The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-05-21
we take pleasure in calling atten

ID We take pleasure in calling atten
ton to the new advertisement of L
RS Randall, Esq, of Amboy. Mr.. r. say
{. he proposes to keep complete stock o
a merchandise, and will make such price
q as will enable his friends and patrons t
save money by buying of him.
d There will be no preaching at tn,
l. Congregational church next Sunday
}. morning, on account of the baccalaureatt
o sermon at the Methodist church, which
> many desire to hear. Sunday school
Q however, will be held as usual, and there
l. will be preaching in the evening on the
subject, "The White Stone and New
s Name"
The business men of Mankato want
8 the city council to impose license OF
b 500 per day upon auctioneers and $25 a
day upon travelling peddlers.-JdnesriHe
Argus.
A trifle off again, Bro. Henry. All our
business men ask is that auctioneers' Ii
i. cense be placed at 500 per year. We
are no porkers.
Admission to the graduating exer-
cises at the Opera House on Wednesday
evening, il will be remembered, is only
by tickets. These, to the number the
house will accommodate, are given free
to the friends of the graduates, former
students, and friends of the school. They
can be had on application to the school
by those to whom they may not be sent.
In order to aid in meeting the expenses
attending the address of DR.. Swing, about
100 reserved seats will be sold at so cents
each. 1t is hoped the requisite number
of these will be promptly secured. They
can be obtained at Griebel's.
Lawyer Berry, of Mapleton, met
with pretty severe fall Monday. He
was leading horse behind his buggy,
coming to Mankato from Alma City, and
had the halter strap hitched to his foot
as well as wrapped around his hand.
The team hitched to the buggy was GO
ing along at pretty fair speed when the
horse in the rear suddenly stopped short,
landing Mr.. Berry on his head upon
solid ground. Berry says the shock par
alyzed him for little time, but barring
sore head, lame shoulder and a
slightly mutilated hand he is o. X.
AT the jury call Tuesday morning,
every petit juror answered to his name
something, Judge Severance says, that
never occurred before since he was on
the bench. The Grand Jury was almost
as obedient, there being but one absentee |
Henry Schutte-who was excused on
account of sickness. ID. Cross, of AM
boy, was excused from serving on Grand
Jury because of his Official duties, that
OF deputy postmaster. Phenis Latin, of
Shelby. was selected as foreman, and
Thomas jenkins officer IN charge of
Grand Jury.
-Messrs. Jones & Rockey have open
ed their new store in North Manka to,
and are very much pleased at the way
business begins. There is no reason
why these young men should not secure
proper to remark that no portion of the
city has increased in population in the
last year more than North Mankato.
Two years ago there were but two or
three houses. Now the new addition
can boast of twenty or more, and most of
these have been put up within the past
nine months. j. e. Hansen, Esq, has
the finest house IN that locality.
From what we can gather through
interviews with farmers, the decision of
Judges Severance and Start on the court
house question, while not what was
hoped for, is nevertheless accepted with
good grace. This is as it should be.
When it was decided to demand per-
manent injunction, restraining the coun- .
ty commissioners from further action to-
ward constructing court house, it was !
also tacitly understood that whatever the 6
verdict of the court both sides to the
controversy should consider it final. In
to-day's FREE Press will be found the
briefs of the plaintiff and defendants,
together with the findings of the court, {
and we ask for these documents a care-
full perusal by our readers. The infor-
nation to be cleaned by SO doing will
richly repay for the time consumed.
Rochester is to have brass band ,
June 18th and 18th. The
convention will be under the manage !
ment of the Rochester cornet band, and
it is given out that this will be the grand ,
est "horn" concert ever held in the
State. One hundred and fifty dollars
will be paid in cash prizes to competing {
bands, and all bands in Southern Mime
sosa are invited to be present and par
ticipate. st. Charles, Spring Valley,
Kasson, Zumbrota, Plainview, Chatfield,
Marion, Dodge Center, and Pleasant
Grove bands have already decided to at ,
tend. 1t Is unfortunate for the Roches-
ter folks that the June races occur in
Mankato upon these dates, which will
prevent the Germania band of this city
from attending, as our boys would add
materially to the success of the conven-
ton, besides, they would carry away the
sweepstakes prize.
"A pleasant occasion, and one of real
enjoyment to all, was the gathering at
Rev. and Mrs. G. G. Pollock's residence
Tuesday evening, where old friends
gathered to pass an hour or two with
Rev. Mr.. Marshall, and pay their re-
spects to an honored Christian gentle
man and former neighbor and pastor.
The spacious residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Pollock, was filed to overlooking, there
being nearly or quite one hundred and {
fifty present Through the thoughtful
ness and generosity of the ladies, boun-
tiful rsfreshment were served, and all in
all the gathering was one of unalloyed
and uninterrupted pleasure to every
body. Mr.. Marshall is certainly one of
Gods noblemen, and it is enervating and
inspiring to know and converse with him.
At present he is Superintendent of Mis-
sions, and his field of operations is Mis-
souri,, and that portion of Arkansas, if we
mistake not, that is being worked by the
Presbyterian church. Mr.. Marshall left
Mankato Wednesday morning for Min
neapolis, on work connected with his
branch, and will reach st. Louis about
the first of June. He expressed himself
as highly gratified at the cordial greeting
extended him by his old Mankato friends
and left with the best wishes of all.