The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-07-17

maintain AS a rule,
Mans a fool.
The watermelon is Oh the market.
The prevailing pest just now is the
house-fiy.
Harvest will be the next item OF in
terest 10 the farmers.
The Mankato w. G. T. u. are ar
ranging to give festival soon.
The County Commissioners will meet
in regular session on the 9th inst.
Conway & Dearborn offer new ideas
in their advertising space to-day.
The Galley Slave troupe will occupy
the Opera House on August first.
Il. Longini states new matter to-day
concerning the Star clothing house.
j Henry Bacon & Co. change the
matter in their advertising space to-day.
Read it.
The Congregational church has been
newly painted exteriorally, and now
looks more inviting.
-Messrs. Holbrook q: Lee have added
a very tasty and commodious spring
baggage wagon to their bus line.
A communication relating the do
ings of school picnic at Napoleon, has
reached us, and will appear in our next
issue.
-NIeagher's new building, next TO +.
Il. Collins & Co.'S drug store, is nearing
completion. 1t will make handsome
store-room.
The clothing houses ofthis city have
entered into an agreement to close their
stores at o'clock in the evening, satur-
day night excepted.
The meeting of the -. F. F." socie-
", at the home of Miss Ida Parsons last
Saturday evening was we'll attended and
greatly enjoyed by all.
The grading of Hickory street is pro-
crossing rapidly and when completed the
street will be in very much better con-
dition than ever before.
The hatch of young prairie chickens
has been bountiful this year and profess
sional gunnists are anticipating royal
sport the coming season.
ID. Herbert has moved his coffee
house to the corner of Front and Hick-
orc streets, in the building lately occu-
pied by the Ladies' Bazaar.
Sol. Smith Russell, the we'll known
comedian, will appear at the Opera
House in this city August 81. He always
takes and will draw big house.
Next Sabbath, Rev. Mr.. Bebee, OF
ST. Peter, will ofiiciate in the M. +. pull
pit this city, Rev. Mr.. Ogle going to that
place to hold quarterly meeting.
There will be service in the Congre-
CATION church next Sabbath morning,
though Rev. II. A. Bushnell is absent.
Provision for services will be made.
%. X. Mather, Esq, has about COM
pleted the brick-work ofthe school house
he is building in Owatonna. A. j.. Sails.
bury, of this city, has the contract fol-
the wood work.
The rain of Wednesday night was q
blessing, though the wild appearance OF
.,o rm robbed many timid ones OF their
aIaon II WAS an absolute necessity
We mean the rain.
Rene, uber that the competitive
examination for appointment to the
West Point military school occurs in thii
city on the 23rd list.
-Gertie Durkee, little daughter Of
Mrs. w. c. Durkee, fell from d iaooe'
last Saturday evening and fractured hei
right arm close to the elbow. Dr. paVis
has the case in charge.
The enterprise Of the denizens OF
the new village Of Madison Lake 10 com
mendable. They have their mail car
ried from Waterville daily by hand car
regular trains not running.
We would call special attention to
the revised price list in Geo. +. Brett'
advertisement this week, as the prices
are lower than ever were shown on
same quality of goods in this city.
During the storm on "Wednesday
night, partially dead cottonwood tree
in front of Mrs. Trinque's frame house
on jackson street, was blown down
striking one corner of the building, bu
without doing much damage.
We are in receipt Of communica
ton from Hon. VIM. Webb, of Sterling
concerning some statements made b!
Judge Bottomly in his Fourth of July ad
dress at Pleasant Mound. 1t came Il
hand too late for this issue, but will ap
pear in our next.
Geo. +. Brett, Esq. is fitting up nifty
feet in the rear of his store room for
cloak, shawl, drapery, lace and under
wear department. He will carpet
with brussels, and when completed, MI
b. will have the most snowy rooms u
the State.
The Lake Crystal Union says this
Rowland & Reese's hardware store wa
broken into last Monday night. Tn
thieves were rewarded by only abor
three dollars in money, one or two RI
volvers, cartridges and a few poke
knives.
1t is the opinion of County Supe
Intendent Rogers that there will be
State teachers institute held in this coul
Nv the coming autumn. 1t is to be hope
that he is correct, and that our teache
will be on hand en- masse, should SUD
be the result.
in tO-day's paper we insert wealth
report including the means for the wet
ending last night. This will he perm
nent matter from now on. and We frr
that our readers will appreciate Il
same. We are under obligations to Pr
Bechdolt for the figures.