The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-05-15
Next week Is court week.
Corn planting isin progress.
Wood stands nj n hiQh fipure.

Next week Is court week.
Corn planting is in progress.
. Wood stands at high figure.
-"Blue and Gray" on Monday, tn
18th.
Remember the dates for "The Blu
and the Gray"
Read B. +. Davis 4 Sons locals 1
I to-day's locals.
? A German dance will take place 9
Kasota tonight.
The hum of the mosquito will b
one of the twilight diversions soon.
The news circle Of Mankato il suffer
) ing from drought, as we'll as the crops.
Military life will be we'll portraye'
at the Opera House on the 18th and 19tl
, inst.
A fine plate glass front has been pu
into Piper & Warmers grocery store thi
week.
C. A. Payne, Esq, has broker
ground tor his new residence on Secont
street.
The new shoe dealer, Max Krohk
of st. Paul, will be on in sfewIdays witt
his stock.
Strangers who attend court in THU
city next week should not fail to heai
"Blue and Gray"
The papers throughout the State are
replete with graphic accounts Of favorite
lake side recreation resorts.
The recent frosts retarded the
growth of grain somewhat, but under
the existing weather it is booming.
The district lodge of the third Min
nesota district will meet at Edgewood
this county, on the 2lst and 22nd inst.
The Tribune states that the census
30 far taken would warrant them in es'
timatIng a population of $500 for st.
Peter.
B. futile has entered the vehicle
trade, and advertises the famous Stude-
baker wagons and buggies. See ad. else
where.
Scenes incident to great and right
eous war will be enacted in drama at
the Opera House next Monday and
Tuesday evenings.
The military band and the militia
company were out on drill last Tuesday
evening, and their appearance drew out
a large crowd of admirers.
The instruments for fitting up a
weather signal station at the Normal
school in this city have arrived and are
being placed in position.
The Madame Ahlander- Bergstron
company, who visited this city several
weeks since, gave an entertainment at
St. Peter Tuesday evening.
Garden tenderlings that had peeped
their tiny heads above ground received
severe reprimand from Jack Frost last
week, and will have TO repent and start
anew.
The work of taking the census is
now in progress in the county and the
ages of the old maids and many other
usually obscure facts must come to the
surface.
Hon. J. +. Mesgher is laying a flag
stone walk about his residence lot, on
the corner of Liberty and Second streets.
That along Second street will he of
sawed stone.
Right Rev. Bishop Whipple will be
in Mankato onWednesday next, May 20.
He will preach and administer the right
of confirmation at the Episcopal church
at 1880 p. N.
For two or three days this week
fire has existed in the timber along the
hills on the Nicollet side of the river,
and the spectacle at night has been
beautiful to look upon.
A humane purpose should always
enlist our sympathies, which fact will
prompt large patronage at the Opera
House next week TO aid the erection Of
the soldiers monument.
Resident Director Barr, of the State
Normal board, entertained the Normal
faculty, and II number of other friends
at his residence on Tuesday evening. II
was an occasion of supreme enjoyment.
e. G. Collins & Co., will be able to
supply extra copies Of the Chicago Inter-
Ocean containing the article on Mankato
within day or two. Parties desiring
such will please leave their orders at the
news stand.
Rev. ]. c. Ogle will he absent next
Sabbath morning, he going to Hebron
TO hold sacramental service. His pulpit
will be filed by Rev. ]. Crimson, of
Hebron. Mr.. Ogle will hold service as
usual in the evening.
A-The Mankato City Schools will close
on Thursday the 2Sth inst. There will
be eleven graduates from the High
School, and the commencement exercis-
es will be held at the Opera House on
the evening of that date.
Farmers INFORM us that grain Is suf'
fering from the effects of dry weather,
and it is feared that it will be materially
injured should strong winds prevail
while the soil is so dry, by the blowing
| of dirt from about the roots.
There are couple Of boarders in
the Blue Earth county Jail, brought here
from Watonwan county this week,
charged with burglary. Their names
are Howard and Thompson, and they
have to await the September term Of
court.
-Ferd Hoerr, Of this city, has secur
ed the position of cashier in the Walton
van County Bank Of St. James. He II
q brother or w G. Hoerr, Of the Citizens
National Bank; this city, and has suffi
cient experience to qualify him well fol
the place.
-Chas. Il. Belhnger has joined the
military band and has been mustered IL
as drum major. He has been out OF
practice with the boys two or'three time
already and makes very fine appear
ing major. The band now numbers 2
members, and is making rapid progress
in eyerv particular.
Wednesday afternoon boy name'
Dick Graves, mounted colt at B. d
Pay & Sons livery barn, and the an
imal reared throwing the little fello,
. of, then turned and kicked q
= him, barely missing his head. H
was not hurt in any way, but the escaP
was q narrow one. $3.50
|. II. Longini, Esq, of Star Clothin
House fame, speaks to the readers G
, THE FREE Press this week in languag
which cannot be misunderstood. TIL
announcement referred tn will ba fotn