The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-10-23
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A good girl can find employment h,
applying Ia Mrs. Jno. +. Meagher.
j. &. Noe, in an advertisement
offers rs acres of land at II bargain.
Miss Barron will open the "W. c
Durkee Post musical Monday evening
David lIaggard, of Mankato town
shin. offers desirable farm for sale. II
il n bargain for some one. See local.
Cupid, it would seem, is reaping the
results of her summer campaign-if the
weddings recently occurring he anN
criterion.
The Ladies' Benevolent Society oI
the Congregational church meet with
Mrs. Masters this afternoon. Gentle
men invited Ia tea.
Mr.. He. Howard will very soon re-
move Ia 1t. Paul with his family. llls
son Frank, married last week Ia Miss
| Boynton, will manage the farm.
Mrs. NJ. :. Foulkc announces in an
other place the arrival of a fine stock oi
millinery for fall and winter wear at her
store. Ladies' will he particularly inter
ested in this.
M. T.. Berry, Esq, of Mapleton, has
purchased 10 acres of land just southcas,
of the depot in that village, known NJ
the Jordan forty, and will hay il out
into town lots.
! Several weeks since, rHE FREE Press
| published an article on witchcrait IN
Belgrade. In this issue there appears
an answer To the former letter, and we
trust this will close the debate.
Quarterly meeting will he held ut
the NJ. T.. Church next Saturday and
sunday. Preaching on saturday 1T 40
p. IN. Love feast sunday At $50 Il. m.
Preaching at 1880 II. m. and $50 p. m.
Elder Liscomb will conduct the services.
A five mile skating contest for sll-
yer cup will come off at the Opera roller
rink tomorrow night. The contestants
are Gates Phillips, NJ. hurry, Harry
Zimmerman, Will McBeth and Ed Price.
The boys are, their trainers say, in fine
condition" and Il close run is predicted.
Jimmie Mcmahon kept the fact of
his marriage entirely secret from every
body when he was here couple. of
weeks since. lie was united with Miss
Jennie Buchanan in st. Paul on the 18th
of lasi month, bnt his friends here knew
nothing of it until the latter part of last
week. "Jeems" is sly 'm.
Mr.. a. J.. McKmstry. of WinncbaSo
City, has sold his II, Charles creamery
la Hon. Milo White, of Chattield. MIR.
Mckiustry was in Mankato saturday,
and saws the ~. Charles creamery Is III
better shape than ever before, and that
the butter made there the present sea-
son has averaged la sell two cents per
pound higher than quotations.
A number of small but comfortable
dwellings are being erected over III Bel
grade, Just across the river. Several
months ago Mr.. II. 4. Christensen c:ius-
eel quite an extensive piece of ground io
Lee lald Out into lots. AMI the low price
at which they are selling is an incentive
Ia lsbnring men Ia build homes for them
selves.
In to-day's paper will be found an
other supplement in which Max kr"lik
repeats his mammoth advertisement,
which is suflici, mt evidence that he con-
sidcrs TmE FREE Pass Il profitable adj
,rrtisin. medium. With the additions
now being made Ia our list, business
men will lind our columns the proper
place. L. make their announcements.
-Mcssrs. II. Z. Jensen ~ Co. have
Just pm, steam power III their carrl-
age work. All the machinery about the
is now run by power,
which makes things look, as they are,
very lively. The firm has been engaged
for several weeks in filling orders from
Washington Territory for cutters and
slcighs and shipped one invoice to-day.
Another will follow in about two weeks.
Mr.. Hugh Jones died at his residence
in this city "Wednesday night of hem
orlage ofthe lungs. Deceased had been
afflicted with consumption for long
time. He was about tifty-ive years al
age. an old resident of this county, and
Il man highly esteemed 10y all who knew
him. His remains have been cmbalmcd
and ON Monday will be- taken To Column
bus, Wisconsin. his former home. for
intcTmcnt.
a red-haircd, rosy-cheeked individ-
nal with rose-tinted probosis staggered
into TIE FREE PgEsS office the other day,
ambIcd up Ia the counter and said. A
am ! sober 'nough to g-gct g-glass "i
beer here to-day" Upon being inform
ed that he could not pass muster, he
good naturally replied ''all right and
immediately made himself scarce. The
fellow mistook the door, that waS all.
lie probably found place where his
condition would not he considered II bar
against his getting the desired draught.
The Seventh Dav Advents have their
new church building, on state street, en-
closed and will hold their first services
ia il Saturday at l0:J0a. IN. The meet
,nys will continue oven sunday. Three
services will he held each day as follows:
saturday, 1880 Il. ~, 80 =. m, and 80
u. III. SUNDAY the samc. Eds. Il. 1.
Tenucy. president nf the Minnesota
state conference, and o. \. Olson, of
Mankat0, will hc the speakers. Quite
laryr attendance from those al their
faith is expected from abroad. The ciii-
zcns Of Mankato and vicinity are respect
fully invited.
Mr.. W. II. Dexter, VIII" i"r il" past
few months has been conducting mer-
chant tailoring establishment, next door
Ia W. Il. Walkers harness shop, WAS
TUESDAY adjudgcd insane by Judge Mead
and taken Ia the asylum at -. Peter.
Some two years ago, ami while resi-
dent Of Freeport, Ills, Mr.. Dexter was
dcmentcd and for several months con
fined in the Elsin asylum. His isan cs-
pccially sorrowful case, and the Family
have the sympathics of the community
in their alIliclion. Mrs. Dexter Is sis
ter To Mr. J. NJ. Karmanv.
-Rev. J. &. Oglc aud family were
pleasantly surprised last Tuesday even
ing by the visitation Of about hundred
of their friends, who virtually took pos
session Of the pastors home and run
things 10 suit themselves. A jolly good
time was had till about II o'clock, when
the callers retired, leaving many sub
stantial tokens of regard behind. During
q l.