The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-08-27
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D The Palace Restaurant gives notice
u fresh oysters. lleinze X Co. are alway
first in the market with seasonable good
- in their line.
j. Henry Bacon Il Co. offer specii
inducements on fall and winter hosiery
' underwear, etc, ut great discount
. Read their advertisement.
A bay mare, and cribber at that
strayed in Geo. NJ. Phillips livery sta
ble Wednesday, the 25th. Owner ca
have her by settling bill.
Wagon Bros. have arranged to z
: into the ice business next season. The.
have rented Il lot and will erect an ic
house 60Xl00 feet. There is plenty o
room IN Mankato for two ice concerns
A very good friend in Minneapolis
name not known, but guessed at, ha
the thanks of THE FREE Press for yer,
elegant present IN the shape of blacl
walnut side-hoard. Ii is gift that W,
highly appreciate, even if We do no
know the donor.
Mr.. Josiah Scattergood, father of oul
County Auditor, Mr.. Theodore Scatter
good, died at his home in Michigan las
week. Mr.. Scattergood was gentle
man of estimable qualities. well known
in Mankato, and his death will be q
source of sorrow To all. He was - years
old.
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City last week and placed All order with
one firm for about $4,000 butter tubs
from Chas. NJ Marsh's factory. Mr..
Marsh will receive the first of next week
his new machinery, and as soon as it
can he placed the products of his factory
will be doubled.
Mr.. Lucius Il. Fancher, of Mime
apolis, and Miss Amelia A. Bradley,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Nj. Brad
ley, of Lime, were married ut the resi-
dence of the brides parents on Monday,
Aug %, by Rev. j. {. Ogle. Miss Brad
ley is well known in Mankato and her
host of friends here wish her all the JOY
Imaginable.
Miss Marion McClelland entertained
about forty of her young friends We'd
neslay evening in highly creditable
manner. The yard was brilliantly il
Illuminated with Chinese lanterns and
the young folks enjoyed themselves rs
only young people can. Miss Marion
knows how Ia do things up in becoming
shape and knowing, does il.
Frank l.. llolbrook has purchased
Mr.. :. r. Holbrook's interest in the
Mankato Bus and Hack line. and here
after the business will he conducted un-
der the firm name of Lee Il Holbrook.
Frank Is very well known here, is well
liked and is popular. Lee x Iiolbrook
afford lirst-class accommodations to the
public. and those who patroniZe them
can rely upon prompt service.
The Southwestern Minnesota Edito-
rial Association will meet in Mankato
to-day. lnasmuch rs 1t has been I'M
possible Ia ascertain what number of
guill-pushers would he present no pro-
gramme has been arranged. 1t will be
Il freefor-all go-as-yOu-please, and We
hope the boys will enjoy the privilege
of escaping from anything in the shape
of a stereotype plate. The attendance
does not promise large.
Articles of incorporation of the
Mankato Coal, Oil and Mineral Company
have been sent to the Secretary of State
for filing. The capital stock is $4,000.
Philadelphia and Chicago parties are in
terested in the company, and some of
the best citizens of Lake Crystal are also
members. The Company is headed by
L. Zimmerman, Esq, of tins city, and if
a competent and experienced man can
he secured, prospecting for coal and oil
will begin tins fall.
john Pulchow, the Ice man, has been
obliged Ia cut off his delivery of ice to
private residences, on account of short
age. lie has cut his supply down to bust
ness houses and saloons exclusively and
expects to have enough TO carry him
through the season. Mr.. Hamilton, of
the Mankato House, has nearly exhaust
ed his supply and is liable To experience
ii good of difficulty in procuring enough
10 carry him through. The present is
the hardest season on ice known 10 the
oldest inhabitant.'
Some weeks ago TIE FREE PRESS
the fact that Mr.. Geo. +.
Case, of ~. Peter, has departed for
France for the purpose Of purchasing a
number of thoroughbred horses. He
returned home last week and brought
with him thirty-two fine animals. Mr..
Case has sold IA number of thoroughbred
Norman horses in Blue Earth county,
and in every instance the purchasers
are highly pleased with their bargains.
Mr.. &. IL one of the heaviest importers
in the Northwest, and people dealing
with him can rely upon what he says.
By order Of the Republican county
committee il will he observed that the
caucuses in the several towns Will be
held from > To o'clock Oh Friday, Sept.
10th, unless otherwise ordered by the
town committees. In some towns il has
been the practice in the past to open
the caucus polls at the appointed hour
and close them within five or ten min
utes This is not just To the voters. The
polls should be held open at least one
hour in order 10 give all who desire a
chance To vote on the selection of dele
gates fair chance.
DIR. Davis has suggested to the boys
who herd cows Ia take with them copy
of the ordinance and when, in the heat
of the afternoon the bovines ,betake
themselves To- some shady nook and
there fan themselves with their bushy
tails, 10 read, in slow and measured
tones, the law AZ laid down by our city
fathers for their guidance. II is proba-
bic the COW would understand about as
much as the average man as to what
particular lots she was prohibited from
BROWSING over.
There is disposition on the part of
some of our citizens TO recline in their
easy chair and assert that the Cannon
Valley road is bound to come into this
city whether we furnish them right-of
way and depot grounds or not. Now
such thing is possible, but it is equally
probable that stolid Indifference on the
part of Mankato will induce the Cannon
Valley folks to do about as they please.
They have notified our people that we
must provide right-of-way into the city
and depot grounds if the road is built