The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-02-20

Prof. Downy Will 90 10 JanesVlile
lecture, after his visit to this city mex
week.
r. Mr.. Isidor Longini and bride vii
!" return to this city about the middle o
= next month.
The Choral Society held its weekly
meeting at Blaisdell's music rooms OF
l. Monday evening.
s We are informed that j. l.. Saxton
y postmaster at Good Thunder, has beer
J: seriously sick.
S The council has authorized the com
mittee on city property, to rent the
lower rooms of City Hall.
!. Last Sunday, Boreas exercised all
s the wickedness Of his nature, and the
= way We refrigerated was remarkable.
, Trains ran very irregularly for day
or two in the fore-part of the week,
= though the blockade was not u serious
| one.
DIR. Green, II veterinarian surgeon,
/ formerly of tins city, died at Madelia a
: few days ago. He was sick for series
of weeks.
The Milwaukee depot is very taste
fully draped in honor of the deceased
manager of that company's system of
lines, $. S. Merrill.
Tickets for admission to Professor
Downy's lecture at the Normal school,
next Monday evening, can be purchased
at Shoemaker's news stand.
Quarry work has commenced at the
Standard Cement Works, and an earlier
start than usual will be made this spring.
A busy season is i'll prospect.
The l. o. o. F. lodge ofthis city con-
template the erection of a hall, and the
expediency of such step will be can
vassed at their next meeting.
Parties from the prairie districts
state that Sunday was the most disagree
able and bitter day, that has been ex-
perienced during the winter.
The festival given on Tuesday even
ing by the young ladies ofthe Norwegian |
Lutheran church, was n successful affair |
and met the expectations OF all.
-Messrs. Iamm & Schroeder have
made some substantial improvements
on the interior of their hardware store,
by way of new shelving, desk, etc.
The mill firm at Winnebago Agency
has been dissolved, Mr.. j. c. Wills
purchasing Mr.. koppen's halt interest,
thereby becoming sole proprietor.
The smokers of The FREE Press
corps were Literally remembered by
Chas. Thayer, Esq, in consequence of
his new mode of life. Thanks, Charles.
The display of productions sent TO
New Orleans by the Mankato Cement
Co. has not reached its destination, and
all efforts to trace it out have been in
vain thus far.
The officers ofMcPherson township,
this county, have gotten possession of
the bonds given by that town TO the
ST. Cloud, Mankato ~ Austin Ry.. and
DESTROYED the saline.
j. II. Chapman's lad" is revised to-
day, and he offers astonishing bargains
in glassware and crockery. He is de-
termlned to reduce his stock and has re-
duced prices accordingly.
Owing TO the continued sickness of
Miss Hattie Roseberry. the rendition Of
the opera Pinafore has been aban-
doned, the announcement for last Tues
day night having been withdrawn.
AT the fair and festival announced ]
for next Tuesday evening by the Pres ,
byterian society the fair will be open (
from TO 10 o'clock p. m, and the festi-
val from 8 to 10. Supper 25cts. Oysters I
25cts. extra.
The annual township elections will
occur on March 10th this year. Ten
days notice of these is required by law,
which will require the posting Of the
same by the clerks one week from to-
morrow, or before.
We announced last week the alb
sence of Mr.. +. n. Merrill to the east, {
making purchases of coal for use at the
Cement Works here, and we have since :
learned that he has a large supply en-
gagged for that purpose.
In another column Of this issue will
be found the report of Mr.. A. p. Nc
Kinstry, assistant superintendent Of
dairy exhibits for Minnesota at the New
Orleans exposition, an article that every
farmer and business man should peruse. :
The annual election of officers of the
Mankato Dairy and Produce Exchange
will be held at the Exchange rooms i'll
this city on next Wednesday afternoon
at three o'clock The nominating eau
Gus was held last Wednesday at 3p. IN.
The GAINESVILLE Argus is authority
for the statement that the Cannon
Valley railroad will give Mankato the
go by and run direct to st. Peter. Per
haps, but rest IN neutrality until ouI
legislators get through with that scheme.
Mate rial is on the ground for an ex-
tensive brick business house on North
Front street, two doors north of W.
Hodapp's drug store. The old frame
structure now on the grounds will be
torn down and moved away to make
room for the new and more substantial
one.
The ball given by the Military band
on Monday evening, was very enjoy
able affair, and the boys feel pleased
with the result Of then efforts. The
new orchestra lately organized in the
band, provided good music for the &C.
casion.
"A gentleman from Egan, Dakota,
who spent several weeks since New
Years visiting IN Blue Earth county,
writes to friend in this city, since his
return, that they have no snow, and
wheeled vehicles are in common use.
He says that the weather is very fine.
The money for the instruments
necessary to fit up the signal service sta
ton at this place, was forwarded on
Monday. In few weeks the proper
official will be mere TO put everything in
proper order, then We will have regular
weather reports, which must prove OF
much advantage 10 our populace.
Last Saturday professional Glitter"
was taken into custody in this city, |
charged with the robbery of cooper
shop at GAINESVILLE He had in his pos |
session part of the things taken from
the shop, and some clothing apparently
taken from some ones clothes line. He
was returned to that village.
Elsewhere in to-day's paper will be
seen notice from the county authori-
| ,;aS Cor yr,nd wanted which shoull re-