The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1884-03-21
HOME JOTTINGS.

morning hv stage at 200 n. m.
HOME JoTTINGS.
Monday was busy day III the city.
st. Patrick's ball at the Union Hall
was literally patronized Monday night
This can be correctly called the
farmers issue of THE FREE Press.
The stock buyer is abroad, and pric-
es range high, especially for young
cattle.
We will print the County Auditors
statement of the county business next
week.
The remains of Chas. Waltz arriv-
ed here on Monday, and We're inferred
i'll the cemetery Tuesday afternoon.
Mcconnell 4 Co. are beautiNing
their store room by having it papered
and decorated.
j. A. James was the unanimous
choice of the Second ward Democratic
caucus for member of the school board
The Third ward Republicans can
get no better member of the school
board than q. F. Piper. If nominated,
he will be elected.
The fast mail train has been put
on between New York and ST Paul.
arriving at the latter CITY at $50 p. m.
Now it is our turn.
The New Tim millers positively re-
fuse to accept any more soft wheat, and
have announced their decision in the
ST. Peter Tribune.
%. X. Mather, Esq, has succeeded
TO the contract of Flachsenhar IL Shi-
man for the erection of the new school
building at New Ulm.
F. f. Case and wife, who are in
structing singing classes at different
points in the county called at our Office
on Tuesday.
Geo. E. Brett, of the Empire store,
has sonnet hing of interest to say to the
ladies this week, which we know will
interest them. Please read his lad"
-"Scrap Iron Bill' will speak in the
Opera House on Sunday evening next.
The announcement for him to appear
on Saturday evening in the Congrega-
ton church was an error.
j. q. Roller has secured fine lot
of seed corn raised in the immediate
vicinity of Mankato, which he offers
for sale. Those needing any should Sc
cure ii at once.
The board of directors of Gustavus
Adolphus College at St. Peter have de-
cided to erect ladies hall in connec-
ton with the college. 1t will be two
stories high with basement 40 by so
feet.
Mr.. Franklin Childs of Beauford,
while in s. Poets Office in Mapleton
last Monday had temporary paraly-
ito stroke, but recovered in about an
hour and half.
Sheriff Monks shipped car load
of work horses to Lac qui Parle county
Saturday, and left Tuesday evening to
look after their sale. He is expected
home this evening.
The Omaha road announces to the
secretary of the Dairy and Produce Ex
change, that all persons attending the
weekly meetings of this society will be
returned at one fifth regular fare.
Mr.. Shaubut informs us that Alb
ner Tibbetts. Esq. Collector of GUS
toms at FL Passo, Texas, has sent his
resignation to the Department, and
will look up business location in Mex
leo.
We hope all farmers and others
interested will remember the first sale
day of the Dairy and Produce Exchange,
Wednesday, March Goth. The success
of the first sale day will determine, to
Some extent, the future growth of the
Exchange.
The foundation for Meagher's new
block viii he ready for the walls
the first of April, and it will not
be long until the SPACE SO long
vacant will be closed. That is right,
closed up all the gaps along Front
street.
Our cemetery association are TAX
ing steps TO better protect the lots, and
improvements i'll the cemetery and de-
sire to have misdemeanors reported to
them. They are preparing to make
extensive improvements in the ceme-
terry the coming summer.
The cement company are pushing
repairs and improvements upon their
Mankato works with all possible speed,
preparatory to large output of cement
the present season. Mr.. Merrill in
forms us that he expects to start up in
about four weeks.
Mr.. b. F. Davis, formerly in the
grocery business here, now resident
of Pipestone, has concluded that there
is no place like Mankato, and has ac'
cordingly purchased himself home or
State street-that Familiarity known as
the Pierce property.
The elements seem hostile to Geo
A. Clarke. Last summer the rain food
ed his Office, doing considerable dam
age, and last Wednesday the snow
crushed in the roof of his ware house
at the foot of Jackson street. Mr.
hOSSpIoOh lid Duc5tsICb cSOICu IL
but secured most of them without dam
age.
Mr.. A. F. Hilton, of Winnebagt
Agency has exchanged a portion of hi
farm for the Tyler Hotel property a
Eagle Lake and took possession Tuesday
We congratulate our neighhoring village
upon the addition of this family to thei
community. From personal acquain
lance Of nineteen years with Mr.. Hill
ton and wife, We can say that Eagl,
Lake will have first-class hotel.
The following bit of poetry has sucl
an apt affinity to the skating mani.
now raging, that we cannot refrail
from clipping it. All the difference is
Jimmy slid and we roll.
Jimmy had some little skates,
D: siecl 80 bright and nice;
He Strapped 'em on his little feet,
And sailed out on the ice.
Alas! poor Jim, I'm air-hole big,
Unconsciously he fell;
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