. Hettel's in Mankato
township last saturday, had part ofone
finger torn off by the cylinder.
Architect Geo. Pass has laid a
cement sidewalk in front of his office
Let others follow this example, now
that we have abundance Of the article
SO convenient.
During the storm Monday after.
noon, lightning struck John Just's barn
in Rapidan, and it, with two stacks Of
oats, was burned. We understand that
all were insured.
Prof. Parker, of Garden City, spoke
for Blame and Logan at recent Pro-
hibition meeting.-JdneSriLLe 1rgus.
No, he didn't, Henry. You have
been reading the Rerieac.
During the storm on Thursday of
last week, lightning struck the chimney
on the house of Ace McCullom in De.
CORA, and was conducted down the
stove-pipe, killing a dog that lay by the
stove.
We hear of some country school,
districts in which a quorum did not at
tend at the meeting last Saturday night
No community can stand this; it will
react OH the intellectual calibre OF
their pOsterity.
MIR. r1enry rIIII, OF Medic, and Miss
Jennie Smith. Of Beaufort, were unit
cd in matrimony, Wednesday of last
week. Miss Smith has been a teacher
in the Blue Earth county corps fol
several years.
The elements certainly feel some
what concerned about our worthy
county commissioner j. B. Swan. Some
time ago lightning struck tree stand;
ing in his yard, and last Monday the
act was repeated.
The Harvest Home exercises at
the Episcopal church last Sunday were
very interesting, and the church was
taste fully decorated for the occasion
Had il not been for the rain, there
NOulu lldNc DSSii q ioi sc ottShu'iiNS'
"A base ball nine of the Norma
school boys, played a match game
with nine from the Union schoo
last Saturday, in which the Normal boys
were victorious. We understand tha
these friendly games will be continued
MIR. X. T. Pomeroy, graduate o
the law department of the Iowa STATE
University, has located in Mankato
and for the present is established il
the Office of Pfau & Shissler. Mr.. Pom
eroy intends making Mankato hi
home.
There will be Sunday School in
.stitute at the Baptist church in thi
city next Wednesday and Thursday
under the direction of Boston W
Smith. All denominations are invite
to attend and participate i'll the exei
cises.
The w. {. T. L. will meet mex
Tuesday afternoon, the 10Th inst, at
o'clock, in the Congregational churcl
All who earnestly desire to have tn
temperance sentiments in our city in
creased are cordially invited to be pres
ent.
Now this municipality will certain
ly be run in first class style, becaus
l our Mayor has been duplicated. III
took on the emoluments of Office MOI
day night, and Tuesday George wa
! giving the cigars around. The DO
weighs ten pounds.
The storm of Monday afternoo
E played some ,frisky FRANKS at st. Pete
b by blowing down sheds, chimneys, ct
fl A wagon was hitched to the bree2
element at lumber yard and parade
along one of the streets. No seriol
= damage was done.
d In a letter received a few day
a since by one of our business men, fro
J, a banker in La Fayette, Indiana, o
' ours the following: eve are all in o,
E part of the state for Blaine and Loga
u and feel confident that We will carr
II the state this fall"
a The st. Peter Tribune says that
It is quite fashionable for teachers to e
IL gage school and then resign and tai
another. Yes, neighbor, the teach
It is after the dollar and will go whe
n that commodity is the most numeror
"a We don't blame him, either.
it The following changes were ma
r by the State Board of Equalization (
Blue Earth county for the year 1Ss
in Real property, no change; person
is property, horses three years old Al
rs over, 10 per cent increase; cows 10 p
49, cent increase. State tax will be s
mills.
~ Mr.. G. J. Bechdolt, Asst. Divisi
engineer of the Pennsylvania Cent
49, railway, brother of Prof. A. F. Bee
~. dolt, of our city, was last week presel
~ ed with an elegant watch, charm IL
- cham by the railroad boys, as a tok
or of esteem in which he is held by the
Fires from steam threshers i,
IL numerous. We recorded one
III week, and since, we have learned
Dr. one in Mcpherson, this county, a
'rs one in Freedom, Waseca county. c.
'et siderable grain was lost in both
,ut s.ance, and separator was destroy
al the fire in Freedom.