The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-02-27
HOME JOTTINGS.
Farewell. February

Farewell, February.
Winter is waning. Glory
The robins song will soon be heard.
Tomorrow is the last day Of calsnd Ter
winter.
Scotland the Land Of Cakes" next
Friday night.
-Coasung is about over and the
kids" lament
DO not forget DR.. CAROLS Grafton
next week, Friday.
The Germania band gave . concert
at LeSueur last night.
Don't overlook E. Blaisdell's music
maldnge in our locals to-day.
The Baptist society will hold q
festival with Mrs. DeRosia tonight.
Don't forget to go TO the Opera
House this and Tomorrow evenings.
C. Z. Doty, Esq, of Lyra, purchased
Kimball organ of Z. Blaisdell the first
Of this week.
A school house was burned in Cam
bria township a few days ago. Particu-
lars not learned.
F. G.. Heinze & Co. have placed
beautiful gilt sign over the front of the
Palace Restaurant.
A grange was recently organized in
the vicinity Of Garden City by the far
mers of that locality.
The Baptist sewing society held
their meeting at Mrs. \. Webster's this
week, on Wednesday.
j. q. Roller wants timothy and clo-
yer seed, also barley and corn, and will
pay considerably higher prices.
Mrs. c. Ii. Parsons and daughter
were gracefully tipped out of cutter
yesterday on Cherry street. No injury.
Prof. Downey's lecture before the
Normal literary was an able one. but the
society came out four dollars short on
the enterprise.
C. w. Young, formerly of Winnie
bago Agency,this county, now Of Smiths
Mills, came very nearly losing his store
by fire one day recently.
The w. c. T. Z. will hold its regular
meeting at the Congregational church,
Tuesday afternoon, at three o'clock. All
are earnestly invited to attend.
The settee upon which Schuyler Col.
fax died in this city. has been given to
the State Historical society, at the re-
quest of officers Of that organization.
You can hear the richest of contral-
10 and delightful soprano, together
with charming baritone at the Opera
House tonight and tomorrow night.
Services of the Seventh Day Adven-
lists are held every Sabbath Saturday
in the Centenary VI. E. church. Sabbath
school ut 10 a. M, social meeting at ii
an.
-Messrs. Mcconnell & Co. have just
completed some needed improvements
in the carpet department of their store.
1t has been enlarged to about three times
its former size.
Those desiring to hear the best COM
bination of vocal talent ever brought to-
gether in Mankato, should do so by at
tending at the Opera House, this and
tomorrow evenings.
F. Fitzlof, Of Winnebago Agency,
lost his dwelling house by fire last Satur-
day afternoon. 1t was new building
erected but wear or two, and creates a
considerable financial loss.
Eagle Lake, this county, has been
the scene this winter Of extensive religi-
Gus work, large numbers having sur
rendered under the inspiration of Rev.
y. B. Foote and associates.
MIR. j. II. Hartman is making ex-
tensive improvements on the interior Of
his building, recently occupied by the
bankrupt store, and it is understood
that it will be occupied by business
firm soon.
Last Friday evening Mrs. & ID. Tay-
lor gave the young ladies of her Sabbath
school class very pleasant tea party.
After refreshments an hour or two was
pleasantly spent with music and in social
conversation.
The Union says that Messrs. Piper *
Warner, breeders of blooded stock In Gar
den City township, recently sold span
Of Norman colts, two years old, for $30S,
also Polled-Angus bull eight months
old for $50. 1t pays.
The meat market on North Front
street, formerly managed bv Reisen &
Ulman, has recently become the proper.
ty of new firm, Robel & Co., Mr.
Henry Robel having purchased = con
trolling interest therein:
The Tribune is authority for the re-
port that Messrs. NJ. B. Haynes and w
w. Woodland, Of this city, contemplate
preparing a large Autograph map o
Nicollst county. There is no dsfnits
conclusion 80 yet, however.