The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-12-03


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A replenishment of snow the first
the week.
christmas is coming and so is DIR
Sperry's lecture.
-Sleighing has got down to hard par
and is good.
Don't forget the lecture for the Higl
schools benefit, December IL.
Bring your job work to The FREi
Press office if you want Il good job at
rraSonable prices.
L. Il. Sperry, of Carleton College
sill give a lecture December II, for the
. hencfit of the High School.
The thermometer marked 10 degs
srlow zero "Wednesday morning. 1t was
he coolest of the season.
Render your assistance to the High
school by attending the lecture Dec. II,
s-iven 10y DIR. Sperry, ofCarleton College
Congress will meet on Monday next
and THE FREE Press has arranged 10 give
-he Presidents message in full in Fri
lays issue.
December 18th we are to have lee
rure gwen by DIR. Sperry. Subject The
,anon of the Colorado and the Enchant-
= Southwest"
If some of our good subscribers have
rlore soft or hard wood than they can
use. il would he well TO remember that
slr invoice is not quite complete.
1t is said that the new Board of Com
uissioners will organize by electing Mr..
Lee chsirman. The Republicans being
- in the majority, it is quite proper that
they should have the Guardianship.
Gen. Pope proposes TO he in nowise
exclusive during his stay in st. Paul this
winter and has accordingly secured
rooms at the Merchants Hotel, where
his Blue Earth county friends will find
- HIM.
A good many country papers are
giving publicity TO the rumor that Hon.
l.. z. Freeman is an applicant for the
u. Il inspectorship. Mr.. Freeman informs
Us that he Is not an applicant for any
position.
N. u. Hanson, of Waseca, drew the
second prize on guessing on majoritles
for Governor, offered by the Meas Latter,
Of Minneapolis. He guessed 5000 ma
i.ritv for McGill and he gets a 500 SOLID
gold hunting ease watch.
Mr.. Vim. Pfcfie.' Is travelling FOR the
wholesale grocery of this city. Mr.. L.
- II. DAVIS who has been with the house
for the past two years mas resigned the
position. Mr.. Pfeffer will make valu-
able man on the road.
The entertainment 10 be given by
the Rive King Concert Company at the
pera House in this city Dec. 10Th Will
rove one of the grandest musical events
IF the season. Our people should bear
the date in mind and prepare 10 attend
Hon. Daniel Buck, attorney for Mrs
Wilson, administrators of the estate OIL
lanes Wilson, deceased, who was killed
On the Winona * ST. Peter railroad IL
ISL, has his brief prepared TO submit to
the Supreme Conrt in the case of ap
peal.
Prof. Cameron will open school II
bookkeeping in II. Peter. lie expects
10 deliver lecture there Monday night
The Professor is very thorough in hl'
work, and the young people OF oul
ueighboring town will do well TO join hi'
class.
-MeetEcs will i)e continued at tho
Christian church all this week. The
rite of baptism will be administered IL
several persons. The meetings are IN
ieresting and are attracting goodly at
tendance. Everyone is invited to b'
present
We are requested to announce tina
the Ladies Relief Society will meet a
,be residence of Mrs. w. Il. Craig oil
Monday afternoon, December 9th, a
three o'clock, and ali members are re
mested TO be present. There are sever
al needy cases to be looked after.
Major Geo. A. Clarke has removed
his Real Estate and Insurance Office u
No. 100 South Front street, block IA
He will within a short time add to In
other business an Investment and Mort
sape department, something that Ina
never existed in the city, and something
that is needed here.
-Forewarned by the shortage in ic
during the season just past, our dealer
are arranging 10 put up such quantlt
"a shall dispell any fears OF anothe
famine in this article. In addition =
Mr. Polchow who has had the ice trad
in the city for several years, Mr.. j. ii
Long. w. T. Mills and Wagon Bros. Wi
nut up large quantities ofthe"congealed
during the winter.
The annual election of officers of tn
Presbyterian Sunday school took plac
sunday, resulting III the election of tn
following: Superintendent, j. G. Noe
assistant superintendent, George II
brewster; secretary, ID. q. Willard
cborister, Miss Stella Mccoy; organs
Miss Blanche FOulke; librarian, q. Ho
beck; assistant librarian, George Z. Po
lock, Jr.
Since the publication of our itel
last weak calling upon citizens TO clea
their walks and suggesting that til
council see that the ordinance relatin
thereto he complied with, several ente
prizing business men have taken o
casion TO express themselves as heart
Iy i'm sympathy with the general tent
of our marks. So strong is public Sci
timent i'm favor of having the sIdewall
kent clean from snow that if it shou
become necessary the council would
heartily endorsed if they did the VOL
at the expuse of the taxpayers if it ca
not be done in any other way. III
walks should he kept clean.