The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-15
HONE JOTTINGS.
Sec notice of lost can.

See notice Of lost cap.
Read the commissioners proceed
ings.
my Partner on Tuesday evening
the 10th INST.
Remember the w. G. +. L. suppe,
next Tuesday evening.
County Auditor Scattergood paid
ont Si7. 30'for wolf bounties during 1883
-Krohk, of boot and shoe fame, re,
appears among Il advertisers to-day.
The German Library Society of the
Normal School will meet this ~ereninl
at 7:30.
We had Il light snow last night and
to-day is warm with inclinations towards
a fog.
DO not overlook the mask bail al
Union Hall on the 22nd inst. II Will he
immense"
The revival meetings At the NJ. f.
church are growing in interest from
night 10 night.
Mr.. Meagher will entertain Il mum,
bCl w hiT SSiAtlNlllOlA civ MS 'NNlA'
ing. S~ix-handed euchre.
dressed pork has come in rapidly
this week and prices have ranged from
SS.s5 10 $40 per hundred weight.
Edward Koch and Mary Meyer.
both of this county, were married at the
Municipal Court in this city yesterday
The county commissioners have n
notice TO banks and bankers in to-day :
paper which is of material interest IT,
such.
The I.adies'Sewing Society of the VI,
r. church will meet IN the parlors of the
church next "Wednesday afternoon. Tea
al six.
The G.. A. Il. drum corps discoursed
martial music Literally ON the street
yesterday afternoon 10y way Of an,
nouncement Of their ball.
Yesterday was a gala day on our
streets. Every available rig mi town
IA out and the teams from the country
were legion-almoSt.
The G. A. Ia. drum corps dance III
City Hall, Thursday night, was largely
attended. The boys sold l02 tickets and
Melted Il neat sum therefrom.
The city school opened on Monday
Teachers and pupils all are greatly re-
freshcd 10y the rest of vacation and are
applying themselves again with enc
ed yigor.
Quite a number of our people con
template a visit Ia GAINESVILLE this even
ing, in acceptance of an invitation TO at
tend a social hop to be given by the
club of that village.
Fred Polchow, our popular brick
maker, reports a bouncing young boy al
his home. Fred is proud of his new
heir, but the brick market will not he
affected in the least.
The eX-postmaster AT New Tim jok'
ingly attributes his removal TO the fact
that newspaper men do not handle
enough groceries 10 warrant favor witt
the 'powers that be
Owing To the great amount of Goa
that is being used for fuel in MankatC
tins winter, the wood market il exceed
ing dull. The best dry hard maple cll
be purchased at from S4.OOt Ia SI.2j pei
cord.
Prof. Breda, of the State University
will deliver his lecture ON ''Individual
ity" al the Norwegian Lutheran churcl
near Pleasant Grove school, on SUNDAY
evening, and not tonight as has beef
enormously stated by some of our l0ca
papers.
DIR. f.. l.. HAYES gives notice tina
owing to increased work he will remain
at Lake Crystal until Jan. 2lth, that al
may have ample opportunity Ia consul
him. He is meeting with iiattcring sue
cess in his profession.
The BLACK Flag" company which
appeared at tine Opera House Wcdnes
day evening, was Il good combination
and deserved IA good patronage. But n
is not with good troupcs
that visit Mankato there was hardly /:
cOrporal's guard present.
The singers of the city who are par
tlcipating IN the 'Cautata of Joseph
are holding nightly rehearsals and max
ing good progress. They meet at Clay
toms music store. The Germania orches
ira have taken up the orchestral parts
and altogether it will he IL delightful an
tertainment.
Our popular shoe dealer, Mr.. Ma,
KroIik, has secured the sole agency %
the rsot celebrated makes of this an,
the old country. lie imports direct an,
is therefore able TO put goods on TIL
market for less money than the dealer
in the eastern cities. People desiring
fine shoes cannot do better than Ia @
and buy his goods.
The National banks ofthis city elect
ed directors on Tuesday. Those electe'
by the Citizens bank are Jno. +. Meagh
er, j. II. Ray, Daniel Buck, T.. II. Kel
ly, Me. ,Weis, J. :. Hinckley, T. y
Boynton. Those elected for the FRS
National are: Jno. A. Willard, lIenr!
Foster, Stephen Lamm, II. ID. Hubbard
John Klein, NJ. q. Willard, Geo. Pete
Hoerr. The directors will elect officer
next Msnday.
-Messrs. X. ID. Hubbard d Co. are i
receipt Of letter from Liverpool, unde
date Of Dec. 3lst, which states that "tn
average price Of British wheat has In
last week touched 30shilling and , penc
per quarter, which is the lowest pric
English wheat has reached for one hun
dred years" The quarter" mentione
above is $50 pounds or s bushels, and j
L. S. money the price paid in Liverpoc
at the date of this letter was 800 cent
per bushel. This bit of news will Civ
our farmers a che to the reason fc
American wheat being so low. At th
prices paid by our buyers, wheat coul
not be exported at n less loss than 10 {
20 cents on every bushel.