The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-05-15
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= Business is good.

business is good.
The building boom goes on.
Blue and Gray on Tuesday, the
18Th.
j. q. Roller has choice seed corn
for sale.
County commissioners proceedings
next week.
Straw hats and busters are among the
luXuries now.
We have spring and summer all at
once this year.
The street sprinkler is among the
visible blessings nowadays.
Cherry street, between Second and
Broad has been nicely graded.
A broken leg was the variation at
the New Tim rink last Sunday.
The County Commissioners have q
notice to contractors in this issue.
See notice of great bargains" A
complete saw-mill will be sold cheap.
Rev. John Allison will lecture on
THE Yosemite" at Normal hall tonight.
There has been an unusually large
number of strangers in the city this
week.
The county commissioners adjourn
ed yesterday afternoon until the regular
July session.
The Southwestern Minnesota Edi'
torial association will meet here on June
first and second.
j. q. Roller Is now ready to receive
bids from stone masons for laying the
foundation TO his house.
Miss May Hurd, of this city, hal
commenced her second term Of school
in district No. A, Limetown.
Auditor Scattergood is making some
beneficial improvements about his resi-
dence property OH Jackson street.
-Rev. ID. c. John, of Winona, WAS re
Iieved of his watch and chain few day
since by some light fingered individual
The vote cast at the election on th'
bond question, as officially canvassed
WAS 3,7OG. Majority against the bonds
los.
"A number of people from LAX
CRYSTAL and st. Peter attended the Jan
aus, hok entertainment Saturday even
ing.
The new matchmaking on From
street, in the vicinity Of the city hall,
vast improvement to that thorough
fare.
june l4th will be children's day II
all the churches, and preparations ar
being made for its proper observance i
this city.
-Neighboring cities are .adoptin
Mankato's tramp measure. II WORK
well, whether the tramps do or moi
Try it, all Of you.
The Germania and Military band
have placed our citizens under obligi
lions for the outdoor music they haV
furnished upon our streets this week.
The managers of the GAINESVILLE rim
have made arrangements with the Nj
Pherson Star band to play in that reso
each alternate Friday evening. So %,
the Argus.
Another letter Of the series on th
Worlds Exhibition appears in to-day
paper, which is even more interestin
than the former two. Foreign exhibit
are the theme.
The new court calender shows
total of 40 cases to be considered at tn
MAY term, there being 48 civil cases an
l criminal; "a of these are continue
cases and the remainder new ones.
Mai. Clarke, census enumeratOr, la
the canvass Of the First Ward completed
and the total enumeration Is 2,54
There is no question now but that OF
population will reach 5000 or over.
Miss X. +. l.. Mcfarland recent
connected with the dressmaking depar
ment Of the Ladies' Bazaar, is now plea
antly located over Taylor's jewelry stol
where she is ready to do dressmaking
all its niceties. She desires her frien,
TO bear this in mind.
4. q. Collins " Go. have 200 copi
Of the Youngcr-James Bros, which TIT
offer ut ~ cents ach,-regular price
cents. The book contains full accou
Of the Northfield tragedy, the attem
70 release them from the penitentia
and Il confession Of their lives.
The Northwestern road will -
round trip tickets to Portland, Me-,
the annual encampment Of the q. A.
Mt about one-half the regular rates. Tic
els will be good for about thirty de
from date of sale. For full particuli
see local agent at depot.