The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-08-20
HOME JOTTINGS.

Home grown watermelons are in th
market.
Mcconnell X Thomas have chang
of "ad" this issue.
There were more guns than chicken
among the stubble Sunday.
III. {. Howard has put i'll over 200
feet of drain tile on his farm.
Miss Nettie Sprague will take
sketching class out next week.
There are liable In Ice some surprise
dishcd up AT the Good Thunder conVen
ton.
-lfthcre were half rs many prairie
chickens as there are hunters, gam'
would Ice plenty.
j. Carol Stark will preach in TIT
Christian church Friday evening, th'
3uth inst. Come and hear AN eleran
discourse.
!. T. Williams has leased the thru
story of his new building Ia the knights
OF Labor. Ii will make al elegant hal
fuI their purpose.
Judge Pitcher has finally settled l.
l.. DAVIS affairs, and the creditors ge
"a per cent. His Indebtedness amount
ed to about - go.
After spending five or six weeks up
ON their farm near Lake Crystal, Mr.
and Mrs. ii. &. Howard returned thi'
week Ia Minneapolis.
A new cross walk in front of Tn
FREE Pass office has been land. All the
cross walks on Front street which re-
uuirc raising will be attended Ia.
-Hcnlcin X Miller, proprietors "i the
Plymouth Clothing House, have change
of "ad" ON the first page of to-day'S H.
sue Read what they have Ia say.
The BAPTIST church haas been re-
moved to the rear "f the lot, and the
foundation walls for the new church
edItice will Ice put in the present year.
Rev. +. l.. Patterson will preach III
the Opera House next Sabbath morning
on Recent Atrocities of the Liquor
Traffic and the Demand of the Times.
Mr.. W. T.. Craig has taken the fence
away from hIs residence property ON
Second street. The appearance of the
place il greatly enhanced 10y the change.
The Baptists are moving their church
edIlce ami otherwise repairing IL, III"
will therefore hold their preaching
service and sunday school next Nahhati'
al the Opera House.
The Odd-Fellows expect Ia rent the
serund story Of their new building eN-
,luslvrly for law offices. Some very
handsome rooms may Ice secured an"
IA location rhtlrelE a"sifapie'
If YOU missed seeing anu nearing
HrteH Potter, You did youfSet an IN
justice. Tia" people "f Mahkht" Gan re-
Is upon II hrst-"laSs entertainment "hei'
under the auspices Of Wilkm Post
The Street Halfway 90 nave an eye
open lot ih" accommodation oil tur pup
Ia. N Tia" ""nciu-i"h oil the i"'''i -"
tertnnm"nt tM" ears "'I" heid at tue
Mankat" lions" crossing L" convey i""'
Plc up town.
Mr.. ". Il. Dawes, Insurance bI"k"fr
hAs a card IA Today paper WI
Dawes does Insurance al 10" rates -
pleasant @entleluah l" heal "ith' anu
those having business WIN MN VIII w
treated fairly.
Mrs. John lagg, oi tins cltN' hle"
Saturday afternoon last IA chlld-hif'h
Mrs. lags leaves husband ana I"h'
small children To- mourn her loss. llei
remains we've taken Ia Henderson f"i
intermcnt sunday afternoon.
Miss Agnes Greene, former teach
rr ia the Normal school al Tins city
will be married on the 3lst inst. To Mr.
William {. Foster, of saltwater. lh'
many friends of Miss Greene IN Mahkat'
wish her all sorts of happiness.
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a.. I,usiu,.s- IA. mast few DAYS. Th,
c,.,....,., mn. ..,r +. their ears" in thresh
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,tI,. E., tIe average. politician.
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an ,...,.,.,s Interested are invited to nj
TEND.
Subject for discourse in the Christian
,iurch next Lords bay evening will b
..The Lords Dav and why We Keep it.
A., ou,.stious hearing I'm tins or tl
c,II,a,h nay ,s kent hy tb. J.ws will h
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an papcr.
The extreme dry weather cXpcr
enced throughout the Northwest Tia
mast few weeks il not calculated 10 ben,
AT the corn. The kernel is said Ia h