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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-09-17
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w. w. WoODARD. Esq.-Dcar Sir:
| notice in your correspondence to
the PiOnecr-PresS you make the state.
ment that "the fire department did
not turn out to the fire at the resi-
dencc of s. NJ. Weigel." This is a
mistake, rs Superior Hose Co. No. .,
were on hand with their hose carriage
and full force of men TO do effective
work. TO reach Mr.. WIS residence
with hose from the nearest hydrant,
requires from 1900 to 400 feet. Each
hose company have but 500 feet. AS
we were there alone, we did not lay
out our hose, but fastened it to the
hydrant, and had every thing in read.
mess, so that had the other company
arrived VIC would have lost no time
in joining our hose together. We
waited in vain, so of course could be
of no service. This is the second
time within q year that the u. j.. has
misrcpresented us, and it is but right
you should make the correction in
both the p. u. and MANKATO FREE
Press. We are but u volunteer com.
pany, and it is bad enough for us to
have it said we could not turn out TO
Il fire when we do not get there, but
TO have this said when we have been
there ready, but through no fault Of
our own unable TO do any service, is
still worse. Hoping you will make
the correction, and give honor where
honor is due, we remain
Respectfully,
SUPERIOR HOSE Co.
GEO. HARTMAN,
Cor. Secretary.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-09-17

Let that be the motto of every in
telligent Republican of Blue Earth
county upon the National and state
tickets. We may differ in our opin.
ions upon the unfortunate trouble
that exists in the Congressional Dis.
trict, and we all have that right
We may cOnscientiously and honest.
ly differ, and no one has a right to
say aught. Every intelligent. think.
ing man in the district has fully dc.
termined in his own mind Just how
and which of the two candidates he
will support ut the polls next Novcm.
Der, and all the shouting, hurrahing
aud newspaper bowling this side of
the grave, can make no change in
that determined decision. But while
we differ in this matter let us all be
determined, steadfaSt and true in our
support of the National and state
ticket. Let us send 10 the legislature
next winter a class of Republican
legislators from this county. which
will rebound to our credit, and who
will exert an influence in shaping
legislation that is identified with the
best interests of the county and State.
Remember that if harmonious action
be taken by all, the city of Mankato
and Blue Earth county can he sccur.
ed TO the Republicans. Don't al
low local prejudiccs and feelings to
interfere with unanimous support
of Garfield, for while the Democratic
nominee may be brilliant and brave.
the principals upon which he stands
ale bad, and they, not the men, are
what we are struggling against.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-09-17
hive Ynm Henri Ernm Mnincn

Yes, we have. But while the re-.
suit is a great calamity both to the
country and the Republican PARTY, yet
the happy thought that it WAS not Il
Democratic victory somewhat soothrs
our otherwise dcSpondcnt feelings
Without the combination Of Ill the
various sorchcadS that formed the
prohibition, the grccnhack and the
anti-MaSonic factions. Maine could
never be carried by the democrats
And while the result was wholly m
expected 10y the Republicans. it WA
greater surprise to the Democrats
for they had no anticipations that
Old Maine would go back on hel
favorite son Blaine, in such a ridicu
lous manner. But great rs is The
surprise To one, and disappointment
To the other political party, it clearly
shows what extreme measures art
being adopted To over throw the Re
publican party and all its great and
beniiicent measures. Money has
been used without stint, and corrupt
political promises made without the
least thought of being fulfilled. I'll,
desperate efforts of their enemies
will greatly facilitate the cOnsolida
ton of the Republican ranks to great
or watchfulness and efforts. Tn,
later reports show that the Rcpubli
cans have the majority of the legisla
ture and have elected three ont oi
five congressman.
=. S.-The Democratic poultry have
suddenly dropped their gay plumagr
for the rural districts give the cleo
ton to the Republicans
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-09-17
The Art Loan---The Greatest Collection
Ever Seen.

The Art Loan exhibition, under the
auspices of the Methodist society of this
city, opened its doors to the public the
first of this week. It's purpose is to
raise funds to assist in removing the
debt hanging over that society, hence
its mission is two-fold, and of unusual
interest to all who believe in perpctuatc
ing such societies. The arranging OF
the hall, and decorating the same, has
been laborious work of many hands,
while the vast collection of relics, pic
lures, flowers, specimens of minerals,
ornithology and animals, display an en-
crgy and interest that seems almost in
credible.
TO cnumcratc n third of the articles
on exhibit, would fill the FREE Press
full, but We will cnumcratc few of the
more important ones, and request our
people to pay the Art Loan n personal
visit, and look over the valuable collcc-
ton themselves.
The first article that attracted our
attention was the vest worn by Bob.
Younger in the attack upon the bank
ut Mortified then Indian relics,
that played an important part in the
massacre of 80, brings back bitter re.
membranes of that time; carefully
and wonderfully preserved, is the
first newspaper published in the Uni
ted States, bearing date March IL,
ITO, and the first paper published in
Worcester, Mass, dated May 3, 1875,
while another old relic of newspaper
dom contains the death of George
Washington. Ancient ware $50 years
old, and Of lesser date, is abundantly
displayed. Wearing material from
India, consisting of shawl and cape,
whose fineness of texture is the envy
Of the ladies. A solid silver tea set
used by Harrison after the battle of
Tippecanoc is In Il good state of pres.
crvation; candle sticks 200 years old
furnish food for reflection to the fas-
tidious; n silver coffee pot 554 years
old is a curious piece of antiquity !;
almanacs Of 1900 Is shown as complete
as the more modern ones, only not
quite so deliberately pictured. Mar.
tin Luther's works, 300 years old, is
recognized as valuable curiosity {;
IN Episcopal catechism 326 years old
is a model for its briefness and com.
prehensiveness a Latin book 293
years old Is critically examined by
learned scholars {; Bibles of l775, con.
tanning the same wonderful truths rs
more modern ones, are preserved
with care and watched with jealous
eyes; genuine relics of the old Char
ter Oak of Hartford cloth made
from the fiber Of pine apple in India !;
continental scrip, and innumerable
other objects worthy of recognition
is to be seen and admired. There are
beautiful pictures, many of which
are highly valuable for their exquisite
iineness of work and historic value,
that adorn the walls, while an extern
sive display of stuffed birds and ami
mails look down upon you with the ut.
most severity.
The fair will be made doubly inter.
esting the rest of this week, by the
addition of many new attractions,
both from home and abroad.
Too much credit cannot be bestow.
ed upon the managers Of this exhibi.
ton for the interest and energy they
have given to make it success.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-09-17

The bold announcement by the
Southern democracy that in Hancock
they have Il reliable tool to do Their
bidding and carry out their policy
has aroused the patriotic people OF
the North. They have too vivid ant
painful il remembrance of the cost
and misery they cntailcd upon the
country Ivy their attempt TO force
that policy upon the country by arms
to permit its accomplishment by
frauds ut the ballot box. The sOutl
has become solidfed politically by
courses which would make any fent
in the universe blush except Il dough
face. And the present in
dications are that the Northern peO
pie are sufficiently aware of the dem
Ocratic purpose to nip it in the bud
by presenting II solid front to thcil
further progress. A solid NORTH
against a solid South.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-09-17

In our mention of the subject, we
had no intention TO speak derogatory
of the fire company, and If Mr.. Hart
man will read the l.. u. carefully he
will find that we said 1.-The tiremen
didn't turn out because as they say
they didn't hear the alarm" We
are well aware of the frequent criti'
cisms fire companies are subjected to-
and we are also aware that it requires
considerable interest to keep up vol
untecr organization. for we have been
II member of one. Mr.. Hartmann
explanation will be satisfactory Il
all.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-09-17

democrats are deprived Of this pleas
ure 10y re-electing 10y handsome ma.
jority their present able and faithful
representative. MIR. Dunnell, who has
always been true To the principles Of
the party, faithful TO the interests of
his constituents and true TO his
friends
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-09-17
The First Congressional District from
Present Indications.

The old reliable First district will
not go back upon its past record. The
better judgment of the Republicans
will prevail over the prcjudiccs and
factiOus opposition of the leading
spirits of the Waseca convention, and
if the grand scheme Of the rebel brig
adiers TO carry the election of Prcsi-
dent into the House of Representa-
tives should be successful, the First
district will not finnish vote to con-
summate the iniquity. Nothing is
left to the imagination to determine
the purposes of the democratic party.
They long since announced their de-
termination to secure at the ballot
box what they failed To secure by
arms. Their master spirits, the
HamptOn's, Lamar's and Hills, have
boldly declared in the present cam
paign, that the principles for which
the democratic party were now con-
tending, were the same for which
Lee, Davis and Jackson fought.
While it has recently come TO light
that it Is the fOrlorn hope and last de-
termination of the democracy dicta-
ted by the solid South and acquiescd
in by their allies in the North, TO use
the whole power of their majority in
both branches of the national legis.
lature to throw out electoral votes
enough in the count TO seat the dem.
Ocrat, right or wrong, and if they
count among their numbers dough
face from the reliable First congress.
iOnal district of Minnesota, it would
be hailed by the rebel chiefs from
Maine to Georgia as one of the great
est events Of modern times it would
be heralded by rebel yell that would
resOund from one end of the Union
TO the other. But the sober, com.
mon sense Of the republicans of the
First district will see TO it that the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-09-17
LAND OrrIcs AT woRTuINaroN, MINI.

august 18TH, 1851,
Notice Ia hereby given that the following nam
cd settler has fled notice OF his intention to
make final proof In support OF his claim, and Sc
cure final entry thereof before the Clcrk OF Court
of Blue Rarth county, at Mankato, Mimi, on
Tuesday, September %, 1880. Homestead APP
plicatiOn 1868, viz: Anna Dyer, widow OF Charles
Dyer deceased, for the N On W I Sec "a Up 100
Il %, and names the following % his witnesses,
viz: Frederick Miller, John Chase, John Hussy
and Joseph sprague, all Of Mapleton.
Mons GRiNAaRR, Register.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-09-17
Teachers Examinations.

Teachers Examinations will be held AZ follows.
Al Mapleton Friday and Saturday, Oct, sth and
9th.
At Garden City Wednesday and Thursday. Oct
10th and 2lst.
At Mankato Friday and Saturday, Oct. 22nd
and 23rd.
The Superintendent, assisted by other teachers
will hold an institute for the benefit Of teachers,
at Mapleton, Oct, 9th and eth. and ut Garden
the Examination at those places Prof' SeSrinS
Of the Mankato Normal School will deliver u
lecture nj each place. All teachers should attend
these institutes. EDWIN ROGERS.
l?w5 County Superintendent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-09-17
NOTICE.

would respectfully announce myself rs a
candidate for the Legislature from the Third
Commissioners district. Subject to the decision
Of the Republican County Convention.
l2w2 l.. Q. SHOEMAKER.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-09-17
Farmers Board Of Trade

The farmers of Minnesota are be-
coming recognized us something more
than mental labOrers for others
benefit. They are, under the above
name, concentrating their forces and
ideas that will ultimately rebound to
their credit and benefit. They have
seen by past experience that in union
there is strength. and although their
organization il rs yet young and I'M
perfectly formed, yet it is Il stepping
stone To something better. Each
succeeding year brings improvement
and new members, who give new
ideas and new plans for future devel.
opmcnt.
At the recent sitting of that Board
ut st. Paul, many new ideas were
advanced regarding the little brass
kettle" the condition of the agricul-
tural grant, manner of grading wheat
and the protection of sheep.
Mr.. Il. ID. Francis. Of this county,
rs Il member Of the Board, WAS eX-
trcmely active in suggesting new
ideas, especially regarding Irvine bin,
ders. He had previously gathered
his statistics regarding the subject
and therefore was enabled to discuss
the matter intclligentIy. TO present
the subject us reported we quote il
from the daily Globe:
Mr. Francis said he had asccrtaincd from
drulrr- In Mauknto that rincc the sueCrr- Of the
twimc binders had been established beyond II
question, iarmcrs could not be induced Ia look
nj the wire binders Wood, Marsh and st. Paul
lwimc binders had been used in that country, in
the recent harvest, each muchiuc giving good
-at-fIcii ion, and dealers estimated that al least
three hundred would be required To meet the de-
maud next year. Each of these machines had
cut from $50 To l75 acres Of grain, In which each
had used, my 800 ia of twiuc. or total for the
200 machines of 6O,HO Ms. Next year, II dealers
had not uvcFCEtmatCd the demand, the conSump-
tiom az iwinr, in Blue Earth county alone, would
nuuuut To Ijd,UIO. This year the farmers have
been Obliged to pay rrum 20 TO - cents II pound
for the Irvine used, the great bulk being sold nj
The latter figure. Al the same price the farmers
of Blu" Earth county will next ycar he required
Ia paYln round numbers, about 80, 900 for twinc.
Mr. Francis estimates that the consumption Of
twlnc VIII he umly about on nnicth of TINT re-.
quircd for the entire State, which will make the
total 10 be- paid out for twinc in this State next
year iully $l,2j0,uO.
This Mr.. Francis said was u large sum of
money nearly all OF which went 10 Eastern man
uiActurrr- and wholesalers, while every cent
could aud ought To- be- saved To the State by our
farmers growing the hemp, aud our capitalists
manufacture the twinc, watch he raid could be
done here and sold To the iArmcas at good
profit at eight cents per pound.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-09-17
SUMMONS.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, 90 District Court,

9E hISs SstS SSI
District
Warham Is. Smith, Plaintiff,
against
John Rooney, Defendant.
Tho State Of Minnesota to the above named
defendant:
You, John Rooney, arc hereby summoned and
! equircd to answer the complaint of the plain
TIL in the above entitled action which IL fled In
the office OF the Clerk Of said District Court at
the city of Mankato Minnesota and to serve a copy
Of your answer to said complaint on the SUBJ
scriber at his Office In the city OF Mankat0 In
said county of Blue Earth, within twenty DAYS
after the service OF this summons upon You, ex-
elusive OF the day OF such service, and II you
fail to answer said complaint within the tlmo
the plaintiff In this action will take
Judgment against you for the sum OF one hun
dred dollars with interest ut the rate OF ~ per
cent. per annum fr1m September I'd, 1878, to-
gether with the costs and disbursements herein.
A. II. PAU,
Plaintiffs Atty, Mankato, Mimi,
Dated August Is, 1880. SwT
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-04-27

The first heir-a daughter-was born to
MI. and Mrs. r. H. Egleston on Sunday.
Rube was observed to act strangely all day
yesterday. His partner, Causey, says he
actually loaded and sent back from the
depot to the Richmond several tons of pig
lead, and a cargo of goods for a Eureka
merchant was sent to Ruby Hill. He also
imagined himself a millionaire, and abso-
lutely refused to receive freight money
from any one to whom he delivered goods.
He was likewise as reckless as a Coal Oil
Tommy, and wanted everybody to drink
with him and feel good and happy. The
day was far advanced before the boys dis
covered what allied him. The SENTINEL
was not overlooked on the joyful occasion,
and the bountiful supply of sparkling
champagne sent to this Office was disposed
of in teeming bumpers to the health and
long life Of the new conner and its worthy
parents. Mother and child were getting
along nicely at latest accounts. Rube, 1t
is thought, will recover his equilibrium in
a few DAYS.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-04-27
COAL CONTRACT.
The Eureka Con-. Gets Its supply for
Twenty-Five Cents per Bussel.

The Eurek Con. Gets Its supply for
Twenty-Five Cents per Busi,cl.
Sunday, the 25th, was the day named
for the opening Of the bids to supply the
Eureka Consolidated with coal for a term
Of months. When the hour had arrived,
Superintendent Read found himself in pos
session Of forty-seven bids, ranging from
26k cents, the highest, down to 81 cents,
the lowest. The lowest bid was by Mr..
Peter N. Hansen, of Pine Station, but it
did not cover the entire supply required,
being, we believe, an offer to furnish 30, 900
bushels per month at q cents. Mr.. X.
Sadler's bid came next, offering to furnish
rs, 900 bushels per month, or more if nee
essary, at % cents. Accordingly his bid
was accepted, and last night the necessary
papers were sealed, signed and delivered.
This is a much lower figure than coal in
quantity has ever been sold for in the Eu-
reka market. The reduction is, of course,
the result of an over-supply in the hills.
That it will fall especially heavy on the
business is quite certain, as the price at
the furnaces always controls the market at
the pits. The burners were barely able to
exc out a living at 26k cents per bushei
How they will manage to get along at the
reduced rate is not readily explained. 1t
is quite probable, however, that but little
coal will be manufactured in the immedi-
ate future, and when the present supply
shall nave been exhausted a marked adj
rance is likely to occur.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-04-27
SALE
The Trench Mine Sold, and the
Money Paid.

Hon. Tom Robinson, Supt. OF the Bay
State, informs us hat the sale Of the Trench
mine, White Pine, to Boston and New
York parties, has been consummated, and
the money paid over. Mr.. Robinson was
sole owner Of the property. He gets $780,
900 cash, besides retaining a large slice of
the stock. The sale was negotiated by Mr..
McGrath, who left Boston yesterday morn
ing for Eureka. Some ether mines in the
vicinity went in with the Trench. The
property is dirt cheap at the price paid for
it. The Trench alone has yielded over
$500, 900 in bullion. Much of the ore
worked as high as $500 per ON. 1t is a
true contact vein, bearing unmistakable
evidence of permanency as we'll as richness.
Abundant working capital has been pro-
vided, and operations will be ~inaugurated
at once under the able direction OF Mr..
Robinson. The SENTINEL has no doubt
that the property will give a splendid ac-
count of itself in the near future, and
prove a magnificent investment for the
Eastern purchasers.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-04-27
THE GREAT BLOCKADE.
Most Terrible Storm Ever Known
on the sierra.

The Truckee Republican, published high
up in the Sierra, gives the following ac-
count of the late blockade on the Central
Pacific The storm ragged from Sunday
night to Thursday night with hardly a mo-
ment's interruption. The snow fell in
great digging whirls from morning till
night, from night till morning. Five, ten
and even twenty feet of fresh snow has
fallen at different places on the mountains.
Roofs and sheds are covered with drifts,
and on the summit are buried from sight.
Avalanches have swept down the steep
mountain sides at short intervals through
out the daytime, frequently crushing the
pines in their pathway, and bearing with
them huge masses of rock and earth.
Tuesday evening the wires OF the Western
Union were all down west of Summit.
Indeed, during the greater portion of the
night no communication could be had
with any station west of TUNE ID. On
Wednesday morning the operator at tun-
mel 10, George Royal, found it impossible
to telegraph to Truckee. but managed
through the telephone to report heavy
slides near the tunnel. Conductor John
NJ. Connors, with snow pillow and six en-
gines, started from Truckee at 8 O'Clock
A. NJ, with II. G. Standish and 100 work.
men, to repair the damage. They found a
slide one mile west of tunnel 10, which was
rs feet long and 80 feet deep. Two hum
bred feet east was a second slide of about
the same dimensions. Half a mile west
of this was a third about 100 feet long and
% feet high. A fourth slide about 80 feet
long and IA feet deep was discovered at the
east end Of tunnel ~. Between tunnels
IL and IL was a fifth slide $50 feet in
length and 40 feet deep, which had carried
away the sheds and had completely filled
the aperture, SO as to block up the sheds.
Beyond the summit even greater damage
was wrought. There were several i'm
mense land slides between Emigrant Gap
and Alta, to say nothing Of the blockade
from snow.
The Republican devotes two columns to
a graphic description of the battle between
the railroad men and the elements. The
high snow drifts had so completely enyel-
oped the sheds and tunnels that not a ray
OF light or a breath OF air could be had.
The dense smoke from the relief trains and
locomotives attached to the snow-plows,
made it almost impossible for human ex-
isteDce anywhere in the vicinity OF the
point of attack. Several white men and a
large number of Cinnamon were overcome,
and fell in one Of the tunnels. They were
rescued with the greatest difficulty. In
conclusion the Republican says; The
blockade lasted three days. The storms
will be remembered years hence as the Sc
verest experienced on the mountains at
this season Of the year. and the blockade
was a fitting finale to the twenty stormy
days which we have experienced in this
month of April.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-04-27
Sad Intelligence.

~Telegraphic news was received yesterday
Of the death OF Mrs. John Walsh, ON the
25th instant, at Iowa City, Iowa. De-
ceased was the mother of Mr.. Michael
Walsh and airs. Ed. Looney, who will
have the sympathy in their sad affection Of
many friends in Eureka. The telegram
states that the funeral will take place to-day.
Messrs. Jacob and Morris Calisher also
yesterday received by letter the sac intelli-
gence of the death Of their mother at KEN
per. Prussia, on the goth Of March. The
deceased was in her SD year. A wide
circle Of friends and acquaintance will
condole with the brothers in their irrepar-
able loss.