The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-01
ST. Paul & Omaha
HOME JOTTINGS.

Will feDullu tnelf cnurcn.
Several county communications wei
received too late for this issue.
-Manderfeld X Payne continue thei
words TO the public in their space Il
day.
Bear the q. A. X. lecture course i
mind. The series promises 10 be inter
esting.
The Christmas dance AT Union Hal
will be eclipsed nj the same place ID
night.
Carl Dice makes some additions {
his quotations of prices to-day. BE sur
10 read these.
H. Ii. Engelbert has moved his stor
from block II 10 the Wagon building oI
North Front street.
-Altimont Burleson, of Decoria, wa
married on Thursday last 10 Miss CARR,
Shepard, of Medo,
-Rev. j. {. Ogle will preach a New
Years sermon on ext Sunday morn
ing at the NJ. +. church.
DO not loose the opportunity TO heaD
the famous Redpath concert company
AT the matinee this afternoon.
The past few days have been har,
on dressed pork dealers. The weather
has been altogether too soft"
The ladies Congregational society
meets with Mrs. j. \. Lewis this after,
noon, with social i'll the evening.
j. Henry Bacon 4 Co. Il
clearance sale, To IN to-day
Their new al. will give particulars.
The Presbyterian society had d
Christmas tree AT the church Monday
evening for the Sabbath school children
The drawing of seats for the q. A.
X. lecture course will take place at the
Opera house to-day, commencing at 500
a. IN.
Mission Lodge 10. GIL held Il box
social at their hall last Saturday even
ing, which proved To be Il happy occa.
SION.
The Christmas dance at Union Hall
was largely attended and Mr.. Himmel-
man promises another big time to-
night.
Mcconnell & Co. make an announce
ment in their space to-day, which will
be followed by something definite
next week.
ON Christmas eve, Rev. Mr.. Ogle re-
ceived a beautiful silk scarf, presented
TO him by the Y Dung ladies of his sun
day school class.
Those who h ave subscribed for tick
cts 10 the q. \. X. course and not yet
received them can be supplied al the
Opera house this morning.
II. Z. Christensen's real estate agen-
~ reports the sale of the Daniels pro-
perty-part of lot =, in sec. II Belgrade
% Nels Anderson for 1920.
The Redpath Concert Company will
open the new year at the Opera House
tonight. You will miss a pleasant en-
tertainment should YOU fail to attend.
T. IL. Andrews, Esq, received an
elegant Meerschaum pipe as a Christ
mas remembrance, from an eastern firm
with whom he has done Il good deal OF
business IS.
Mrs. Hattie ;. Denny, sister of Mrs.
:. +. Holbrook, has been elected to the
vacancy III the Pleasant Grove school
corps caused by the resignation of Nellie
Gleason.
C. VI. Marsh, esq. advertises in to-
days paper for pork barrel hoop poles,
and those dealing in that commodity
would do well 10 call upon him. See
local elsewhere.
Mrs. II. X. Fagre, wife of Rev. Mr..
Fagre. of the Norwegian Lutheran
church, was presented with Il beautiful
tea set and SO in money, Christmas, by
the Church people.
Read Frink Il Richards Golden
Lion store al. of this issue. for the low
est prices ever made On Dry Goods and
Notions and bear in mind that they al
WAYS sell goods exactly as advertised.
Under the new schedule arranged
by the railroads. 10y direction of the
Board of Railroad Commissioners, the
tariff of wheat from Mankato to Mime
apolis has been reduced from ID 10 /:
cents.
Skating was universally INDUCED in
Christmas. 1t is not often that our lakes
and rivers are in proper condition fol-
the steel glidcrs on that festive day, SC
il was taken advantage of this year in
good style.
The dance at the Star Hall, Winnie
bago Agency this Friday evening
promises to bea remarkably enjoyable
one, and the fact that Dan Bard will of
Gciate with the violin is IA pretty good
guarantee Of success.
The EMPLOYEES in the Gas works
request us 10 return their thanks 10
Secretary McCuTdy for those nice tur-
keys presented for Christmas. One OF
the boys said-"Dey vas de biggest dur
KEYS vot COON 10y dis down.
Tuesday evening about ten o'clock
The fire department were suInmond to
the Commercial House, a chimney
Being ON fire. Had it not been for the
boys'service a serious catastrophe would
have followed. AS il was, no damage was
done.
We occasionally hear business mel
prognosticating upon the probable pop
ulation of Mankato in 1890, and have
heard it estimated at 1900. Other.
place il at 1900 and 1900. Of course
it is a short period of time, but the city
il growing wonderfully.
F. q. Heinze, Esq, ne of Palace
Restaurant fame, had a New Years gif
yesterday morning in the shape of
twelve pound boy. Such princely gifts
as these don't come every day, and Mr.,
Heinze feels very much elated over the
exception made in his case.
The ladies of the w. &. I. u. hav,
fitted up the room on Jackson street
formerly occupied by Z. ii. Carney, anC
will meet there ext Tuesday, January
9Th, at 3 p. III. The free evening school
Temperance Wide Awakes and Gospe
Temperance club will hold their mex
regular meetings there.
C. ID. Taylor has just received some
very beautiful photographic pictures sen
him by the Hamilton q Hamilton Jr
chain and bracelet company Of New
York, and some from Fahy's watcl
manufactury, Chicago. The designs arr
very interesting, and the whole real at.
tractive.