The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-09-14

Inc req lctteT utN VI tue Nohn",,
fair will be Friday, when the great bal
game with ke Suerr will be played.
H. w. Hatch, formerly of this city
now living at Salem, Oregon, writes tina
he thinks that section the garden o
Eden"
Piper & Washburn have sold the
Herbert property on North Front stree
to Lorenzo Keene, for $1,000. They
purchased 1t u week ago for $500.
-Messrs. Wilkinson and Buck are ad'
vertised to stump Blue Earth county IL
the interest of the Democratic party II
general and of their own candidates. II
particular.
The ladies should all gladly respond
to the requests for aid in properly deco
rating and arranging the exhibits II
floral hall. The contributions of fancy
work should be liberal.
Every business man in the city
should make an exhibit ut the fair. II
will pay them as well as contribute to
the success of the fair, and thereby aid
the reputation of our city for enterprise,
-Mankato has as good an opportunity
to hold n successful fair as Rochester OF
any other of the larger cities. The only
thing needed is the proper spirit OF sup
port from citizens and business men
Every citizen should take a lively
interest in the Mankato Fair. If the
proper amount is manifested the display
and all the accomplishments of the fam
will be successful, and a credit to the
city.
The boys Democratic club met last
night. A delegation from the bows Re-
publican club appeared and formally
challenged the club to a joint discussion
of the tariff. The challenge was accept
ed, and the discussion will take place in
a few weeks. Only members of the club
will be allowed to speak.
From Wednesday $ DAILY FREE PRESS
The county commissioners meet
September 18th.
The fingers of Jack Frost will soon
be visible OF the leaves.
Reduced rates upon all the railroads
to visit the Mankato fair next week.
Remember that with every admis-
sion ticket TO the fair next week you get
u chance upon a fine top buggy.
The display of live stock at the Man
kato fair next week will equal any eve
made in Minnesota outside of the State
fair.
"A light frost occurred last night and
was plainly visible this morning. 1t
was not heavy enough to do much dam
age, however.
A new hall at Minnesota Lake was
dedicated last night with a dance. Sew
eral members of the GermanIa orches-
ira assisted with the music.
Get ready for the Mankato fair next
week. If you have any thing good In
the line of stock, farm products, fancy
work, o 7 anything that it will be of inter-
est for your n~eIghbors to see bring il
along and enter it.
Miss Frances Willard, president of
the National w. c. I. L. will speak at
the opera-house IN this city mex Tues
day evening, Sept. 18th. Miss Willard
is u lady of national reputation, and her
address Will be full of interest.
Carl Dice has opened a retail store
in connection with his wholesale depart
ment. He has a very heavy stock, which
will be retailed for cash. Mr.. Dice says
that both departments of his business
will be run as long as he remains in the
city.
ALL of the girls employed at the FL
wv "aAN wa No y N1hSAA ~ an ]AdN
fair and exposition to-day at the expense
of the company. 1t was a kind and lib
eral act on the part of the management,
and characteristic OF the treatment of
the company towards its employees.
-Supt. Klein, of the floral hall, urges
all ladies to cooperate in making the
exhibit and arrangements in that de-
partment more complete this year than
ever before. All ladies having new and
pretty things in needle work are espe-
cially requested to loan them. All goods
will be carefully kept, and no N need
be afraid to contribute articles to the ex-
hibItiOn.
AT the annual meeting of the Amer
lean association for the advancement of
science, held last month in Cleveland,
Ohio, Prof. ii. p. Cushing, of the Nor
NAL school, was elected a fellow Of the
association. This honor was due to his
paper, read the year before, and pub
lished in the proceedings of the associa-
ton on the "Berea Grit in Eastern Ohio"
He read two papers at the last meeting.
During the session he was also offered
appointment on the Geological Sur
vey of Arkansas. which he would have
accepted but for his engagement with
the Normal school.
WIN. Jones, a resident of South
Bend, died at the home ofThos. Hughes
of that place, of consumption, this fore
noon. His father and all of mis- brothers
and sisters have died of that disease.
Mr.. Jones returned from Peoria, ILL.,,
two weeks ago, sick with pieuro-pneu-
monia, which turned into quick con-
sumption. The funeral will be held at
the house of Thos Hughes at 200 p. m.
tomorrow. The body will be taken to
Columbus, Wis, for interment, leaving
on the 40 p. m. train on the Milwau-
kee road.
The ball game yesterday between
Mankato and Owatonna was a very in
teresting one. The score stood, during
the ninth inning, p to IL in favor of the
visitors, but the latter refused to abide
by a decision of the umpire, Peter
Peterson, and the game was declared
forfeited. That placed the score 9 to 0
in favor of Mankato and gave that club
the prize. The Owatonna club went
home rather ont of sorts. Prof. II. z.
Cushing and Will Bradley assisted the
Mankato club and rendered it valuable
service. The audience vas brsathless
with excitement throughout.
Surviving members of the Second
Minnesota volunteers will hold their an
nual reunion at the chamber of com
merce hall in St. Paul, Friday, the 18th
inst. at 3 p. M. and 7:30 p. m. The pro-
gram for the afternoon comprises an adj
dress by Lieut.. ii. Reed, and in the
evening Col. J. w. Bishop will read a
paper on 1.-THE Mill Springs Campaign
and Battle" A campfire, with army
songs and a general social good time will
be had afternoon and evening, and COM
rades are requested to bring their fami-
lies to both meetings. Ex-Govs. Ram
sew. Sibley and Marshall and Judge
Wilkin and others who. In war times,
were interested in the regiment, have
been invited, and are expected TO be
present at one or both meetings.
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