The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-10-20
MANKATo FREE PRESS.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1898.

reception to the members of the grad
uating class at the building Saturday
night. The class at present numbers
about ninety, and is strong body of
young people. The reception was a
very pleasant affair.
An interesting operation was per-
formed Monday in DR.. Warmers
Office upon little child three years
old, for club feet. 1t was born thus
deformed, but by skillful use of the
surgical instruments certain muscles
in the feet and legs were cut, which
will result in complete cure. The
child will walk as we'll as others. DR..
Warner was assisted by Drs. Harring-
ton and Webster.
Underwear at Wholesale prices at
the Model One Price Clothing & Shoe
House.
The FREE PRESS will hereafter be
in position to give absolutely cor
rect reports of the temperature, 1t
has purchased and this morning
placed in position a government
gagged self registering thermometer,
which registers the highest and low
est temperature during each twenty
four hours, and the existing tempera-
ture at all times. There is no truer
one in the city and it has been placed
in an excellent location, several feet
away from the walls, and where there
is a free circulation of air. Our
friends as they pass by, are invited to
stop and see how low the temperature
went during the night or how high
during the day.
just received "a full line of Will
son Bros. renowned hosiery at the Mo-
del One Price Clothing & Shoe House.
-Sportsmen are taking advantage
of the fine weather and many ducks
are being bagged around the neigh
boring lakes.
"A very destructive fire at Sioux
City Saturday swept away half mil
lion dollars worth of property and the
old landlord Produce works suffered
a loss of $50, 1000 being entirely destr y
ed. The new institution was not
damaged at all. The Mankato House
is branch of the Sioux City eStab-
liShment
Among the applicants for admis-
sion to the bar who are being eXamin-
ed in ST. Paul is Frank F. Cross,
of this city.
The attorneys have submitted the
arguments in writing in the Macbeth
Hoerr suit, and the court has the case
under consideration.
Attorney O'Grady was called to
attend the district court in WaSeca
county Tuesday. The trial of Ben Hag-
gerty was today postponed until Sat-
turday.
Secretary Martin has succeeded in
disposing of 210 course tickets for the
Star course of entertainments with
out any difficulty. The course prom
Uses to be even better than that of
last year.
Some young rascal has twice tied
a rope across the sidewalk by Union
Hall, for people to trip over at night.
Monday night several people received
falls there. If caught, his punish
ment should be unsparing, as he
might easily have been the cause
of some serious accidents.
Nov. 1st, the photograph gallery
at lis Jackson street changes hands.
Until that time we will make cabinet
photos at about one-half price, So per
dozen. Blake & Co.
Money saved by buying your
gloves and mittens at the Model One
Price Clothing & Shoe House.
Thirteen years ! ago Sunday a
sudden change occurred in the pleas
ant fall weather and snow fell that
did not go off until the following
April. 1t was long and cold winter.
The weather this month has been all
that could be desired and bids fair to
continue pleasant for some weeks.
Blue Earth county Jared we'll in
the award of medals for -four. R. D..
Hubbard received an award for the
"Superlative" brand, and the Amboy
mill for the "Amboy" brand. Min
nesota received 80 awards, which is
four times as many as any state in the
union or any foreign country.
Convince yourself by looking
through our line of fall and winter
goods, that we can save you money at
the Model One Price Clothing & Shoe
House.
Mr.. Clark, the good natured clerk
of the Saulpaugh, states that the
hotel business is improving and that
his house was full Sunday. The
travelling man is abroad in the land,