The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-12-25
HOME JOTTINGS.

Tor weddings.
The holiday trade has been con
paratively light.
The Lake Crystal schools closed las
Friday for a short vacation.
Examinations have been held in a
the city schools this week.
The warm weather has created con
siderable temporary sickness.
The freeze up has eft the roads in
disagreeably rough condition.
Notice elsewhere an advertisement
for bids on wood for the county.
The Union House, which was large
ly destroyed by fire a few weeks ago i
being rebuilt.
"A turkey shoot is advertised TO tax,
place on the Nicollet side Of the river a
ten O'Clock to-day.
The butchers and the weather pool
ed on the turkey trade this week, anC
disposed of them cheap.
We issue our paper this week OF
Thursday evening to give the boys al
opportunity 10 make merry to-day.
-Messrs. Il. ID. Hubbard X Co. pres
ented each of the employees in theil
mill with a big turkey for Christmas.
Tank Kee, who is booked for lee,
lures in the q. A. X. course this city
will speak in GAINESVILLE about the same
time.
just think of il raining i'm Minnesota
on the 22nd day of December! and tn,
weather being mild enough for a dustei
at that.
-krolik makes another elaborate dis
play of business philosophy in to-day.
paper. He is making very liberal and
inviting offers.
The Board of County Commissioners
will meet in regular session OF January
9th. Al that meeting a new chairman
will be selected.
-Frink X Richards at the Golden
Lion will make fearful low prices on all
winter goods until Feb. LIST. See their
new al. in this issue.
The citizens of the little village oi
Smiths Mills are looking forward to the
erection of church, which is among
future probabilities.
The Catholic church in ~. Mary's
township, Waseca county, was burned
last Sunday. 1t is supposed that the fire
caught from the furnace.
A delegation of LeRay parties
were before the municipal court We'd
nesdav aidIngthe adjudication ola case OF
stealing timber from that town.
The approach TO the wagon bridge
near Mankato junction is in a very bad
condition, and should receive immediate
attention from the proper authorities.
The city schools closed yesterday
for a Two weeks vacation. The young
ideas are sSoying the rest wonderful
ly, after four months continual 'shoot-
ing
"A beautifuI rainbow spanEed the sky
on Tuesday afternoon, and the atmes-
phere had the sense Of 4 summer day.
How is that, We Southerners and Pacific
.coaSte rs?
Prof. Fischer has arranged with
about twenty of the Militia boys to join
his class in dancing, and with their
ladies the: will be present at the school
Monday night.
j. q. Becklev, ESD, superintendent
of the cement works, has been present
ed with a lovely Christmas present in
the form Of a bright boy baby. Jack"
here is our "a.
#-Winnebago Agency was repres-
eted IN the Municipal Court of this
e~itNSaturday last, Herman Pelky being
oroust up and fined SlI.00 for assault
upon PAL Manage.
pa-ies engaged in preparing
- Oh 'aseph have decided to
P'a.P'iS = h,ra time, owing to
holiday festivities sngaglus.ho o,,ent,on
of our people so generally.
Remember the Concet to be given
for the benefit of Excelsior Hose Co.
No. will prove of exceptional interest tc
those who enjoy first-class music. The
attendance should Ice large.
The present winter thus far is a pool
one for owners Of saw mills, partie.
withholding their logs, hoping to have
SNOW 10 move them on. The mills are
mostly at n standstill in consequence.
The GAINESVILLE .IrgVs says that Rev
b. +. Kelley of that place will preach
hereafter at Beaufort and Mapleton
this county. and Delevan, Faribault
county. He will soon move To his new
field.
About daylight Wednesday morn.
ing, the wind swooped down from the
Northwest in terrific gusts, but, forum
ately. il was not cold. The atmosphere
regained It's equilibrium early in the
day however.
The German Lutherans celebrated
Christmas Eve in a fitting I'M last
night. Religious services were conducted
commencing at half-past six O'Clock, af-
ter which the many presents on the
well laden rec were distributed. Each
nupil of the UNCONVENTIONAL school re-
ceived a present.
From the GAINESVILLE Argus We learn
that Geo. Nettleton, Esq, who attended
our Normal school a few years ago, and
since taught school IN this county, lIas
gone into business in Chicago, running
a card Writing establishment. Mr.. y,
became noted as a skillful penman be-
fore leaving here.
1t is the intention now not tO sup.
nly the vacancy made i'm the Normal
faculty by Mrs. Hawley's resignation,
owing to the difficulty in securing able
teachers at this season, they being all
engaged. The work will be so arranged
as TO carry il through the year with the
present force.
Chamberlain, the man who attempt
ed TO kill his sister-in-law, and then
destroy himself on the I'd of July last
was sentenced by Judge Severance las
Saturday to eighteen months at HARD
labor in the State penitentiary. The
sentence was made lighter than other
wise on account of his pitiable condition
he being completely blind.
We noticed at the express office
"Wednesday a couple Of decidedly fine
fowls, one a turkey gobbler for $. q
Larkin of Decoria township, shipped
from S~heboygan Falls Wis.,, and tn,
other a large rooster for DIR. NJ. B
Wood of this city, sent from Cald wei
Wis.