The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-26
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HOME JOTTINGS.

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The long used storm-house is givini
way to the gorgeous awning.
Seats for the Jolly Pathtinders ar
on sale at Griebels's, nj 10 cents.
Miss Sprague offers special terms
for painting lessons during Lent.
We have been blessed with som
most delightful weather this week.
i. Flachsenhar, Esq, advertises HI
saloon building and fixtures for rent.
The course Of the Reris,r will b,
watched with considerable interest al
the mayoralty question.
Assistant Dairy Commissioner How
ards worms are having quite run
through the papers of the State.
The lecture of VIM. |. Marshall wa'
not attended largely at GAINESVILLE, tn,
committee losing money on the same.
The present activity in building
operations nj this season of the year il
unparalleled in the history of Mankato
Let il he arranged SO that there vii
Toe an abundance of tickets in favor o
restraining beasts, in circulation on the
9th proNimo.
Let Republicans arrange their bust
ness SO that there will Ice no uncertainty
about their attending the primaries to
morrow evening.
A typographical error occurred il
our report of the II. Patrick festivities
last week, Miss Eta Quane's name he
ing inserted, Duane.
Rev. Patterson will preach next
sunday morning on "Christ's Secret
Prayer" and in the evening on "The
Opposite of Fanaticism.'
We received a few verses from al
Anonymous correspondent tins week
which, according to the rules of this of
flee, cannot he inserted.
DIR. Davis has had the interior of hi.
Office rc-modelled and re-embellished
and now has the brightest and most
pleasant office in the city.
VIM. Pfetijer is securing plans for 8
new residence to Ice erected upon his
lot. corner Hickory and Fourth streets
adjacent la Pond Bros. lots.
We nave the opinions of several
prominent farmers To the effect that the
wheat acreage of this county will he
much less this year than last.
We have been fortunate in securing
Il chatty corr, -pondent from beautiful
Lake Madison. who promises to give Ills
a good roundup of news periodically.
The ice has moved ont of the river
and a spring can scarcely be recalled
when there was is little quantity OF
water at the breaking up season as now.
-Chas. Remington, Esq, of Alma
City, purchased a brace of Percher-
on Norman horses recently in Illinois
and now has them at his farm near that
village.
Although an unusual scarcity of po-
tatoes was generally reported last fall
there seems 10 he an abundance as yet
and prices range very little higher than
during the winter.
AT the meeting of the MankatC
Building and Loan Association last Tues
day evening Geo. II. Fox was elected
secretary of that organization, vice II
knowlton, resigned.
IL. l.. Joslyn has leased the Barne y
building next To Carl Dice's grocery
which is now being repaired, and viii
move his gunsmithing establishment
thereto on April LIST.
In card in to-days' paper, Mr.. j
+. Williams announces that he declines
under all circumstances, 10 have I'M
name considered by the Third Ware
Republicans, for alderman.
The fair and supper given at The
Bentley rink Wednesday evening by thu
ladies of the Congregational church, wa
a pleasant and successful affair. The ne
receipts of the fair were $50 and of TN,
supper $50.
Tax payers, remember that all dclin
ment personal taxes will he placed il
the hands of the Sheriff April list, an'
will be secured by forced collection
There is yet ample time 10 avoid thi
and shun the heavy expense.
In accordance with the resolution
passed bv the Board of Trade, John y
Hall, Il. Tuttic, and J. &. Wise wer
appointed committee to Inyestlgat
the action Of the Directors of the II
Clond. Mankato * Austin railway.
c II. Austin * Son will soon begi
the erection of their new three-stor
building, adjacent to the one they nov
occupy and their present boot and sho
house will be pushed up another story
This will make valuable improvement
The most disagreeable snow storr
ofthe season occurred on Saturday-we
blinding and generally disagreeablt
The weather grew warm on Sunday an
bv Monday noon the fall had disappear
ed. leaving the streets in a horrible coI
dition.
-Edgewood was visited by burglar
last Friday night. Someone, suppose
10 he tramp, entered the depot and RI
Iieyed the cash drawer ofabOut 800 an
took $40 worth Of goods from the stoi
of H. X. Barnard. There has been d
plausible clue TO the perpetratOr secu
ed yet.
Charming music by a perfect orche
fra. fun without cessation, and pr
gramme with not single obiectionab
word or phrase TO mar its purity, will !
some of the characteristics Of the Jol
Pathfinders' entertainment to-morrO
Saturday evening.
-Messrs. w. =. Cook Il Co.'S lumb'
team enjoyed brisk runaway last Mo
day about noon, coming down JacksC
street onto Front, where the driver W
thrown out into the mud, but witho
iniury. The horses were brought to
stop after short squirt.
Elsewhere in to-day's FREE PR
will he found a notice ofthe annual ele
,;on ofmembers the school board-o
from each ward. Those retiring al
Perry Wysong, 18th ward; W. w. z. NJ
Connell, Sd ward; j. A. James, I'd wa
and l.. q. NJ. Fletcher, lst ward.
Ole Kiolus, Esq, recently of Map
ton, will open hotel in the Jorgens
building on South Front street abe
April first. Mr.. Kiolus has kept boar
inc house in the vicinity of Marsh's t
factory for several months and has &C
cluded to branch out on larger scale