The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-08-20

twenty-five hives of Italian bees
for sale at bargain. Call on w. G..
Hoerr, National Citizens bank.
Telephone connection was made
this morning with Eagle Lake. This
is line built only to Eagle Lake, and
is not on the main line east.
F. M. Currier threshed the wheat
on his farm this week and it averaged
about fifteen bushels to the acre. Mr..
Currier thinks the Blue Earth county
wheat crop will average from 13 to IA
bushels per acre.
TIL Omaha line will run plush up
holstered tourist cars leaving Mank a.
to 3:42 p. M. for Buffalo via Chicago
q Michigan Central and Niagara Falls.
Berths 81 each. Reserved at Union
Depot. ...
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul Railway has been designated as
the official route to Buffalo by the
travelling public. Reserve your berths
in sleeper leaving Mankato 2:30 D. m.,.
Aug. 2lst.
The Northwestern line will sell
homeseekers excursion tickets on
Aug. Sd and 18th Sept It'll, 2lst, Oct,
9Th and 10th. Inquire at Union
Depot for particulars.
If you want to make the trip to
Buffalo on first class road in first
class train take the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & ST. Paul through sleeper at 2:3O
p. M. Aug. 2lst,
In order to make room for our fall
and winter goods, we are cutting
prices on all the following lines: Light
weight underwear, summer neglige
shirts, summer neck-wear, also all
light and medium weight clothing.
Call and see the special bargains we
have to offer you. Model Clothing and
Shoe House.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul Ry. will start first class II Sec
tion sleeper with smoking compart-
ment from Mankato, Saturday, Aug.
2lst, 2:3O p. m. to run through to Buff
falo without change. For full par
ticulars regarding sales, berth reserva-
tions, etc., call at depot, foot of
Hickory street.
Goods are going up, and prices are
going down, and in order to make
room for our fall and winter stock, we
are sacrificing on all our light and
medium weight clothing. Model
Clothing and Shoe House.
"A telegram received by Mr.. John
@. Shelton this afternoon states that
his nephew, Charlie Wakefield, died
at eleven o'clock today at Lake
Tetonka, from consumption. The
remains will be brought to
this city tomorrow evening
and the funeral will take place at the
M. e. church on Saturday at 2 o'clock
pm.
The papers are being drawn up for
an appeal to the district court from
the adverse decision of the probate
court regarding the assessment of the
Mankato and Northeastern railway on
stock owned by the late Mp. Lee and
held by his estate. If necessary the
case will be taken to the supreme
court. This will be made test case,
as there are quite number of other
cases where persons holding stock
have refused to pay the assessment.
The M. & St. L.R.R. is the official
route Of the Minnesota G. A. r. to
Buffalo. A special train will leave
Mankato at s: 15 p. m. Sunday Aug.
22d, with through sleeper connect
ing with the headquarters train at
Waterville. Parties desiring to take
this train can secure berths in ad-
vance at the M. & St. L. depot.
The Chicago & Northwestern
sleepers from Mankato to Buffalo will
be plush upholstered and will be
equally as good as our competitor
sleepers. Our passengers don't have
to put up with rattan seated cars, as
many are being made to believe by
INSCRIPTIONS competitors. At first
they advertised II section first-class
Pullman. Now they say it is
Wagner.
The Chicago & Northwestern
will run Tourist Sleepers on their
trains leaving Mankato 3:47 p. M,
Aug. 2lst and I'D and which will run
through without change. Berth
rate for double berth will be $500
through. All wishing to take ad-
vantage of this favorable arrange
ment will please leave their orders at
Union depot soon as possible to be
sure of good place.
Excursion Tickets to County Fair at