The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-09-11
HOME JOTTINGS.

HON Il JOIplNGS.
See notice of stray COWS.
Mr.. John F. Meagher advertises fl
good timer.
j. Il. Roller wants 10000 bushels ,
barley and timothy seed.
The autumn is in its incipiency, bu
il seems 10 he in dead earnest.
We ask attention TO Mr.. {. III. Lind
sley's locals in another column.
A. .. Hauge has started Il tailor shol
next door Ia rhoms' barber shop.
A goodly number of our people ar
attending the State Fair this week.
Considerable of our editorial ulatte
is OH the outside of to-day's paper.
j. Il. Roller sells mil feed, oats an,
corn cheaper than any other feed store
The Presbyterian sewing societ
meets with Mrs. VI. q. Willard this al
ternoon.
Potato digging is thoroughly inaug
nrated throughout the county and tn.
crop is quite satisfactory.
j. III. Long Il Co. have the sewer
from their storage room 10 the outlet =
City Hall nearly completed.
An engraving of piece of statuar,
was left AT Floral Hall last week, and i,
now AT this office for the owner.
The young peoples society of tn,
NJ. +. church meets with Miss Carrie
'Ogle on Cherry street, this evening.
Read what lsidor Longini has To ~,
IN his Important local" to-day. Mr.. l.
says his say in brief but meaning style
Mrs. III. NJ. Lamb, of Alma City, VIII,
has an envious reputation as butte
maker, is in attendance at the State fair
A meeting of the school board wa,
called for Tuesday evening, but nc
quorum appearing the meeting did moi
materialiZe.
Our wafer supply is assured for some
weeks yet, the rain of this week re
pienishing many depleted wells ant
cisterns.
B. futile makes his annual announc
ment of ms line of stoves in our loca
columns to-day, Ia which We invite spec
ial attention.
The LennoX Brothers will appear ri
the Opera House Oh the oath inst. in
their popular play, Skipped 10y the
Light of the Moon"
The W. &. I. L. will meet at the
parlors of the NJ. r. church next Tues
day afternoon at three o'clock. A large
attendance is urged.
The interior work on l.. Patterson.
new building is being done and in few
days the structure will have assumed 4
complete appearance.
Our High school has received sever
al additions from surrounding towns
and the present year bids fair Ia he one
of increased attendance.
The guttering of Rock street hai
been commenced by the contractor, and
IN short time that thoroughfare will be
in n vastly improved condition.
w. Il. Smith of the Clothing En-
porium revises his advertisement, whicl
is made necessary by his just receiving
big stock of fall and winter goods.
Don't let the Madame Frye enter
tsinment slip from your mind. The Ii
A. Il. Post deserve the patronage whicl
our people give them on such occasions
The Normal school literary societ,
will commence its bi-weekly meeting
tonight, and will present II programme
Of debates, mIsic, recitations, essays
etc.
lnr lni, urit h.. a
Pioneer Press are being pretty general,
accepted by The FREE Pass readers
Remember, you can get both papers ont
year for S2.2S.
The Ladies Benevolent society O
the Congregation al church meets Will
Mrs. e. ID. Taylor this afternoon. Gen
tlemen are invited To tea, and II sociabl'
will be- held in the evening.
Farmers all agree that the threshinI
season will be very short, and that tin
owners Of machines will not haryes
abundantly. This is due Ia the larg
number Of machines at work.
The Baptist church society Of thi
city contemplate putting II new baptisma
fount in their church, and TO connec
the same with the city water mains
drawing water from that source.
The Blue Earth Valley fair associa
ton have decided 10 hold their annua
fair in the town Of Pleasant Mound Ol
the Both Of September. Further par
ticulars will be gwen in future.
M. Daot.n II.al anI SI.t.h An.
Glee Club Co. will appear next week OIL
"Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. IL an,
II. Prices %, 81 and J0cts. Reserve,
seat tickets now nn sale at Griebels shO
store.
The family of Andrew Quinn, Esq
of Medo township, il just coming ont G
a terrible siege Of the diphtheria, all tia
children having had il, and at last re
ports their daughter Maggie Was not ex
.pected 10 recover.
MIR. and Mrs. Wentworth, Of James
vile, who are well known in some part
.afdhis county, lost their baby boy la'
week Thursday, he dying of cholera il
fantum Nellie's friends here join j
sympathy TO her.
The ladies Of the NJ. +. churcl
through their committee, return thanh
to the Fair Association, Germania ban'
Geo. NJ. Phillips and all patrons Il
courtesies aud assistance. The adj,
report RECEIPTS 10 the amount OF $2i7.
-Messrs. Sohre x REIN, of Goo
Thunder, give notice in to-day's pap'
of dissolution Of partnership, and NJ
Rein, who will continue the busine
announces IFS line Of goods in o,
locals, ~ which We ask the attention
our readers in that vicinity.
VIM. Boswell, of Mcpherson, 7
,.eiyed a fracture of one bone of the rig
arm lust above the wrist last Saturd'
while operating steam threshing IN
chine i'm Decoria. He WAS oiling pa
of the machinery and received bic
from some of the moving parts.