The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-11-27

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mended. They are located in the rooms
at the real of Jno. c. Noes real estate
office.
j. Ii. Davis of this city, Yesterday
received the following unique order
from an up country customer:
My DEAR JAKE:
Those nice sausage you make.
I'll a few more links take.
Send - lbs. soon,
So I'll get them this noon.
And charge the same To me,
And oblige yours &c.
-TuEFREE Press has just received the
largest single shipment of print paper
even purchased by any printing estab-
lIshment in Mankato. In addition TO
this We have II large stock of stationery,
such as letter, note and statement pa
per, envelopes, tags, tag board, cards,
wedding cabinets, etc.
An important committee was added
Ia the list of Board of Trade committees
at its meeting Monday morning. This
new committee is on Parks, and is COM
posed of }. ii. Ray, Geo. l.. Brett and l..
\. Moore. 1t is gratifying To know that
II of the most necessary adjuncts To our
city is to receive that attention which
lis importance merits, and which, ii Is
not pleasant 10 note, has been long neg
lected.
Mr.. II. l.. Joslyn, of this city, has
Just received Il clock, the dial of which is
constructed upon the new standard time
as Il basis. The numbers run from | to
n, and the hands come together at the
hour but once a day, at midnight, or a
o'clock. At noon the hour hand stands
nj the bottom of the dial or II o'clock
and the minute hand AT the top. The
minute hand makes rs many revolutions
Il day us on the old clocks, but the hour
hand ~revolves around but once in ~
hours.
Major j. X. WATSON, of DesMoines,
Iowa, is in the city, selling a newly pat
ented churn dasher, called the self
revolving churn dasher." We called at
his rooms yesterday, and from what we
could observe he has Il good thing. He
claims to be able to produce butter in
four minutes, with cream III proper con-
dition, and has testimonials from prom
inent dairy and men endors-
ing the same. He is DESTROYS of securing
a few agents, and invites the public 10
cal, and see for themselves.
The Ladies Of the Congregational
Society invite you TO spend an evening
with Dickens, at the Opera House on
Friday, Dec. 4th.
The programme will be as follows:
l.. Music.
,. Sairy Camps Tea. Party.
.. Music.
4. The Christmas Carol in Five Acts.
&. Madame Jarleys wax-works.
.. Music.
Tickets - cents. Reserved seats 30
cents.
From the Union we CLEAN an ac-
count of Il serious accident which &C.
cured near Lake Crystal last Saturday
evening. X. ID. Jones of Shelby was re-
turning home accompanied by a lady
and several children, and a team driven
by a man under the influence of liquor
was run against the rear end of the wag-
on, throwing the occupants out, in
juring Mr.. Jones quite severly in the
hip Joint. lie is doing well but escaped
very narrowly. The other persons
were not seriously hurt.
John Meighan, Esq, an old and
Ill l.,.u. ;t,an Of Iapnactaurn .1iAl
ut his home last Tuesday after a linger-
ing illness. Mr.. Meighan leaves behind
him u family of grown up children, all Of
whom are intelligent, well-to-do young
people and u lasting monument to his
memory as a man Of character and in
t%elligence. Some of his children are
graduates Of our Normal school and well
| known in educational circles. The de-
ceased was a citizen of much influence
and will be missed by all.
The action Of the board of trade ut
it's meeting Monday morning looking to-
ward a general vaccination of school
children and others, is a move in the
right direction and should receive the
sanction of the citizens and the authori-
ties through prompt action, There may
not seem to be sany occasion for alarm,
but the small pox germ "moves in a
mysterious way and will 20 long dis
tances in old papers, etc. \ case OF
varioloid Is reported from Window, this
state, the disease having been brought
from Montreal in a package of papers
sent by mail.
Our little item in last weeks paper
in reference to the hardness that Otter
occurs in the morning opening of the
deliveries at the post office, makes the
acting Z. NJ. squIrm. The mails receiv
ed at this Office are not preceptabl,
larger o than they have been foI
some time; and if the clerical force il
not adequate to the proper and promp
transaction of business he ought to know
and supply the remedy. Knowing tn,
chronic disposition of many to find al
sorts of fault with a post office, land i
was not long since when the ut presen
. acting p. NJ. was one of that family tn,
, writer hereof is inclined to be charit
able.
The Gospel temperance meeting
were 80 largely attended last week an
I so much interest manifested tina
they have been continued this wee
+ up to date. The climax of the serie
I was reached last Sunday evening, all {
: the churches uniting at the Opera Hous
: in union services, at which there was a
I, attendance of about 1900. Rev. ii. A
Bushnell of the Congregational churc
preached a sermon of exceptional fore
and ability, and over 200 names wer
added to the pledge. Last evenin
Judge Severance delivered a lecture o
the subject, and most of us know th
3 Judges decided views on the question
and bis ability as q speaker, we'll enous
4 to draw correct conclusions as to the 81
!. Of last nights effort. It was q disoouri
rsplete with convincing points,