The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1884-02-22

cd To meet AT Jacob Schwickerts' on
Saturday, March LIST, at ) o'clock p. M.
BY order of the committee.
HOME JOTTINGS.
-Washington's birthday.
See the Red Lion lad"
How do You like our new dress?
-Brett's new lad" is worth read
Ing.
DO YOU not see the ghost of that
little Ratchet.
-T"-,lay being Washington's birth
day the banks are closed.
Lent approaches, and there will
then be lull in amusements.
The calico ball nj the Opera House
last "Wednesday evening was a grand
success.
One hundred and fifty shares have
been taken in the stock of the driving
park association.
To Asa Graves his livery property on
jackson street.
The best thing We have seen on the
rounds lately is that Mt. .Etna is in a
state of corruption"
Buy Your buckwheat -four, also ali
kinds of -four and feed, of J. G. Roller,
at very lowest prices.
-Wickersham X Brown have pur-
lNt - -, Na1-
sons subdivision for 81 900.
The saltwater papers have adopted
the rule that they will publish no more
festival. concert and such notices free
of charge.
Elsewhere in this issue appears the
'ad, Of John A. Arnold calling atten-
ton the celebrated Frank FALL AIilwau-
kee beer. for which he is sole agent for
this city
BY the OwatonnaJourndl We see that
certain Mankato parties have guaran-
Iced fund Of Sl60 TO the Owatonna
Parlor Orchestra, if they will give an
entertainment in this city.
B. +. Hutchinson Esq, of Collins
X Co.'S. drug store, has been suffering
for several days past from paralysis of
the right side of his face. His right
eye w;l> also affected by the same cause.
Helen Potter is 10 give some of her
natchlcss readings in several cities of
the state. We should be pleased to
have her come to Mankato, for her en-
tertainucnts arc OF the highest class,
and we'll worth attending.
-MankatO mas lis vet made no move
towards giving relief to the flood suffer
crs in the east, but it should be done.
There is no higher duty than that of
ministcring TO the wants of our broth
crs III distress.
This country WAS favored last Mon
day night with one of those sudden
changes from mild to frigid which cause
humanity to think less Of living sans
Ovcrcoat, sans mutilers, etc, and urges
the immediate adoption of apparel de-
signed FOR severe winter.
The FREE Press has just received
the largest and most elegant stock of
wedding cabinets, ball programmes,
invitation and calling cards ever brought
to Southern Minnesota. These goods
will be printed in the latest styles and
at very low prices.
The Skating rink, basement of
Opera House, is doing land-office bust
ness. The management afford every
!,
the floor is all that can be desired for
roller skating. Dressing rooms are be-
ing constructed in the front part of the
basement which will be very conven-
lent
The Mankato District Telegraph
Company is one of the latest moves of
Importance in our city. The organiza-
ton will no doubt meet with a
gratifying SUCCESS. We elsewhere
make more extended mention of the
work. The officers chosen are, i. Tut
tie. President; Geo. f. Brett, Vice Pres
ident; Geo, ii. Clark, Secretary and
Treasurer. q. +. Piper, Geo. NJ. Palmer,
A. B. Smith and Chas. ID. Haines,
Directors.
1T is getting To Il pretty low ebb
when father will send his little eight
year-Old son out Oh the streets to sell
a pack of playing cards for 10 cents,
which he no doubt paid 30 cents for a
few days previous. The little fellow, as
he walked up to Il gentleman in this
city whose name We will not give, and
remarked-'' My papa wants HE to get
ID cents for this pack of cards." while
not altogether the picture of wretched-
ness, looked as though the money was
certainly needed in the family.
-CargiIl Bros. have in storage at the
Milwaukee elevator in this city over
1900 bushels of wheat belonging to
farmers in this immediate vicinity
Hubbard q Co. have something like
1900 bushels and j. u. Roller has
nearly 1900. An aggregate of nearly OF
quite s., 900 bushels of this cereal Here
then, we have 4 sum of money locked
up i'll unsold stored wheat of at least
$4,000, but the present low marke,
price may be sufficient reason for the
farmers 10 hold OH for raise.
The Mankato Reciep is opposed tt
Congressman Wakefeld's bill fixing
the head of navigation on the MinnesO
Ia at New Ulm.-NeW ULm Rerie,r.
Bro. Bobleter should understand err
this that the Mankato Reriew editor il
opposed TO almost everything that h,
has no direct pecuniary interest in
He is "chronic kicker" and no on,
down this way pays heed to his grum
bling. He is too small a fish to draw
out in matter Of this kind.