The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-08

= Are YOU still resolved? Stick to
like a poor relation.
Mails were somewhat irregular tn
first Of the week, owing to the heav
snow.
The ladies' society of the PresbS te
y y rian church meets this afternoon wit
Mrs. j. ii. Davis.
The cutter dealers have had a pros
porous week. The number Of new turn
outs is simply immense.
Z The Normal school opened on Nor
dav with a good attendance. Several new
names were added to the roll.
B. ID. Smith, Esq, and sister It'd,
gave a pleasant euchre party to theil
young friends Wednesday evening.
Among our county correspondence
will be found Il very interesting weather
memoranda for 'S5 recorded daily by thu
subscriber, q. III. Phelps, Esq.
. The Globe of Monday gave Mankato
a creditable write up covering many
facts already well known to all our PEG
pie, and oft reviewed by the local pa
pers.
DIR. +. l.. Halves of Good Thunder
will be at Lake Crystal on the 18th,
inst. to remain six days, ready to &C.
commodate all who desire work in dem
tistry.
The b~ook-binding establishment OF
{. q. White, this city, vas closed on
"Wednesday of this week by Messrs.
Snyder n Hoole of Chicago, they hold
ing II mortgage on the same for about
$50.
There have been several slight
changes i'll the running time of the
trains on the Omaha road. How it will
affect the time of trans at this city can
be ascertained by reference to the table
in this paper.
C. IL. Piper, Esq, the new County
Commissioner, set out a box of cigars
to the boys Tuesday. Can" has COM
menced right, and will make a No. ] Of
iiclal. The newly elected chairman fol-
lowed suit next day.
Excelsior Hose Co. Melted a hand
some sum tsSi) from the RedpathC oncert
Company's entertainment New Years
eve. The concert was one Of rare merit
and the boys were fortunate indeed in
securing a company of such worth.
Company +. have elected the follow
ing delegates to represent the company
at the National Guard association i'm st.
Paul, To be held the coming week. Capt.
Washburn and ~Sergents ID. T.. Evans
and w. II. Pay; alternate, Sergt. f.. r.
Soaring.
The Mankato Mattress Co. elected
officers, Tuesday evening, for the
ensuing al The list is as follows:
President, ii. Zimmerman, Sr.; Vice
President, Ii. Zimmerman, Jr.; Sec
rotary, +. j. Zimmerman, Treasurer,
Miss Ida Zimmerman.
-Messrs. Berry, Plymat u Spaulding
offer a reward of 81 900 for the detection
and conviction OF the i%ncendiary who
fired their nay warehouse at Mapleton
on Sunday evening, Dec. 81. If there
be a real incendiary in the case, here is
an opportunity to bring him forth on
good compensation.
The first act of the Board of County
Commissioners Tuesday wa the election
of a chairman, and Mr.. Gainor was sell
ected to fill that honorable position. Mr..
q. has served longer upon the Board
than any of the other members, and is
well qualified to preside over the DELHI
erations of our county dads.
The next public meeting of Wilkin
Post will be held on Wednesday even
ing the 2lst inst at the City Hall. The
battles of Antietam and Fredericksburg
will be the topics taken up, and the
prominence of these two bloody events
in the catalogue of the battles Of the Re-
bellion will certainly call out a large
house.
The Shovel brigade" did excellent
service Monday morning, but there are
certain members of that universal class
who have failed to catch on to the
necessity of the times, and as a conse-
quence portions of the back streets are
in bad condition. 1t is never too late to
work in a good cause and We trust that
the walks will he cleared vet.
The register of births and deaths
reports 80 deaths and lS2 births i'm the
city for the ear 1885,. The ratio be-
tween the births and deaths for the
years 1884 and 1885 is pretty well main
tanned. In ~ this ratio was 81 while
'S5 shows 40. At this rate natural in
crease will enhance our population at
the rate Of 100 a year.
We are informed that the Hook and
Ladder company are entitled to the
credit Of having e~Xtinguished the fire
which recently caught in the old furni-
ture factory on Hickory street. They
did 1t With their chemical ~extinguisher.
THE FREE PRESS is glad to make this rep
aration to the Hooks, rs w had previ-
ously enormously accredited the saving
of the property To the Hose companies.
Up the hour of going to press to-day
no mails have been received on any of
the roads leading to the city excepting
from st. Paul. This would indicate that
the blizzard which continued through
out the night was one of considerable
severity in the praire regions. The
west bound train on the Omaha road
last night was halted at this place and
sent back to 1t. Paul, it not seeming ad-
| visable to send it IL on tn the prairie
run.
The stockholders of the Fair Asso-
| citation are called to meet in annual SEES
sion at City Hail on the evening of the
10th inst. One of the matters to be con-
sidered at tins meeting is the next an
nua; fair. The association are DESTROYS
of making a far more elaborate and
beneficial fair than either of the former
two, and one very essential step TO this
end is early preparation, a fact which
they are thoroughly convinced of, and
propose to m e ever this early.
The regular annual meeting of the
Blue Earth county agricultural society
was called to onvene at Garden City OH
Monday, the 4th INST, but owing to the
storm of Sunday night but few were
able to attend, and an adjournment was
taken until Saturday, the 10th inst. at !
o'clock p. IN. at the same place. A full
attendance of members is desired as
officers for the coming year will be elect
ed and other important business trans
acted.