The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-07-03
II has been a very quiet week al

1T has been very quiet week at
police headquarters.
What rivers of poor lemonade will
be imbibed tomorrow
The Dairy sale on Wednesday was
well attended, but sales were light.
The Prohibitionists of Nicollet coun-
ty held county convention at st. Peter
yesterday.
"Wednesday a citizen of this city got
out a license for marriage who has reach
ed the prime age of 6S years.
C. & M. Condor have closed out
their millinery business here. Their
store was vacated to-day.
Farmers all confirm the reports that
grain stands rather thin and the crop of
straw will not be unduly heavy.
Reference to reports in another
column will demonstrate that cupid has
accomplished much during the week.
That our boys may mingle in the
festivities of the morrow, THE FREE
Press Office will not be run on the "wide
open" plan.
Company "F' returned from the
encampment at Faribault on Wednes-
day, and feel highly pleased with their
weeks sojourn.
j. X. Jones, our popular druggist,
tainted at the head of the stairway at
his residence Yesterday about o'clock
in the afternoon, and fell down the steps
receiving slight wound on the head.
The census of NIankato city is COM
pleted and the population is 7,S3s. In
1850 we had $3.50, which gives total
increase of 2,2SS in five years, or Il
growth of IL and fraction per cent.
The report of the Chief of Police for
the month Of June shows So arrests and
81 dodgers. This is the largest number
ever reported in one month by the pres
ent force.
The profuseness of circus, camp
meeting, Fourth of July, and other bills
for a week past would confuse the we'll
ordered mind of Napoleon were he cast
amongst them.
Owing to failure on the part of the
public to patronize the District Telegraph
Exchange sufficiently liberal to warrant
its continuance, business has been sus-
pended. The fire alarm system will,
however, be sustained.
1t has been discovered that impure
water used for domestic purposes has
caused good deal of typhoid fever i'm
Mank 81 Peter Tril1I0p
Boil that down little next week,
brother, the inference is too broad.
Thomas Rooney, of Lake Crystal,
has been appointed postal agent from
La Crosse, Wis.,, to Woonsockct, OAK,
vice George A. Barnes, removed. Blue
Earth county is certainly not neglected
by the new administration.
We are requested to announce that
good dairy butter can he secured IN
small quantities at the sales to be held
in this city every Wednesday. This
will certainly be an accommodation 10
families who do not desire TO purchase
large quantities at time.
Minnesota Lake, Mapleton, Good
Thunder, Lake Crystal, Alma City,
Pleasant Mound and Cambria will all
shout patriotic sentiment tomorrow.
There will be an indefinite number of
neighborly picnns and other gatherings
throughout the rural districts.
Miss Dora Burrill, of Bel grade, paid
her compliments to this office yesterday
with handsome bouquet of flowers.
1t dispensed sweet aroma about our
sanctum greatly TO our pleasure, and
very much to her credit. She has the
thanks of this household.
In mentioning the rates last week,
which the c., NJ. 4 st. p. Ry. will give
parties attending the National Educa-
tional Association ut Saratoga on the 18th
inst, We neglected to mention that
round trip ticket from this city will cost
S45.40. The figure We gave is from Chi
cago to Saratoga and return.
Some of Mapleton's foremost citizens
have been in the city during the week
and say they will have roaring time
up there tomorrow. Amusements have
one will question their ability to touch
the programme off creditably.
"A prohibition convention has been
called to meet in this city on the 18th
inst. to choose delegates to the State
convention to be held at Minneapolis,
the 22nd and Ord. There will be two day
sessions, and u meeting in the evening
at which Rev. Pinkham, the noted Iowa
prohibition worker will be present.
Hon. NJ. ID. l. Collester, Gen. Baker,
ii. G.. Howard, Jno. Diamond and 9TH
ers will address the meeting ut the
City Hall Monday evening. Come
out and hear these gentlemen, and then
turn in and help boom our fair. 1t is
expected that one or both of our splen-
did brass bands will be in attendance.
II. G. Howard, ESD, remarked upon
his return from the Moorhead conven-
ton, that it was failure as dairy con-
vention, but was a success as a picnic.
The assistant commissioner is as compe-
tent to Judge of the qualities of picnic
as he is to discern between butterine
and "gilt-edge;" hence his decision can
not be appealed from.
In last weeks issue we noted that
passenger on the afternoon train on
the Omaha road died suddenly near
Worthington on the 25th. We have
learned since that he was brother-in-
law of X. Jones, Judson, tins county,
and the remains were brought to Min
neopa for interment. The deceased's
name was Samuel Evans.
-Fairmont-the 900 population
boomer-is knocked down to SSS by the
census taker. The corporate limits cover
several square miles offarmIng territory,
well settled by grangers, and the popul-
alton of the town proper is probably
about 4J0.-Jdckson ReDuLlic.
There are other villages hard by which
the census returns will take the inila-
ton out of. Selah, Neff.
Yesterday, Thos. Ireland, Esq, the
hero of the Sioux massacre, now Il
prosperous farmer of Mankato township,
was married to Mrs. Ridgeway of Man
! kato, widow of the late John Ridgeway,
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