The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-11-06
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fourteen gears oId. as ,ranfPd al
fHis 0JJicP fo team the printers
frHdr. MAST apply at once.
See notice of rooms for rent.
The Big Mill is selling bran for 500
per ton and shorts for $500 nj the mill.
Judge Porter has thrown the costs
of suit of Buckley ". Grondt upon the
plaintiff.
The taxes collected in tins county
from June LIST Ia Oct. 3lst. 1885, amounts
Ia Si,&IS.6I.
The winter term of the Normal
school opened on Tuesday with incrcas-
cd attendance.
Proceedings Of the board of COM
missioncrS will Ice found on fourth page
of to-day's paper.
Go and hear Mrs. Livermore deliver
her lecture on The Boy Of To-Day" At
Grand Opera House, Nov. 18th.
The Golden Lion dry goods house
has Il change of advertisement i'll this
issue, together with several new locals.
The fees received 10y the Municipal
Court the past year 10 Oct. LIST amounts
Ia 81. HIS above all expenses. This is n
good showing.
In the divorce case of Nichols vs..
Nichols, from Mcpherson, Judge Sever
ance granted Mrs. Nichols II divorce
with 500 alimony.
John {. Noe reports the sale for
George r. Weaver, of Sioux City, of lot
: of block . OF Van Brunt's addition. 10
u. l.. Rose for $50.
The sale of stock and farm machin-
cry belonging TO q. f.. Richards, Esq,
will occur at his farm in Butternut VAL
ley ON Tuesday, the 10th inst.
A. j. Green, Eagle Lake, will soon
have his meat market in running order,
and will pay the highest cash price for
live turkeys and all kinds of poultry.
Mrs. Liyermore's lecture ut the
Grand Opera House on the evening of
the 18th. will he one of the richest liter
AIRY treats ever presented To our people.
-Rev. II. \. Bushnell will preach his
second annual sermon next Sunday
morning, the Sth inst. All members of
the church and congregation are urged
to he present.
A party of friends and n%eignbors 10
the number of about Il hundred Will
give Mr.. and Mrs. c. IL. Piper Il little
surprise tonight nj their pleasant home
in Garden City.
While in a friendly scufiie in Nick
Steinbach's saloon Tuesday night, Fred
Krocger got the best of his adversary
whose name We did not learn and in
the fall the latter had his leg broken.
Mr.. Henry Meyer, Of Edgewood,
has purchased 4. w. Pctrich's stock of
merchandise, and will close the same
ont at cost. lie proposes 10 give some
special bargains as long rs the goods
last.
The city telegraph office will here
after Ice kept open Ia the public until 10
o'clock .. IN. This change Will prove
of benefit as well as convenience TO those
having business transactions through
this office.
The Northwestern will sell cXcur
sion tickets IL parties desiring Ia attend
fine American Fat Stock Show, To be
hc held at Chicago, Nov. 10 10 -, at rates
of SlG.4O for the round trip, tickets good
Ia return Nov. DIST.
The Boston Young Ladies' Nassar
Polo Club, played against Il picked nine
Monday and Tuesday nights nj the City
Skating Payilian and "Wednesday night
AT the Opera roller rink. The dear
urls" were sc0urcd.
The plate glass for the new whole
sale grocery house arrived Monday n
we've immediately placed in position.
This building now shows off magnificent
Iy, and is pronounced by all to be III"
most attractive structure in the city.
Mrs. A. VI. Smith and Mrs. j. l..
McClelland were mt home" To II large
number Of their friend Tuesday evening.
\ bountiful and most elegant spread "i
refreshment was furnished and II very
ENJOYABLE evening passed by those pres
eH'
1t affords The FREE fREss Il great
deal of genuine pleasure To
inc election of Mr.. VS.. Withrow 10 the
Legislature in Iowa. He had a hard
Guht. and one week before election his
defeat was thought inevitable. lie came
ont. however. with Il hundred majority
The campfire Of Alex. Wilkin Post
, A. r.. will he held in Mrs. Bentley
roller rink tonight. Supper Will d.
served al SIX o'clock TO members oi tn
Post and their wives, and a jolly eoo'
time will he had. A cordial invitation
10 extended 10 friends Of the Post To- ID
present. :,
-Rey. Edwin Rogers and Mrs. 4. u
I.v,p were married at the residence O
. Cant. l.. y. Holmes on Sunday, Nov. Isl
Roy. G G. Pollock officiating. The con
tracing parties are all well known an
HIGHLY esteemed III Mankato, and a.
ioin in wishing them a long life and hap
ply journey. RI
Mr.. 4. Il. Smith made extra effort
IA uroyide our people with telegraph
bulletins on Tuesdays elections, 10
ghich ne iuas the lhanks of the pnbli'
He kept his office open until 2o'cioc
IN the morning, provided messenge
boys and did not get n cent extra Tor II
services. We are pleased 10 acknow
edge Mr.. Smiths efforts in tins matte
and to return thanks for favors received
1t ~ rumored through various cl'a'
nels that the Cannon Valley folks ha'
.ec.red a I~Ighi-0f-Say into THIS clt
whether or not this assertion Is true v
cannot say, but that there has been
GOOD deal of property exchanged with
,be mast few weeks, which, linked
oe,ber would he ample for risht-oi-w'
uurposes, cannot be denied. II IL Ju
barely possible that the report is ioun
ed on facts, and if 80, Mankato Poop
will be pleased.