The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-07-10
HOME JOTTINGS.
Hot. Oh, sweltering hot !

Hot Oh, sweltering hot
See notice elsewhere of Il stray COW.
Farmers report that harvest will be
late.
w. L. Smith offers new facts i'll his
advertising space to-day.
-Nicollet county reports an increase
in population since 1850 of .OSl.
-Ilaying has commenced and the
rural Maud Mullcrs are busy raking that
new mown article.
Free lunch will he served nj the
cattle sale on the Shaubut farm. Re-
member the date.
The directors of the Blue Earth
county Agricultural Society will hold a
meeting nj Garden City tomorrow.
d. Sullivan, To whom was awarded
the contract for grading Hickory street,
has a force of men engaged thereon.
The trustees of the Mankato Gene
terry association will meet in annual SEES
sion al {. \. Chapman's next Tuesday.
1t was generally expected that a
cyclone would follow the extreme heat
of "Wednesday, but ii turned cool and
clear ealy in the evening
j. q. Roller keeps the best binding
wire and Irvine in the market. Now is
the time To buy machine extras and
and binding wire and Irvine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isidor Longini expect
to occupy their new residence the last of
the month. Mr.. Craig has done himself
proud in the erection of this elegant
home.
There were l75 tents on the grounds
at the AdventiSts' camp meeting, and
Saturday night there We're ! ,029 actual
campers. The attendance on Sunday
was over 1000.
j. q. Roller SAYS the ID. VI. Osborne
New No. / mowers and steel frame bind
ers take the lead, and he has sold large
amount of them. He makes prices TO
suit the buyer. Give him call.
Let's see, a couple ofycars ago Wise
had great affection for the soldier. Ii
seems that affection has slid out the
back door while self-intercst and pres
ervatiOn has come in AT the front.
Mr.. J. q. Roller has awarded the
contract for the inside woodwork in
his house To Segleke, kohlhouse d Co.,
Lacrosse. The improvements contem-
plated by Mr.. X. will cost him nearly
$1,000.
Mr.. Livingstone, of st. Peter, came
TO Mankato on the Fourth, and while
here his horse ran away, but no one was
hurt, though Mr.. l.. and wife were both
dumped out with more alacrity than
grace.
Mrs. III. \. Hobart, president Of the
w. c. L. L. of Minnesota, will meet the
members of the union of this city, at the
VI. T.. church, Tuesday afternoon, the
18th inst. at 80 o'clock. A full attend
ance is urged.
-Messrs. G. J. Day and James Cory
have just started the bottling of lemon
beer, and intend tins fall to go into the
business on an extensive scale. The
drink is healthful and palatable, and we
wish the new enterprise success.
In another column will he found Il
notice of auction sale of blooded stock
at the Shaubut farm, Oh the 10Th inst.
j. G.. Fowler, auctionccr, will oiliciate,
and those who desire 10 invest in some
good stock will have IN opportunity to
do 50.
The first regular NEE ting of the 81.
i. f." Society will be held at the home
of Miss Ida Parson, this friday even
ing If the doings of the society are
halrss unique as the name IMPLIES il
would 5c pleasing Ia he there if for
nothing more than '.just for fun"
N. Lang. ESQ, writes his friends in
this city that his family has been recent
ly stricken by death, one of his children
dying, and another is not expected to
live. Mr.. l.. has been sick ever since he
went Ia Milwaukee and will return
To MankatO rs soon as he can arrange Ia
do so.
Report has il that Mcssrs. Warner
and Wiser have received their commits
sions and will Immediately enter upon
the duties of their office. man built
upon the narrow-gauge plan like j.. X,
is fortunate in securing the receivcrship
rather than that Of register. As il is APP
portioned, Mr.. Warner will do the work
and Wiser Will draw half the combined
salary.
Wise received the news of his ap
pointmcnt through telegram signed by
me, Mike and John" Wednesday even
ing. 1t is reported, with what truth We
will not vouch, that the information af
fected the old boy 10 such an extent tina
a cold-water bath was recommended b,
his physician, who has been IN constan
attendance for the past several weeks
He took il.
Yesterday afternoon George Lon
received the following dispatch from hi
father at Norwood, which is self explain
atory.
"Our ware room and Office burned
Goods saved in damaged condition
Everything burned up 10 butter cellar
Think we will save il, but have got good
and fixtures all out in street"
A whole block in that place was ere
mated, including Mr.. Longs butter an
egg house.
On Monday, June Goth, John Funk
who had been making his home wit
Nicholas Brules in lower town, left HON
and has not been herd from since. III
is a dismissed patient from the st. Pete
ASYLUM, and II is expected that his min
is again unsettled. lie is Bohemian
about "a years old. medium size, an
wears light sandy beard.