The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-08-31
CFrom Thursdays Daily

The Republican caucus at Lake
Crystal will be held Friday evening.
Mayor Pfau has been appointed &
member Of the executive committee O
the Democratic state central committee
Mr.. Torrey has purchased Mr.
Graves interest in the jackson street
livery and will hereafter conduct the
business alone. Success to him.
Remember the ice cream sociable a
the residence of Mrs. Tuttle Friday
evening. Mrs. Geo. IL. Clark will join
Mrs. futile in giving the social, and d
pleasant time is anticipated.
Nick Lang has just finished a fine
stone side walk in front and at the side
of his property on North Front. b.
Kohler has also just put down an excel
lent walk. Lower town is fixing up.
j. G. Roller says he already has con-
tracted with citizens of Mankato for 500
tons of coal, to be delivered during the
next few months. Evidently our peo-
Pile are going to discount the blizzard if
possible.
"A private picnic in which about
twenty-five MaRkato families will parti-
cipate will be held at Lake Washington
next Sunday. The Germania band will
accompany the party and a good time is
looked for.
The morning train on the Wells
road did not come in until late this af-
ternoon on account of the tram on the
main line having been derailed last
night. No particulars of the accident
have been received.
His name is Yep Dep and he halls
from the Celestial kingdom. His coun-
tenance bears the unmistakable marks
of the Heather Chinee. He came from
Minneapolis yesterday and will locate a
laundry in the city as soon as he can find
a location.
Mr.. G. II. Lindsley's chicken coop
was invaded by a strange animal night
before last. The noise of the chickens
TO an investigation and a full grown
mink was found ~devouring one of the
hens. 1t had already killed three. 1t
killed after some trouble.
The supreme court has Just render
ed a decision sustaining the law i'm re-
gard to unsealed weights and measures.
Ii held that no n could ecove the
price of articles sold according to these
weights and measures. This upholds
Judge S~everance's position.
The entertainment given at Oak
Cliff farm in Rapidan yesterday wa a
magnificent success. The attendance
was very large both afternoon and even
.ng, and General and Mrs. Baker did
everything possible to make it pleasant
or all who attended. The Garden City |
BAND was present in the evening and
,nlivened the occasion with some of
heir nice music.
Lake Crystal Union: Harry Palmer,
crossing a bridge south of the ceme-
cry neal Garden City, Monday with a
engine, it broke through, drop
ping a distance of six feet, and stood up
right. Mr.. Palmer and Geo. Swift were
IN the running board at the time, and
vent down with the machine. Fortu-
lately it did not tip back and crush them
between the bridge abutment and boiler.
". P. Cobb, from this place, went down
TUESDAY, to raise it with block and tackle.
DIR. Rogers, of Minneapolis, was in
he city yesterday, and invited Company
. to attend the State Fair on Sept. 14th
md 10Th. For the latter day a great
ham battle has been arranged. The
ates are extremely liberal, being only
'l.5O for the round trip, and the boys
will be admitted free to the State Fair
md to The MINNEAPOLIS Exposition. Be-
ides this, they will be entitled to their
hare of one-half of the net receipts at
he fair on the 10Th. A number of the
'est companies of the State have been
invited to attend, and the sham battle
will be participated in by several thou
and men. A Gattling gun will also be
Ised. The invitation will be considered
/ the next meeting.