The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-03-20


price.
See notice of new express and trans
fer wagon.
Salt down your eggs, for Easte
cometh on apace.
Easter Sunday comes on April 5tl
this year, the first Sunday in the month
st. Peter has young ladies' literar,
society. st. Peters young ladies ar,
wise.
MIR. T.. +. Wilson, of Eagle Lake, ha
moved onto his farm i'm Mcpherson
township.
Miss Hattie jefferson gave an exhi
bition in fancy skating at st. Peter las
evening.
The election returns from towns no
reported in our last issue will be founS
in to-day's paper.
Der Eichenlaub Verein" of tn,
Normal school will meet at Normal Hal
tomorrow evening.
j. Il. Roller sells and delivers corr
and oats at and 5 cents per bushel les,
than other feed stores.
The German "LiedertafeP will give
another theatrical entertainment the
latter part of this month.
Roads are in very unpleasant con-
dition in the country. Neither good
sleighing nor wheeling.
Lake Crystal authorities, according
to the Union, have ordered the barber
shops closed on the Sabbath.
The Choral Society met at BlaisdelP.
music rooms Wednesday evening, fol
the rehearsal of "Queen Esther"
If YOU wish good results from your
poultry buy the imperial egg food from
J. G. Roller. 1t will pay you six fold.
The New Ulm RerieV has been
changed to a six column quarto sheet
and presents neat, newsy appearance
The Democratic city convention has
been called for Friday, the 9th inst.
caucuses 10 be held on the previous
evening.
j. Il. Roller keeps a full line OF
white and gray lime, cement, stucco and
plastering hair at bottom prices; also clo-
yer and timothy seed.
w. \. Webb 4 Co. expect TO close
ont their business next week. They will
go to Bedford, Indiana, soon, to engage
i'll the same line of trade.
Next Friday evening is the appoint
ed time for the Republican caucuses,
and saturday, at > p. m, the time OF
meeting of the Republican city conven-
ton.
Matthew Farmer, an old citizen OF
Vernon, this county, and crippled sol.
der, having lost leg in the rebellion,
died AT his home Tuesday afternoon of
this week.
Rev. +. NJ. Archer was extended q
call by the officers of the Baptist church
20 become permanent pastor of their
church, which he has accepted, and will
remain indefinitely.
The Germanla band will give an
other concert on April 10th, and it is
their determination to make this excel
any other ever given by them. The full
orchestra will participate in this concert.
Don't fail 10 see the Edwin Barbour
Dramatic Company in BLACK Diamond"
at the Opera House on Monday evening
next. The admission is 10 cents, reserv-
ed seats - cents, now on SAFE at Griebel's.
The celebrated Edwin Barbour
Dramatic Company will open Il week 8
engagement at the Opera House ne Xt
Monday evening, March 23rd, in the
roaring act comedy drama of "Black
Diamonds"
Carl Dice, Esq, he of Cash Grocery
fame, will put in his store within few
days what Is known as the railway cash
system. J. Henry Bacon d Co. will al
so add this feature TO their new dry
goods house.
The Fourth Ward seems to be boom
ing up with plenty of aldermanic candi-
dates. We hear the names OF J. II.
Davis, DR.. VI. b. Wood and II. L. Nc
Cullum mentioned on the Republican
side. By the way, the caucus for this
ward will be held in the building for
merry occupied by a lumber Office by
Mr.. Tisdalc.
The Usage, Iowa, Press says in re.
gard to the Edwin Barbour Dramatic
Company: THE company was engaged
to play one week, but owing to the ex-
cellcnce of each performance, it was de-
cldcd to re-engage them for another
week. The company opened with Black
Diamonds, and at once ingratiated them
selves in the good graces of our people
1t is the best company that ever visited
Usage, and will always find welcome
in the hearts of our people"
Just as we go to press we learn thai
Chas. w Piper, OF the late firm o.
Clements Il Piper, and A. L. Warner, o
Garden City, have purchased the build
ing known as the Warner drug store
next to the Empire dry goods house
and will put in new plate front anC
other needed repairs. AS soon as tn,
! building can be put in readiness, they
will fill it with an immense stock o
groceries. We anticipate success for tn,
new firm.
The severe cold season is at las
| drawing Ia a close, and none will rejoice
more in the change than the poor.
has been one of unusual suffering ant
want. The Ladies Relief Society has at
tended promptly to all cases brought t.
their notice and have given aid to thirt.
eight different families. Our benevolen
citizens have given Of their means ant
also good cast-off clothing and bedding
which have been carefully distributed
Wood and provisions of various kind
have been purchased at cost of on
hundred and sixty-five dollars. Tn
funds of the society have been increased
several times by the proceeds of Mrs
Bentleys rink. She proposes to Civ
one more benefit early in April 70
which the ladies will furnish refresh
mentS.
-Messrs. Walton u Sanders, two ia
nous roller skate experts, are bOoke
to appear AT the City Skating Pavilio
on Wednesday evening of next weel
The following extract from the lndeper
dence, Iowa, BULLETIN will speak sufiic
emily for them:
Delighted audiences witnessed tn
performances of Messrs. Walton d Sar
dcrs. the roller skaters, and Will MAJ
ceno, the lcdgerdemain and ventrilc
/ quist, at the Riverside rink on Frida
and Saturday evenings last. The enter
tainment furnished by these gentleme
is the perfection of art itself. They ar
5 inimitable in the peculiar specialize
they perform, as well as novel and oril
inai, and are introducing feature int
; rink productions which the public