The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-03-20
HOME JoTTINGs.
Read Blaisdells locals.

Read Blaisdells locals.
See F. q. Heinze's cigar local.
-Polchow, the ice man, is now ready
10 receive orders for ice.
The Baptist Home Mission society
met with Mrs. Lathrop this week.
Have you secured your reserved seat
ticket yet? If not, 90 TO Grehel's and do
50.
Don't forget the Edwin Barbour
Dramatic Company At Opera House all
next week.
Those living in umbered districts
report wolves to be more than usually
numerous.
The Germania band have, after an
aggravating delay, received skates for
the opera rink.
-Lsngini. of the Star Clothing House,
gives notice in his advertising space of
future announcements.
The sewing society of the Baptist
church will meet with Mrs. II. Shaw at
2p. m next Wednesday.
Prof Bechdolt will deliver his lee
ture on Nemesis" before the Normal
Literary this evening. Admission free.
Next week is the week for county
examinations for teachers, fact which
those who propose to undergo the ordeal
should note.
During the continuance ofthe eclipse
on Monday, the atmosphere gave very
much the same sensation as does night
air on a frosty evening in winter.
Green was conspicuous article OF
apparel with our Hibernian citizens on
Tuesday. The people of this nationality
quite generally observed the day.
A. G. Philips 4 Co., of Mcpherson
we understand, contemplate establishing
a creamery at the Agency. There is
certainly no better locality for such an
enterprise.
The citizens Of Amboy are endeav'
oring to secure the erection of new
school house. 1t is something that vii
lage needs very much, and We trust i
will soon become a certainty.
Next Sunday will be Chlldrcn's Day
at the Baptist church, and a programme
ofinterest and profit is IN readiness fol
the little folks. A sermon will be preach
ed especially TO young men in the eve
ming.
F. G.. Heinzc d Co. are building az
addition to their bakery on Second
street. They are also putting in new
oven, which will give them two ovens
with combined capacity of 5000 loave'
per day.
Next Tuesday evening, March 2ith
the stockholders Of the Southern Mime
sofa Live Stock and Fair Association
will hold their annual meeting for the
election of board Of directors, AT The
CITY Hall. II is desired that all be pres
ent at this meeting.
"A report has been given currenc!
through some papers in neIghborn
towns that X. ID. Hubbard d Co., of TIL
CITY, contemplate the erection of Hour
ing mill at Elysian, a report which ha
no foundation whatever. These gentle
men do not anticipate any such step.
"A lad about ~ years old nance
Herman Leiferman received Il sever
injury AT Whitrock's heading mill i
Mankato township, on Monday. II
WAS struck on the back of the head wit
q large belt, which cut it severely. ii
remained unconscious for several hour
IL was narrow escape from death.
Last Saturday morning the frs
genuine March wind Of the season CON
nenced and continued to blow perlcC
Gale throughout the day. Sunday Wa
several degrees colder than We had bee
having, which continued until Monda!
when the thermometer began to regIstc
higher.
Miss Emma Osborne, aged II year
daughter of :. l.. Osborne, Esq, {
Mankato township, died at her HON
last week of spinal meningitis. lie
funeral took place at the residence SUI
y day afternoon and was attended by
large concourse of friends. Rev. q.
Pollock, of this city, conducted II
services. 1t is reported that Mr.. o
borne is very low and little hopes a.
entertained of his recovery.
Last fall while the Quinn Brother
of Medo, were doing John Seefeldt
threshing, spark from the engine 5
fire to the stacks and consumed what +
NAMED in the setting unthreshed.
suit was commenced against Quiz
for damages and was decided
favor of the defendant by Jud
Severance last week. Al one tin
ouinn offered to pay Seefeldt for VII
he considered the actual loss, but ii
Gentleman would not accept the off,
making extortionate demands.