The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-02-19
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A door KEY found on Front street
can be had al this office.
One week from next Monday vii
be the first day of spring, 1856.
Tank kee subscrihes his name oI
hotel registers in Chinese characters.
There will he a large delegation OF
farmers nj Good Thunder tomorrow.
john Weimer, Esq, of lower town
is the happy father of bright new cir
baby.
Mr.. Brett makes a special announce
ment 10 his patrons TODAY. See ad.
for particulars.
Mrs. VIM. Shepherds home is the
place of meeting of the Presbyterian
society TODAY.
A light snow fell Tuesday evening
but not in sufficient quantity TO create
any Inconvenience.
Mrs. Geo. W. Shade entertained the
Ladies' society of -. Johns Episcopal
church yesterday afternoon.
The Ladies' Society Of the Congre-
gational church meets with Mrs. q.
Lidserwood this afternoon. Gentlemen
are invited 10 tea.
-Messrs. Mcconnell " Co. are doing
some extensive improving i'll their
stores, which will considerably rear
range the interior.
The Northwestern railway company
will begin work on their new depot just
As soon a. the ground is suth cienty set
tied in the spring.
Company F. are completing ar
engagements for their party next Friday
evening tine 10Th inst. This will un-
doubied!y be he party of the season.
We are informed that Hon. ID. Buck
of this city will deliver an address be-
fore the State Farmers Alliance next
"Wednesday at Minneapolis. II is a good
selection.
Large numbers of horses are being
bought up throughout Blue Earth and
adjoining counties 10y parties from a.
broad. The horse flesh of this section
is attracting much attention.
Burr Oaks" drew crowded honse
last night. and the large audience was
greatly pleased with the play, the play
ers, and the scenic effects Toledo BiIic
Sept. II, lS>5. At Opera House Mon
dav. 22d inst.
The q. a. Il. Post of this city. under
whose auspices Tank Kec appeared,
have partially arranged with that lee
tuFcI 10 fe'uIn La r.-.- --..--'... I'v '"I'ti
part of the spring To deliver his full
course Of lectures on China and the
Chinese.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. +. Brett en-
tertained number Of their friends
al a progressive euchre party last
"Wednesday evening, and in conse-
quence of these being too numerous 10
assemble at one time, they will similarly
entertain number this evening.
Monday evening next the odd Vet
drum corps viii give Tie dance OF the
season. The day, the music the crowd
and ali will conspire to render il tie
most enjoyable party given during the
winter They have sold large number
of tickets. and expect the hall 10 lie
filled.
-Ifthe number of young Masters and
Misses vino thronged the postotrc-las
Saturday be proper criterion, there
was vast number Of -. Valentines
missives, good, bad and Indifferent sent
out. This practice seems To be CROWN.
more common with the children than
. with those Of mature wears.
There will be parlor meeting of
the w. {. +. L. At the residence Of Mrs.
- M..-l. Ia, Il, 4 1,
att %. IN. Mrs. Carrie Knox, state OIL
ganizer will he present, appropriate
music and rec.tltions. Tea at Il. All
members Of the union ere urged to be
present.
Our respected citizen q. W. Shade
was the honored surpriscc of a happy
little party al his residence last Friday
evening, a number of his friends gather
ing 10 celebrate the anniversary of ms
birthday. According 10 authentic stat
istics Mr.. ;. has borne this earthly coil
- years.
"A chance for the boys and girls TO
make a little pocket money, is what VI.
G.. Willard, manager of Standard Fiber
Ware Co., says he is going to do by saw
ing their tissue papers, paper sacks of
all sorts, and in fact all kinds of Old or
new paper. See what the company says
IN another column
The Mankato correspondent 10 the
Minneapolis Tribune gave very mac
curate statement Of the facts in Thurs
davs paper, on the court house question
so far as the action and intentions Of our
County Board are concerned, which
has a tendency 10 place the commission
ers in wrong light before the people.
We are authoritativcly informed
that a proposition was recently made to
the citizens Of Sioux City, that if they
wouId insure bonus of Sl5,O 900 the pro-
nonents would erect a 500, 900 hotel,
and that within very few DAYS the sum
WAS subscribed To within a few hundred
dollars. viii Mankatos populace he
outrun in a similar project?
A dozen or fifteen couples of the
Young people ofthis city took a sleigh
ride out to the farm home Oft. VI. Pugh,
ESQ. "Wednesday evening and spent II
few hours in social enjoyment with that
gentleman and family. Various diver
sions were INDUCED and glee ruled SUI
preme. The aforesaid Y. p. came home
- brlm full Of satisfaction.
"A special train was run from this
city TO st. Peter Wednesday evening To
carry those of our young people who at
tended the Fircmen's ball at st. Peter
There were nearly 100 aboard all told :,
and merry musical mass they were.
From all reports we judge that they had
a highly enjoyable trip, and rafting
GOOD time at the ncighboring city.
We take pride in directing the at
tention of our readers TO the goodly ar
ray of county correspondence in to-
dav,s paper. This is an interesting fea-
ture of any county paper and with the
continued efforts of the wide-awake re-
norters we so fortunately have, the FREE
PRpss will not permit rural news items
10 fall ungleansd. Keep it up, boys.