The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1884-11-07
HOME JoTTINGS.


HOME JoTTINGS.
Did you vote?
Did YOU vote straight?
A quiet week this in police court.
All the saloons were closed Tues
day.
Some in rags, some in jags, some
in velvet gowns''-politically.
The walls of the new Catholic
church are assuming completion.
Corn husklng is i'll full blast, and
the golden product is excellence, itself
Last Friday evening was hallow'
cen, time much observed in some
countries.
The city was flooded with farmers
"Wednesday, anxious to hear the
election reports.
A. f. Smith, the fancy skater, &C,
quilted himself very creditably at the
rink last Tuesday evening.
Don't fail to 90 to the Congrega'
tional church tonight to hear Prof.
Parker on American Humor."
-Grandmaster Montgomery of st.
Peter will visit the Mankato lodge \.
F. and \. VI. tomorrow night.
The Normal school closed yester-
day for four days vacation. The
winter term will begin next Tuesday.
christmas is approaching, and OF
COURSE Santa Claus begins TO jingle his
bells in the dreams of the little ones.
Mr.. Chas. Mead and Anna Giltner
were married at the residence of Mr..
JewSon, i'll this city last Saturday
evening.
The Andrews brothers are negOti-
ating with some leading troupes with
view Of securing them later in the
season.
Election day was quiet in the city
aud during TIE night neither party felt
confident enough TO demonstrate eX-
tens!vely.
The Jail birds who escaped last week
have not written to their friends yet.
Perhaps they will wait until after
election.
The receipts of the dime lectures
il the Congregational church will be
applied to replenishing the Sabbath
school library.
TUESDAY afternoon Il false fire
alarm was sent in from West Mankato,
which received a prompt response
from the tire service.
Last sabbath the Baptist church IN
this city was fittingly drdped in mem-
DRY Of liza and Ross Garvin, who were
regular attendants there.
"A long, and very interesting letter
from Rev. Il. Cash. of Westminster,
California, formerly of this county,
will be found on fourth page to-day.
Rev. Mr.. Rogers started for Can
field, Ohio, Monday afternoon, with
his little girls whom he will leave with
their grand parents during the winter.
Our waste basket is the receptacle
Of one or two anonymous communlca-
tons this week 1t hurts to throw u
bit of spicy manuscript into the bas-
kets oblivion, but rules must be OBJ
served.
Some needy, daring individual
more Ola sneak than gentleman, invad-
edJ.G. Rollers premises Monday night
and stripped his clothes line. Among
tine articles taken were several good
shirts.
The annual meeting of the Ladies'
Aid Society will be held at the resi-
dence OF Mrs. J. Ii. Long Wednesda!
afternoon OF next week at ) o'clock
All members Of the society are request
ed to be present.
"Wednesday afternoon the fire de-
partment was called out to West Man
kato, occasioned by the burning of c
F. TUllman's blacksmith shop. The
building was partly burned and the
tools greatly damaged.
The beautiful lamp voted to the
Blaine and Logan Club at the Catholic
fair, was presented 10 James F. Carney
at the headquarters on Tuesday even
ing. Mr.. Carney responded in brie
but appropriate speech.
Capt. Randall of Vernon, has lief
a sack Of excellent buckwheat flour a.
our Office for which we are under obliga
tons to that gentleman. Anyone
desiring something nice in that line
would do well to call on the captain.
This is delightful weather for fixing
up the sheds, the barns, banking the
house, etc, etc. Sure, We do not fee
the need of this just now, but there ii
day Of reckoning coming when We
will DC sorry we did not take time by
the fOretop.
The Dairy Exchange sale OIL
Wednesday was not as spirited as som'
in the past, but the market was firm
and offerings good. Over 20, 900 pound
were placed on the boards, and 2S, 90
pounds irregular sales were reported
Asking prices were from q to 30 cents
and the bids reached 269 cents.
W. X. Geddes has been commits
stoned to act as correspondent fror
this city for the daily Pioneer Pres
All items of social nature will be sen
in for the Sunday edition. Any sue
which are reported TO that gentlema
will be transmitted
The would be Stanley troupe whic
billed the city few days ago, it seen
is nothing more nor less than Brown
Comique Theater Troupe of Minneap'
lis. SANKEY'S Mastodons are filling
three weeks engagement at st. Lou
at the present time. So it is reporte'
-Orrin Wallace, former hard cas
of this city, latter of st. Peter, was trie
at that place last week for murde
having assaulted VIM. e. Essler La
spring stabbing him, from the effec
of which he died. Wallace was four
guilty of murder in the second degre
and was sentenced to four and on
halfyears in the penitentiary.