The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-03-02
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thew w. Lockerby, Of this city,
n, March may truly be said TO hav
. come in like hon, though its roar wa
drowned In the patter of rain drops.
i The Methodist Episcopal church 50
ciable will be entertained at the resi-
dence of Mr.. g. r. Hair, over Dice,
store, Front street, on Wednesday next
7th inst, afternoon and evening. A cor
dial invitation extended TO all. Gentle
men will take supper at Q o'clock,
! Mr.. Z. C. Maiers and Miss Belle
Day were married last evening at there
sidence of the brides parents. A mum
of friends and relatives were present
Miss Day has grown up in Mankato anG
enjoys the esteem Of large circle O.
aquaintances. Mr.. Maiers is resident
of Winnebago City, where the young
couple will reside in the future.
Rev. DR.. Allen, of Pittsburg, will
preach in the Presbyterian church next
Sabbath morning, and address the Sun.
day School Immediately after that SER
vice. Those who had the pleasure Of
hearing him speak so earnestly and elo-
quently in behalf of the Freedman al
the meeting of the Synod here, will
be delighted to learn of his coming
again. 1t is to be earnestly hoped that
there will be large attendance to hear
this able divine.
"A meeting of the directors of the
Southern Minnesota Live Stock and Fair
Association was held last night. at which
the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year:
President-Dr. C. F. Warner.
First Vice Presidential. T. Fall.
Second Vice President-C. T.. Wise.
Treasurer-Geo. Pond.
Secretary-W. B. Davies.
Another meeting viii be held the
evening of March 9TH at which the stand
ing committees will be announced and
the date of the next fair viii be set.
The prospects of the association are
very bright. .
The Y. M. G. A., of the Normal
School yesterday elected officers for the
ensuing year as follows:
Press. G. Pew.
V. P.-J. c. Miller.
Rec. Seed. r. Stockley.
Cor. Sec.-H. E. Perrin.
Treas. NJ. Muzzy.
AT the meeting of the Prohibition
club last night Sherman Blake was elect
ed secretary and the following commit
tee on constitution was appointed: ]. L.
Van Valkenburg, D. A. Thayer and H.
C. Hotaling. Meetings will be held
every other Wednesday night hereafter.
Mr.. John Klein is preparing his
store room on Jackson street, just east of
the reading room, for the exclusive use
of his undertaking department. 1t will
be appropriately finished off, and all of
the caskets, ETC., may be seen there. It
will also answer the purposes of a
morgue. It will not be occupied for a
month or six weeks yet.
MIR. c. A. Chapman has received
letter from Mr.. Richard r. Parry, a
well-known former Mankatoite, donat-
ing lot l, block II, Branson's addition,
to the Board of Trade toward the hotel
bonus. This lot is situated at the corner
of Hanover and Putnam streets. If
there were a few more like public spirited
men interested in the city's welfare it
would not be 50 hard to raise bonus of
q few thousands.
The preparations for the farmers
institute are going on. Reduced rates
will be secured, though the amount of
the reduction is not quite certain-prob-
ably Que and one-third fare for the
round trip. Prof. Maria Sanford will
be present on Saturday, the last day,
and will speak in the afternoon and
evening. The subject of her lecture in
the evening will be "How to Make
Home Happy"
Constable Robel has given notice
that at ten a. M, March II, he will sell
the book accounts, fuel, etc, of the Gas
company at public auction at the City
Hall. The accounts include one with
the city for $16l.50, besides over $500
worth of other accounts. The other ar
ticles consist of seven tons of hard coal,
seven tons of soft coal, one tank of
naphtha, one gas stove, three writing
desks and four pumps.