The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-10-30
HOME JOTTINGS.


II bright, intelligent boy about
fourteen gears oid. is Tamfed at
this oInirr fo learn the printers
trade Hmsf apply at once
Bear the Mrs. Mary A.. Livermore
lecture in mind. Nov. 18th.
The young people of gainesville have
inaugurated a series of club dances.
Evening meetings are being held ut
the VI. +. church. and are literally at
tended.
The charity ball at Mrs. Bently's
rink last Friday evening Melted the Re-
lief Society $500.
Indian summer has past and we
snail soon Ice thrown upon the frigid
mercics of winter.
The sidewalk on Broad street in the
vicinity of the Episcopal church is being
put down To grade.
Mrs. =. Il. Sparrow entertained the
Ladies Aid society of the Episcopal
church yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Mary 4. Livermore will tell all
she knows about THE Boy of to-day
al the Opera House Nov. l%th.
Miss Alice Andrews, of this city,
has organized a music class in GAINESVILLE
and makes periodical visits I" that
place.
Tea parties seem To he quite the 90
this season and last Saturday Miss Jessie
Payne gave one To her young friends at
her home.
-G. W. Thoms has materially inn
proved the interior of his store 10y re-
shelving a portion, and newly painting
the whole.
John krost, Jr., a young gentleman
well known in this city, has purchased
and taken charge of the Liedlofrh harness
establishment.
-One of the dire necessities of this
locality, ere winter takes the throne. is
a good. soaking rain to fill up wells and
cisterns now at low water mark.
-Mankato Temperance Wide Awakes
will meet in the basement of VI. f..
church Saturday, Oct. 3lst, AT > D. m.
All children cordially invited Ia attend.
A large delegation Of citizens Of
GAINESVILLE and other ~neighboring VII
lagos attended the Josh Whitcomb ell
tertainmen, in this city Monday even
ing.
John Diamond, our wide-awake
County Commissioner will entertain the
next gathering of Maple Bush Alliance
on NOV. 9Th. at his home in Mankato
township.
Monday and Tuesday were cloudy
and dark, stcrnly suggestive of a pend
ing storm. but a light sprinkle of rain
Tuesday afternoon and e~venin" was all
that resulted.
-Rcv. l.. +. IIauge will lecture at the
BaptiSt church in this city next Sabbath
]cycmin. ON the Half Civilized Indians
lie is Il lorcible speaker and the subject
an interesting one.
-Mrssrs. Everett X ~Aughcnbaugh,
proprictors Of the City Roller Touring
mill at Waseca, will nearly double the
capacity of their mill. Work tothis end
has already commenced.
Geo. \. Clarke. of this city, mas pur-
chased the tract of land al Madison Lake,
known a. Rocky Point, and will proceed
Ia clear the nm preparatory Ia convert
ing it mt" a pleasure resort.
-Eycrvunc should bear in mind that
Nfs. Mary a. Livermore, the noted
lecturess of this country, will bc ut the
Opera House in this city Nov. 18th IL
Discourse upon The Boy of to-day"
-Superintendent BcchdOIt estimates
that the attendance in the city schools
has reached considerably over 900,
which Is a higher figure than was even
attained during the autumn in any previ'
Gus year.
j. ~Seaquist, of LeRay about one mile
east of Tiv0li, died at his home last week
Of liver complaint, from which he ha'
been a sufferer IA long time. He wa'
able 10 bc aboui his work however, unit
about a week before his death.
The marriage of Mr.. John lIicke
and Miss Lizzie RObel, Mankato town
ship, took place AT the German Catholic
church in this city Tuesday morning
and the event was duly celebrated at thu
brides mothers, about two miles east o
the city.
Geo. T.. Brett, Of the Empire store
has been making some radical improve
ments about his residence oflate. Amoni
other things lac has repainted the cx
terror, put a bay window at the nortl
side. and erected IA spacious piazza il
front.
-Isidor Longini, of the Star Clothin
bouse. doubles his advertising space il
This weeks paper, and speaks pointed.
IN his patrons, therein. Boys and gent
shouId consult his advertisement am
then call al the star for further partic
ulars.
s. G.. Brooks, Esq, of Lake Crystal
left a rousing large pickerel at our oiiic
Tuesday, which he caught in Lake CryS
,al the night before. The fish have bee
frozen out of that body Of water twic
within a few years, but evidently ther
are some left.
The three mile race at the Oper
skating rink "Wednesday evening b'
,ween Arthur Evenson, of 81. Peter, an
uayye Baxter, Of LeSueur, was won II
ia. former. The three miles were mad
in twelve minutes anu 'h'c' H''""''
which rs unusually good time.
i. G. Rollers new residence on I'll
corner of Broad and Jackson streets
,Lout ready for occupancy, and il il ce
rainly a credit TO j. q. and an "rname'
10 that portion of the city. Its arrang
man, for convenience and comfort
GrIIv nm Ia the modern idea.
The Board of County Commission
have been in session this week, cor
mencing Tuesday, and have done
goodly amount of business. The NEE
ing was held several days earlier tia
was contemplated, owing Ia the fact tn
chairman swan could not be at home
that time.