The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-06-11


lot 22, Point Pleasant, to Robt. +. Brow
for 500. Also lot 10, Beatty's sub-divi
ion, for 500.
Judge Severance was invited to d
liver the Fourth of July Grafton at Fai
mont. hut for reasons best known To hin
self declined.
Homegrown Strawberries are b,
coming abundant in this market, an
from IL to 10 cents per quart are tn
ruling prices.
Work will begin on the new Cd
Fellows building Monday morning
The contract was yesterday awarded {
o. II. Mather, for 5000.
Just rs we minated to the boys
couple of weeks ago-Coles circus
coming. 1t is to pitch tent in Mankat
on or about the 9th of July.
-Children's Day will be observed wit
appropriate services at the NJ. Z. an
Congregational churches next Sabbat
morning, with concert III the evening.
The LuNerne Call laid down an
died last week, but its day of resurreC
ton is close at hand. II will re-appea
at Sioux Falls, OAK, rs the journal"
Mr.. w. +. Leech has his new sam
Pile rooms in l.. l.. Davis old stand iiXe'
up in elegant style. The bar and fix
lures are of the finest cherry, mahogan.
nnish.
Mrs. j. j. Thompson, having deter,
mined To spend the summer with he
husband in Montana, announces tina
she will rent her house furnished, fol
the summer.
j. ii. Ray, Esq, is building fin,
summer residence at Lake Madison, an,
as soon as Mr.. Meagher is able to super
intend the work, he purposes putting VI
tasty and roomy cottage.
The Winona Board of Trade have is
sued a very handsome colored circular
invitation to attend the Fourth of July
celebration to be held in that city Jul,
the fifth. Excursion trains and Il cordla
welcome are promised.
F. a. Scott, Esq, II member of the
Stale Board OF steam Boiler inspectors
was in the city this week. He inspected
the big mill boilers and numerous small
er ones, including that in use in the FREt
Pass.
The Missionary Garden of the Con.
gregatlonal church VIII give lawn social
IN the grounds oil w. W. +. Mcconnell,
wednesday evening June 10Th. Ice
cream ana cake VIII he served. Tickets
iiileen cents.
The county treasurer reports tax
coliections from March /, 1880, To June
18Th as follows:
current taxes sllo,IW.26
'''''''i''"' o'''.'o
800 ono "a
This is the largest tax collection ever
mada i'm tbe cnuntv i'm the time mon.
tioned
Mr. FL waitars sold his ras;dapca
c,rp.r Cb.rrv and RrooJ straets IN
Monday. to SUPERINTENDENT Spencer Of
tha Omaha road Mr. : can nr,de
b,,se,f uno, bov;p, ono of tho nIaos-
aptes, homes in the c,,v The bouse is
with care in every narticu-
lar. and the location is excelled by none
and eouaIed Inv few.
The Street Railway companv con-
tractad "Wednesday with Mr. w. NJ
Hewitt of Npsc,tine Iowa for the law
inc of their track from Vine 10 Mar
shall streets The work is IN he done
before tbe Fourtb of .JuIy so our neonle
will have an onnortpnitv IN notronize
the horse car line ot that time Why
mot caIahrata this avent in 81 Incoming
nopnero
The nremium list for the Southern
Minnesota live Stock and Foir assoc;a-
t,on the animal meeting If which is IN
he held in NIankato Sent. oI-ol has
heen nrinted and will he ready for dis
tribution the first of next week. A
large number of articles has been added
IN tba list over nrevious wears narticu.
lorlv in the DEPARTMENTS of interest To
ladies.
Prof. Kilgore. a former resident of
Mankato. and for the mast wear or two.
nrincipal of the Sleepy Eve schools. re-
stoned his nosit;op last week to accent
the nosit,on of nripcinal to the bigh
school of Dulutb. The Sleepy Eve peo-
nile regret the Professors departure. but
h.;p, upohla IN mao, tbo salary otfered
q, Dnlutb they were OBLIGED 70 accent
b,s restoration
-No;or Goo , Clarke odvertises FL,
saI,. his entire Nankoio real estate. OK.
conf his store bu,ldino in block II. and
also his raaI estate aud insurance busi.
ness office fixtures. etc. He likewise
offers soma very desirable lots at lake
Madison, Mr.. Clarke contemplates max.
inc his nermanent residence at the lake
which fact accounts for his desire tc
close ou, Lusipess here
-Rv order of the committee. q Probi
bition convention for Blue Earth count,
has been called to meet at the cour
house in Nankato JuIy 9Th. at 10 O'Clock
a m. for the nurnose of electinp twelv,
J.la,ates ia renresent tbe county i'm fin,
State convention. called to meet at st
paul Julv 9TH. Each township is emit
tied to five DELEGATES. and each temper
ance organization is reouested to zen,
deIepates 10 this convention.
-Messrs. Jensen * F,restone. pro
pr,etors of the large carriage manufac
tory and dealers in all kinds of farm
macbiperv have q whole mace in to
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