The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-12-11

The Evening with Dickens at tn
Opera house last Friday evening, III
der the auspices of the Ladies
society of the Congregational churcl
passed off pleasantly, N of the larges
houses attending that has favored a sim
liar occasion for months.
Fila June Mead is giving entertain
ments in Michigan, and is winning al
miratlon wherever she appears. Sh,
will appear IN Mankato Dec. 2lst, furthe
particulars of which will be announce,
later. She under the auspices a
the Baptist society.
Mrs. lsidor Longini presented he
husband with a charming girl baby Tues
day afternoon, Isidor feels SO elate,
over his prize that he will give especia
bargains in clothing for the next fey
days-in fact he proposes to reduce hi
stock regardless of cost to make roon
for the ''little one"
Mcconnell u Co., occupy IL two col
umn space in this issue, where thos,
needing information as to where the,
can find an endless variety of holida,
goods may post themselves. They prom
Use much, but assure the public that the,
can substantiste all they u
-Architect}T. Thayer of this city i
engaged OH a design for Il ten room
dwelling with modern improvements I,
be built for II l.. Mccormick of tn,
North Wisconsin Lumber Co. at Hay
ward. Wis. Mr.. I. is meeting with un
expected success, having received or
ders for plans for nineteen Thousand
dollars worth of buildings since ~locatin.
here a few weeks ago.
Winter set in upon lis last Friday il
a furious way, but within - hours mod,
Grated his fury TO a very passable degree
and is still following the even tenor Of
his way. Were it not for the despicable
weather the Middle, Eastern and South,
ern States are suffering, and which iniu'
ences ours more or less, we would vet
be enjoying the best meteorological con.
ditions known.
w. c. Durkee Post, q. A. H..
Eagle Lake. have arranged to hold a
concert and oyster supper next Tuesday
evening, December 18th. supper will
be served from q to S O'Clock. Tickets
are on sale at II of the stores in that
village, at % cents, and they assure
''value received" in oysters, which re-
duces the concert to a free entertain.
ment. The oyster appetite of the Lake
people is great. hence they will lose no
money by investing in a ticket.
"A. Alderman, Esq, of Sterling this
county. was in the city last Friday on
his return from Milbank, ID. r., where
he spent.the season working ut his trade,
that of plasterer. Mr.. A. showed us Il
sample of mortar compounded after d
method devised by himself, which has
the appearance of being far more dura-
bic than any we have seen. He has tried
it until he is satisfied that 1t has no SUI.
perior. Those for whom he did work
recommend the plaster highly.
Now that snow has come, il is alto.
gether probable that it has come to stay.
This implies several little duties on the
part of our citizens that should not be
neglected, and among these the clearing
of sidewalks is not the least. In winters
past many Of our most commonly travel
ed walks have become next to impassa-
BILE, a condition of things lot entirely
excusable. A very trifing expenditure
of time or money after a storm will rem,
der the walks adjacent to any II place
clear and passable, and % should fail
to see that it is attended to.
-Messrs. Farr d Noe conducted the
Mayor and City dads" to the Palace
restaurant after adjournment last eve-
ming and feasted them in true palatial
style. The avidity with which the dig
nitaries consumed the fruit of the sea-
son and enhanced their aldermanic pro.
portions on Heinze d Co.'S abundance,
WAT alarming. All are reported in a
promising condition this morning, but
Heinze has mustered the whole LakeSu-
perior regions to his assistance in re-
plenishing his stock. Messrs. +. Il n.
have not reported vet. The Mayor is
convalescent.
1t was announced some time ago
that Wilken Post q. A. X. would not
conduct a lecture course in Mankato
this winter, but inasmuch as no m else
will move i'm the matter, and as our peo-
Pile demand something in the way of lit
erary entertainments, the Post have re-
considered and very commercially de-
cided to hold Il course of five lectures.
The first will he given on the eth. and
Sth. of January, and Paul Smith, the
celebrated humorist, has been secured
for these two nights. 1t is to be hoped
the Post will meet with satisfactory sue
cess, pecuniarily, in their efforts to pro-
vide our people with such first-class en-
tertainments as these will be.
james b. Swan, Esq, has resigned
his position as member of the Board of
county commissioners and the proper
authorities have appointed Mr.. G. II.
Piper to the vacancy. Mr.. Swans ac-
ton has been necessitated by circum-
stances. He is now East on a visit
which will take him away from the Jan
uary meeting, and. besides, he has pur-
chased a farm near Lake Crystal, which
takes him out of his district. Mr.. Swan
was elected to the board in November,
1879, and has served continually since,
acting as chairman of that body most of
the time. He has been a painstaking
officer, and his thorough acquaintance
with county affairs, will make his sever
ance from the board all the more felt.
Mr.. Piper. the appointee, is a young
mar in every way fit for the trust
conferred upon him. He was raised in
the county and is now one of the most
thorough and prosperous farmers we
have. He has evinced enterprise and
sound judgment in private business mat
tiers, and will undoubtedly employ these
in serving the county. At the January
meeting the board will have to choose