The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-03-20

Spring poetry is CONCEALED for a
short time.
One week from next Wednesday
will be All Fools day.
Freight traffic to the west is growing
more extensive each week.
The County commissioners will hold
their next meeting on the 18th of May.
F. G.. Heinze has ordered a large
soda fountain for the Palace Restaurant.
e. B. Parker, Esq, Of Garden City
advertises some harrows for sale. See
notice elsewhere.
j. Henry Bacon & Co. fill their adj
vertising space with new matter to-day.
1t will repay persual,
Madame Ahlander Bergstrom will
appear at the opera house on Tuesday
evening, March, 3lst.
Bear in mind that the modern
Swedish nightingale will sing at the
opera house on the 3lst. inst.
"A social dance was held at the Kaso-
ia rink last night. The st. Peter quad
rifle band provided the music.
The St. Peter Tribune has been
treated to a new dress. and no more
tasty sheet comes to our table.
"A healthy little girl arrived at the
residence of MIR. Fred Eichhorn Mon
day night. Cigars did you say FredH
On Wednesday, John Turnkey of
Eagle Lake was taken before his Honor,
Judge Porter, and $500 exacted of him,
for glorious drunk. He paid.
"A farmer, while carrying out a box
of goods, which he purchased at Dice's
grocery store Tuesday, accidentally
broke one of the door windows.
Are the Blue Earth county farmers
not going to hold any institutes, or pub
lie meetings this spring for the general
edification on agricultural themes2 They
should.
The vacant store room in City Hall
has been rented to Mr.. w. H. Ander-
son, of Iowa, who will put therein a
stock of confectionery and fruits about
April, 18th.
Dick Herbert, Esq, has decided to
put in coffee house in Mr.. d. Braton's
business building on South Front street
next door to Goseman's fruit and con-
fectionery store. He will open up about
April first.
e. Bludsoe, Esq, the barber, has
leased from VIM. Irving the building or
Front street formerly occupied as mil
linery store by Mrs. A. A. Lott. He has
five years lease, and will take posses
sion of the building the first of mex
= month.
Last week the Union stated that two
, gentlemen, Mr.. HOLMAN, of Ohio, and
, Mr.. Brett, of n. Y, had arrived at Lake
5 Crystal for the purpose of purchasing {
stock farm. In this weeks issue the
: same paper says that they have pur
chased VIM. Thomas farm adjoining
1 that village, for consideration of s., 800
y On Tuesday morning Martin Ma
t honey, of jamestown, and John Meyer
& of this city, were before Judge Porter
r on charge of drunkenness, and fine,
r $500 and $500 respectively. The sam,
f day Gus. Swensen was fined $500 TO
o being disorderly, costs were added h
= each of the above fines.
i About six or seven months sine
l. THE FREE PRESS permaturely announces
It the arrival of a boy at Mayor Palmer
y house. The little fellow arrived here i
d person Monday evening, and in conse
d quence thereof, great weight ofrespor
Is sibility is lifted from the shoulders
q our reporter. The young man brougt
'r the beam down at 10 pounds. Congra
4, ulations are now the order of the ola!
n Duties more imperative than those
70 the mayorality now rest upon the City
Of Executive. That he will perform thei
70 newly imposed tasks with grace and p'
tiencs no one doubts.