The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-07-02
Soc notice of girls wanted

On July 18th the annual meeting fol
the election of directors of the cemetery
will occur at Mr.. &. A. Chapman's of
flee.
The ladies of the w. G. Il. u. viii
serve ice cream and cake all day Tues
day and Tuesday evening of July 9th Al
the building lately occupied by Door q
Bean, next door to the Red Lion.
Frank Root is the happiest man in
the Minnesota Valley. lie has now go
a pair, and if the pair can't beat full
hand, they will at least keep his hands
full. A little girl arrived at his house
Tuesday morning. Well, old boy, here's
our Eas".
There will be Il patriotic concert ut
the Congregational church next Sunday
evening, mt which several short papers
will ue read on certain branches of home
MISSION work. All members of the
church are earnestly requested to be
present and all others are invited.
Mrs. A. l.. Warner received box
of Oregon cherries, Tuesday, from
Ben. Campbell, formerly station agent
of the Omaha road ut this place. They
are rs large as our finest cultivated
plums, and are delicious eating. Mr..
Campbell is now located ut Portland,
and is reported rs doing well.
-Frink and Richards give full dis
cription in their al of this issue of their
new store building now in course oil
erection for them by Mr.. j. L. William
on the corner opposite the Mankato
House, and propose to slaughter their
stock on hand previous to entering their
new quarters Sept. LIST. Read their new
"ad" for startling reductions of prices.
We are pleased to note that the
Board of Trade, nj its meeting Monday
morning, acted upon the suggestion
made by THE FREE Press last week re-
garding the organization of Il mutual fire
insurance company, and appointed Il
committee tn look into the matter.
Wherever this plan of insurance has
been thoroughly tried, the results prove
entirely satisfactory.
Prairie chickens will soon be ready
To pick" There is one thing, how
ever, that sports should he cautious
about, and that is not to shoot this game
until the law allows. II is understood
that watchful eye is to be kept on
those who have heretofore violated the
game law, and if found transgressing
this wear, the offenders will be made to
pay dearly.
If the rejected postmaster of tins
city would kindly instruct his clerks to
place the mail of patrons i'll their re-
spective boxes, instead of taking the lib
erty To read the papers and thus de-
priye subscribers of their reading mat
ter, he would confer Il favor. Several
complaints of this kind have been
made oflate, and Il short stop should be
put To the illegal practice.
c. \. DeGratf, Esq, celebrated the
completion of his new and magnificent
barn at his Lake Elysian farm Thursda y
evening of last week with grand ball
and soclable. The event was one which
called ont an immense gathering-over
800 people being present from all parts
of the surrounding country. Guests
from It. Paul, Mankato, Winona and
Waseca were there i'll force. Gen.
Baker and others made speeches.
Mr.. \. VI. Light, who has his head
quarters at Fowler's quarry, is stone
cutter who possesses a knowledge of the
business second to no man in this part
of the country. For over ten years he
was engaged on government work, and
having opened up for himself will have
little difficulty in securing all the work
he can handle. He makes specially
of all kinds of plain and ornamental
building and trimming stone.
Prof. Frank Toland, who has no
superior in America in the art OF pen
manship, is in the city for the purpose
of opening a writing school. Parents
should not fail to improve the oppor
tunity offered to give their children q
course of penmanship under his instruc
/, ton. The basement ofthe Opera House
will be used by Mr.. Toland this even
ing, for gathering of young people who
NAV desire To take instructions, and ;
general invitation is extended to all.
Coles advertising car No. arrived
in Mankato Tuesday morning, and fresl
bills were scattered through the city anC
surrounding country. This reminds u
that there is always gang of sharper
who follow circuses around the country
I and it will bc well for all who visit thu
: show to give these sharks wide berth
There is no doubt but an immens,
crowd will he here next Tuesday, ant
all kinds of confidence games will b'
worked. Beware also, of pickpockets
. People in the city should be careful t
secure their houses in the evening
I they would guard against petty thievery
: The Mankato Firemen to the mum
Der Of one hundred, and their ladies
= with the Second Regiment Band vii
leave for Albert Lea at 200 a. IN. Mon
a day July 9Th, on special train via tn
L Northwestern road. No. | Hose Co
G will take running team and compel
ior the prizes offered. The specla
:, train will arrive ct Albert Lea abou
! 1000 a. IN. and will return the sam
4 night leaving Albert Lea at midnight
n Fare for the round trip for the publ
4 will be $40. a rousing time is antic
pated and large delegation of citizen
will accompany the excursion.
The Minneapolis Tribune of Wed
nesday says that the Plymouth Clothin
> house of that city has commenced su
AGAINST Messrs. Henlein d Miller, {
- Mankato, alleging that the latter al
using their name in conducting sin
e liar business. The defendants in tn
II cause are in no way intimidated by tn
l. threatened suit of the Plymouth clOti
~ ing house of Minneapolis. 1t is M
'r presumed that they have any mortgae
y upon this name, and if they will sc
goods of equal quality rs cheaply as tn
N Plymouth clothing house of Mankat
DC their business will not suffer TO al
y great extent by the competition, She
e iff Monks received the Injunction pape
et yesterday morning.
~ Complaint reached Chief Welc
Tuesday that an insane man was
10 South Bend. The Chief went down al
ar sure enough found man lying {
a. Evans store platform, who proved to
6 the one complained of. Mr.. Wel'
70 asked the man where he wanted to &
. aud ba said UMankatOp The Chi