The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-12-11
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Two weeks from to-day is Christmas
a present for every one at Union
Hall Dee. 25th.
j. Henry Bacon * Co., come ou'
again this week with Il new al.
-Haverly's Ministries will appear NJ
the Opera House the 4th. of January.
Don't forget superintendent Kiehle',
lecture nj the Opera House Tonight
Free 10 all.
A number of county communications
left over from last week, will be found
in to-days paper.
Winter is ON i'll earnest, and hid,
fair Il manifest all of his time honored
characteristics.
The Germania orchestra will play
new music for the Christmas and New
Years balls at Union Hall.
Hubbard X Co, of the big mill. are
luakiug but one cent difference between
.she prices of Nos. l and > wheat.
The substance Of the business done
10y the cIty council at the last two meet
ings, is contained in to-day's paper.
The stock holders of the FIRST Ma
tional bank will hold their annual cleo
tion on Jan. 9TH. See notice elsewhere.
II. Zimmerman is arranging for bet,
ter dances at Union Hall Christmas and
New Years, than has ever been held
there before.
Miss T.. Peterson, of II. Paul. the
well known fortune teller, is al the Wash
Ington house. this city. ready 10 serve IN
that capacity.
p. N. Wiser has his stock of jewclry
in readiness for the holiday trade. and
announces that fact in another column.
of to-day's paper.
dressed pork has made its appear
ance un the market, but the rush il not
on vet. Continued cold weather will
boom the pork business.
The most delightful time of all the
holiday festivities will occur at Union
Hall Christmas and New Years 50 says
Zimmerman, and he knows.
Pressure Of business and shortage Of
space this week. compcls us 10 omit
much good local and editorial matter,
besides rejecting some communications.
Ministers desiring half fare permits
for 1856, over the {. VI. X It. L. X. Il.
are requested To make application nj
once, To T.. J lIawley, the agent here.
-Messrs. Willard X Polchow shipped
30 ear loads of brick between April LIST
and Dec. lst, making in all 2,0Oo,0Oo. In
1854, their shipments We're but l.3Oo.oO0
for the same period.
The various churches and Sabbath
schools are perfecting plans for the usual
festivities at Christmas time, and the
prospect for Santa Claus visitingthc city
thoroughly is now tlattering.
The young people of Garden City
and vicinity, will Ice pleased Ia learn
that "A social dance will be given nj Evans
hall, that village, Monday evening, Dee.
2Ist, with Dan Bard's band at the helm.
d l.. Rose, ESD, seems to be CATCH
ing onto considerable valuable property.
His last purchase is the Golden LIon"
store building, occupied by Mcssrs.
Frink * Richards, for which lac paid
$500.
A number Of students assembled at
The reading room in the Normal last Sat
urdav evening. and spent "A couple "f
hour iu reading and social chat. Ii Is
Il profitable way To spend an hour, GER
tainIy.
The L. Z. Church, al Beaufort,
which was completed last summer, H.
10 be re-seated with an outfit of settces.
Mr.. Klein. of tbis city, has the job. 1t
will be one of the rgost tasty little church
es in the county.
We can furnish 4 few more copies of
last weeks paper, containing the build
ing statistics for the year. \ number of
business men have sent copies 10 friends
East, and others can give the city Il lift
by doing likewise.
F. :. Drake, General Travelling Agent
for the Encyclopedias Britannica, is at
the Mankato House, and will euIaIn
over tomorrow, 10 attend to any infer
view or correspondence from any one in
regard 10 the set.
The proposition To restrain cattle in
the town of Rapidan, was lost by three
votes, at the recent special election held
in that own. Try, try again, is Il motto
spplicable to all circumstances of life,
and will be applied by u Rapidan
friends, no doubt.
The sleigh bell has taken place of
me hand organ. the vocifcrous street
singer, the Italian harpist and nomadic
land, and their music is pleasant and
~sparkling. The sleigh bell is an instItu-
70 ton that America can't dispense with,
and Winter would be AN aching void
without il.
The enrolment of pupils in the city
schools has reached 100, and will I'M
loubtedly go still higher after holidays.
ur course the cold weather materially
lovers the attendance, many lutte ones
being compelled 10 say at home, bnt the
monthly reports show avery satisfactory
average, however.
Those who were present at the Opera
House Tuesday evening TO witness the
panoramic views of Andersonville and
,,ber Southern prisons, were made to
waste an hour and half on some very
indistinct and poorly executed magic
lantern scenes. 80 indistinct in the out
iines as TO make them anything but sat
sfactory or interesting,