The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-15

dullest one ut present.
The Board ofTrade held its regular
meeting Monday morning.
The Evceum Theater company next
Tuesday evening in "My Partner"
The funniest fun of the season will
be the masquerade at Union Hall on the
22nd inst.
Next Sunday morning the second
quarterly conference ofthc NJ. +. church
for this charge will be held in this city.
The Missionary Garden of the Con-
gregational church will meet with Mrs.
ii. A. Bushnell tomorrow Saturday
afternoon.
-Himmelman is laughing all over al
ready, in consequence ofthe amusement
he anticipates ut the masque ball on the
22nd inst.
Snow is, ION the level" IL inches
deep, hut owing Ia the wind of last week
there is Il very small portion of it con
the level"
The railroads we're pretty generally
relieved Of the blockade Sunday and
Monday and trains are running on
schedule time again.
-Marsh's tub factory is undergoing
some radical improvements; among 9TH
er things Il new engine of much increas-
ed power is being put in.
The members of the Blue Earth
county Agricultural Society should not
forget the annual meeting which takes
place ut Garden City tomorrow.
Several of the churches of this city
are holding protracted meetings, there
having been a good degree of interest
aroused during the week of prayer.
Prof. Fischer's dancing class will
meet Tonight. We understand that
Miss Shedd has given up her class, and
that her pupils will join Prof. Fscher's
school.
Are You going East? Rates to Mil
waukee, Chicago and points East reduc-
ed. For further information call on p.
J. Hawley, agent Chicago. Milwaukee Il
ST. Paul Ry.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Southern Minnesota Live
Stock and Fair Association will take
place AT 80 o'clock tomorrow evening
ut Union Hall.
All the railroads %centerIng i'm st.
Paul will sell tickets tn the ice carnival
AT n and one-tifth GaIr including ticket
to the carnival. The sales will be al
lowed but two days III the week.
The County Commissioners will
meet on the 18th proXimo for the *
press purpose of considering what steps
are advisable tn take with reference to
the building of n new Court House.
1t Is believed bv those best situated
To know, that last weeks cold spell was
the apex of winter, and that we will
now sort of toboggan along down the
contra side toward the vernal valleys.
II. Zimmerman Announces grand
masquerade ball to take place on the
22nd inst. Those who know Mr.. IFS.
reputation for getting up immense mas
querdes are fore-assurcd of Il good
time.
Next Tuesday morning Miss Louisa
Boegen, daughter of Henry Boegen,
ESD. will be married to John n. Lang.
Esq. of Usage, Iowa, the nuptials to be
celebrated at the German Catholic
church.
Geo. Oberley, OF this city, who was
released from the It. Peter asylum last
summer, recently manifested signs of
his old malady and became So bad that
last Monday he had to he returned To
the asylum.
The roads in some of the remote
rural districts are not yet opened in first
rate shape, and from the reports that
farmers give We conclude that the
-" =" sa"arar than one in the city
can realize.
Geo. f.. Brett of the Empire store
changes his al to-day. HIS many pat
IONS will be benefited by looking up the
marvellous offers he makes on remain
ing winter goods, and what he proposes
to do in the future.
The cold snap reached the superla-
tive degree Sunday morning, the mer-
curry scoring thirty below. The wind
kept up Il brisk canter throughout the
day, which added AT least another thirty |
to the oppressiveness of the weather.
Several rehearsals of the opera of
Joseph have been conducted in the
Presbyterian church this week and the
successful bringing out of this beautiful
opera is assured, as a large number of
our sinyers are taking part. More
singers are wanted.
"A powerful revival is in progre IS at
the Baptist church and is attended 10y
large crowds of people and there are re-
quests for prayer every evening. The
pastor will preach Sabbath morning on
I~Iabakkuk's prayer answered or the
great revival. And in the evening on
"Will Morality save YOU
The matrimonial business is dull,
seemingly, as well us circles of trade, If
We may judge 10y the records. Clerk of
Court Torrey has issued only five licences
since December 3lst. The parties are:
Edward Koch Mary Meyer.
John Ncubert Sophia Ref
Peter Kocnan-Nclly Burns.
Mark Bunce-Marv More.
August Lehman Lena sanger.
The public are again cordially in
yitcd 10 attend the meeting Of Wilkin
Post at City Hall next "Wednesday even
ing. The exercises will he more varied
than at the last meeting. More person
al "Reminiscences and experience. will be
thrown III, aud some good music will be
intcrspersed. 1t is expected that there
will be considerable voluntary speaking,
which always adds spice la such occa-
sions.
At Il regular meeting held by Maple
ton Lodge No. l0l, /. O.. o. F.
on tine llih, the following officers
were installed by district Deputy Grand
Master, j. W. Hoerr, for the term end
ing June Both, 1856, viz:
n. CIV. II. Davis,
V. G.-Wm. Stroebel.
Sec'y-Gen. X. Crane,
Treas.-Fred SchlotZ,
X. 5. ". G.-wm. J. Mead.
l.. :. n. G-Ira Bishop,
RS. V. &C. \. Hoskins.
l.. ;. ". q .-Chas. Mead.
Wnrden-Chas. Rogers,
Cond't-Chas.E Ware,
|. CT. Garrett,
X. : S.-A. Nanborkcrk,
l. :. S.-GeO. Roe,
Past Grand-P. Moncae.
We clip the following from the st.
Peter T'ribuae of Wednesday, which is
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