The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-02-20
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How many valentines did you get?
Wheat went up just little the first
Of the week.
The price of pork went up to $500
in this city on Wednesday.
Mime Host Klein has placed neat
rotary register desk in the Clifton House.
There were $50 couples at the mas
querade ball 1T Union Hall Tuesday
night.
Let us have the signal service soon,
in hope of securing some warmer
weather.
Revival meetings were held in the
new church at Beauford during part Of
last week.
The rite of baptism will be admin
istered at the Baptist church next sun
day evening.
The sewing society OF the Congre-
gational church meet this afternoon with
Mrs. {. c. Brown.
will the party that borrowed w. Is.
Smiths text book OF bookkeeping please
return it and oblige him?
Something completely musical and
highly entertaining will be enjoved at
the Opera House tonight.
Almanac spring will make its debut
one week from tomorrow, but Mime
sofa spring will come-well, later.
We hear of the death of two lady
settlers of this county, Mrs. Sonnasac, of
Decoria, and Mrs. Schritt. of Beauford.
"A brother Of Cornwell, the would
be suicide, who lives near Madelia, came
down 10 see the Inflated man on Friday
last.
Orders for butter tubs are coming in
numerously to Marsh's factory. He re-
ceived one order from Nebraska this
week, for car load.
The next race for the championship
of Mankato will be skated at the Pavil-
ion Wednesday evening next week, be-
tween \. Graves and X. Foster.
The butter and produce company of
Lake Crystal lost heavily last year. Pay
ing more for butter than the market
would warrant, lead to the result.
The new arrangement on the Omaha
road requiring passengers 10 show their
tickets before entering the train, is
meeting a vast amount of disiavOr.
Sometime during March the Choral
society will render the "Chimes of Nor
mandy" at the Opera House, This is
q pleasing opera and will draw well.
The price Of wood holds up under
this severe weather and the trade 10
Transmitting many dollars from the cof-
fers of our citizens to that of the FORUM
ate bushn!an.
"A new arrangement in regard to
tickets has taken effect on the Omaha
road. All passengers must purchase
ticket and show it TO the brakesman be-
fore entering the coach.
Ole Erickson was taken into the
custody Of chief WEIGH and his sub
ordinates on Monday, and Judge Porter
cave him commission to saw wood for
the city several days. Ole saws.
Next Tuesday evening, the 24th
inst. the ladies of the Presbyterian
church will give all oyster supper in the
vacant building on South Front street
recently occupied by Heinze's bakery.
The masquerade ball at Union Hal
last Tuesday night was largely attended
and every feature of the occasion was {
fiattering success, and the only regret o
the participants is that this was the fina
one.
,p, T;.,oAd on 10 ,f file c;ty ba -.
ceased operations for a few days to make
some necessary repairs about their mill
The blockade in the railroads south ant
east enable them to shut down for
very brief time.
The Northwestern and Milwaukee,
roads will sell excursion tickets to par
ties wishing TO attend the inauguration
ceremonies at Washington, March 4tl
at very low rates. For full particular
call at depot ticket offices.
There is reform needed in one dc
partment of industry in America, an
that is, a change in the pictures on conf
valentines. The same hideous thing
have appeared year after year, unit
they have become stale.
The Normal literary society hav
announced lecture for next Monda
evening by Prof. Downy, Of the Stat
University, who will speak upon "Fixe
Stars" universal subject sure. The
will charge an admission fee of Is cent
Virgins says We will have terrib
storms in March. If Virgins know
much about the disposition of the pc
pie of the Northwest just at the preseI
time, he will take his progncstcatii
, bump In for season, lest 1t b msbbs