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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-23

JUDGE Cox will have to answer to
the charge preferred against him,
inasmuch rs the demurrer proceed
ings were over-ruled by the high
Court of impeachment, on Friday.
After twelve hours discussion by
counsel upon what constituted ar
ticles of merit for impeachment. and
whether or not the grave specified
lions of drunkenness and lewdness
were of sufficient moment and i'm.
portance to unfit and disqualify a
Judge from the proper performance
of judicial ethics, the Senate went
into executive session, and by vote
of "a to 5 decided as above. On the
10th of January the court will again
convene, and Judge Cox's case final
ly disposed Of. One thing seems
clear in the proceedings thus far had,
and that is. the court will not stand
on technicalities, but will be guided
by facts and evidence. Justice de.
mands justice, and if Judge Cox is
guilty even of what his counsel deign'
ed not to deny in the demurrer pro-
ceedings - drunkenness and illegiti'
mate cohabitation-he should be for
ever excluded from the bench.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-23

WE fail to see wherein the so.called
stalwarts are getting any great
amount of concessions Or consolation
from President Arthur in his appoint
ments. He persistently ignores the
opportunities thrust upon him to Sc
lect obnoxious and dictatious politi.
clans who have worn themselves
threadbare in their machine man.
ipulations. The independence of
the executive is again happily Illus
trated by his appointment of Judge
Horace Gray, of Massachusetts,, to
the Supreme Bench of the United
States, to fill the vacancy occasioned
by the death of Justice Clifford.
Judge Gray is at present Chief Jus.
tice of the Supreme Bench in Massa.
chusetts, which position he has held
for the past ten or twelve years. He
is now climbing the golden stairs in
the fifties, and thus far in life has
battled with the cold and uncharita
BILE world alone-being bachelor
but not of that cross and insufferable
type that we often meet with in rea
life and invariably read Of in fiction
That he will add intellect and digni
ty to the Bench is assured, and the
country is to be congratulated upol
the accession of so able jurist t.
succeed Justice Clifford.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-23
THE Star Reuters are promised full

THE Star Reuters are promised full
consideration at the hands of At.
ney-General Brewster and Post.
master-General James. and from the
present outlook it is not going to be
what these plunderers might desire.
The amount of money involved in
the cases of which the Government
has cognizance, where evidence of
fraud exists, and by which the Treas.
ury has been robbed, foots up to the
enormous sum of $5,000,OOO. There
is accumulated evidence so strong in
many cases that conviction is GER
tain, and it is hoped that as the
frauds are probed. every individual
implicated will receive his just de.
serts.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-23
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
Sterling.

Occasionally Sterling is represented
in your County Correspondence by
Mr.. E., and sometimes by Mr.. J. E.
Conrad and once in a while by my
self, but there are others who could,
if they would, give us a little aid in
representing Sterling whenever you
had room, and if an article had to lay
over a week if it was old TO the
writer, it might be new to the
readers, all the same. I am always
pleased to read the County Cores
pondence it seems to draw US
nearer together, and if we get no new
ideas from each other we may get
those ideas we have, frightened by
an interchange of the same. Now I
will give my fellow-farmers some of
my ideas regarding raising pork. and
will endeavor to give them so that
they can be understood flor it seems
that was not quite understood with
regard to raising wheat y For the
last two or three years 1 have been
raising some pork, but not on a very
large scale, still l have sold since last
harvest $3.50 worth of pork and will
have enough yet to sell to make the
$500. and you know in season like
this, that much helps to fill up a
corner. But pork raising is like any.
thing else, unless it is attended to
properly it is not any more profitable
than anything else that is neglected
or run in a loose way.
To make pork raising profitable
you want good run for your hogs in
summer where they can have plenty
of water, for to keep them penned
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-23

BEN HILL has heard that once
upon a time there was a fractional
strife within the Republican ranks
and if his recent speech about Civil
Service Reform, Virginia politics,
the New York Custom House and
President Arthur are to be counted
for aught. he will bend his energies
during the session of Congress to
probe the old sore. hoping thereby to
avert the attention of Republicans
from Southern politics. Ben trembles
for his future public career, and the
rumbling of the new political move
ment in Georgia CRATES harshly and
unharmoniously upon his ear. Tue
.Solid South" is bound to break.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-23

Danville.
John Kremer's children are all
quite sick.
H. Steuernagel, of Tracy, has been
visiting friends in town.
The scholars of Miss Robbins
school are to have candy pull Fri
day afternoon.
Francis Latourell died very sudden.
ly Monday night of heart disease.
He has been resident of Danville
twenty-five years.
A. p. Eschbach with his wife and
sisters are now in Washington Terri.
tory. He writes "This is beauti-
full country with fruit in abundance.
There can be no better place than w.
T. for young men who want FARMS"
The wolves are getting too plenty
for comfort. People along the river
dare not 60 out after dark. Several
parties from Danville and Minnesota
Lake have spent whole days with
dogs and guns trying to get a shot at
them, and not a wolf has been caught.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-23
THE Guiteau trial was adjourne,

THE Guiteau trial was adjourned
on Monday morning until Wednes-
day, owing to the death of the wife
of juryman Hobbs. While counsel
on both sides unanimously decided
that the afflicted man should be al.
lowed to attend the funeral of his
wife, yet amoug lawyers in Washing.
ton it is feared that the interruption
in the proceedings may necessitate a
new trial. This would be a subjunc-
tive that the country is not prepared
to encounter. and it is devoutly to be
hoped that snch calamity will not
be inflicted upon suffering people.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-23

THERE were SO national banks
organized in the United States during
the past year, with an authorized
capital of between $4,000, 900 and
$10,OO0,OO0. This is the largest num-
Der established in any one year since
1872. Twenty-six were discontinued.
National banks are in existence in
every state except in Mississippi, and
in every territory except Arizona.
The total number is 1851.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-23

OUR special correspondent writing
from Washington says that it is very
noticeable on the books of the White
House and government departments
that the number of female applicants
for positions has increased largely in
the past six months. These applica.
tions are by no means confined to
asking for clerkships in the several
departments. The female mind
seems to be most bent on post offices.
1t would appear that movement on
the post offices throughout the country
has been inaugurated by the gentler
sex. No woman has yet applied for
United States marshalship, but one
down in Kansas wants to be the
register of the land office in her town.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-23
THE Jeanette. a vessel eouipped

THE Jeanette, vessel equipped
in 1879, by James Gordon Bennett,
proprietor of the New York Herald,
and sent towards the north pole on an
exploring expedition, and from which
nothing was heard for over two years.
has been found. The ship succeeded
in reaching the Arctic sea, when be-
coming fast in the ice and wrecked.
her crew abandoned her in three
boats, and sought for succor. Two
of the boats with their crews are safe,
but the third is missing up to this
hour.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-23

THERE are 500 miles of streets in
San Francisco, Is miles of which are
paved with cobbles, 20 stone blocks,
SO asphalt, So broken stone, q wood
plank, and with wooden blocks.
The cost of each per square foot is
Cobbles, 20 cents; basalt rocks, 80
cents composite, % cents; macadam
70 cents; wood block, SO cents; plank
ing. 10 cents.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-23

up all the time, the feed they would
consume before they were fit for
market would be worth considerable
more than the hogs. A hog is a hog
because you make it hog by shut.
ting it up in pen six feet square
standing to the belly in filth and
roofing in that filth for an ear of
corn. You let your hogs have
chance to wash themselves and see If
they don't keep themselves clean.
and give them dry place to lay and
they will keep their bed clean also.
Some men can't fat hog because
they give 1t enough to eat lacking one
ear of corn and consequently it is all
the time on the hunt for that lacking
ear and never gets time to lie down /;
but give it an extra ear so that it
will be still and then it will lay down
and take on fat; and yet you want to
watch closely that you don't overfeed
for there is almost as much danger in
overlooking as in undertaking and
one is about as bad as the other. My
opinion is that cooked food is more
profitable than uncooked, and also a
change is beneficial. Don't under.
take to fatten too many together,
ten or twelve is enough in one place,
fewer are better. My plan is to take
ten or twelve of the best and get
them ready and off and then put up
ten or twelve more and so keep the
ball rolling and ten or twelve is
enough for two loads. Have a shoot
for them to walk up into your wagon
and then the labor is light, no hard
lifting, all you have to do is to shut
your end.gate and drive on, besides,
you can't overload your team as you
can in hauling wheat, as some men
will put on so bushels because they
think they have a better team than
any one else and want to show it of
especially If they have soft spot on
their head (the mans head l mean. }
Another thing pork raising requires
no great amount of machinery nor NO
thresh bills, you can do it all within
yourself. AS a general thing you
can pick your corn after the ground
freezes up and so do it all yourself
and have all the profits, but remem.
Der never run to much to one thing
alone but diversity your operations
see number of men in taking hogs
to market put one wagon box over
another, that is poor way why no,
make hog rack, it is much the
better way, but 1 must let this suffice
for this time as I am occupying tt
much of your valuable space.
j. DoBIE.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-23

A CAST of the Washington monkey
and court crank has been secured,
and very soon the patience of the
American people will be worried with
agents for the sale of the fac simile of
the most detestable specimen of
humanity of this or any previous
generation. But it will sell, and
those who purchase will place the
"what-is-it" prominently among their
collections of curiosities.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-23

THE Democrats have thus early be-
gan to cast about for Presidential
timber. An Indiana statesman. who
feels that the publicity of his name
would fail to augur good to the cause
he champions, says that ex-senator
Mcdonald is the man for the Democra-
tic Presidential nomination in 1884,
while admirers of ex-senator Thur
man of Ohio, claim him to be the
most available" for that exalted
position. Before these President
makers spend any great amount of
valuable time seeking for victim. it
might not be unwise, and would Ger.
tainly show discretion, for them to
bend their energies in ascertaining
to certainty whether or not there Is
any practical need of a Democratic
candidate. The Republicans will
look after the welfare of the country
as they have done for the past twenty
years and over, and thus save the
Democratic managers any unneces-
sary worry or loss of sleep.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-23

THE estimates for the next fiscal
year for the expenses of the Govern
ment are over $40, 900, 900 more than
the estimates for the present fiscal
year, and aggregate over $500, 900, 900.
One hundred million dollars, or near
" one.third of the whole amount, is
for pensions. Not less than $43,s00
is asked for to pay the clerks and
other employees at the White House.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-23

ANOTHER crank Is repoI ted he lives
or did live-in Pennsylvania, and
his name was Ingram, his occupation
that of a miner. On Tuesday morn
ing last, before going to work, he
placed a can of dynamite on the cook
stove to dry, The explosion which
followed tore the house to pieces and
killed Ingram, his wife and four
children.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-23

THE reception rendered Speaker
Keifer at Washington, last week, was
a brilliant affair, and participated in
by an unusually large number of
notables, including chiefs of depart
ments, members of Congress and resi-.
dent citizens of the Capitol. First
Comptroller Lawrence delivered the
speech of welcome, which was re.
sponded to by Speaker Keifer in
jovial and feeling manner. A number
of Congressman made brief speeches,
after which dancing was enjoyed for
a brief period and the event closed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-23

~ AN not a criminal" exclaimed
Guiteau. WhcreupOn The Boston
Transcript says: NO. the criminal
class, as it runs, would be degraded
by the association of this diabolically
malevolent fraud in politics and piety
with their number"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-23

THE Advertising Agency of f. n.
Freshman & Bro, of Cincinnati has
failed, and many newspapers there
are that will suffer a loss on account
thereof. Their liabilities are not
known, but the amount is principally
due to publishers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-23

THE good people of Newark. N. j.,
will need look for other and higher
places in which to treasure up their
earnings beside the banks. They
have lost over $4,000, 900 in the last
eight years through dishonest bank.
ers, which would prove that If ex.
perience is a practical teacher. they
are not without valuable knowledge.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-23

DIR. ISAAC J. HAYES, the Arctic
explorer, died of heart disease on
Saturday of last week. He was a
member of the New York legislature
from 1879 to 1880. and was one of the
most ardent Republican members Of
that body.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-23

THE name of the gentleman who
has contributed S62,500 to the fund
for the relief of the sufferers by the
theatre fire mt Vienna is GGttel. He
is an Austrian by birth, and is natu-
rallied American citizen.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-23

THE question of refunding promises
to afford ample food for protracted
congressional consideration. 1t will
be interesting to watch the debate
upon this subject, and to note the
various phases it will assume before
finding terminal point.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-23

TIMOTHY o. HOWE, of Wisconsin,
has been appointed PoStmaster-Gener-
al in place of James resigned. Mr..
Howe is an old wheel horse in nation
al politics and is classed among the
SStalWartS.'
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-23

Hon. JAS. G.. BLAINE has consented
to deliver an Grafton or eulogy, upon
General Garfield on the occasion of
the memorial services in Congress.
1t will be the greatest effort OF
Blaine'S life.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-23
Sterling.


On the Bird inst. one of our neigh.
bors became wild and demonstrative,
evidence of great joy. He had OPP
posed, to the extent of his power, the
passage by the last legislature, the
act of uniting school districts No. 80
and l02. When Hon. VIM. Hall, re.
turned home at the close of the ses.
sion bringing a copy of the act with
him upon which was attached the
signature of the Secretary of State
and the great seal of the State. our
worthy citizen still doubted that the
Governor had signed the bill. He
advised us in school meeting not to
NEEDLE with the school house, which
we wanted to put near the center of
the united districts, the better to &C.
cOmmOdate all parties in both, until
we had learned whether the Governor
had given his signature to the bill.
However we ignored Mr.. citizens
advice, and on the memorable morn
ing of the 3rd, we not only fixed the
site but made all arrangements to
move the house as soon as practicable.
Citizen went home and looking over
the columns of THE FREE PRESS
found that the act uniting the two
districts not among the laws at once
jumped ut the conclusion that the
bill had never become a law. He
gathered straw and made a bonfire,
and while the laughing flames went
leaping up. his stentorian voice echo
ed along the lake shore for miles,
reverberating across the fields and up
and down Rice creek. But still our
neighbor doubts the genuineness of
the bill. Will some kind friend whom
he can credit flor he says there is not
an honest man in the district) relieve
him of his honest doubt?
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-23

IT seems evident from the numer-
Gus bills introduced in Congress, that
the polygamous practice of the Utah
Mormons will be looked after in fn-
ture. The step should have been
taken long ago.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-23

Mr.. Hanna has a very successful
school in the old town this winter.
There are between 30 and 40 scholars.
Threshing is almost finished and
farmers are beginning to look happy.
DR.. McMichal has a case of small
pox about seven miles from here.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-23

THE Washington monument com.
mission will ask Congress for $500, 900
to complete the work.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-23
THE facts relative to ex.secrstary

THE facts relative to ex.Secretary
Blaine's views upon the Clayton
Bulwer treaty, show strong individu.
atty, and manly, open, concise and
straightforward business-like way of
treating diplomatic subjects. Many
newspapers, hostile to Mr.. Blaine,
have been endeavoring to place him
in a false light before the public, but
as his letters bearing upon the issues
between our Government and the
Governments Of Peru and Chilli are
published, each successive one proves
his position more clearly to be that of
one who writes Understandings and
states his views clearly and forcibly.
AS a statesman, orator, parliament.
arian, and the possessOr of those rare
traits of character that go to make a
man the friend of all honest politicians
of whatever party. Mr.. Blaine stands
the peer of any of our great men, and
for papers to characterize his acts
with impugEation before ascertaining
the true facts is an injustice that
will not fail to rebound on those who
have been guilty of the ignoble crit.
ciSm.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-23

1T is reported that application has
been made to force the FaribauIt
Windmill Company into insolvency,
but it is thought the assets will pay
its debts and leave a good surplus.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-23

FROM out the clutches of Democra-
tic control great cities are merging.
Boston, in her recent municipal cleo.
ton, chose Republican Mayor and
council, the first for many years.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-23

THE third annual convention of the
Minnesota National Guard win be
held at New Ulm on the 18th of
January. Each company of the ac-
tive Militia is entitled to send three
delegates to the convention.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-23

THE President has set aside Satur-
day for members of Congress, and no
other persons will he admitted to his
presence, on matters of business, on
that daY.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-23

FROM reports, many of the stran-
gers who visit Washington fall easy
prey to the three-card monte sharps.
These kind of chaps have no business
away from home.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-23

TIC. ACTON, of New York, at
present superintendent of the Assay
Office, has been appointed Assistant
Treasurer of the United States at
New York.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-23
Vernon Center.

Colds are very prevalent in these
parts, the worst are the most fashion.
able. Mr.. Louis has had a severe at.
tack but is convalescent.
The people of the U. B. and Baptist
church at Edgewood had a festival
Friday before last for the benefit OF
their new edifice, which proved a
grand success. The sum realized was
about $42.
The death of Mr.. McCracken, Dec
18th proved a sad blow to his family
and friends. He has been an invalid
for some time. Mrs. McCracken and
daughter expect to winter in Man.
katO.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-23

A PROPOSITION to appropriate $780,
600 for the benefit of Mrs. Garfield is
among the bills introduced in the
House.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-23

SPEAKER kEIFEI has selected his
standing committees for the 47th
Congress, and Minnesota is represent
ed by only one Craftsmanship.