The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1884-09-05


willie, Little Cobb and Tivoli leaves every
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday morning by
stage at $500 a. IN.
Mail for Judson leaves every Tuesday
morning by stage At 200 a. m.
HOME JoTTINas.
Corn is ripe.
-O-y-s-t-e-r-s.
-liolden autumn is here.
See notice of lost shawl.
This is most excellent weather for
threshing.
The insane asylum at st. Peter will
have to be enlarged soon.
Republicans should not fail to get
out to the caucuses tonight.
The central telephone Office has
been treated to new switch board.
Miss May King, well known in this
city, died at Minneapolis last Monday.
August Neller of Medic thrashed
one field of wheat that went IS bushels
to the acre.
Senator l.. G. NJ. Fletcher's wheat
crop yielded - bushels per acre
throughout.
Harvest Home exercises will take
place at the Episcopal church in this
CITY next Sunday.
Many creameries through the west
are suspending operations, because the
managers can't make it pay.
Mrs. Geo. NJ. Ray is conducting q
Normal boarding club, and has about
twenty boarders at present.
Mrs. Taylor, of Sterling, widow of
the late Robert Taylor, is going to Scot
land this fall to visit her childhood
scenes.
Mr.. John Lewis, of this city, will
open hardware store in his new build
ing OH the corner of Front and Cherry
streets, soon.
jay Eye See and Ben Butler are
the star attractions at Minneapolis this
week. Jay Eye See trotted Tuesday,
and Ben to-day.
Those who operate horse power
threshing machines will do well to OBJ
serveH the law in regard to keeping
tumbhng rods covered.
"A good respectable monkey and
man, were on the streets a
dav or two this week, earning their
bread by the sweat of their brow.
This evening the play "Blackville
Twins" will lie presented at the Grand,
and on Tomorrow Saturday. evening,
"Out of Bondage" will be the bill.
AT the advent ofThanksgiving day,
there will he much to return thanks
for, because We never had q more
auspixous season, taken as a whole.
-Workmen are scattered numerous
ly along the line of the Cannon Valley
railroad and the track will be pushed
into the town of Mankato by November
first.
Yesterday was quiet day in the
city. Had the appearance of a day of
mourning, all because the Democrats
were crucifying a man on the political
cross.
The city and Normal students have
devoted the week to renewing their
acquaintance with their dusty books,
and oiling up the machinery of their
rusty minds.
"Wednesday morning the electric
forces opened their batteries on us,
and We experienced some of the sharp
est lightning and heaviest thunder OF
the season.
For several weeks Sunday evening
service at the Congregational church
has been suspended, but will be re-
sumed next Sunday evening and con.
Quoted regularly hereafter.
The ladies of the English Catholic
church are arranging for fair to be
held some time this fall. Those who
have attended these fairs before know
that it will be of extra ordinary interest.
H. l. Cleveland has disposed of the
Hastings Union to Stanley Jewel. Of
Berlin, Wis, who took possession Of
the same on the LIST inst. Mr.. Cleve'
land will take position on the Pioneel
Press.
The Blue Earth County Agricultur.
al Society are working hard to make
all arrangements at their fair next
week satisfactory, and they expect al
reward for this that every farmer viii
attend.
George Grinninger was up before
Judge Porter this week again, this time
for assault and battery. He was fined
So and wisely counseied by the
Judge, after which he paid up and
went forth to new adventures.
The cloth peddler, like the cholera
does spread. He has been here THU
week trying to dress us up, and We
have no doubt that he found some
ready 10 be overcome by the blanc
smile and oily tongue.
MIR. w. l.. McCracken has secure<
the vacant lots on the corner of From
and Cherry streets, for the location O
his new skating rink. He has com
menced its construction, and will soOl
have the finest rink in the West, read,
for use.
Last Saturday an unscrupulou
gambler was brought from Napoleon u
the county Jail. On the way down Ia
jumped from the buggy and attempte'
to escape, but two revolvers bein
brought over him, instantly, he came +
his Sc nses and obeyed orders.
Frank Prentice, son of Mrs. j. J
Gill, of this city, died ut West Liberty
Iowa, Monday night Of inflammation c
the bowels, after an illness Of 22 days
Mr.. Prentice WIS young man We
known in Mankato, and all his friend
were grieved at the sad intelligence.
The Episcopal and Presbytera
societies of Lake Crystal, will provid
eatables at the Garden City fair nes
week, and no pains will be spared
make it pleasant for all who may pa
ronize them. 1t is hoped that til
ladies will be well rewarded for the il
terest they have taken i'm affording a
attendants at the fair with ample pr.
visions.