The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-01-02

visiting his parents and friends.
l Three months of solid winter yet, G
three solid months of winter, just as yo
please.
MIR. Allen McDougall, brother {
Mrs. A. Mcdonald, of this city, has pull
chased the Seward property ON tn
corner of Walnut and Broad streets
consisting of two lots and dwelling house
where he will make his home in tn
future.
The Presbyterian Sabbath Schoo
elected officers for the ensuing year las
sunday, and the role stands as follows
Supt-M. q. Willard.
Assist Supt.-GeO. II. Brewster
Secretary-Geo. NJ. Ray.
Organist-Miss Kate Robb.
ChOrster-JOhn Williams.
Librarian-w. II. Drake.
Assist Librarian-Theo. williams.
"A number of Norman missionaries
have been going through the rural dis
tricts of late, addressing the people
whenever they were accorded place
We understand that in some instances
they were not permitted to hold forth
in the community.
THE FREE PRESS has many pleasant
recollections TO harbor during the year
of holiday remembrances, but there are
a number throughout its domain, whom
it would be very glad to be remembered
by. Frankly, we need little on SUBJ
scri ption.
During the past four years Judge
Mead has secured pensions for ninety
four old soldiers. In most Of the claims
the pensioner received back pay. and in
every case the applicants were worthy
men and brave soldiers.
We are requested to announce that
Prof. Leib, Of st. Paul, will meet he mu-
sic loving folks at the Opera House in
this city tomorrow evening, for the OBJ
ject of organizing musical convention
in the city. He will talk awhile on this
theme and then give concert. All turn
out.
This is the coolest day of the season.
The mercury is at the lowest point and
the frigidity of the atmosphere is a great
deal lower. Eighteen hundred and
eighty-five presents cold, sterile front.
Thermometers varied this morning all
the way from So to so degrees, according
to locality.
AT meeting of ticket holders to the
course of lectures being conducted by
Wiikin Post, G. A. R., at the close of
Coughs lecture Monday night, it was
decided to complete the full course adj
vertised. Therefore there are three
lectures yet to come, and it is to be hop
ed that the citizens Of Mankato will be-
stir themselves to the importance of the
commendable movement undertaken
by the Post and attend more generously
than they have thus far done.
Another ofthe bachelor persuasion has
renounced the faith, and united fortunes
with an estimable young lady. Norman
Door, graduate of the Mankato Nor
NAL school, now fourishing young far
mer Of Nicollet county, was married on
Christmas day to Miss Ellen Clausen, Of
Nicollet. Rev. John Crimson officiated.
Mrs. John Hanna, who with her
husband has been settler of Beaufort,
this comfy, for quarter of century,
died at Napoleon, Monday morning, az
ter lingering illness. She leaves an
aged husband and family Of grown up
children, the most Of whom are married
and settled in that vicinity.
Those who were so fortunate as to
listen to John B. Coughs lecture Mon
day evening will never forgetlt. It was
rich literary treat and the suggestions
offered to young men especially will be
valuable to those who will heed the adj
monitions. Mr.. Cough is an earnest
and enthusiastic speaker, and always has
good story ready to illustrate the var
ious peculiar people" with whom he
deals. We are glad to note that the at
tendance was much larger than at any Of
the previous entertainments given in
the course by the Grand Army and it
really deserved even a larger house
than was accorded.
"A peculiar case of infatuation was
brought to light at police headquarters
Monday morning, it being that of Ger
man woman living about four miles
southeast of the city, who became ena-
mored of young man named John
Langheart, who was thopping for her
husband. The erring twain came to tho
city, and when the young fellow went
after his trunk the irrate husband re-
fused to let it go, until he had the privil-
eye of looking through it, he being sus-
picious that some of his wIfe's apparel
was therein. On Tuesday he brought
the trunk TO police headquarters, where
he had il opened and took therefrom all
it contained belonging to his unfaithful
wife and returned home with the ar
ticles. Just what will DO the outcome is
hard to determine.
Leap year has been prolific of many
good results in matrimonial circles, and
the change of political power has
wrought its own peculiar changes, but
it required the united force OF
both to make an impression on Post
master Saxton of Good Thunder. The
work is accomplished however, and the
bachelor p. NJ. has become man Of
domestic accomplishments. A few
weeks since he took the train for the
east, as all supposed to HE him away tc
Albany, to confer fraternally with hi
brother bachelor, Cleveland, as to hii
continuance in the G. T. postoffics. He
got no further than Ohio, however
where his lonely condition and politi
cal anxiety so oppressed him that hi
yielded to the charms of one of Ohio
fair ones, who persuaded him to return
and worry no more about the little T. q
at the aborigine town, and to-day ne
: licking stamps as contentedly as II NJ
political change bad occurred, Well
Sax, to be brief, we wish you much 20!
and unlimited prosperity.