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

1 III VIII pay YOU W ictu Wlldl tney say.
Great knocking down sale at Frink
Il Richards Golden Lion Dry Goods
House until July eth. Read their new
adj. of this issue.
j. NJ. Karmany, Esq, purchased
two of the finest young fat cattle yester.
day that we have seen in this market
Their combined weight is $40 pounds
1t is probable the management OF
the Driving Club will soon make state.
mcnt of receipts and expenses of the
recent meeting, and it is believed the
showing will be good.
1t is the duty of every Republican
i'm Mankato to attend the caucuses next
Wednesday evening and see 10 it that
creditable and representative men are
chosen TO represent this cit, in the
county convention.
Mr.. w. l.. Wilson left nice supply
of "a cen peas and new potatoes at this
office yesterday, for which he has our
thanks. Twenty-three years ago last
"Wednesday, Mr.. Wilson marketed his
first new potatoes here. lie is early on
all kinds of vegetables.
| A severe hail storm visited a por-
ton of the east part of the county Mon
day. In Judson and South Bend cs-
peclally did the hail stones fall i'm plen-
teous quantities. Mr.. Pugh informs us
that on his farm corn was considerably
mutilated, but he thinks no permanent
injury will result.
| The Welsh church of Horeb held a
quarterly meeting Tuesday and Wednes-
day of this week. A large attendance is
reported. Rev. Edward Grifiiths, of
Wales, WAS present, and several promi-
nent ministers from different States
were also in attendance. The meeting
was very interesting throughout.
Lake Crystal Union: +. ID. Cornish
shipped from Vernon. LIST of June Il car
load of wheat To Minneapolis, realizing
on ii three cents more per bushel after
all charges were paid than Peavy X Co.
WAS paying ut Vernon same time on
same grade of wheat.
Mr.. Bruno Roemer will have Il cele-
bration ut his summer garden July 9th
that will discount anything ever before
attempted by HIM. in the afternoon he
will have balloon ascensiOps and in the
evening a grand display of fireworks is
promised. The days doings will con-
clude with Il dance, and all who attend
may expect good time.
Mr.. Howard I. Neil, son of Geo. w.
Nelf, editor of the Lake Crystal Union,
was married in II. Paul on Thursday of
last week To Miss Lora Bartholomew i.
howard is well known in Mankato, and
his young bride is also quite well known
here. laying been u former resident of
this city. Che young people have the
best wishes II al who know them.
There is little Goubt that DR.. Leon
ard will he the candidate on the Nation
al Prohibition ticket fpi President in
1883, us there is L movemen toward this
end all over the countrY.--CE pciilpati
C0mmsrciai- Gazette.
DIR. Leonard will speak in this city -
tke 9Th of July, and everybody should
avail themselves of the opportunity of
seeing ard hearing him.
In his new location on Jackson
street, Mr.. L. j. Eldridge has fitted
himself up one of the neatest and most
attractive photograph galleries to he
found in the State. No expense has
been spared to make evervthipg first
class, and with all the latest and most
approved apparatus for photograp h
work, he can guarantee Us good work as
can he procured anywhere.
Mr.. q. Green, of Shelby, was in the
city "Wednesday, and informed us that
timothy and late sown flax will hardly
he half crop III his locality, owing to
the drouth. Mr.. q. owns two farms
within mile and quarter of each
other, and while liie one has been fav-
ored with tao or three good rains of late,
the other las been almost wholly ignor-
ed III this particular.
The school children of the German
Lutheran church, together with sBeir
parents. will celebrate our National in,
dependence On Monday, July 9Th, with
a picnic in the grove near Mr.. VIM. Bier
bauer's brewery. The progra mme will
consist of singing, declarations, ETC.,
and really enjoyable time .,s anticipat-
ed. This is certainly IL very commend
able way to spend the day, as it takes
the little folks away from the streets and
ut the same time gives them an oppor-
tunity for fun and frolic.
We commence advertising the Caro-
line lime to-day, made by Conrad Smith.
This lime is well known i'm most of the
towns in Southern Minnesota, and build
ers generally admit that it has no super
Tor in Minnesota or the Northwest.
Since his residence and kims are situat-
ed III the suburbs of Mankato, he may
fairly he considered a Mankatoite. His
agent here foi his excellent lime is Mr..
VI. Burns, who will eli orders, large or
small, and deliver the same in any part
of this city free of charge.
The Alton IGwa) Democrat has the
following notice Of two Of our Normal
school graduates.
Misses Jennie Grove and Clara
Seward, who were reelected az teachers
i'm the Alton public schools last week,
received on Monday Of this week, no.
tice of their election as teachers in the
city Of Minneapolis, MINI. As the
wages are better and the chances for n
rise greater in that city, the ladies have
concluded to leave Alton. While here
both have gained aB enviable reputation
as teachers, and while CORY to lose
them from our schools, We sre heartily
glad of their advancement.
Miss Grove will spend her vacation
in Ontario.
The English speaking Catholic
church was dedicated last Sabbath, and
Bishop Ireland conducted the services.
The Bishop took occasion to express his
qualification at the very elegant ediace
his people had succeeded IN erecting
here, and praised them for the energy
they had put forth in accomplishing so
large an undertaking. The building and
grounds cost the society nearly $4,000,
and only about $1,000 Indebtedness re-
mains. When the project was first start
ed there WIS only handful of members
10 we believe, yet 30 determined were
they to put up church that thew falter-
cd not, and the result Of their labors will
stand for many years as monIment to
what pluck and push will accomplish.
The basement of the church has been