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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-09
The School Board Speak.

No person shall he admitted into. or
allowed to attend as pupil, any of the
schools Of the city Of Mankato, unless
such person shall have been within the
five wears next preceding such admis-
sion or attendance duly vaccinated, nor
shall any pnpil be permitted at any
time to remain in any of said schools
unless within the preceding five years
such pupil shall have been properly
vaccinated. And as a condition for adj
mission into any of said schools, and as
a condition for any pupil remaining in
any of said schools, each shall produce to
the Superintendent of said schools or a
teacher therein physicians certificate
or other satisfactory evidence that said
persons or pupil has within the proceed.
ing five years been duly vaccinated.
Each teacher in all of the schools OF
said city of Mankato shall keep record
of all pupils that have been vaccinated.
This rule shall take effect December
18th 1881.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-09
MIR. N. Lang has sold his hide and

MIR. N. Lang has sold his hide and
fur interests and rented his stone store
building to Messrs. Frank Henline and
John Schweitzer, and will pay close
attention to his lumber yard
MIR. F. l.. Waters, returned from
Minneapolis the first of this week after
viewing the disastrous mill district.
He reports that neither of the mills
destroyed were as large as the big mill
at this place.
Hon. s. p. Child, special agent of the
post. office department, was in the city
Wednesday. Mr.. Child has but re-
Gently returned from an extended trip
to the Pacific coast where he has been
employed by the government.
Nearly $4,000 worth ofattachments
have already been filed against the
Pierce estate, and the end is not yet.
The general suppositisn is if all Of the
book accounts could he collected, they
with the stock on hand, would probably
pay the Liabilities.
The local in last weeks FREE
PRESS asserting that Mr.. w. W. Paddock
met f. J. Pierce at Elko, Nevada, and
collected debt of 800 from him was
erroneous. But Mr.. Paddock did meet
Mr.. Pierce in the street Of Ogden, Utah,
where he held conversation with him.
We are informed that Pierce did not
eve any debt to Mr.. Paddock
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-09
Normal Schools.

The semi-annual meeting of the State
Normal School Board was held at st.
Paul, last Tuesday. j. H. Ray, director
and Prof. Edward Soaring, president OF
the Mankato Normal School attended
the same.
The report of Prof. Soaring shows liz
pupils in the normal department and 90
in the model The number Of pupils
who graduated last year were %.
The Board passed II resolution fixing
the age necessary for graduation at
seventeen in the elementary course and
at eighteen in the advanced course.
Mr.. j. II. Ray, as director was author
lied to purchase additional ground for
the school site at this place.
Rev. DIR. Van Anda, of Minneapolis,
was appointed to visit the school at this
place the ensuing year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-09
Graham of tho Minnpsnta RnHir1

Graham, of the Minnesota Radical,
is brick in more ways than one. FIRE.
quently he "gets off" laughable thing,
and his opinion of the Kellogg concert
comes under that head although it is
considerable of a burlesque but shows a
lack of "culchar" on the writer's part.
"Mr. Woodland of the Mankato FREE
PRESS said it was grand treat" and
Wise of the Rectsto said it was superb
So much had been said we couldn't
think of missing it, and we didn't.
Having business ca in MankatO, we
took good seat-in the second row
number five on the left-and marched
in, in solid phalanx, cheerful and uncon-
csrned.
There was little old woman, paint
ed up to look like girl of sixteen, came
forward and shook sheet of music at
the audience and blaZed away in Sioux,
first in high tone and then in low,
wild sort of whisper as if her mother
was awful sick at home and the creek
was high and the bridge gone and no
fellow would ferry her over. We felt
sorry for her, but being stranger we
couldn't see it was our duty TO step for
ward.
A nicely dressed lady on the right,
broke the stiffness by whisper like that
of Mississippi river steamboats, Sec
end mate, " Now comes Clara Louise "
and then directly out came fat woman,
and with her couple of the organ
grinding nationality in white kids, and
the fellow whs strangled the piano, and
they had q sort of cOnfab in foreign talk,
just what we couldn't tell, because the
fellow at the piano got mad and ground
such internal travail and sickness out of
the upper end of that piano that nobody
could make cut anything. When they
went off the stage, the fat woman slid
backward and kept bobbing her head,
which led us to suspect her apron string
was busted behind, or may be pin got
loose. A fellow with his hair parted in
the middle, behind us, said, Dent miss
the Adamoski's VIOLIN" SO we braced
up to get our moneys worth by hearing
Adam.
Now the FREE PRESS says, "such
tones as he produced are beyond descrip-
tion,' and we agree. 1t was awful. The
wailing and CRASHING of teeth of that
fiddle would skunk any bevy of cats
living, no matter how much in practice
When he got we'll to ripping and goug-
ing north Of the fiddle bridge, in those
slim, gimlet tones, the lady on the right
says, "What does that remind you of -
and we said sticking time in pork fac
tory, and she said it was 6 gentle dew
falling on a window pane" and when he
surged double on it and put an up stroke
across the wire on the button and one
down across the resin box back of his
chair, the woman wanted to know what
we thought it sounded like then, and we
said green hand making stove pipe,
but she said it was "A.utumn leaves
falling across new sodden grave" and
the fellow with the middle part to his
hair said he had been there himself and
seen the grave and knew it was so.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-09
District Court.

The general December term of the
District Court for Blue Earth county
convened at the Court House on Tues
day, Dec. 6, at IL o'clock A. NJ. Present
Hon. Martin j. Severance, Judge presid-
ing, w. C. Durkee, Clerk and Peter
Schweitzer, sheriff.
Mr.. Aslak Sigmdson made applica-
ton for citizenship and having produced
the required evidence he was duly adj
mitted to full citizenship.
f. Ball & Co., VS.. Griffith j. Lewis''et
eI., Duff vs.. Sheldon, and w. & st. p.
Ry. Co., VS.. St. P. & s. C. Ry. Co., ct ell,
were continued until next general term.
Boegen vs.. MahOwald.
Warner VS.. Atcherson.
First Nat. Bank vs.. Hubbell ct ell.
No. and No. 2.
Town of South Bend VS.. c. st. P. M.
& o. Ry. c.. to be tried in vacation.
Chas. st. Clair respt., VS.. Miner Porter
applt., action dismissed for want of
prosecution.
Flint ct ell, vs.. Stephen Lamm, settled
and action dismissed by consent.
d. NJ. Howe vs.. P. Schweitzer. Settled
and dismissed, each party to pay their
own costs.
John Thomas vs.. David Thomas.
Settled and dismissed without costs to
either party.
Grant VS.. Robinson. Stricken from
the calendar.
Edward O'Lesry vs.. w. H. Vernon,
referred to j. A. Wiswell to try on 8
days notice, by either party.
Cargill ct ell, VS.. NJ. McCarty. De-
murrer withdrawn and answer to be
filed.
Jos. Eich, VS.. Jos. Bruegemann. Con-
tinued by consent till next term.
Jacob thinner VS.. Cate and thinner
mann, placed on calendar on motion of
Brown & Wiswell. Cause to be tried
in vacation on 4S hours notice.
Geo. w. Warner VS.. H. Leifermann
and G. Leifermann, ordered on motion
that Justice make further return in the
case.
Fuller & johnson vs.. Simeos. Con-
tinued by consent.
Hodges VS.. Volks ct ell, to he tried
by the Court in vacation Dec. 90, 1881,
at 10 A. M.
State VS.. Chas. Hodge. Deft. APP.
pearsd in court and the cause was con.
tinued until next general term. Sen
tence of Deft. suspended until next term
of court.
Owen Herbert vs.. st. Paul & s. C. R.
r. Co., settled and dismissed by consent
without costs to either party.
State of Minnesota vs.. Frank G.. Car
man, placed on calendar and action dis.
missed for want of prosecution.
First Nat. Bank Of Mankato VS.. 2.
Paddock, to be tried by the court in
vacation on 8 days notice by either
| party.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-09

While the subject Of smallpox is
agitating the people OF the State, it
might be advisable to publish the fol-
lowing preventative of pitting, should
any in this vicinity be unfortunate
enough to take the disease. 1t is the
advice of j. H. Bird. NJ. ID.
"Small-pOx is always more feared by
the people for its effects than for its
danger. All persons have a dread of
being marked by it, There have been
many remedies suggested to prevent
pittinc, the majority of them being
difficult and unpleasant in their applica-
ton. Pitting rarely occurs upon places
of the body excluded from air and light.
Pustulation is the result of the eruption
exposed to those causes. The indica-
ton, therefore, would seem to be to
prevent the action of the air and light.
l have accomplished this in several
cases not only in those of brunette, but
blonde compilations in mild, rs well
as in severe cases of variola or varioloid,
by the use Of ointment made ofcharcOal
and lard, applied freely over the surface
of the face, neck and hands-applied rs
soon rs the disease is distinguished and
continued until all the symptoms of
superlative fever had ceased. The APP
plication allays the itching and seems
to shorten the duration of the disease,
and leaves the patient without blemish;
the eruption protected by the ointment
not even showing signs of pustulation
the charcoal preventing the action of
the light, and the lard that of the air.
OF course, during its application the
patient does not present a very pleasing
appearance, but temporary disfgure-
ment is preferable to permanent one.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-09
A Sad Accident.

Thurday afternoon while the grave
train was loading at Rapidan, young
man named Julius Knoll was sent back
to flag an approaching freight train
and when it began to move forward he
attempted to board it but in slipping
some way fell under one of the wheels
of the cars, which resulted in breaking
both arms, crushing his right wrist
terribly decorating his face and head
besides breaking one of his thigh bones.
He was Immediately brought to town
and taken to his home in Tinkcomville
where medical assistance was sent, and
all the relief furnished possible. TIL.
company was in no way responsible but
the accident resulted from the poor fel
lows carlessness. The supposition /.
that lie cannot recover.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-09

From now on until the holidays are
past, the columns of the FREE PRESS
will TEEN with advertisers notices, but
We will endeavor to make up to our
readers the customary amount of reading
matter. In this weeks issue we call at.
tention to the new ads of Geo. E. Brett,
Frink & Brown, Snow & Andrews, E.
A. Tiffany, c. d. Taylor and j. r.
Innss
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-09

In letter received from Mr.. G. C.
Chamberlin, formerly connected with
the FREE PRESS, who was obliged &c
discontinue all newspaper work on
account OF the rapid failing of his eye
sight, he says: | cannot discover much
improvement yet. | am very pleasantly
settled in my own house and the peopl.
are very kind to me-. The ladies--GoG
bless them-are especially so. l hav.
and shall ever continue to have /,
pleasant recollection of my brief edito
rial experience at Mankato, and have a
present only to regret the rather sac
circumstance that compelled me to qui
there.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-09
FARMERS!.

When you want to buy Boots and
Shoes it will pay you to go to the New
York Boot & Shoe store and examine
the large and well selected stock OF
Boots and Shoes, ArcticS, and Rubber
goods. The stock is complete and well
selected for the trade.
You will have the advantage Of select.
ing from stock of Boots and Shoes,
manufactured expressly for us. We
have the only complete stock OF Boots
and Shoes in the city.
We carry nothing but solid, honest
goods, the best goods for the least
money to be found in the city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-09

Hon. VIM. Hall, one of our county's
representatives, forwards us commu-
nication which We are unable to pub
fish this week owing to lack of room.
The substance of it is, however, a denial
that the words "per annum" only occurs
in the reduction of the Auditor and
Treasures salary in the original bill,
but that it occurs after all the sslried
officers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-09

Another railroad line from the
northern part of the State wants to reach
the Iowa coal-tields via MankatO
Let them come, we can always find
room for one more, providing they do
not want us to give them two dollars in
bonuses for one dollars worth of
henefit
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-09

Doctor Yarnall has treated chronic
diseases over 30 years and there is no,
condition Of the human body but what
he fully understands and is prepared to
treat successfully if a cure is possible
His patients in and around Mankato
with hardly an exception are reported
to be doing nicely. Rooms at Ameri-
can House. Consultation free.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-09

The dramatic entertainment at the
Catholic college last evening was witt
messed by some 900 hundred specta-
tors. The play was "Major John Andre"
in acts. The leading characters were
personated by J.B. Hodapp, as sirHenry
Clinton; j. c. Thro, as Andre, the spy
j. Obele, Andres father, aud w. Vahle,
as Benedict Arnold, while Glenn
Schroeder took the part Of Geo. Wash.
inston, J. Lamm, as Putnam, and a
reat many other historic characters
we're personated. They all acted their
parts well, and brought out in bold
relief the scenes enacted during the
revolutionary days of our fathers while
struggling against heavy odds for the
maintenance Of free government.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-09

s. A. Stow Respt.. VS.. Chicago, M. &
st. p. r. r. Co., Applt. Application of
Deft. for leave to answer denied.
Frankline Hunt VS.. C. VI. & st. p. r.
X. Co., to stand for trial at the adjourned
term.
The Grand Jury presented an indict-
ment VS.. Jacob Erich for crime of as
saulting another with dangerous
weapon.
Same against August Schultz for same
offense.
State vs.. Jacob Erich. Dsft. being in
Court was arraigned for the crime OF
assaulting WI. Martin with a danger
Gus weapon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-09

-Messrs. Frink i Brown, dry goods
dealers in this city, have concluded to
close out their immense stock of mer-
chandise and return TO Minneapolis,
where they will again enter into partner
ship with Mr.. Ingram, their former as
sociate, and conduct u wholesale and
retail department of dry goods.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-09

From now on until after the holi-
days, our live business men should
utilize the columns of the FREE PRESS
extensively to advertise their holiday
wares. The large circulation Of the
FREE PRESS, reaching as it does every
town in the county and all of those
neighborhoods adjacent to Manksto,
furnishes the best medium at command
to let the outside people know what you
have TO sell.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-09

County Treasurer Evans will visit,
as directed by the County Commits
sioners, the township of Mcpherson,
January 3rd Mapleton, January 5 A;
Amboy, January 10, and Lake Crystal,
January II, for the purpose of collect
ing taxes
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-09
$1,000 Worth ArcticS 4 RubberS

We have two grades of Arctics, Over
shoes and Rubbers. And if you are
not posted in the quality of Arctics and
Rubbers, go to the New York Boot and
Shoe store, where you can see both
qualities to select from. First quality
goods for less money than you can buy
second quality goods at other places.
We carry full line of specialties in
Arctics, Overshoes and Rubbers, not to
be found in Mankato, except at the New
York Boot and Shoe store.
We have made heavy purchases this
fall and bought more goods than any
previor' season.
Our stock is now larger and more
complete with better assortment than
you can find in all the other stores COM
bined.
You will save from 25 to so per cent.
on all goods bought from us.
When you want prices on Boots and
Shoes 90 to
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-09
The Markets.

While there has been great activity
in this market the past week, prices
upon various commodities have net been
changed. Wheat has come
up in price two cents a bushel, while
oats, corn, potatoes SC. are the same as
las: week. The dressed pork demand
continues brisk as ever and prices rule
fair
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-09
Misses B CbildrGD'S Shoes,

We have taken great pains to buy
good shoes and just the kind of shoes
that will wear, and parents, it will be to
your interest to call and examine our
stock of Misses and Children Shoes, all
solid leather, manufactured expressly
for us and warranted as represented.
Largest stock and lowest prices guar
antced.
"TN MT
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-09

ID. VI. Marston, Esq, of Rapidan,
who some five weeks since was called
upon to accompany the remains of the
late III. ID. Haddock TO Southern Canada
the home of his bereaved parents-for
interment, returned to Blue Earth
county on Saturday. Mr.. NJ, while alb.
sent, visited friends through Maine,
Vermont and New Hampshire, and re-
turns home perfectly content with Min
pesota.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-09

The GAINESVILLE Argus intimates
that certain parties from near that town
consumed two days in hauling their
pork to this town and sold it for less
than they could get at home. This may
be so, but if the GAINESVILLE buyers are
paying more for pork than the buyers
here, they are losing money.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-09

Last Tuesday afternoon the high
wind which prevailed, blew down the
large and spacious new ice house of the
Messrs. Polchow. The building was
l25x30 feet, and was ready to receive
its summer cooling contents, when it
fell. The loss will be heavy one to
these enterprising men,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-09

The managers OF Union Hall are
ever alive to promote the pleasures of the
pleasure seekers. They thus early an
nounce the festivities to occur under
their auspices on Christmas and New
Years. The large we'll displayed
posters which are circulated tell all
about il.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-09

"A correspondent writing from Bel
grade, relates the circumstances attend
ing the recent trial of Burrill vs.. Randall,
for assault and battery, and severely
criticises the decision of the Justice, as
not being based upon the evidence SUBJ
mitted and substantiated by the pros
ecution.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-09

We are informed that the insurance
agents in this city are opposed to the
REMEMBERING ofthe city upon the Phil
adelphian plan, as it will seriously in
terferre with the policies which have
been issued bearing the present number
of residence or store building.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-09
Ladies' Fine Shoes.

We carry the only complete stock of
Ladies' fine Shoes in the city.
We have taken pains TO try and suit
all in price, style and quality. We have
the best selected stock ever brought to
Mankato. Over two hundred different
styles, ranging in price and quality
from the very cheapest to the very best,
in different sizes and all widths.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-09
Personal Mention.

Mrs. j. p. Burch, of Caroline, Blue
Earth county, visited the FREE PRESS
office last Monday, and carried home
one of those beautiful Garfield pictures.
Mr.. J. M. Egan, of the Milwaukee
road was in the city this week.
Hon. Sumner Ladd, of st. Peter, was
in town this week.
Mr.. j. III. Tyler, a merchant of
Amboy this county, left last Tuesday for
brief visit to Pierce county, Wis.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-09

We observe that the majority of
our exchanges especially those which
are published in the border counties,
speak of the large number of hogs
which are being bought and shipped.
This represents q change for the better
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-09
THE FREE PRESS is the first paper

The FREE PRESS is the first paper
in this county to furnish President
Arthur's first message to Congress. 1t
will be found in supplement form,
together with a graphic description of
the great fire at Minneapolis last Sun
day morning when four large Touring
mills were burned and four human lives
sacrificed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-09

The tax notice for 1881, showing
the amount of taxes which are levied on
the taxable property of Blue Earth
county as assessed and equalized for the
year 1881, appears in this weeks FREE
Press
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-09

DIR. Yarnall is here, with rooms at
the American House, where he will re-
main until the aOth of December. He
is busily engaged with old patients, but
is able to give attention to new ones
until the above date. Consultation free.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-09

The money it costs for spread adver.
tisements I propose to give to my
customers the benefit in selling goods at
little profit. Please call at Wiser's
Jewelry store and ask prices.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-09

-"Uncle" Joe Reynolds, the veteran
mail agent on the Wells branch, is laid
up again and his duties are being per-
formed by employees of the Mankato
and Wells post offices.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-09

JASWELL-In West Mankato, Wednesday
December Z, Mr. A. V. Caswell, aged 4.
years, leaving u bersaved wife and eight
small children. ranging In ages from II
years TO months.
Three weeks ago, the aged father of Mr.
Caswell died. This second calamity t.
this stricken family In very Strengthened Cir.
cumstances, appeals strongly to tho charity
OF those aid societies, In our midst whose
labOrs have achieved so much In the way
OF alternating human suffering.l
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-09

Just received at the Auction store a
large consignment of merchandise which
has got to be sold, and sold cheap.
lot Apples,
lot Michigan Cider,
lot Ladies' hose.
lot Childrcn's hose,
lot Ladies' Vests,
let Misses underwear.
A large assortment of Christmas and
holiday goods, in fact anything you
want | have got, and will do better by
you than any body in America, at Pracl
Il Du Buisson's old stand.