The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-09-25
S. w. Burgess has small house for
rent at 81 90 uer month.

S. W. Burgess has small house for
rent at 500 per month.
-Jno. &. Noe advertises large amount
of money to loan on real estate security.
The Rapidan Mill Company are en-
gagged in putting in two new rolls in
their mill-one plain and one corrugat-
ed. They will also make other improve
ments, which, when completed, will add
considerably to the capacity of their
mill, besides materially assist i'm imprOv-
ing the quality of their flour.
j. Henry Bacon q Co. advertise this
week to present all their customers dur
ing the next thirty days who purchase
81 90 worth or more of goods, a bottle of
Austin's Forest Flower Cologne. This is
very fine cologne ~ all first-cass drug
gists will testify, and We have no doubt
that many will avail themselves of this
offer to secure bottle free.
II. Cummins, Esq, has sold his in
terest in the planning mill at Eagle Lake
To NJ. Bartholomew. The mill is now
owned by Miner, Bartholomew and
WoOdin. We understand that the stave
mill heretofore owned by Allen Moon
has also been purchased by this COM
pany and will he added to. their other
business.
Last "Wednesday while Mr.. Dunn, of
Decoria, was engaged in threshing, the
stnbble near the engine caught fire from
IA spark, ann were il not for the most ex
treme efforts of the hands serious loss
would have resulted. Everything of a
cOmbustible nature in the country il as
dry as powder and the wind on that day
blew perfect gale, hence the result was
n fortunate one.
The fact that the Railroad and Ware
house commissioners nave decided Ia
visit the Blue Earth Valley Stock fair to
be held at Pleasant Mound on the 3Oth
inst. should encourage our farmers to
attend. The meeting announced for
Good Thunder some time ago, and sub
sequently post poned, has been abandon
ed, as 1t il impossible for the commits
sioners Ia make so many visits to our
county, SO great is the demand for their
appearance IN various other portions Of
the state.
| Mr.. KrOlik commenced his fall open
ing last Saturday night, and large crowds
have been calling To see his nobby store
| -, "A,
ranged. Ladies and children's shoes are
kept down stairs at the right, and gents
furnishing goods at the left. A hand
some gallery, to which II neat staircase
leads, il filed with gents and boys
shoes. The ladies parlor contains nice
sofa, mirror, small library, with pretty
lace curtains To separate il from the
store. The gents room ~ similarly ar.
ranged up stairs. Mr.. X. has a new and
enlarged advertisement on first page
which will be perused by our readers.
The Nine. Fry Concert Company
appeared, as per announcement, ut the
Opera House Tuesday evening. The at
tendance was not what the excellence
of the company deserves, neither was il
, what the object for which the proceeds
are to be devoted complimentary to the
, enterprise of our people. The pro
gramme rendered was thoroughly en-
: joyed by everyone present, and the an
. ticipations of the audience were full!
, realized-and more. Every piece rem
/. dered, whether vocal or instrumental
was of high character, and fully sus
3 tanned the enviable reputation of Mime
: Fry and her accomplished daughters
! IL Is possible that the company may re
: turn TO this city in the near future, AM
: if so, they will he greeted 10y mncI
4 larger house than was accorded then
y upon their introduction here. The pos
Melted about $50,