The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-07-24
We earned our rest by the sweat OF

Z i'm this city IN september VIII DE issued
|" in few days.
: The mercury gave up the job last Sun
day and Monday, and let the weather
run itself, SO TO speak.
:. Two hard looking burglars were
o brought from Madelia and lodged in our
: county Jail last Saturday.
p. Ii. Heinze 4 Co. ut the Palace res
: taurant, have the exclusive sale of Mr..
Keenan's Brandywine raspberres.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
+. church meet with Mrs. l.. A. Moore this
afternoon. Gentlemen are invited TO
, tea.
A few Normal students wishing to
room together, can hear of suitable
rooms by inquiring at The FREE Press
office.
Rev. n. b. Foote, of Eagle Lakes,
is having vacation of four weeks, and
he and his wife have gone East on Il
visit.
We are notified that the Good Tenn
plar's lodge of Belgrade will hold II pie
ME at the Fletcher grove, that town, to-
morrow.
The Mankato postotlice was turned
over Ia the new postmaster Monday
night The old force, with the eXcep-
ton of Mr.. Emil Schoyen, is continued.
Those who desire to retain the life
like portrait of the dead hero, patriot
and soldier, Gen. L. $. Grant, can do 80
by calling at the new china store of NJ.
h. Jones.
--"lnshavogue, or the Outlaw of '9S.
A great Irish play. Don't fail to see the
Irish dance, Opera House, Monday eve
ming July 9th. Admission, only 10 and
20 cents.
The Mankato Mattress Co., are put
ting into their establishment II 25-horse
power engine. Also all necessary ma
chinery required in II iirst-class manufac-
turing establishment.
An attempt was made last Saturday
night To burglarize the safe i'll the office
of c. Babcock at Kasota. The effort
was Intellectual however, though the safe
was pretty badly battered up.
A couple of individuals more unscru-
pulous than discreet, kicked up Il little
! fuss at the American House barn We'd
nesday evening, and were accordingly
taken care of by the police.
Mayor Barr has called Il meeting of
the city council for this evening, To take
action in regard to the death of General
Grant The Board of Trade and WIlkin
Post, q. \. r., with citizens generally
will unite with the council.
A citizens meeting will be- held ut
! the Common Council rooms on Monday
evening next, at s O'Clock, to discuss the
proposition of inviting the Legislative
committee To visit this place with the
view of locating the new state prison
! here.
The Steele County Herd!d wants the
citizens of Owatona To arouse and make
| that city the trade centre of Southern
! Minnesota. Your efforts will he fruit
! less, Mr.. Herald. Mankato has that
title and will keep it.-JdnesriHe irguS.
| Bet your bottom dollar, Henry, "Oh
you've got a H'eye Ikea H'eagle."
James Cannon, Esq, has made
marked improvements in the appear
ancc of ms property on the corner OPP |
posite the Episcopal church, and has a
fine residence in II nearly completed
state on the same. 4 little more expense
in filling will make il Il valuable place.
1t is Il foregone conclusion that the
city council will grant the Fair Associa-
ton the solicited and, hence the man
agement are encouraged and talk fair
with Il vim. A number of shares have |
been taken recently, which leaves
the association in good condition tinan-
cially.
Last Sunday was, without doubt, the
most unpleasant day ever experienced
in this locality. While the mercury
stood about as high rs it ever gets, the
atmosphere was terribly oppressive,
making life almost burden. 1t con-
tinued so throughout the night and the
weary slumberer Jared poorly, indeed.
The County Commissioners met last
Monday Us a board of equalization, but
adjourned Tuesday to meet in the same
capacity next Monday. Their work is
not yet in definite form, hence we cam
not give results. They made Il trip to
the poor farm while here, for the pnr-
pose of arranging for some dltching.
The new postal law makes the taking
out of newspapers from the postoiiice
year after year, and then refusing to
paw for the same, an offence, punishable
the same rs any other theft. This will
prove boon to publishers and bring to
Justice persons leaving the country and
ncrlccting to settle up their indebted
ness for a newspaper.
The axe fell upon postmaster Saxton,
of Good Thunder, last Friday, and the
federal trust passed over to j. Il. Ora
ham. proprietor Of the Graham House.
Mr.. Saxton was competent and well
liked official, one worthy of trust such
as hc has been called upon 10 surrender.
& raham is gentleman in every particu-
lar and will no doubt make Il good oili-
Ger.
The Board of Trade had an interest
ing meeting Monday morning and con-
Guided to resaind the action they took
several weeks ago, and To 90 on with ef-
forts Ia secure the location of the second
state prison at this city. II is Il com
mcndable step and every one who can
possibly do SO, should throw their in
iuence To the support of the Board in
this matter.
The Newell Madison Square Com
pany closed their weeks engage
ment last Saturday evening with the
thrilling drama, Queens Evidence. II
is thoroughly good troupe and reliable
in their representations, as was demon
strated in the drawing of the SD silver
pitcher. Ii was given away us announced,
and &. Kittleson, a tailor in Pond Bros.
& Jorgcnsen's shop held the lucky num-
Der.
Willard 4 Polchow have shipped
from their brick yards ninety-three car
loads of brick since June LIST to various
points in this State, Iowa and Dakota,
and now have orders ahead that will
take two carloads each day for two
weeks to be shipped to Dakota. This
firm is getting ont great many vecner-
ing brick this year, and they make an
excellent article.
1t has caused many owners OF nice
| ,..h, rio ,nuch anyiatv tn known WHY |