The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-09-10
HOME JOTTINGS.

The rain Monday night was unusua
ly wet
-Mapleton will have a magniticer
fair next "Wednesday.
Don't fail Ia hear Kate Field at III
Opera House next Monday.
Mr.. l.. Dutton advertises, anon
our locals, teams and buggies la let
o. Nicholson, the popular merchar
tailor, has change of "ad" in this il
sue.
An address 10 young gentlemen q
the Christian church next Lords Da
evening.
MIR. \. ID. Crane advertises room
for rent. Four young ladies can be nc
commodated.
The Mankato National Bank I'M
purchased the building and business q
the City Bank.
The Board of County Commissioner
were in session portion of the week
adiourning Yesterday To Nov. 9Th.
-rHE FREE Press acknowledges com
at lie Sucur Sept. 3Oth and Oct LIST
The subjects at the Baptist churcl
next Sunday will he in the morning 9Th,
Bread of Life and III the evening 9Th,
Troubled Water"
A Missionary Social" AT the resi-
dcnce of l.. \. Holmes, l09, Broad st.
this Friday evening. \ cordial invi
tation extended To all.
Mr.. II. w. Hatch will leave with hit
family the middle of next week foI
Portland, Oregon, where he has accept
, ed a position IN mill.
Mr.. James Shoemaker offers hi.
farm IN Vernon Center for sale. 1t il
one of the finest farms in the county
and whoever purchases it will secure Il
bargain.
-Begning with sabbath evening next
Sept, 18TH, the time for holding Sabbath
evening services 10y the various denom'
nations will he changed from $ 10 7:1
O'Clock.
Mr.. Geo. ii. Clark, local director oi
the Mankato Normal school, adyertIscs
for sealed proposals for furnishing the
State with two hundred and twenty-five
cords of dry maple wood.
The ladies of the Presbyterian Sew
ing Society will meet AT Mrs. Geo. f.
Brett'- next Friday afternoon. the 18th
inst. Gentlemen invited Ia tea at Il
O'Clock Young people especially in
Vited.
As announced a week or two since,
Scrap Iron Bill'' will lecture i'll Man
kato, and the date for his appearance
has been fixed for Sunday evening ne Xt.
The NJ. f. church is the place design
ated.
The Mankato Post, the new German
paper, issued liz first number on Friday
last. The paper starts ont with credit
able amount of advertising matter, and
gives other evidence of having come 10
stay.
T. ;. langhead, ESD, agent for the
Hawkcvc Patent Door strip, has been
doing land-Oilicc business in the city.
The strips are unquestionably splendid
invention la keep ont cold, snow and
wafer. and no house should be without
them.
MIR. Johnny Dackens, for two years
past mailing clerk i'll the Mankato post
office, has been appointed 10 the Il. +.
q. service. lie has been assigned tn
the Mankato * Wells road. Mr.. Arthur
Evans has succeeded Dackens in the
postoilice.
AT the meeting of the Normal Liter
ary Society last Friday evening, the fol
lowing officers were elected:
Presidential. +. Perrin.
Sccrctary-Miss Carrie Pettis.
Trcasurer-Wm lIoeTger.
Marshalls-J. K. Flttic, Gundef Gun
derson.
Mr.. +. ID. Smith is candidate foi
County Attorney and his friends vii
labor zealouslv for his nomination 10y
the Republican convention. b. ID. would
make a first-class attorney for the coun
~. and he is popular wherever known
Mr.. Jno. IL. Ray, owing to the IN
ability of DIR. McCiraw To serve, has con
scented 10 accept the Superintendency
orthe Floral Hall for the Southern Min
nesota Live Stock and Fair Association
Mr.. Raw is Just the man for tile position
He il pleasant and aflable TO the ladies
and that is sufficient.
The Blue Earth county fair will he
held nj Garden City Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday of next week. We are
informed that the prospects for large
exhibit are more promising than at any
prcvious meeting of the society. The
officers are bending every energy to
make the fair grand SUCCESS.
-Wilkin Post have received an INV
tation from Durkee lost To he present
at n campfire to he held at Eagle Lake
on Thursday, Sept. 10th. Commandel
Popc asks full attendance of comrades
al the meeting of Wilkin Post Wednes
day evening, at which time action vii
he taken upon this invitation and othel
important business matter.
Mr.. VIM. Bierbaucr has added ;
new feature To his brewery,-tha o
bottling beer The beverage il steamed
and put up in quart bottles and IL pro
nounced superior To the celebrated Mil
waukec. Mr.. Bierbancr will give spec
ial attention Ia this branch of his busi
ness, and is destined 10 work up hi
trade on hls bottled goods.
Miss Alice NJ. Tibbetts, daughter O
Mr.. and Mrs. q. ii. Tibbetts, died OF
Tuesday last, of quick consumption
Miss Alice was promising young lad
of III years, and the parents have TIN
sympathy of this community in thel
bereavement. The funeral service
were held at the Congregational churc
Yesterday morning.
&C. ID. Taylor, Esq, received circr
lar Tuesday from Hamburg, Germany
informing him that in November mex
the 10th Royal Saxon Government Lo
terry will take place, at which time abOr
three and halt millions of dollars WI
be drawn. The grand main DRAWN
consists of 81. 900 tickets with &c. 900 pri
es. Whether or not &. ID. will Inye
we are unable to say.