The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-03-22
(From Thursdays Daily

Aid. Pond has been spoken OF as q
possible candidate for mayor.
"A bill has passed the house allowing
Belgrade to erect 81 600 town hall.
Our readers should notice the adver-
tisement of Stewart & Holmes. Their
stock of wall paper is complete.
Glen Schroeder was handing around
the cigars Yesterday over the arrival of
boy at his home the night before.
Mrs. Jennie Schroeder has sold her
property, including house and lot, at
the corner of Mulberry and Front Sts.,
for $500.
Politics is becoming the. eDgrossing
topic of conversation and the sunny sides
of the streets are lined with groups of
men talking nothing else.
Seeding has begun in earnest, and
from now until it is completed the city
will be rather quiet. All Look for an ex-
ceedingly large crop this year.
-Himmelman & Piper Yesterday af-
ternoon purchased the fine seven-year
old Percheron stallion, "Amerique," of
Geo. E. Case, st. Peter, for $1,000. sThe
animal is finely built and is one ofthe best
In this part Of the country.
Sheriff Geddes returned last night
from Milbank, OAK, with John, the
man who it is alleged left forged note
for $500 at the Citizens National bank as
collateral for $40, which he borrowed.
The examination was set for this after
noon.
An open meeting of Wilkin post will
be held on the first Wednesday night in
April. Judge Severance will relate his
experience at the second battle of Nash
vile, and it may be depended upon to
be interesting and instructive. All old
soldiers and their families are invited to
be present, and especially those who
fought in the battle mentioned.
-Falrmont Meas: Auditor f.. B.
Shanks and wife returned from Vernon
in Blue Earth county Saturday morning.
Mrs. Shanks went down a week ago last
Saturday and Mr.. Shanks last Friday.
The object of the visit was to take leave
of S. H. Meter, the father of Mrs.
Shanks, and his family who will go to
Buena Vista, Colorado, to morrow
where they will make their home. The
latter place is about two hundred miles
southwest of Denver.
The ladies relief society is preparing
to have given under its auspices the
sold Country SCHOOL, sometime in the
near future. This is very interesting
entertainment, and will be full of laugh
able incidents. Those who took part in
Mother Goose" last year will take part
in this. Amy entertainment that the re-
lief society is interested in has never
failed to draw large house.
Miss Maria A. Brown, of Boston,
will deliver a lecture IN the Opera
House, Mankato, Tuesday evening,
March Goth. Miss Brown will lecture
on the early history of this country. TAX
ing the ground that America was dis
covered over five hundred years before
the time of Columbus Wherever she
has appeared the press speaks in the
highest terms of praise of her able dis
course and it is to be hoped that she
will be generously received in Manka-
to. Prices of admission 35 and % cents.
MIR. H. P. Jensen, who was last
night nominated for mayor on the Peo-
pies ticket, is thoroughly representa-
tive of the best elements of the laboring
classes. He started In at the foot of the
ladder and has built up his business to
the present proportions through sheer
pluck and energy. For twenty-seven
years he toiled over the anvil and is
consequently full of sympathy for the
honest laboring men. He says that he
will not use cent of money to secure
his election. If his friends want him
elected they must work gratis
Buffalo Courier: II is learned that
the appointment of Robert S. Hair,
General Agent of the New York Central
and West Shore at Niagara Falls, as gen.
eral eastern passenger agent of the Chi
cago, st. Paul & Kansas City, is fact.
1t meets with general approval among
his friends. Mr.. Hair is very popular
official and is just the man to advance
the interests of the road he Is to repre-
sent in the East. He will have his
headquarters at New York City.
The above refers to the eldest son of
Rev. G. R. Hair, presiding elder of the
M. E. church.