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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-09-10
County Correspondence,
MAPLETON.
EVERYTHING Is quiet here.

Everything Is quiet here.
Farmers are busy stacking and
threshing. A good many have tore
down their stacks, allowed the bun.
dies to dry and are Restocking.
The wife Of our section boss, Mr..
Clarke, presented him with a pair of
twins last Monday evening, q boy
and girl.
John Taylor's family was made
happy also by the appearance of q
little girl last Saturday, so you see
that Mapleton is steadily gaining In
population.
Last week, the large irons to sup
port the burrs In our grist mil
ARRIVED, also some large quarry stone
to be used in the foundation for thu
same the tin sheeting to be used a!
roofing came yesterday. Work OF
the mill Is progressing finely.
Not much grain Is coming in a
present. A third of the grain raiset
| In this vicinity Is damaged so that 1
will grade at least one grade lowe
than before the rains. G.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-09-10
EMBROiDERIEs.

Two Hundred new pieces just purchased from
the importers for spring trade. Beautiful En
sRoipERIEs, Dress Goods, Corsets, Fancy Good,
&c. Cords OF Wooden and Staple Goods. Farm
ers and people generally Of Southern Minnesota
VIII md our large stock we'll adapted TO their
wants We manu- factnre Ladies' and Gents gar
nents 10 order In artistic style upon short not
ice. Carrying q large stock bought for cash,
ihsures the purchaser low prices At
sign of the LlDGERWOODS
RED LION. MAnkato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-09-10

IL you wish Splendid pair of Spec
tacles fitted to Your eyes, so to p. X.
WISER, who will sell you better Lenses
at half the price charged by trareling
humbnQs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-09-10
wINNRBAdO AGENCY.

The recent heavy rains have
wrought great injury to the grain In
this vicinity. A great many stacks
are wet, and much grain that was not
stacked. was sprouted in the shock,
Jos. May, our mammoth farmer,
has purchased a new steam thresher,
with q reversible traction Case en-
CINE. Mr.. May has about one thous'
and acres of grain Of his own to
thresh.
wilkins & Wells will have their
new sorghum works In operation this
week. They will have capacity OF
one hundred and twenty gallons pei
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wheeler Of Worcester
Mass, are at this place visiting theil
son, James Wheeler.
The boys are endeavoring to organ
lie a brass band.
The change from Summer to Au
tumn has brought the usual amount
of sickness.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-09-10

Mrs. w. 8. DeGraff, corner Of Cherry
and Fourth streets, can accommodate u
number of ladies or gentlemen. Good
locations and pleasant rooms.
nl1-W3
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-09-10

1t is all very well to tell a farmer
TO be "enterprising," progressive, "
"intelligent," and all that sort of
thing. There is hardly q farmer who
will acknowledge that he Is not all
these and more. What the farmer
needs is not commonplace bodily
written advice, nor for that matter
timely written, mystical, scientific
essays Oh farming; but intelligent,
plainly written advice founded upon
scientific knowledge. Agricultural
writers should be labor savers. Far
mers who use labor.saving machines
need labor-saving writers. They d.
not want articles in the reading O,
which they require half dozen scien
tific dictionaries to understand.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-09-10
School supplies at Chapman's.

Fifteen cent Walls, and Mccormack
Bros. Family Guide Chart, can now be
had at the Drug Store of K. J. Seger,
strom, Mankato MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-09-10
School supplies at Chapmsn's.

ALL kinds Of toilet goods and u new
stock of Lundborg's Perfumes at
K. j. SEGERSTROM.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-09-10

The Nineteenth Annual Fair of the
Blue Earth County Agricultural Society
is to be held at Garden City on Septem-
Der the 2lst, 22nd, and 23rd, 1880. The
grounds has been put in good shape and
q new large floral hall erected. Exhibi-
tors will find good accommodation for
stock on the ground. There will be as
good display of stock as was ever seen
in Southern Minnesota. Hon. Mark II.
Dunnell will deliver an annual address
On the third day at one o'clock p. M
The Good Thunder aud Garden City
brass bands will furnish music during
Fair.
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Caution to Everybody.

PRESCRIPTIONS at the Warner Dru
Store speciality.
EsE. ]. SEGERSTROM.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-09-10

Prices OF new goods will make our
competitors pale, ut LONGlNlS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-09-10

Ats per cent. interest, borrower pay.
charges. Apply to VIZ. THoMAs
Atty ct Law. Nanksto,
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MQ1aeN To Loan

at 8 per cent. interest borrower to pay
charges.
). s.. L. OSBORN,
Real Estate and Loan Agent. SAT-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-09-10

Elegant Dress and Business Suits OF
LONGINIS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-09-10

Call for your Fall and Winter outfit al
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-09-10

There are u few business men in every
town who do not believe in advertising
and as a general thing they are the frs
to complain Of dull times and pool
trade. The editor is perhaps the best
Judge of whether advertising pays or not
and believing that 1t does enables him tc
appreciate the fact as the following adj.
vertisement for a dog plainly shows
The editor wanted dog and simply
inserted:
~ viii take good dog In payment tor one
years subscription"
The next day forty-three dogs were
sent to the Office. The day afterward,
when the news had spread out into the
country, four hundred farmers sent two
dogs apiece by express, with eight bask
cts full of puppies, all marked G. o. d.
The offer found its way into the neigh
boring States, and before the end of the
week there were eight thousand dogs,
tied with ropes, in the editors front and
back yards. Government tax, at 81.
$4,000.
So this is conclusive evidence that ad-
vertising pays.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-09-10

Some forty men are engaged on the
grading of the Milwaukee & st. Paul
extension, throwing and hauling dirt
with vim, while five times that number
would DO employed if they could be
got. The highest grading will be IA
feet and the lowest seven feet. The
present grade between the hill and de-
pot will be raised some four feet, in
order to make it easier for hauling
larger loads going out of the city. All
the company intend doing now, is ia
grade wide enough to lay the track
when they will put gravel trains on
and finish the grade and make room fol
side tracks, the depot and warehouses
as they can accomplish the work much
easier and at less expense than by teams
When these improvements are complet.
ed, the city of Mankato will enjoy un
surpassed railroad facilities, and thu
natural increase of business In that lin,
will not only be appreciated by the rail
way company but by the people Of tin
city % well.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-09-10

Fall and Winter Over Coats at LON
GINS.
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Special Notices.

Remember the Art Loan Exhibition
in block IA, Front st.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-09-10

The great popularity of DIR. Kellogg's
new book "Laws of Life and Home
Medical Treatment" is attested by the
fact that more than 5000 copies have
been sold the first six weeks of the can
vass. The conviction is gaining ground
among the people that every person
should know all about his physical self
that his mind is capable of comprehen-
ding, and that the most important kind
of knowledge is that which relates to
the preservation of human life and the
alienation of human suffering. The
clear, forcible and attractive style of
this book, freedom from technicalities,
yet thoroughly complete and scientific
treatment of the subjects contained, 20
to make up the best and most enter,
tanning home health book extant.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-09-10

A sharp looking country chap went in
one Of our drug stores one day last week
inpursuit of an article the name of which
he had forgotten, but felt sure that he
could pick it out from the chemicals ex'
posed in jars upon the shelves. Clan
cling his eyes along one row of bottles
after another, they rested at length up
ON jar containing red precipitate
known in pharmacopgian nomenclature
ss hydrargyri oxidum rubrum, but which
was abbreviated upon the label so as tC
read "hyd. OK. rub" Scrutinizing the
drug for moment, and then directing
his attention to the label, he read aloud
"Hyd. OK. rub.-rub OK hide" and ex
claimed, triumphantly, THAT is the
thing, sure. l want to rub on my oxen
70 kill the lice.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-09-10

At the Star Clothing House.
First arrival of Fall and Winter
goods at LONGINI'S.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-09-10

DIR. Res ROohsrs. Of 3l8 Michigan Ave-
nue.. Detroit, Mich. Private Dispensary.
DR.. Res Rocheis 10 stopping at the Merchants
Hotel-for two weeks only, He would respect:
fully announce to tho citizens OF Mankato and
vicinity that he 10 prepared 70 treat those afct.
ed with Private Nervous and Chronic Diseases
such a.
Nervous and Physical Debility,
Erhausted Ytfaltty,
PreNsatsSre DeessNe 50 Adns
Abuse OF tie EKstess,
DiseGses Of fhe KtdNeys,
Female Weakness,
and such general functional arrangements % 70.
wears created successfully without the aid OF
Mercury or Nauseous drugs
Combination free. A friendly chat costs moth
luz "''~ " Dir. RES ROCKERS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-09-10

Larger Stock than ever at LON
GINS.
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Tony Denier's Humpty Dumpty.

The announcement that Tony Denier's
Humpty Dumpty pantomime company
would appear at the Academy of Music
last night and this evening resulted in
packing the house from pit to dome with
one of the largest, best natured and
most appreciative audiences ever assem-
bled within its walls. Some time
before the curtain went up the gallery
was overlooking, and it became neces-
sary to stop selling gallery tickets from
the box. BY that time the lower por.
ton of the house was comfortably
flled, and those who could not gain
admission to the gallery soon pre-
empted the few vacant seats down
stairs. Only one better paying house
has been known since the theater was
built, and that was at one Of the Hess
opera performances recently. Tony's
company are oil fsvorites here, and
were greeted with perfect storms of ap
plause. amounting TO a perfect ovation.
The company, without exception, is the
same as on their last trip here, but have
made great Improvements since then.
Many of the tricks are entirely new,
and virtually makes a different and
better entertainment than before.
Geo. II. Adams, (GrimaldD also intro,
duces q real live trick mule of diminua,
tive proportions that came in for nc
small share Of the generous applause
No more thoroughly pleased assembly
ever left the Academy than on last
evening, and those who do not attend
this evening will certainly miss thu
most laughable entertainment ever wit
messed in nneapolis.-Pioneer Press.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-09-10

The ladies of the NJ. L. church solicit
contributions of all kinds of provisions,
including butter, eggs, milk, meats,
bread, cakes, jellies, preserves, pickles,
&c, for the cart Loan" dining room on
or before Tuesday, the 14th.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-09-10

Henry Zimmerman and OLeary the
pop man, went out hunting this week
Tuesday, accompanied by young pup
possessed with unsurpassed abilities for
seeming the game, and running from
danger. The boys struck a covey OF
birds which arose and few away, and
as tho guns were discharged the pup
flew also---but across the prairie, and
has not been seen since. Horny, how
ever, to guard against just such contin-
gencies, took the precaution to orna.
ment the pups mock with getty Hotel"
check before starting, so If any one
finds the pup and don't think too much
of the check can return the property,
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-04-29

ONCE MORE To our friends in Litch- field County we
 wish to say |Comea See Us! WE WILL SHOW YOU THE FINEST STOCK CARP FITS.
 OIL CLOTHS, Paper Hangings
 Decorations, that we have ever offered. And our Dry Goods Stock is well worthy of an inspection. As sample of goods we have and are selling
 this week: 1 Case dark colored Prints at
 6 cents per yard. They are the best makes and full pieces but
 in dark colors only. 9 dog. , button Kid Gloves at
 20 cents per pair. All sizes and Spring colors. Some pretty CAMEL'S HAIR SUITINGS, warranted All Wool, at
 28 cents per yard. All Goods at as near Old Prices as Possible. ONE PRICE
 AND THAT THE Io"ESTs Come and See or Send for Samples,
 Respectfully, E. T. TURNER. #, if wATERBGRY,& prff Btji n
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-04-29
Kent.

Work was commenced on house for Mir. Luther Eaton, last week. The stone for the cellar are being handled from Boy Hollow in South America. Said residence is to be just North of the place occupied by Mir. Russel Eaton who (by the way) is making quite ex. tensive repairs on his house.
 Mrs. H. Smith, and daughter, Mrs. c, Edwards, returned from New York a few days since, and will soon have things in order in the new house of J. M. Ingersoli, Esq.
 Rev I. c. Sturges, of St. Andrews ex. changed with Rev. H. Stone, of Bantam Falls on Sunday the 18th, inst Rev. Mir. Sturges closed his evening meeting in 'St Andrews Chapel" in Macedonia on Saturday evening, the 24th inst.
 Several gentlemen from New Milford were angling in our mountain stream on Friday last, luck fair to middling.
 Mir. M. B. Lane, conductor on the Housa- tonic R. R, for many years, has resigned, and seeks the quiet life of farming at his home near Bulls Falls.
 Mir. Peter Pratt. of Pratts Hotel in Amenia, was in town on Saturday last.
 We don't say nova days, after the usua salutation, "How is your family" as wal customary in olden times but the inquiry i. How are your tobacco plants? have you SOW ed the seed' how many leaves? when are you going to set out 4? how much do you think to put out this year ?" etc. etc. This worlt is full of changes, 30 we'll change:
 SHoo FLY.
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-04-29

come four years old since then. None of the committee have asked Mir. Scoville, or the
 'State farm" family to have their children walk four or six miles per day, to attend school. k
 The six buildings that have been in course of construction at Echo Farm during the win ter are completed; and, on Saturday last, sev- eral gentleman from the village, and number of the neighboring farmers, were invited to meet Gov. Andrews, and inspect the admir- able dairy arrangements recently perfected at this model farm. After viewing these, they sat down to a collation. in one of the new buildings, served up under the supervision of Mir. Campbell of the United States Hotel. and partook of ice cream made by Mir. Cypher, from Echo Farm milk. Near forty guests were present, and short address was made by Gov. Andrews in which he dwelt on the importance of dairy productions, which he considers the chief reliance of the New Eng land farmer. He has evidently been giving this question good deal of study, and refer red to the declining population and declining value of farms in our agricultural towns as a matter of the gravest importance. He believes that the soil of New England is best adapted to grass and destined to become almost ex- cluslvely meadow and grazing land, He bases this belief on the fact that, while our grass is the best to be found anywhere in the Union, we cannot compete with the West in the raising of the more important. crops. Judge Seymour. Dr. Gates, and others, re- marked upon the question suggested by the Governor, with the importance of which all seemed impressed. After the invited guests had retired, Mir. Starr's numerous employees came in and brief address was made them by the Governor, to which they responded with three rousing cheers.
 The dairy arrangements at Echo Farm are now very complete, and we shall epdeavor at some future time, to give our readers full account of the methods used for the prepara- tion of Echo Farm milk for the market.
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-04-29
Plymouth Sketches No. 359.

On Tuesday, the 2Oth, a new "New Eng land' organ was placed in St. Peters church on trial for Sunday School use.
 Or. Thursday evening" the 22d, one of our young men, Horace Lister, received two or three severe kicks from horse: breaking nc bone, yet producing dangerous internal inju- ries which may or may not prove fatal At the present writing the patient appears to be slowly improving.
 On Sunday, the 25th, the Rev. Mir. Hil- lard exchanged with the Rev. MT. Leonard of Morris, who remained here until evening, when he attended Sunday School conc, rt and made a few remarks,
 The venerable Mrs. Minerva Hart, in her 91st year, has been dangerously low with pneumonia, but is now thought to be slowly on the gain.
 A series of moderate showers, with some warm days, has given grass & fair start while the fast swelling buds betoken delicate green leaves and fragrant flowers at no dis tant day. PLYMoUTHEAN.
 April, 26th 1880.
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-04-29
New Preston.

Seed time is at hand. Twenty pounds of timothy or twenty five of clover seed is about the golden mean. which should be sown to the acre. All seeds do better to be sown as early as half past four o'clock in the morning. This piece of valuable agricultural information we give free, gratis, and If anyone can impress the fact upon their hired man with sufficient force to induce him to arise and have the cows milked by four, sos to commence sowing at half past, 1t will effect a great saving, and lead "To wealth, which is passport everywhere
 which leads to mere fashion, which ndeeds the best Recommendation since to be we'll drest ,-t Will very often supersede the rest" si~
 The above advice is worth good sum of money but we always have been of philan-
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-04-29
Woodbury.

Changes occur here, with more than the usu al moving in spring time. A new dwelling is approaching completion, near Mrs. John Beacon's on Main Street. All kinds of busi- ness is active; mills and shops are driving ; and farmers are hurrying spring work. The railroad below here is in some places ready for the ties, loads of which daily pass down to that destination.
 On Sunday, April 25th, Rev. MT. Sanford Rector of St. Paul's church gave his farewell sermon, having resigned his charge at Easter much to the surprise and regret of his parish toners and friends, whose esteem he had won by his genial presence, and earnest work in his field of labor. It is said he goes with Bible students to foreign travel.
 At the First church there was only morn ing service, the afternoon being occupied with the funeral of Mrs. Marcus Hurd at her late residence. She died of consumption on . the 23d, after months of great suffering
 On Sunday afternoon, April 18th, there were the funeral services of Miss Lucy Botsford aged nineteen years, who died at the home of her sister, Mrs. Turkington, in Morris, of consumption, and was brought, after few months absence, to be laid by the side of her mother, who fell g victim to the. same disease only few years since. A very large number of friends and acquaintances accompanied her to her last resting place.
 From the Methodist church Rev. MT. Hubbel has gone to his old field of labor as presiding elder of the district. Rev. Mir. Pills bury is to supply his place as Pastor here
 The ladies of the First church held last week their closing entertainment of the season at the Town Hall, consisting of wax figures, paper costume readings, with ice cream, &c., &c., the avails for church purposes. Y.
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-04-29

10 County subscribers offer the following peril 'dcais, with the Knq lrer, At the folio wing yearly
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-04-29
ON 30 DAYS TRIAL.

We will send our ELEorRo-VoLrAIc BELTS and other Electric Appliances upon trial of 80 days to those suf ferlng from Nervous Debility. Rheumatism, Paral- many other diseases. 4 sure cure guaranteed CT TO pay. Address voLTAIC BELT CO, Marshall, Mich.
 LAW
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-04-29

We clip the following from the Troy,N Y., Times
 Letters pour in daily, sometimes by doz- ems, scores and hundreds, to Dr. David Ken nedy, of Rondout N. r., in grateful ac- knowledgement of the great benefits received from his ''Favorite Remedy" These are all read with care and interest by him, as they frequently illustrate the power of the med icine in some new and perhaps hitherto untest- ed phase of operation. But it IS when a sui ferer conner miles to tell the story of his de- liverance in person, to grasp the doctor by the hand and greet him as a true and valued friend, that the interest in his case deepens and null tiplieS
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-04-29

News has reached this place of the death of Mrs. Arvin Burnham, at Sextonville, Wis consin, April 17th. She was formerly resi- dent of New Preston and many of the older inhabitants here will remember her.
 PEN DRAGON.
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-04-29
LITCHFIELD.

Attention is called to the advertisement of Bantam Lake House, lately reftted and now ready for business
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-04-29

THE GREATEST BLESSING simple, pure, harmless remedy, that cures every time, and prevents disease by keeping the blood pure, stomach regular, kidneys and liver active, is the greatest blessing ever conferred upon man. Hop Bittdrs is that remedy, and its proprie- tors are being blessed by thousands who have been saved and cured by it. Will you try it? See another colume. .-Eagle
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-06-18


Court met yesterday morning. Judge
]. b. Sener on the bench. The follow
ing business was disposed Of:
Smith W. Haas. Judgment for plain.
tin in the sum Of sl11.ss.
Peckham VI. French. Judgment for
plaintiff for possession.
Clark, Adams 4 Clark VS.. Geo.
o'Brien. Motion for new trial over.
ruled. Plaintiff moved for Judgment,
and motion sustained.
Fitch, Adams a Co., VS. Nitschke a
shasfer. Motion TO suppress deposit
tions fled, and set for hearing on June
26th.
Stebbins, Post 4 Co. VS.. May and
Wilson. Demurrer argued and taken
under advisement.
Simpson and Barnard vs.. Dyer and
Mulqueen. Case continued; parties to
file written arguments.
Court adjourned until 0 O'Clock this
morning.
The case Of the United States VS.. T.
d. Morgan Is set for trial today.