The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1884-02-01


, found at the City Hotel.
y. G Roller has received 400
bushels oats 10y rail this week, US b
cannot buy enough in this market
supply his trade. lie sells at low prit
es, and has an increasing demand fc
Hour and all kinds OF grain and feed.
A dance j. advertised TO tax. plac
at Evans Hall, Garden City, Frida
evening. Feb. Sth. Music will be fun
nished by Matthews celebrated orches
ira, AMI grand good time il promise'
all. Should the roads he in good con
dition. Il number Of the young pcopl
from Mankato will attend.
Mr.. Huntington, of the Window Re
p0rter is working we'll on the sub
.ject of the Dairymen's Convention. II,
advertises his willingness to receive anc
place upon exhibition at the conven
ton, all dairy and farm prV,luct
that his patrons May leave with him.
The Chicago X Northwestern Rail
way Co. have adopted new system o.
checking baggage through to points be-
yond their lines. BY the new method
baggage can be checked to destination
by any route and TO any point TO which
coupon tickets are sold.
Revenue stamps sold during the
month ending Jan. 81, 1884, in the 4tl
division of the district OF Mimi. were a.
as follows:
Beer stamps -. $3.50 -. valued. .43:, 90 /.
! Cigars zee. SJb...... $3.50
Total. s.s9 56,
Wholesale liquor dealer stamps issued were
| 81.
Union Hall was packed last Tues
day evening, it being the occasion OF
the presentation Of "Only Farmer
Daughter" TO speak generally, the
company fully sustained the reputation
earned before coming here. The per-
Torrance WAS by far the best Of the sea
son.
-Slr. Samuel Hidden has purchased
from the assignee, ID. Ii. Owen, the
bankrupt stock Of G.. B. Owen, paying
therefor 1880, about 80 per cent OF
the invoice price. Mr.. II. has posses
sion of the establishment, and we un.
derstand will continue the business
There were only two bids offered tol
the stock, Mr. Hidden's being the high
er. Mr.. Owen will continue the organ
business at the old stand.
General passenger agent Teasdale
has written to Mr.. Noe, under the date
of 30 ult., that arrangements have beer
made with Col. McGlincy, for the return
of all delegates from the line of the Oms
ha road to the Dairymen's Convention
at one-fifth fare. Col. McGliLcy viii
furnish the delegates with the necesssr!
certificates emitting them to the reduc
ton. Papers along the line Of thu
Omaha road please copy.
Moore, Piper & Co. have pur
chased complete stock OF drugs, medi
cines, paints, oils, paint brushes, etc
and about the first OF March will Ops
their wholesale business IN this city
This firm Is composed Of some as goo,
business men as can be found in tn
country, and Mr.. Moore, who has tn
management OF affairs, thoroughly un
derstands the Wholesale business il
which he is engaged. The establish
ment is one that has long been needle
in this portion Of the State, aud /
should be patronized by every druggis
in this entire range 81 country.
"A Scandinavian subscriber to Tn
FREE PRESS, who was too shrewd to b
influenced by the herman dodge las
fall, when in eur office recently talke
intelligently Of the relation Of his pee
pie to American society in genera
While he of course feels An affection f.
The country under whose laws he find
protection, in political affairs he IL a
American, although by birth Scandins
visn. During the conversation he too
occasion to remark that the Scanlini
yians could not complain at the treatlner
received from the hands OF theRepubli,
An party, as they fill many of the count
Offices in the State. a list published
recent issue Of the Pioneer Pre-
shows to what extent that people hav
been honOrcd in our State. of the Z
counties,30 have scandinavian treasu
ers, ~ Scandinavian register of deed
IL scandinavian auditors, 7 Scandins
y Wan sherifrs, and III Scandinavian Jud,
es of Probate.
). Last Wednesday during scho
b. hours several notices were posted in Il
: entry to the High School building O
e ierlng permanent employment to DO
;, and girls. These were soon discover,
: by Prof. Gorrie, and Immediately TAX
down. AS the man who posie ed the
Is had given his stopping place in the elf
e the Prot. went to see him to learn
n what authority he had posted his q
t tees in the school building, and also
IA inquire into the nature of his buslne
d The man seemed rather surprised
II the visit, but protested that he had
f. intention of wrong. HIS business see
ed Legitimate, excepting that in ape
re ing especially to boys and girls thu
at lurked the idea that it was a scheme
,;s take advantage of those not pos cd
H. business affairs. Parents should ca
n fully instruct their children to avoid
n. such offers, and especially to not VI
N. strangers at hotels in answer to adv
of tisemcnts OF any kind. There is
great danger.