The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-11-05
HOME JOTTINGS.
The agony is over.
-piner is a thnrouphhreu.

business.
C. NJ. Marsh advertIses for pork
barrel poles.
The Republicans made a splendid
fight on the county ticket.
There Is but very little question as
To who is elected Judge of the Sixth Jul
dIcial District
-THE FREE Pass office has been the
scene ofan uninterrupted political swarm
since Tuesday night.
The Democrats have the thanks of
the Republicans of Blue Earth county
for their election music.
Read what Mr.. Brett of the Empire
Store has To say. lie is offering great
bargains, especially to ladies on cloaks.
The subject al the Baptist Church for
next sunday will be in the morning
The young man" and in the evening,
THE cry for blood.
If election does not suit You, remem-
Der that ii was Republican votes that did
the mischief 1t is best always la vote
the straight ticket.
The annual meeting of the Ladies'
Relief Society will he held AT Mrs. Craig
next Tuesday afternoon, AT ; o'clock. \
full attendance is desired.
The Missionary Garden of the Con-
gregational church will meet on Friday,
Nov. ), at j O'Clock in the evening with
Miss Anna Wolfrom. All are invited.
Fowler had better accepted Piper's
rumored offer of 500. He would have
saved himself lots of hard work, besides
no small amount of money.
A large number of the members of
Mankato Lodge, X. Of T., will visit Blue
Earth City tonight, and assist IN the or
ganization of a lodge at that place.
Mrs l.. \. Moore lost a new shawl
"Wednesday afternoon on Hickory street
near Second. or between there and Mrs.
K. H. IIubbard's residence. Finder will
ohliec 10y returning same 10 this office.
-Supt. Spencer, of the Omaha road,
has lost an Irish setter, white and brown.
The dog has a leather collar about his
neck with brass tab. The finder will he
rewarded 10y returding the lost to Mr.
Spencer
Mrs. j. +. Porter gave an informal
reception Ia a large number of lady
friends at her residence on State street,
"Wednesday evening. A very pleasant
time is reported. Mrs. Porter well
knows how To entertain.
-Mcssrs. Frink x Richards have Il
supplement in to-day's FREE Press, and
IL will repay all orr readers Ia perusc
same. This firm is now located in one
of the finest store rooms in the city, and
has one of the finest stock of goods ever
brought 10 the city.
Mr. :. NJ. Craddick proprietor of
the book store in the Hidden building
will give away his S725 music box next
Christmas, giving ticket with each
dollars worth of goods sold up Ia that
lime His Adj. will appear next week.
-Cuunty Treasurer Jones got downed
by votes. If the business was To he
repeated hc could easily secure TIN,
number. Eut ii is too late, and MIR. krc-
mer will take the office the first of Jan
nary. unless there shall be some error
discovered which will change the result
Mr. ID. W. Selleck, of Eagle LAKE
has his new warehouse completed, and
is now ready To buy wheat and oats and
pork. lie will always pay the highest
market prices, and the farmers IN thai
locality will no doubt afford HIM lIber
share of their products.
The brass band and Veteran Drum
Cos, while paid for with Democratic
booze, did the Republicans some good
III s@cd them Legislative membeI
WHIi1m question. How much good /
zone ia" Democrats history alone vii
zen IL IS not recorded at this time.
living To the labor incumbent upol
Ia" prinlr in getting the table of re-
turns an I9icial shape, we are few
hours late with this issue Of TIE FREE
Press. Our readcrs, however, have tn,
satisfaction OF geoing the correct re-
fnrns on the couniy election sevcra
days in advance Of anybody else.
The tnio" says that straight pro
hIbition ticket with Ctifd o.'at.i. .sn,
Amcs substituted was voted in LAX
CRYSTAL. The same occurred in Cam
bria. These instances only confirm
what has often been claimed, that Pro
hibitionist on general principles woul'
vote for Satan himself rather than Re
publican.
Time will not permit the vote i'm de
tail in this issue, of the result on county
commissioners. The majOrities, howcv
er, are as follows:
Diamond, First District................... "a
Lee, Second istrict.................... D
Jones, Third NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .
Hannay, Fourth" ....... ........".....
DietZ, Fifth .......-.............. 4
The kellar entertainment at Tia
Opera House, "Wednesday evening, wa
one of the most enjoyable ever give
in the city. and il is really too bad tina
the attendance was so small. The jug
cling was immense and the lcgerdc
main was the best ever Witnessed i'm thi
country. If KeIlar ever presents him
self Ia this community again he Will ID
greeted by an Overlooking house.
The FREE Press tenders thanks I
the town clerks and others who s.
promptly responded with the electio
returns. This office WAS i'm receipt {
more reliable news and at an earle
hour than any other office in the city
and very much earlier than any prev
oms election. Our readers get the ben
eft.
Mission Lodge, |. o. q. r., at th
regular election last Saturday night ele,
ted the following officers:
&. r. Miss jamie Mann.
VI. Louisa Schroeder.
Sec. - Carrie Cassidy.
rs. Carrie Cook.
Treas Ora Newcome.
Chap. Mrs. Cynthia Baldwin.
T. +. Miss Nellie Cassidy.
q. I. " Alice Johnson.
ID. NJ. Emma Bender.
A. See" Ada Cassidy.
Is. Mona Newcome.
RS. Emma Garvin.