The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-06-25
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HOME JOTTINGS.


creased sales over last year "f harves
tiers and mowers.
Prick work commenced Wedncs
day on the new depot of the thlcag,
aud Northwestern railroad.
Any one having found a cameo pin
.AIll he rewarded 10y returning same
go.this office. See local elsewhere.
Front street is being put i'll condi
iion 10 receive the rails for our stree
cars. The first stringcr was laid yestcr
day.
There will he no services except
sunday SCHOOL, in the Baptist chuIcl
next Sunday, on account of the pastor
absence
Geo. f.. Brett calls especial attention
Ia bargains through lis advertisement
~ summer goods are offered nj rrduc
"a i..7Ires.
MIR. Brett has very aursellYe sign
D.. III his show window, the letters al
which are made of porcelain. Empire
store" shows oil handsomely.
Carl BIee gives the grocery br;snes,
mother shaking up" this week. liC
las revised his entire price list, and as
usual means gore. Read what he has
to say.
"A bouncing boy arrived NJ Charley
Wagons house Wednesday morning.
But Chas says there will lie no Sdvancc
in meats nj present.
The {. VI. * 1t. Paul folks will sell
ronud trip excursion tickets nj one and
one-liith regular fare from July %,
good Ia return July 9TH.
MIR. CU1iester denies that lac has any
pecunlary interest in the Register, and
the editors of that paper verify ihe
statement. This ought TO settle the mat
ter.
The good and patriotic people oi
Pleasant Mound are arranging Ia cele-
brate al the grove Of J. :. Parks July J.
Mr.. Lorin Cray has been engaged Ia de-
liver the address.
The Second Reg't band from Man
satp, accompanied the special train 10
New Ulm Wednesday, and went into
camp with the soldier boys.
-Mcssrs. Conway X Dearborn have
a chunge of advertisement this week.
These Gentlemen carry Il fine line of
boots and shoes and offer special bar
gains.
-McssrS. Erink II Richsrds have
leased J. +. Williams new building now
in course of erection, and about Scptem-
Der first will take possession thereof.
They will have one of the finest store
rooms i'm the state.
The District Central Committee oi
the Prohibition party fixed the time and
place for their Congressional conven-
ton for the 10Th of July at 3 p. IN. at the
Court House, Mankato.
DR.. Turner informs us that three OF
Mr.. Larson's children in Belgrade, are
very sick with scarlet fever. He has
uuarantined the premises, and has hopes
that the disease may be confined.
According 10 the lrgIs, GAINESVILLE is
to have a water system for fire purposes,
fhrce hydrants are 10 Be put in and the
pressure rs Ia be furnished BY the flour
ing mill ut minimum figure Of $50 pei
year.
Mr.. Tibbetts, on the hill, left stalk
Of field corn with us yesterday that
measures feet 10 inches. If anyone
can beat this on the oath of June, we
would Ike To learn his name and ad
lress.
1t is rumored that Mrs. Francisco
iRobcl, mother Of policeman RObel, will
enter suit against Henry Boegen fol-
$4,000 for SANDER. lfthis suit material.
ICES, Il will be the first of the kind that
has occurred here for a long time.
The excavation To j. L. Williams
new building has been completed and
the foundation walls are being laid. The
excavation for Odd Fellows Hall is also
finished and work on this structure will
be prosecuted with all possible dispatch.
E. &. Taylor, Esq, of Medo, started
from Alma City Tuesday with seven
horses, bound for Southern Dakota. lie
,ramped for the night just across the
Blue Earth river, and in the morning
found that one OF IBIS horses had strayed
away. He started back for Alma City
Wednesday to try and find the animal.
Farmers, pay no attention TO what
machine agents tell you about the Os-
borne Steel Frame. 1T is warranted to
bc the best in the market, and every
body buys H.. No one buys IL wood
frame, tlIat wants good binder. Come
and look 1T 1.-THE forbidden fruit.
Ii. Roller VIII show it to you, and will
satisfy you.
Work of laying the foundation walls
for the new court house has commenced
and soon We shall see this proud struc-
ture looming up. The suggestion, that
the corner stone he laid with appro-
pirate ceremony, meets Tith general
appreciation. There is nothing 10 pre-
vent the celebration of u corner stone
laying and il should be done.
Charlotte, a bright little girl Of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Guth, aged Syears, died
Tuesday afternoon at 3:l5 p. H., after q
SICKNESS Of only day and half. The
funeral took place Wednesday morning
al ~ o'clock from the German Catholic
church. The afflicted family have the
sympathy Of all their friends i'll this their
sad bereavement. yiuhe IA Eieienl
Mr.. Elmer +. Lo ckerby, of Manka-
20, and Miss Julia II. Browne, of We lis,
were married AT the home of the bride
on "Wednesday last. Prof. Lockerby is
well known in MaDkato, and has a good
ly number of friends who wish bin all
sorts Of happiness. The newly married
couple announce that they will he "ai
home" Sleepy Eye, July 9TH.
The Good Tcmplars Of tho city are
arranging for grand basket picnic, and!
temperance jubilee at Normal school
grounds July 9Th. An invitation has
been extended TO all temperance organ
izatIons in Southern Minnesota, and a
large delegation of strangers may he
looked for. Hon. A. B. Leonard, OF
OHIO, will deliver an address i'm the
Opera House in the evening.