The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-06-04
HOME JOTTINGS.
rouncil meeting last night.


Schools are all closed and the little
ones are happy.
Judge Severance is holding court il
Faribault county.
The High School Alumni have re-
union ut the Opera House tonight.
M. III. Bromley's insurance office is
with Il. ID. Smith, over First Nationa
Bank.
Two locals-one an overcoat lost anC
one an overcoat found-will be found il
this issue.
The Golden Eagle Clothing HOUSE
has new lad" in to-dav's paper, which
merits perusal.
The office of Register of Deeds is the
particular political plum that most of the
office-seekers would pluck.
Rev. J. {. 0gle was made the recip
let, the other evening, ola new suit o
clothes from his church members.
The house of John Bower, i'll Rand
all's addition, was entered by burglars
Friday night last, and watch and other
jewelry taken.
Geo. +. Brett makes important
changes in his lad" of this week. 1t viii
be TO every ones interest 10 read what
he has TO say.
The q. A. X. excursion to Waseca
yesterday numbered over eighty people
from this city. All render the same re-
port-a splendid time.
,.-in
Sunday morning on THE Two Great
Commandments and in the evening
on THE Future of Infants"
1t is reported that VIM. Il. Davis, OF
South Bend, is 10 be candidate before
the Republican County Convention for
the Office of Register of Deeds.
Charles Swanson found II good sum-
mer overcoat Sunday night near Beatty S
lime kiln. The owner can have same
by calling at the Brooks stone quarry.
Hon. +. z. Freeman will deliver the
Fourth of July Grafton at Candy, Yellow
Medicine county. Mr.. Freeman Will no
doubt fire the patriotism of our neigh
bors.
Frank Dagle, ESD, of Amboy, was in
the city Tuesday, and contracted for a
carload of lime, brick, stucco, etc, for
a new residence for j. +. Damon, ut
Winnebago City.
If the lady that found package of
lady's Undertaking, marked y. r.
Sprague, a week ago last Tuesday, will
leave word at TIE FREE Press office, she
will find the owner.
F. q. Heinze * Co., are now daily
receiving homegrown Strawberries NJ
the Palace Restaurant. They have con-
tracted for Mr.. Keenan's entire crop,
and only fresh berries will be kept on
sale.
The committee from the councl ii
having in charge repairs of the sidewalk
across the slough are doing first-class
Job. The old walk was entirely delapi-
dated, necessitating new stringers and
new plank the entire length.
Those new silver trumpets ordered
for the chief of the fire department and
his two assistants ale elegant. They
cost So 90 each, and with the fine en-
cravings and rich, gold-plated mouth
pieces, are equaled by few and excelled
by none.
The floral committee, i'll behalf o.
Wilkin Post 10, q. \. r., wish to return
thanks to the ladies who so kindly as
sisted them in preparing the wreaths FOL
decorating the graves of our dead heroes
and also to thank those persons who 81
kindly and literally supplied the flowers
and eyergreens.
Architect Thayer has removed his OF
fee to the pleasant rooms over theGo!d
en- Eagle Clothing store, opposite Man
kato House, where he will hereafter D'
found. Mr.. 7. is now engaged III pre-
, pariag plans for various buildings, the
aggregate cost of which structures will b'
upwards of $4,000.
The new sewer on Washington
street, from the Big Mill to the river
has been completed, and it is mode
iob. There is no one thing connected
with city affairs that IS so much needed
as system of sewerage, and the people
are willing to be taxed to secure this
improvement,
"A most terrific but equally welcome
rain storm visited this locality Tuesda.
morning. 1t was opportune, for every
thing was becoming dried and withere'
for want Of moisture. Grass and SINAI
grains have since taken on renewed
freshness, and all nature seems Inor
grand and beautiful.
Charlie Beadell, the "royalist" X
P.O. boy on the "Royal route" has tin
thanks of TIE FREE PRESS family for
haskell of the largest and most lusclou
strawberries that ever grew. They wer
sent all the way from Kansas City, AM
reached here in prime order. Charles
here is TO you and yOurs-that is to be e
DIR. Muedeking, the well known OF
tician, will visit Mankato next week wit
a fine assortment of his perfected spec
tacles, and call on some of the citizens
A this gentleman makes the fitting {
the ewes a specially, and visits Mankat
regularly, parties i'll need of glasses hav
good opportunity Of procuring thos
adaDtCu 10 lHclT eyes jlI5 IcduiuaitS i
will be ut the Mankato House.
1t is presumable that the roCk-roo
ed Bourbon-dyed Democrats of Ambo
are happy, now that they have pos
master of their own political persuasion
John G. Noble, Esq, was last Saturda
appointed TO succeed Mr.. Thos. }. eros
resigned. Mr.. Cross has made vel
popular postmaster and there Is !
doubt that his successor will prov
equally acceptable to patrons of the Z
fee.
Fred Burgess, son OF 5. w. Burges
had the misfortune Thursday to sho
the second toe of his right foot complet
~ off. The boy was watching chi
munk, and so intent was he on captu
ing his game that he has no idea Inc
the accident occurred. 1T is probabl
boweyer, that Fred had the muzzle
the gun resting on his foot and carele'
Iy pulled the trigger. The accident III
he the means Of teaching him We
salient lesson.