The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-07-03
HOME JOTTINGS.
1t was a hot circus day.


-Hurrah Hurrah! Hurrah!
They danced ut kasota last night.
The City Council is in session rs q
board of equalization.
The "kids" will all be astir bright
and early on the morrow.
Madison Lake will be thronged to-
morrow if reports be reliable.
Minnesota Lake will sound the voice
of liberty with voice Stentorian.
&C. III. Lindsey advertises building
material, wood, flour and feed in anoth-
er column.
Alma City proposes TO shout just rs
loud tomorrow and blow off just as
much powder as her neighbors.
The Northwestern railroad company
are erecting new depot at Eagle Lake.
Ii is very much needed, indeed.
A meeting of the School Board took
place last Saturday evening, but no bust
ness of Importance was transacted.
Next Sabbath Rev. J. G. Ogle will
take 1.-The Fourth of July" for the
theme of his sermon at the NJ. +. church.
Tomorrow afternoon the Mapleton
Dramatic club will play "Uncle Toms
Cabin" nj Livery Avenue rink, that
village.
Another balmy June has faded into
the dim past, and another glorious
July with It's heat mosquitoes and flies is
in vogue.
$50 butter tubs were made on one
lathe at Marsh's butter tub factory one
day this week. 100 are considered a
days work.
Our dry goods merchants and cloth
iers have enjoyed brisk trade this
week, in consequence of many fitting up
for the Fourth.
The VI. +. church of this city is con-
templating the erection of Il parsonage
on their church lot, which will, perhaps,
lie commenced at once.
The Southern Minnesota Live Stock
and Fair Association held meeting last
Monday evening, but adjourned to meet
next Monday evening again.
Mrs Parvin, of Alma City, who had
son killed in the rebellion, has recent
ly received a pension on that account,
which foots up TO about y 900.
The Minnesota Lake first nine played
a match game at that village last Satur-
day with the Vivian, Waseca county
club. The Lake club won by 22 to IL.
Paint has been literally lavished
upon many of our business houses of
late, which is very becoming to the struc-
lures and credit mark TO the proprie-
tors.
j. X. Stocking who was in the city
last week selling stock of buggies, sold
his outfit to Jensen d Firestone, who
will dispose of the remainder of the
stock.
AT the late meeting Of the State
Normal school board, Wilkin Post of this
city was gwen permission TO erect the
soldiers monument on the normal
grounds at Mankato.
An "aching void" appears in this
weeks Lake Crystal Union. Ii is the
big 1900" that has headed its local col
umn so long. Waiting "till the shadows
are "A little longer grown" ell?
A farmer, named John Weidenhoit,
living in the town of Antrim, Watonwan
county, was killed last Tuesday evening
by the running away of his team while
on his return home from Madelia.
There will be rousing local cele-
bration at Hebron, Nicollet county to-
morrow. An interesting programme
will be carried out, and enjoyment Is
oected to preside OH every hand.
ave taken pains this week to
What extent farmers are TAX
machinery, and it is some
10 notice the number
ONE new article.
has opened his fair
store on North IRON. street, and it is q
tasty, well furnished place, where an
almost numberless variety of notions
can be found, at very reasonable prices
The headlights of Lake Crystal have
given their time and energies to the ar
rangements for their celebration to-mor
row. and with their unequaled natural
facilities grand, good time is newt
able.
Good Thunder declares that they
will yank more plumage out of the old
bald-headed eagle tomorrow than any
town in Southern Minnesota. They arr
competent, if proper effort has beer
made.
Now ignite the fussee of your pat
riotic demijohn, and let the old thini
hurst forth once more in loud and pro
longed exultation that we are free
equal, independent and everlastingly
American.
Those interested in the examination
of candidates for appointment to TIN
cadetship at West Point from this con
yrassional district, will see elsewher'
facts concerning such, which will occu
in this city on the 23rd inst.
Last Thursday, farmer by the mann
Of John Quick, of Belgrade, Nicolle
county, received severe kick from
borse which fractured the bones in thu
right side of the face so badly that
number of pieces were taken out.
Next week our quill will be whette'
TO white heat, and our brain in su
preme enthuse, recounting the event
of the various outbursts roundabout
on the 4th. The "devil," the compost
tors, the jobbist and those who preside i
the sanctum sanctoIium, will call b
there" hence we will he chuck full of
but nothing more.