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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-11-11
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Sidewalks.

Here VIC are again, with the same old
subject. How dear to the memory of
every pedestrian! For variety of side
walks commend us to our city. On
Second street there are only five or six
different kinds of walk. There is the
walk with every other board raised
above its neighbor an inch, as a regula-
tor to the high and low steppers, next
comes Il board torn loose from nails and
fastenings and flies up to crack you on
your shins, on purpose to hear what you
might say; then comes the stone walk,
with the stones six or seven inches
apart, to catch the wheels Of your baby
carriage, your canes, or anything you
may happen to drop; there is the walk
laid upon natures face without any
foundation or mailing, to slide out from
under you on a wet and muddy day
and then wink while you are scraping
your clothes and laughing @ at the
joke. Now there are other varieties of
walk but if we mention them all in one
issue we won't have anything to talk
about until some one falls through them
and breaks a leg and politely requests
the city to pay q damage of $4,000.
Let us except this time that variety is
the spice of life" and make our walks
uniform and substantial
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Nearly Finished.

The time is short now ero the iror
horse will come laundering right into thu
city on the Milwaukee road. The spile'
have all been driven aud arc ready tc
receive the timbers, ties and rails, while
teams were busy all last week and this,
filing in the depot grounds. We have
no conception what advantages both the
city and railroad company will derive
from this long needed improvement.
II cannot be but Short time before the
Sioux City and Northwestern com
panies will observe the necessity of
bringing their tracks, depots and ware
houses to the fiat occupied by the Mil
waukee company. One of the greatest
mistakes the Northwestern company
ever made was leaving Mankato u way
station and running its main line to ST.
Peter, when they could have found an
easier grade than the one they now &C.
cupy besides saving several miles in dis.
lance.
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Personals.

Mason Lidgerwood mado his brother, Geo.
l., n short visit last week.
+. II. Trout manager of the Singer sewing
machine company at Minneapolis, was In the
city Friday.
Geo. Long, of the firm of Curtis & Long,
Minneapolis, has been making his parents a
visit.
'Dick" Jones of Rochester, spent Sunday
In the city. He thought this was about as
good a place To mourn for Hancock AZ any
where else.
Harry Waters occupied Sunday and Monday
In the city.
JAS. Parsons has returned from Blue Earth
City.
Frank Russell has come back from the
north" He will spend the winter here.
j. NJ. Barclay, the popular machine man,
returned home Tuesday from trip East.
Mr.. Job Evans has taken his brothers place
i'm the county treasurer's Office.
DIR. Milt Wood is the happy father. 1t is a
boy.
Mr.. o. o. Pitcher went East Tuesday morn
ing.
Mr.. b. L. Curtis OF Chicago, was busy shak-
city, Tuesday.
John Diamond, an old Mankato boy, who
went To BrOokings, OAK, several months ago,
returned last Tuesday on q visit. The sau-
brious climate of Dakota has turned John in
to good republican.
Gus Wampler, Is at home now, on Il visit.
Miss Chamberln, the new assistant teacher
In the High School, has arrived.
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Almost Young Again.

My mother was afflicted long time
with Neuralgia and dull, heavy mac
tive condition of the whole system /;
headache, nervous prostration, and was
almost helpless. No physicians or
medicines did her any good. Three
months ago she began to Use Hop Bit
tiers, with such good effect that she
seems and feels young again, although
over 20 years old. We think there is
no other medicine fit to use in the fam
ily.--A lady in Providence, II. l.-Jour-
nal
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Nearly n Blaze.

1t was only an accident which pre-
vented the announcement of u serious
conAasration of one OF our finest resi-
denccs last Friday night. 1t was the
residence of our recently elected auditor,
T. Scattergood. His family had illum-
mated the building upstairs and down
with candles, and through some cause
the candles up stairs inclined so as to
set the curtains on fire, and they i'm
parted the flames to the window castings
and but for the timely arrival of one of
the occupants, the house would have
soon been past saving.
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Hunpty Dumpty.

Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall;
Humpty Dumpty had great fall,
All the Kings horses and all the Kings men
Couldn't put Humpty together again.
So much tor n starter. Last evening
Humpty Dumpty and his entire family
made their appearance at the Opera
House before large crowd. He has
often been here before, but never has he
brought such IN interesting and funny
family with him. From the very open
ing his audience felt highly pleased,
and they laughed until their sides achcd
and their hearts thumped. Every actor
and actress is up to his or her part, and
not one movement was made which liz
any way intcrfered with the general
smoothness OF the play. A number OF
new features have also been added since
Mr.. Rial took the management of the
company. which makes il still more
interesting. This afternoon matinee
will be given for the children, which
will draw Il crowded house. as tn" adj
mission has been placed at the remark
ably low price of Is cents. The play
will also be repeated this evening, and
we advise all who desire to have good
laugh to attend and take their friends
with them. --Dubuqus Daily Times, Sat
uyq,0y. Oct. 2:lrd, 1880.
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Ways and Means.

Ways and Means.
Sundry bills were presented and ap.
proved and orders drawn for their pay.
ment.
Permission was granted TO VIM.
Dickhut to remove his saloon to Block
10.
Permission was granted to N. Il. Pratt
to transfer his Liquor License TO l.. d.
Taylor.
1t was moved and carried, that the
grade of Hickory street be established
according to profile, presented by the
City Engineer
II was moved and carried that G.. !.
Lidgcrwood be granted License to close
out the remnant of his stock Of Dry
Goods at auction TO the highest bidder,
upon payment Of S75.
The bill of r. ID. Hubbard, for water
works repairs was referred to Committe
on water work and City Engineer and
Attorney.
The cornell adjourned to meet, Thurs
day Nov. | |, ut 7P. NJ.
j. G. SHAUBUT,
City Recorder.
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Meeting of the CITY Council.

Meeting called to order by Pesident
Meaghcr,
Present-Alderman's Began, Burt,
Guth, Hillesheim, Lamm, Lidgerwood,
Mahowald, Paddock, Pitcher, Weis and
President Mcagher.-ll
Absent Aid. Welch-l.
A petition from J. A. Arnold, that he
be allowed to place a street lamp, in
front Of his saloon in Block Ia, was
granted upon motion of Aid. Burt.
A communication from the City
Engineer calling the attention Of the
council to the need of Ice Breakers,
above the new bridge, was read.
Aid. Burt, moved the Engineer be in
structed to present to the council an es
innate of the expense Of building Ice
Breakers, and Rip Rap, on the north
bank. Declared, Carried.
The reports of the City Treasurer,
Chief OF Police and Street Commissioner
were read and referred to committee on
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MANKATo's MANUFACTURERS
The OIL MIL.

Under the above caption, we intend
from time to time, to prominently illus
trate through the medium of the FREE
PRESS, condensed We. distinct history
OF our various manufactures. This
week we present to our readers what We
found out about the Oil Mill. We are
indebted TO Mr.. Frank Piper, the gentle,
manly book-kceper of the company fol
our information.
In 1871 the company was formed
with r. ID. Hubbard at the head, but
unfortunately, just at this time the grass
hoppers started also and the enterprise
was hardly inaugerated before its pro.
gress was more or less INSTRUCTED by hard
times, but through the indefatigable
efforts of the pro prietors, improvements
were constantly made and the machin-
cry kept in motion while hoping al
most against hope, until this season IN
abundant harvest has blest them as well
as the rest of mankind. The process
of manufacture is substantially as toll.
lows:
When the flax seed is brought to the
mill it is first cleaned, then by means
OF long Spouts ii is carried through u
set of rollers which crush it into a fine
meal. These rollers are placed one up
on the other and are SO graded that
when the seed reaches the lowest one il
Is subjected 10 a pressure of five tons
After this. the seed now converted To n
meal is taken 10 an immense iron, double
lined, basin, where by means Of pipes
il Is given steam bath. This is neces-
sary TO cause il 10 stick together when
moulded into cakes. After the bath
comes the moulding, then it is put I'M
der the heavy hydraulic presses which
are capable Of a pressure OF 400 tons but
only pressure of from $50 to 300 tons
is used. This tremendous pressure ex-
tracts the oil and leaves the cake dry
and ready for packing and shipping
The oil is now in the crude state and
ready TO be boiled. II is conveyed 10
two large tanks near the mandatory,
which hold 80, 900 gallons each Then
when it is wanted for boiling, it is con-
Quoted through large watts, boiled, then
cooled, then barreled and shipped all
over the country. This is the process
simpitied of making Linseed Oil and
Cake. The company is making 200
gallons OF oil a-day and ten tons of
cake. They are shipping car load of
each every other day. They expect to
receive about 100000 bushels of flax
seed this season. About 10000 of this
will come from the farmers of the sur
rounding country, the remainder is
shipped here. To show what a distant
market this oil cake reaches, we will
simply mention that when it is loaded
on the cars here il is not unloadel uR-
til it reaches The city of New York
where it takes the steamer for LIVER
pool. To do all this work the company
has put in new machinery, for all the
departments. TO hold the cake 1t re-
quires Il warehouse of 1900 ton capacity.
Let our readers ponder over these facts
and think Of the bright future that is
just opening up for Mankato's manu-
factories
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Persons wanting ANYTHING in the STOW,

Persons wanting anything in the stove
line should not forget to call on futile,
rs he is just receiving the largest stock
and most desirable patterns that ever
came 10 Mankato, and he proposes to
sell cheaper than ever, rs all his stoves
were purchased after the decline in iron.
Remember he has complete assortment
of those beautiful Base Heaters that
keep fire all winter.
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SDccf0l Notice.

| have just purchased and opened
this weeI, my second large purchase of
Fall and Winter Dry Goods. | have
some speciai bargains in Dress Goods,
Fianneis, Blankets, Comforkrs, Ctoaks
and sha,els to which call the attention
of all close buyers. GEO. +. BRETT.
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OuRrrels and Divorces.

More family quarrels and divorces are
caused from diseases of the liver and
stomach than from all other causes.
The sick thus afflicted will be wise to
consult DIR. Kelly, who Is permanently
located ut the Mankato House.
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EynDirP store,

The greatest bargains eyer offered in
wool filling 1919 cents everywhere else at
this city in Dress Goods, 25 pieces all
% and IS cents. This is bargain
which can never be offered again in
this city. g. E. BRETT
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ONE hundred thousand strong.-In the past
~ few months there has been more than
10000 bottles of ShilOh's cure sold. Out Of
the vast number Of people who have used II,
more than 1000 cases of consumption have
been cured. AL coughs, Group, asthama and
everybody speaks In It's praise. To those who
have not used II, let us say, II you have q
cough, or your child the Group, and you value
life, don't fail to try II. For lame back, side
or chest use Shiloh's Porous Plaster. Sold by
your Druggist, N. WEBSEHR.
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To Whom Il may Concern :
YOnng Man,

Are you afflicted with night losses or
seminal weakness, the liver or kidneys,
don't fail to consult DR.. Kelly who is
permanently located at the Mankato
House, who can speedily cure you.
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SSTRANGE PEOPLE.-Do you know 1hnt
- there are strange people In our commun-
ity 1--WE say strange because thcy seem to
prefer 70 suffer and pass their days miserably,
made so by dyspepsia, liver complaint, indi.
geslion, constipation and general debility,
when Shiloh's vitalixer 10 guaranteed to cure
them. Sold by N. WEBSTER.
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Young Man

Is your physical or nervous system
weakened from abuses or night losses,
you may be restored to vigorous man
hood in few weeks.
Diseases of long standing such AZ
old sores, chronic Inflammation of the
eyes, throat, stomach, liver, discharges
from the ears, swellings, tumors, piles
and scroiua successfully treated. Syph-
little and mercurial poisons absolutely
eliminated from the blood.
900.
will pay 800 to any chemist who
will detect trace of either of these
poisons in the blood of any patient
whom have treated course.
Asthma of 40 years standing forever
and forever cured in a few weeks. Not
n symptom of asthma after days treat
ment.
Dyspepsia or indigestion in its worst
forms speedily cured. Any patient may
digest the hearty food after 10 days
medication.
The liver causes more pains, more
family quarrcls, more divorces, more
oiCtpiCSS uiShtS uit Woioc iCCiiuSS tituu
any other ORGAN Of the human body.
This organ l rarely ever fail to restore
to healthy action.
Do not neglect the slightest cough.
Have your heart, lungs, throat and kid.
ncys examined without delay.
Office ut Mankato House for 3 weeks,
and as much longer as business is re-
munerativc.
DR.. Kelly has been a physician and
surgeon in military and civil hospitals,
where all sorts Of chronic diseases were
under his charge every day for 10 years.
Physicians who tell you that I am II
quack, invite them to call with you at
the Mankato House and discuss with
me the merits and dement's of medicine
and surgery. Yours truly,
A. w. KELLY, NJ. ID.
To Whom IL may Concern
have seen and read DR.. Kelly's Commits
sions and Diplomas appointing him Physician
and Surgeon In charge Of Large Government
Chronic Diseases as he states above, and all
those who are suffering from Chronic Dis
eases which their family physicians have
failed TO cure, | would recommend you to
call on DR.. Kelly at the MankatO House.
W. w. WOODARD, Editor.
n. III am under Doctor Kelly's treatment
for a Scrofulous Sore leg, and with pleasure
can state that ] notice Improvement every
day, w. W, WOODARD
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IMPORTANT to Consumptiyes.-Rev. DR..
East Indies, had placed In his hands the form
ula for simple vegetable remedy for the
speedy and permanent cure Of Consumption,
lung affections; also positive and radical
cure for nervous complaints, debility, etc.
After having thoroughly tested its wonderful
curative powers In thousands OF cases, he feels
II duty to make 1t known to his suffering
fellows. The recipe will he sent free OF
charge to all who desire 1t with full directions
for preparing and successfully using. Ad-
ply, with stamp, (naming this paper, DR.. ME.
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ana cansea SoSs
headache In Shiloh's catarrh remedy. A nasal
injector free with each bottle. Use Il e you
desire health and sweet breath. PYiee, % ets.
Sold " N. w0DoTBR-
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Express business Of MankatO.

Among the many important features
of American civilization, that has be-
come so firmly identified with every
branch Of our commercial Industries, is
the express business. Its rapid strides
at this point is worthy Of mention.
The first express established in Man
kato was prior to 1868 by Burbank &
Co., and called the Northwestern. 1t
was brought up the river from Lacrosse
TO ST. Paul, thence 10 Mankato by stage
i'll winter, and by boat up the Minneso-
IA in summer. In July 1868, the
American succeeded the Northwestern,
with Jno. Porter as agent. He re-
manned in that capacity until the follow
ing November. when JnO. G.. Simpson,
the present agent, took the position,
Porter being subsequently elected to
the Legislature. When the American
was first established, only two agents
ran here tri-weekly. This continued
until the next spring when daily route
WAS established, by stage. The run
from WinOna was at this time added,
and the number Of agents increased to
seven. In 1868 the St. Paul and Sioux
City railroad reached here when the
stages withdrew and all the express
come via St. Paul by rail. Since then
the Wells and Blue Earth routes have
been added, increasing the number OF
agents to nine. The agent at this point
at present, attends ten trains a-day oi
forwards and receives fourteen runs
day. Mr.. Simpson who has been the
city agent for seventeen years is proba
bly, one of the best posted, reliable and
efficient agents in the Northwest
Every detail of the rapidly increasing
business comes under his personal
supervision and consequently every
thing is done with care, dispatch and
thorouglness.
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Birdseye View of Mankato from Bunker
Hill.

Any one possessing love for the beau
tiful and grand, can crafty that taste
no better than by climbing Bun.er Hill
on a clear, sunshiny day and looking at
the city with its six thousand people, its
blocks of business houses, its elegant
dwellings, its broad, level streets, the
winding river skirted with tall trees, the
numerous railroads and the picturesque
and variable scenery in the distance.
From this eminence a fair conception
can be obtained of what our city is, and
probably will be rs time rolls on.
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IL you wish aSplcndid pair Of spectacles
will sell you better Lenses at half the price
charged by trdrfiiHg h1Iabags,
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FARMERS, LOOK HERE. G. Roller,
Il will pay you tho highest cash prices ut the
CENTRAL WAREHOUSE Tor Wheat, Barley, Oats
Corn, Timothy Seed, Old Iron, Zinc, Brass,
Copper, Paper Rags, Dressed Hogs, Hides and
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Special Notices.

ATTHE STAR CLOTHING HOUSE. First
IN arrival of Fall and Winter Goods at
| LONGINrS.
ELEGANT Dress and Business Suits at
II LONGINPS.
GALL for your Fall and Winter out,t At
DRICEs of New Goods will make our com.
l. pctitors pale, at LONGINis.
no NOT fail to see the many new styles Of
- Hats and Caps, at LONGlNFS.
FALL and Winter Over-Coats at
i" NV ' ''''N' ' LoNGINrs.
TAYLOR is selling lots of watches.
WINTER APPLES.-A thousand barrels
w of choice winter apples at wholesale
and retail, and at the lowest cash prices, for
sale by John Frescholtz, one door south OF the
post-0flice.
| CHEWING TOBACCO.-Try tho Jones q
! " Shaubut" Fine cut chewing tobabco, put
up expressly for us.
no NOT fail to call at Taylor's whom you
and Silyerware 2Ow2
7 AIDES Seamless Button Boots at
IL &. ii. AUSTIN & SONS.
VNAYLOR has sold several gold watches In
| l. the past few days, and one especially to
we ever saw. The new, Louis 18th, case ~
size, Elgin movement. @OWG
GENTS Over Caters ut
u G. II AUSTIN & SONS.
A GOOD work Horse for sale BY.
| "A SAMBORN & WALZ.
XHIANTED.-A man who has had experience
w In the Piano and Organ business.
E. A. TIFFANY.
DEMOVAL.-Mrs. Taylor has moved her
IL Millinery Goods opposite Klein's Furni-
turc store. New goods received weekly.
GOOD Second Hand Melodians for sale very
N cheap by SambOrn & Walk. Up stairs
over City Drug Store.
MONEY TO LOAN.-Loans made at 8 per
WI cent. interest, and bonds negotiated at
his Office, opposite the Minnesota river bridge.
| NJ. q. WILLARD, Mankato.
MONEY TO LOAN w COON
l7tf Mankato, Attorney at Law.
MONEY TO LOAN.-At 8 per cent interest,
III borrower pay charges. Apply to
VIM. THOMAS, Atty at Law.
! Mankato, MINI.
MONEY TO LOAN.-At per cent. interest,
| 4vA borrower pay charges.
| Real Estate and Loan Agent.
WYE NOTICE that c. II. Austin & Son have
w an immense stock OF Gloves and Mittons
| at astonishing low prices.
~ II. AUSTIN & SON are Agents for the
W "Protection Congress" desirable gents
shoe for winter wear.
rINHE Mammoth Boot" Is what you should
l. find when looking for Boots, Shoes or
Rubbcis. The junior member OF the firm has
returned from Boston with we'll selected
stock Close buyers will find II TO their inter.
est to get prices Of us before purchasing.
c. H. AUSTIN & SON.
VNIFFANY has the largest stock Of Violins |
l. and Accordeons In the city. Call and got |
prices.
old Newspapers for sale at the FREE PRsss |
~ office, 80 cents a hundred.
NOV is the time to get books while they 1
~ are cheap. Remember the place, q
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''kEIb LION

A magnificent stock of Dress Goods at
Lidgerwoods, selling at great reduction
from former prices. IL YOU want To save
money call nj Lidgerwoods for Dry Goods
Cheap for cash.
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NOME AT LAST.-Fred Fowler has re-
~ turned, and will be found at Shaubut's old
stand ln BLOCK u. WIN any quanSty OF Apples
uDdersold.
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A PPLES APPLES I a! Pierce & Paddock
IA are now receiving q choice lot of Michi-
gan apples, which will be sold at bottom prices.
Call and examine, at +. ]. Pierces old stand.
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POPULAR PRICES AS FOLLOWS

And so on. could give you prices Of hun.
bred kinds, but rather you would come and sec
goods and prices together. have received some
splendid goods for the Fall trade, for both men
and women. School Boot warrant three
months.
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NOV is the time to get books while they
~ are cheap. Remember the Place, N e
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ATTHE STAR CLOTHING HOUSE. First
IN arrival of Fall and Winter Goods at
LONGINTS.