The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-12-18
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Ella June Meade can not Ne eX
celled.- Wisconsin Repabtican.
A. NJ. Smith calls attention to hi
fine line of cutters and sleighs.
The city schools will close mex
Thursday, for a two weeks vacation.
j. II. Long & Co., have a word il
our local column to of coal.
Don't fail to read the supplement
this week. There is a vast amount o
useful matter in It.
-Messrs. Paddock and Monks have
car load of Cortland cutters for sale, a
bedrock prices.
Rev. J. W. Powell, of Marshall, viii
address the Prohibition Club in this city
next Monday evening.
Carl Dice, the cash grocery man,
renders n price list in to-day's FREr
Press. Look it up and post yourselves
The boys ut the Agency will give
another popular dance at HAYNES hal
Christmas night. A big turn out is m,
ticipated.
Brother McCiill, of the st. Peter Tiib.
une, comes out this week with a four.
page supplement, literally stuffed with
good matter.
ANY parties contemplating II trip to
New York, can save money by purchas.
ing through tickets of l.. A. Under nj
the First National bank.
We rarely have as long u term OF
court as the present one, but it is said
that the calendar will be pretty well
cleared up, more 80 than usual.
We hear of an almost innumerable
number of Christmas celebrations in the
rural districts and neighboring villages,
and we trust that they will all be report
ed by our correspondents.
-Advices from Rev. f.. Cash, former
ly of this county, now in California, state
that farmers are putting in their crops
there, and oranges are nearly ripe.
Sounds queer, in mid winter.
C. DIT aylor has shed his character
istic reserve for the present, and
''speaks right out in m~eetin'" to-day
on the first page of the supplement.
Give ear to what he has To say.
Mr.. and Mrs. DIR. Frisbie, lost their
infant son and only child last Monday.
The funeral took place Wednesday. The
parents have the sympathy of the whole
community in their sorrow.
Miss Spraguc wishes To
that she has removed her studio Ia rooms
the ground floor in Mrs. Lenfestey's
millinery store, where she will hereafter
give lessons in drawing and painting.
F. q. Heinze Il Co., have cigars done
up in packages of25 each, whichare Just
the thing { o present Ia a friend on Christ
mas or New Years. They desire their
friends to bear this in mind.
Our gun club seem determined to
''bang away" despite the elements, and
are arranging a suitable place for prac-
tice at the fair grounds. They will fit up
n building in comfortable shape for use
the cold weather.
The Congregational Sunday school
will provide suitable entertainment for
the little folks at Christmas time. The
is in the hands of u competent
and will he satisfactorily ar
The Congregational Sabbath School
will give a concert next Sunday even
ing. Entirely new music has been
secured for the occasion, and other
will be arranged to enhance
It's interest.
Once more We invite attention to
p. X. Wiser's local, concerning his stock
jewelry. Mr.. W. has selected his
goods carefully, and asserts that he Is
ready to offer rare inducements to pur-
chasers.
The NJ. +. SUNDAY school will give
the children a supper in the basement
of the church at q O'Clock Christmas
eve, after which all will repair to the
church auditorium, where the school
will give a pleasing entertainment.
The young peoples society of the NJ.
+. Church will give an entertainment at
the church next Tuesday evening, at
the pleasing farces, Thirty min
utes for Refreshments and Borrowing
Trouble" will be presented.
Mr.. Holbrook has rented the new
house now approaching completion on
Front street, belonging to Tommy Sherk,
and will occupy it about the first of jan
uary. Mankato is fortunate in the ac-
QUESTION of Mr.. Holbrook's family.
The W. c. T. L. of this city, have
the front room in Mr.. Klein's
building on Jackson street, which will
be carpeted and otherwise fitted up for
their meetings. All other general tenn
perance societies will meet there, as well
the free night school.
OF all written on the Old Command
er, How Grant Saved the Cnion," tor
her exclusive use, is the best, an epic of
beauty. In the copyrights,
"Irish School Marm,' cold Phantom,"
and mormon Wife," she could scarcely
her way in the midst of tumultu-
Gus applause Honnibdi No. Courier,
Nor. 4, 50.
w oiloNlu juicy iioui nv ''iN VI
Frink 4 Richards Golden Lion Store
adj. Of this issue that they do not intend
to carry over any winter cloaks. We
have no doubt but they mean what they
say, as they bear the ~well-earned repu-
of at all times selling goods *
actly as advertised.
The festivities under the auspices of
the. Baptist society Christmas will oon-
sist of a good, old fashioned social, to
which all are invited. A collection will
be taken, and the amount obtBined will
be gwen to poor and needy people. 1t
will occur Christmas night, the place TO
be announced hereafter.
Two hours literary feast-origInal,
inimitable and wonderfully real. Every
member of the Grand Army should have
listered to How Grant saved the Union
Was the best since we followed the late
John Mccullough through his great role
of Sp~artacus. She ought to have a good
house.-Republican, E6iaqham. Ills.
The chief of police took Fritz Nolk
before Judge Mead Wednesday, to learn
his mental condition, and it was found
necessary to send him to the asylum at
81. Peter. Fritz is well known to our
people, having always been a demented
creature. He had become quite trouble
some of hate, and the step was taken for
the poor fellows welfare as much as
anything else.
"Wednesday, Mr.. ii. w. Door, of Bel
grade, Nicollet county, and Miss Laura
Lauman, were married at the brides
sisters home in Nicollet, by Rev. James