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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-01
" EMANUENsIs," OR THE FAT BOYS
AMBITION.

The shades of night were falling fast
As through the streets Of Mankato passed
An editor who bore, mid snow and Ice,
A banner with tho strange derice--
"Emanucnsis!'
His brow was sad, his eyes beneath
Flashed like falchion from Its sheath,
And like u silver clarion rung
The accents of that nnknoWn Tongue
"Emanuensis"
Across the street, he saw the light
OF the FREE PRESS CLEAN warm and bright
From II peace and comfort shone,
And from his lips escaped groan-
"Emanuensis!'
"Touch not the PREss!" the Wise man said,
dark lowers the tempest DER my head;
fear assasstns' ON every side.
And loud that clarion voice replied:
"EMANUENsIs!'
:. Beware the F. P.'s country brag,
Beware the awful scdldpdg,
These piercing words one did repeat,
A voice replied far up the street
"EmdnuensisP'
Al break of day, "a homeward bound,
The pious ones OF country town
Uttered the oftrepeated prayer,
A voice =, cried through the startled "ir7s
The editor by his faithful hounds
Half-buricd In the mud was found
Still grasping In his hand of leo.
That banner with the strange dsrice--
"EmanucnsisH'
There In the twilight cold and gray,
Calm and lfeless tho twins lay,
And from the sky serene and far
A voice fell like falling star
"Emanaensisr
Lake Crystal, June q, 1881.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-01
JUDGE SEVERANCE.

AS announced last week, Hon. NJ.
J. Severance accepted the prOffered
Judgeship of this Judicial District.
rendered by Gov. Pillsbury, and is
this week presiding at regular term
of court in Jackson county. That he
will make an excellent Judge no per-
son will deny. His ability is recog-
nized by both parties, and though
Gov. Pillsbury stepped outside the
party and conferred the honor upon a
person who has of late affiliated with
the Democrats, overlooking able mem.
beers of the bar within the Republican
party and other well qualified Demo.
Gratis, still we are free to say that the
Governor Is commended for his Sc.
lection by majority of both parties,
and we have no doubt but the people,
regardless Of party lines, will ratify
the appointment at the approaching
election.
Judge Severance was born at Sher.
burn Falls, Mass, In 1928, and was
educated in that and the neighboring
town of East Hampton, and studied
law at ChicOpee and Springfield in
his native State. In 1855 he came to
Minnesota and settled at Henderson,
and afterwards removed to lie Sueur.
He was a member of the Legislature
in 1862, and in August Of that year
enlisted Us u private in Company /,
Tenth Minnesota volunteers, and
though rendered "a commission he de-
clined it and shared u private SOL
dier's duties nearly two years, when
he was ordered before a commission
for examination and was recon-.
mended for lieutenant colonel in the
sixty-seventh colored infantry. But
he preferred captaincy in his own
regiment, which was rendered him,
and in that capacity he served to the
end of the war. He returned to lie
Sueur and resumed practice, and in
1870 removed to MankatO, where he
has enjoyed lucrative practice and
the confidence of the people since.
A few months since, however, he
formed law partnership at st. Paul
and had just taken up his residence
in that city when Gov. Pillsbury ap-
pointed him Judge of the Sixth Ju.
dicial District, comprising the coun-
ties Of Blue Earth, Faribault, Mar
tin, Watonwan, Jackson, Cotton
wood, MOBILES, Murray, Rock and
Pipestone.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-01
CORSETS /! CORSETS

We would state to those who
wish To purchase Corscts that
We have IN unusual large va
ricty. In addition tothe large
assortment heretofore kept
10y us in this line, we have Sc
cured the exclusive sale in
this city of the Scmi-Circular
Adjustable Hip Corset, the
latest and most perfect fitting
corset made. We invite the
ladies to call and examine
this corset and learn the com
bincd advantages il has over
many other cOrscts. Do not
fail To see this the latest nov
city in cOrscts, and also learn
the low price ut which we Of
fer IL.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-01
COUNTY CORRESPONDENTS
Niyrna.


Editors Free Press:
have been informed that in the
last issue of the Reciec there ap
peared an article somewhat personal
To Hon. Il. ID. Francis, of Vernon
Centre, and myself, which calls for II
very slight notice from me in reply,
| will say 80 far as the article in ques.
ton refers to me, it is maliciOusly
false, and rs first-class liars the au.
thors are success. Great capital is
sought to be made out of Il "cOy"
registered letter said to have been
sent from this office to Edgewood.
For the information Of those who
may not lie aware of that fact. will
state that the United States postal
laws and regulations require all post.
masters to register letters when pre-.
scented for that purpose.
The January number for 1881 OF
the United States official Postal Guide
contains i'm the list of offices for Min.
nesota. In its proper place, the name
of Edgewood, Blue Earth county"
as regularly established office, and
this is the only official notice a post.
master ever gets concerning it. AS
to sending registered letters, or any
other mail matter to Edgew0Od was
concerned, l had just rs good legal
right to register to that place as to
Chicago or New York. But had !
supposed that the letter in question
was the first one ever seen ut the
Vernon office and known that il
would create SO much excitement
there, and with the editor of the
Recie,c, l should have either carried
the letter myself to Edgewood or
hired Il four-horse team to deliver it.
AS it was, l have been credibly in
formed the letter contained neither
giant powder nor nitrO-glycerine, or
any other explosive. In the Febru.
airy number of the Postal Guide, Edge.
wood was discontinued.
Moral: "What are you going to
do about it 7"
Yours truly,
Z. ID. CORNISH.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-01
NO SENATOR YET.

Affairs at Albany remain about
the same day after day and weeE
after week. All efforts TO unite upOr
candidates fail and the monotonous
voting and caucusing proceed with
out material change. AS an example
of the rumors and tradings and efforts
at cancellations and combinations we
give the following from an Albany
paper of the 9th:
The managers of the Senatorial
contest are all on hand early this
week. The constant repetition of the
statement by Mr.. Robertson and
other leaders Saturday and Sunday
that it would eliminate Thursday
has brought the politicians back
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-01
HOSIERY |! HOSIERY

Our stock In this department
is unusually large and com
pletc. We offer so dozen La
dies white and colOred hose ut
BE per pair; IS dozen Ladies'
white and cOlOred hose at &c
100 dozen Ladies' white and
colorcd hose, extra heavy, at
Zoe; 800 dozen Ladies' white
and colOred hose, extra quail
ity and finish, at l5c; so dozen
Ladies' extra heavy Balbrig-
gan, full regular made hose
25C. worth soc. In Children's
and Misses Hose we have Il
variety too numerous to men-
ton, In prices from &c to Soc
per pair. Call and examine
our Gents British Sock ut 25c.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-01

FROM the fact that there are SO
many State officers to be chosen at
the approaching election, why not
some of the candidates for Governor
he a little modest and drop down to
the subordinate positions and come
along up? But then perhaps they
are awaiting McGill's luck in this
line. The officers to be elected are,
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Sec.
rotary of State, State Treasurer,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-01

THE shipment Of wheat from st
Paul TO Glasgow direct, promises to
be a success after all. The report
came that the first installment
reached New Orleans in heated con
dition, but it appears when this re-
port came the cargo had not arrived
at that point. Intelligence now
comes that it arrived in good condi
ton, despite the unfayOrabIe weather
and was transferred TO ocean steam
ers for its transatlantic destination
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-01
Dress Goods! Dress Goods

This department is overflow
ing with all the novelties of
the season, with elegant trim
mings To match. Justrccciycd
two cases All Wool Cashmere
in Black and Colors, which we
shall continue to sell nj our
popular old price, 80 cents per
yard, sold elsewhere at - cts.
IN BLACK AND COLORED
SILKS we are Offering decided
bargains In the best makes 80
such as Gucnctt Bonnet and
BellOn. These goods having
been purchased largely by us
from the late HARDWOOD sale,
which stock was sold for G6si
cents on the dollar, enables us
to Offer them ut much lower
prices than any other house in
the State. We still continue
10 sell the best grade of the
Celebrated jamestown Alpaca
for Is cts, worth Zoe; also q
pieces SUSSEX Silk Suitings IN
light cOlors at 20 cts, worth
4Jc. DO not fail to see them
We have II complete line OF
Cambrics. Lawns and Momio
Cloths which we offer ut th,
lowest market value.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-01

THE storm season is again hover.
ing about us. Hurricanes and hail
storms, cyclones and threatening
simoons are devastating the country
far and near. From Kansas to the
sea coast the reports of disaster
come, and the end is evidently not
yet.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-01
- A.
POINT TO BE CONSIDERED |!

We keep in stock $4,000 to $3,oo0 worth of
repairs. We can go into our repair room and
find repairs on hand To build any muchin e
Mccormick has manufactured in tho last IL
years, except some portions of the wood
work, which any carpenter or wagon maker
can make. This is point you should re-
member, as there are hundreds of machines
put one side and thousands of dollars lost
every year because farmers buy machines of
agents who care nothing for the machine
and think nothing about extras after they
get the machines settled fOr-mnny of the III
are not i'll the machine business after II year
or two.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-01

THERE is no end to Col. Kings in
genuity in advertising the Mime
apolis Fair. II is now said that q
Philadelphia professor will make in
ascension in a balloon Oh Wednesday,
September eth, and will actually
cross the Atlantic in his air.ship
1t is reported his balloon will carry
about ten passengers, and it is hoped
he will make up his entire cargo at
Albany.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-01

The Minneapolis Tribune and Pic,
Reer Press are having lively discus
sion over the circulation of those
sheets i'll the city of Minneapolis
and 10 an outsider il looks us if the
Tribume had the bulge on the Il. T.
in the matter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-01

Cream Colorcd Table Linen.
suprriinc, mt 90c; = pieces of
Blcached Table Linen, Satin
finish, AT 81 per yard, worth
Sl.75. A large line of Turkey
kcdTable DaInask, warranted
fast cOlorS, from Soc upward
An endless variety OF Nap.
kins, in white and colOrcd, III
prices from &c 10 So per dOZ
20 pieces Crash Towcling 3 cts
per yard; % pieces at GIsc; 81
pieces at Sc; 80 pieces Pure
Linen, ~ inch Blcachcd and
Brown Crash, Zoe per yard; q
duz"n extra large towels l01
each; - dozen HOncy-cOmi.
towels at &c; - dozen Linen
lIuck towels Zoe, 10 dozen
Linen Damask towels l5c; Il
dozen at iSc; - dozen nj zoe;
5 dozen extra large Linen
Damask towels at 25c each. \
large assortment of Crochet
and Narcotics Bed Spreads
in white and colored, from 81
to ST each.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-01
ParaSOlS ! ParaSOlS

Five Hundred ParasOls to be
sold within the next 20 days.
We are Offering our entire
stock Of ParasOls, consisting
of all the late novelties In
Brocade Serge and Plain SILK,
and an endless variety of
Scotch Bingham and Cambria
ParasOls. Any lady I'm need
Of II parasOl should avail her.
self Of this unusual oppOr-
tunity to secure one ut an as
tOnishing low price.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-01

The ST. Paul boat club carried of
some Of the highest honors at the
Peoria rowing match last week and
on reaching home the whole city
turned out 10 welcome the boys. The
country is now probably safe.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-01

ME TOO is in trouble now and
not SO small an affair after all. In
imitation of his great protector and
guide, the immortal Roscoe, the small
man Plat is in trouble, and a woman
is connected with the scrape. A
useless transom over Il door ut the
Delevan House in Albany revealed
the loving couple. What next
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-01

The straight-out Republicans OF
Virginia have decided to call "a State
convention, at which Malone ana
Readjusters are not invited. From
this distance it would look AS if that
policy would give the State to the
Democrats. But it will probably go
Democratic, any way, and with a
double ticket more will participate
In the glory of nomination. Nc
great loss without some small gain
you know.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-01

PRESIDENT GARrIELD and ex
President Grant met at Long Branch
the other day and cordially greeted
each other. II would have been 4
very commeEdable act if they could
have fixed up that Albany matter in
their fraternal interview.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-01

THE enterprising firm of Averill.
Russell Il Carpenter, manufacturers
of and wholesale dealers in paper at
st. Paul, have again met severe
loss. Their extensive mills at Min
neapolis were destroyed by fire last
evening, aggregating a loss of fifty
thousand dollars, upon which was an
insurance of S22,750. 1t is compare.
lively recent that the same firm sus.
tanned loss of a large wholesale
house at st. Paul.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-01

AWAY back in 1855, at the time OF
the capture of Constantinople by the
Turks, the people prayed, " From the
devil, the Turk, and the comet, Q
Lord deliver us - strike out Turk
and insert Conkling and Albany u
and renew the benediction.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-01

GIIsCoM, the Chicago faster. has
reached his thirty-fitth day of diet
Oh nothing and a little cold water and
is still frolicsome, though he does
confess 10 an anxiety for the day
when he can partake of something a
little more substantial.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-01

SECRETARY BLAINE denies the re-
port that he is nearly dead with
rheumatism and kindred diseases.
But he says he rather have rheuma-
tism in the newspapers than in any
other organs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-01

The Republicans of Iowa. in nam.
moth convention of eleven hundred
delegates, held III Wednesday, nomi.
mated b. X. Sherman for Governor.
He MAS nominated Oh the twelfth
ballot. Mr.. Sherman is at present
Stale Auditor,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-01

THERE is a slight change in the
Albany monotony this week. The
grand jury Of the county have in.
dicted Sessions for his alleged i'm
moral political practices. That Al.
bany county grand jury should not
discriminate, let It indict the whole
legislative batch, not single out the
one who is the most frank to own up
to his deviltry.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-01
Do Not Be MiSled

by false statements regard
ing quality of our stock.
Please call, examine our goods
and prices and see for your
selves. Remember that We
constantly study how to give
you the most and best goods
possible for the least money.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-01
Housekeeping Goods .

In this department we Offer
Special Inducements; = pieces
Table Damnsk 25c per yard;
pieces half Iilcachcd Table
lmmask, heavy, I5c: i0picces
Bnrneslcy's Linen Table Dam.
ask, extra heavy ut zoe per
yard; s pieces I,lcachcd Table
Linen at 55c, worth 75c; iiv,
pieces Blcachcd Table Linen
extra fine, nj SIZE; I pieces
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-01
A LIVELY CYCLONE

The Sioux City Journal of the 10Th
ult.. gives the following particulars of
the cyclone reported rs occurring in
that vicinity OH Thursday evening:
The Journal is indebted to Conduc-
tor Monty, Of the st. Paul evening
passenger train, for an account of the
storm ut Lemars, as seen from a rail.
road standpoint. The conductor
train was lying on the side-track at
that station when the storm came up.
In less than minute from the time
when the wind began to blow strong
the entire train, consisting of two
passenger coaches and baggage car,
was blown from the track ON which
it stood and rested on its side on the
main track; not a coupling was
broken. The whole train went to.
gether, taking the tender partly with
it. The engine alone remained OH its
wheels. Mr.. Monty's chance for oh
serving the storm was excellent. lie
had gone ahead to the engine to see
about getting on to another track out
of the way Of the evening train Oh
the Central, when the storm came
He barely secured hold on the point
of the pilot, and there saw the railroad
windmill and an expensive top buggy
sail around through the air. Two
Central freight cars on the side. track
were also blown over. About twenty
passengers were Oh the train. One
lady was so badly frightened that SHE
had to be carried to neighbOring
house by the handsome conductor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-01

Jrsr To reciprocate political favors
In appointing so many Democratic
Judges, the Democratic Mayor of st
Paul has appointed colored man OF
the police force. Small favors thank
fully received.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-01

II makes the clerks in the patent
and land offices nj Washington laugh
10 think of Conkling rs the leader OF
an anti-monopoly party. lie almost
invariably appeared rs attorney foI
the Western Union Telegraph com
pany and railroad corporations.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-01

THE grand jury of Marshall county
are after Judge Cox's scalp. They
do say the Judge was too full of his
favorite beverage to preside with
dignity upon the bench, and accord
ing to reports, the whole populace is
indignant. The report says he called
the lawyers together and several
resolved" that the Judge was not in
that condition, or words to that effect.
but the main testimony goes to show
that Cox was on \ toot when he
should have been sober. A reslgna.
ton or an impeachment is in order.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-01

BEN BUTLER is reported Ia already
have AN income of 100000 Il yeai
and still yearns for the honors and
emoluments of the Goyernorship of
Massachusetts,.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-01

TROPHIES seem never to come
singly. Conkling fails to he vindi-
Gated" and now the report comes
that Kate Chase Sprague has "gone
back on the ex. Senator.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-01

A CORRESPONDENT of the Ponce,
Press, writing from lie Sueur. says
the Minnesota Valley swarms with
followers of McGill for Governor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-01

IT appears that Attorney General
Hahn is not to have walk-Over for
Attorney General after all. We
learn that Lafayette Marsh, Esq, OF
saltwater, is receiving encouragement
from his friends throughout the
State and may perhaps be the lucky
man. He has had large experience
rs n criminal lawyer, having been
prosecutor of Washington county for
several years and where the criminals
are turned out of the penitentiary
by the wholesale upon the commum.
ity. He is reported to be an able at
torney and is warmly endorsed by
his friends.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-01

State Auditor, Railroad Commission.
or. Attorney General. and three AS
sociate Justices of the Supreme
Court.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-01
MANKATo FREE PRESS
FRIDAY, JULY I, 1881.

AT the Greenback convention held
ut Minneapolis last week. c. II.
Roberts, of Rochester, was nomi.
mated for Governor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-07-01

SEVERAL members of the Cabinet
were incidentally discussing civil SER
vice matters the other day, and
among other things Secretary Win
dom remarked
Something certainly ought to be
done. l think that nine-tenths of
the time of all the members of the
Cabinet has been taken up with ap.
plicatiOns for office since the Presi-
dent was inaugurated. l know that
nine.tenths of my time has been &C.
cupied with office-seekers. OF course
every man has right to asked for
an office, and somebody must see the
applicants. do it simply because l
am the head of the department. I've
devoted a good deal of thought to the
question of establishing some sys.
tenn whereby the character of the
service might be improved, and at
the same time the heads Of depart.
ments be ridded Of the annoyance
they are now compelled to suffer. 1t
is vexing question.