The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-05-07
HOME JOTTINGS.

See council proceedings.
See notice of wood for sale.
It's now 1.-THE corn plantin' time.
-Tramps abound, with other spring
verdure.
Fruit trees of nearly every kind ar
i'm bloom.
Sec notice of pasture" among ou
special locals.
We had brisk shower of ram OF
Monday evening.
The ice delivery wagons are KEEP
busy nowadays.
The Opera Roller Rink is closed for
the summer season.
w. Il. Geddes had ten pound cir
arrive a; his house last night.
Mrs. Il. Roberts entertains the Pres
byterian society this evening.
j. q. Roller wants TO buy a map o
Blue Earth county,-last issue.
An opening ball takes place ut Roe
Imer's summer garden this evening.
We are promised several very fine
entertainments during the present
month.
May thus far has been striking
contrast with April rs regards warm
weather.
1t is now probable that the Second
regiment will 20 into camp At New Tim
this year.
-Messrs. Mcconnell d: Thomas have
fitted up a neat private office nj the real
of their store.
Architect Pass is preparing plans
and specifications for the new school
building at st. Peter.
The military May party announced
for this evening promises to be an oc'
,..sion of genuine pleasure.
The Missionary Garden of the Con-
gregational churcl meets with Miss
Lillian Wilson tonight.
The assessors are at work. Now
show up" don't plead poverty just be-
cause the assessor is visiting you.
The recent rains, We are informed,
have done considerable damage 10 grain
on low ground throughout the county.
w. IL. Anderson has leased j. IL.
Rays building next To Christensen Bros.
and will move his candy store thereto.
The Andrews Opera Company Will
present the Mikado at the Opera House
in tins city "Wednesday evening, the 18th
inst.
c. NJ. Green, Esq, of Amboy, has
Just purchased 4 fine Aberdeen-Angus
ball from the celebrated herd of j. J..
Hill.
Cyclone insurance men are doing Il
land office business this season. The st.
Cloud racket is big 90 for the glib
agents.
There was public installation of Of
iicers Of Good Luck lodge |. o. Ii. L. at
their hall on Jackson street last Tuesday
evening.
The stencil that arises from some of
tie gntters III the.city is anything but
pleasant 10 the olfactories of passers-by.
What can he done?
Officer Jones had vigorous run af-
ter tramp "Wednesday morning, who
Jumped from the back door OF the City
Halk Jones length won.
Tile construction of MankatO's street
railway will SON begin, and during the
next few months Front street will be a
scene Of interesting operations.
The dining car on the Omaha road
between It. Paul and Mankato, mas been
taken off, and East bound trains will
breakfast at KasOta, as formerly.
The Standard Cement Company have
moved their office out TO the works,
where all business will be transacted
hereafter. They can be reached by
telephone.
The race at the Opera rink Satur-
day between Eyanson and Showdown
was easily won by the latter gentleman.
lie is still the champion roller skater OF
the country.
Preparations for commencement
week in both the city and Normal
schools are going on satisfactorily, and
the exercises promise TO be fraught with
the usual amount of interest.
-Messrs. Buck and Freeman, Of this
CITY. have been retained 10 assist county
attorney Pau in the defense of the case
against the county commissioners,
brought by the township supervisors.
Mr.. Fordyce, one of the operators IN
the train dispatcher's office of the Oma-
Ina road, has rented Mr.. Henry RobePs
residence, corner Main and Fourth
streets. and will soon set up housckeep-
ing.
"A gentleman from Minneapolis war
i'm Mankato one day this week and re.
marked TO us that over 100000 worth
Of building contracts had been revoked
since the labor troubles began III that
city.
Mr.. o. X. Mather has commenced
on the excavation Of Mr.. Patterson's new
residence and will push the structure to
completion as rapidly as possible. Mr.
l.. will have home second to none III
the city.
"A camp Of the Sons of Veterans was
organized in this city Monday evening,
Several parties from the st. Paul camps
were present to ofliciate in the organiza'
ton, and very pleasant evening was
spent with them.
There does not seem 10 be as much
.of a demand for farm machinery ut this
stage of the season as there was last
year. Still, with the present good pros
pect for crop, the trade must become
brisk sooner or later
In to-day's paper will be found no.
tee Of auction sale at Waseca, on Satur'
day, the 18th inst, at which time Skip,
the well-known thoroughbred Holstein
bull will he sold; also several yearling
bulls of value. Notice time and terms
Mr.. and Mrs. w. +. Cornish, .ol
Edgewood, have issued invitations t.
their friends requesting their presence
at the marriage of their daughters Nellie
and Hattie on the 18th of May. Both
marriages will he celebrated at the same
time.
Mrs. John Morrow, of Beaufort
township, died quite suddenly Tuesday
evening of last week, Of heart disease
Her funeral occurred on Friday and Wa.
attended by large cOncourse of sympa
thizing friends. She was a woman uni
yersally esteemed and loved.