The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-11-26
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| Mr.. McCurdy has notice OF interest
| to gas consumers.
See what Henlein 4 Miller say in
our local columns.
Buy your flour and feed at J. q.
Rollers store-the cheapest.
p. Jordan, Esq, who was badly
scalded some four weeks ago by the
bursting of steam pipe at the Cement
works, has so far recovered as to be able
to get out of doors. 1t will be several
days, however, before he can resume
work.
j. q. Roller wishes everybody to re-
member that he has removed his bust
ness, one block south, to the wood mar
ket, corner Front and Cherry streets,
where he will be pleased to have all
patronize him.
R. ID. Hubbard 4 Co. have opened
a feed and flour store in the Central
Warehouse, rear FREE PRESS Office on
Jackson street. Orders for flour, bran,
shorts, ground corn and oats, and coal
may be left there and will be promptly
filed at mill prices. The highest cash
prices will be paid for all kinds of pro-
duce.
Parents who wish to give their chill
dren musical educations, should secure
Mr.. Lindsay as instructor, as he is a
perfect musical instrument himself, and
Is claimed to learn his scholars one and
half as much as others. His rooms are
at j. q. Rollers residence.
The weather the present week has
not been Just what the average mortal
would have made it had he anything to
do with the clerkship. Monday it rained
all day, Tuesday it WAS cold and windy,
Wednesday it was cold with a fury of
snow occasionally, while Thursday was
reasonably pleasant for people to enjoy
Thanksgiving.
Several inquiries having been made
of us regarding the recent change in
name and mode of doing business of the
Union Mutual Aid Association ofWater-
loo, Iowa, we would say that the COM
pany has arranged to issue supplement-
airy contracts to be attached to original
certificates of membership, thus admit
ting all members to participate in the
new plan of business. This contract
however, in no wise does away with the
endowment feature of the certificates
which will be carried out to the letter as
originally agreed upon.
MIR. +. III. Skillings, for several years
the popular general agent of the Deer
ing Harvester Co. for Minnesota and
Dakota, has been stationed at Rochester
n. Y, and Mr.. Hall, for several years
associated with Mr.. S., has been APP
pointed to the vacancy. The people of
Mankato will miss Mr.. and Mrs. Skill
lings, for they were always numbered
with our very best people. Mr.. S. has
already departed for his new home and
his good wife Will within a few weeks
join him.
1t gives us pleasure to announce
that by special arrangement with the
publishers of The Inter Ocean, we are
able to offer TIE FREE PRESS and The
Weekly Inter Ocean at the low price of
$3.50 per year for both papers. 1t is
perhaps needless for us to say to our
readers that The Inter Ocean is Repub-
lican paper of the first order, for it is
known as such all over the country. 1t
is also known as a fair and honest paper
to all parties. 1t is broad and national
in It's views. AS newspaper it is I'M
excelled. Each issue has the news of
the world condensed. It's literary char
acter is high, and as family newspaper
il has reputation second to no metro
politan journal in the nation. Old sub
scribers to THE FREE PRESS are entitled
to this offer as well as new ones.
st. Pfer Tribune: On Tuesday after
noon of last week, John Eckman, an
employee of o. M. Robbins at the Breen
quarries i'm KasOta, and Andrew John
son, came to st. Peter. In the evening
about nine o'clock they started home
via the Omaha railroad track. When
they got up the track short distance
Eckman walked down iowa the river
and got into the water. They had been
indulging rather freely in booze and
were both pretty well filed up. While
Johnson was standing on the track Hen
ny Erickson, Andrew Hagen, Ole Hagen
and couple Of others came along and
Johnson told them that Eckman had
gone down into the river. They tried
to find him but the night was 80 intense
ly dark that they concluded to pro-
cure assistance and light. They ac-
cordingly went to Henry Larson's house
and got him to go back with them.
Aided by lantern they found Eckman
lying in the water with one hand on
shore. They pulled him out and sent
for Fred Livingston's team with which
they took HIM to Kasota. He had been
in the water about two hours when
found. The remains were sent to Man
kato Tuesday, and were buried Satur.
day. Deceased leaves wife and five
children to mourn his loss. His wife il
nearly frantic with grief over the affair
1t is very sad episode and is sample
of the numerous accidents which result
| from that terrible curse of drunkenness