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Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1881-08-18

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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-06-03
Glass-Making mo. 81

Our correspondent upon the above
subject closes his series of interesting
articles this week by relating the pre-
vious steps that were taken toward
establishing such factory, and why the
plans were not consummatcd.
In 1860, the citizens of Mankato re-
quested me to make statement of what
a glass factory would cost. l did SO,
and enough capital was pledged to cstab-
lish one, but hard times coming on the
enterprise was abandoned. In 1879, ]
made another estimate, and some 81 z, 00O
of stock was subscribed, but no company
was formed, so that fell through. ]
have no doubt but what company
could now be formed with sufficient
capital to start such a factory. If they
do not desire to make home manufac,
tory of it, they could undoubtedly i'll,
duce some of the factory men in the
East to operate one at this point.
Glass manufacturing is one of the
most profitable industries, and We can
see no good reason why our capitalist
will not take the initiative step. There
is no factory for window glass west OF
Pitsburg of any concern, and glass
could be made here for nearly the cos
of freight from Pittsburg. Whcncvcj
anything further is needed in the way Of
information upon this subject, you cal
always receive it by applying TO Docto
nurkae
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-06-03
"Whilo the lamp holds out to burn,
The viLest sinner may returnH"
A Youthful Traveller.

Yesterday forenoon, young lad of
tender years was observed upon the
street soliciting aims sufficient to carry
him to New Ulm, where resides his
uncle. Noticing the youthfulness of
the lad and his apparent honesty, we
questioned him relative to being 80 far
away from home and alone. The little
fellow, without hesitation, related the
following story His parents died with
yellow fever three yearsago at Memphis,
Tenn, and left him alone without money
Or friends. This spring he conceived
the idea of finding his uncle, living in
Minnesota, and started for this State,
sometimes walking, catching on railroad
trains, and behind wagons, until he sue
cecded in reaching Waseca, this State.
Again getting his bearings. he started
westward, and being refused a ride on
the cars by the conductor, he slipped
into an empty box car, where he was
discovered by brakeman and ordered
out. The boy wanted the train to stop
so that he could get of, but the inhuman
brakeman, without waiting, threw him
of, which shook the boy up considerably.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-06-03
a IsuInmy Runner.

Last Monday, young man travelling
for large stove firm IN Dayton, Ohio,
tell INTO bad company and made walk
ing distillcry of himself until his brains
took the place of his feet, turning him
into a maniac. While in this state, he
went TO the Sioux City depot and began
to raise Cain, when he was locked out of
the building. Seizing stick of wood,
the liquor-crazcd man broke in the front
window at the office, and then going to
the rear performed similar act, when
Il piece of iron, in some unaccountable
manner, flew out the window from in
side, striking the wild man from the
East on tho forehead and cutting cash
several inches in length, necessitating
the needle and thread of physician to
close. He was then lodged in the coolol
to mediate upon the things that are
dark and the tricks that arc vain.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-06-03
Desperate Attempt at NJ urtler

From the Pioneer Press of the lst inst,
we CLEAN the following incident relating
to an attempt ut assassination by A. A.
Weston, life prisoner at Saltwater, who
was sent there from this county in 1877
SALTWATER, May 31.-This morning
about 3 o'clock the sleepers in the hos
pital in the penitentiary were awakened
by struggle caused by A. A. Weston
attempting to murder Charles II. Minis.
When discovered, Weston was choking
the latter and then struck him in the
head with a pen knife which he had
drawn for that purpose. AS soon as
discovered they were separated, when
Weston drove the knife into his own
throat twice before it could be taken
from him. Upon examination his wounds
proved to be slight, but it is considered
pretty close call for him. Weston will
recover. Weston is life prisoner, hav.
ing been sent up from Blue Earth county
for murder April 2, 1877. lie is forty.
six years old, and although not of very
sound mind, was considered perfectly
harmless. That he had prcmeditated
this is evident, as he left note to tho
warden stating what disposition ht
wished made Of his remains. No ami
mostly existed between him and Minis
as they were the best of friends, and i
is mystery to know why he should
single him out to accompany him OH hi
final trip.
| Charles r. Minis, the prisoner alluded
to, was indicted on the IA of November
1877, by the grand jury of Mcleod
county, for the embezzlemcnt of none.
belonging to the county. He wa
formerly resident of this county year
ago, which is no credit to the county
however.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-06-03
DiOtl Away from Home.

Last Friday afternoon a young man
named Oscar Larson died ut the Clifton
House in this city, away from home and
friends, except so far as the friendly
hand Of Mr.. Ingram, the proprietor of
the above house, could extend. He had
worked during the past winter in
Brown county, this State, and there con-
tractcd a cold. He went to Lake Crys-
tai, and expanding all his money, came
to this place May 25th, and applied for
aid from the county. County Commits.
sioner Kelly took him to the Clifton
House and had him examined by the
county physician, DIR. Davis. He made
no complaint, but his breathing was
heavy, and on Friday, the 9th ult., the
kitchen girls hearing some heavy body
fall upon the floor above them, went up
and found the young man dead. He
was buried by the county on Saturday
morning, and Mr.. Ingram Immediately
wrote to his parents in Grant county,
Dakota, without much hope of finding
them, for the directions asccrtained were
very mcagre. The deceased was between
twenty three and twenty-four years of
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-06-03
Personal Mention.

DR.. Follman, of Minnesota Lake, was
in town Tuesday evening. He has sew
eral patients here.
VIM. Schoregge, a promising young
attorney Of Glencoe, paid his old friends
in this city short visit this week.
Rev. Willis Lord, ID. d., is expected
to preach at the Presbyterian church
next Sabbath morning and evening.
Capt. J. A. Reed, Warden of the States
Prison at Saltwater, is spending few
days with his old acquaintance and at
his old home IN Sterling. OF course he
called on THE FREE Press, and while
here related the particulars of the recent
attempt of A. A. Weston to murder
Charles r. Minis, and of the further
effort of Weston to commit suicide, the
particulars of which are detailed in an
other column. The Captain is one Of
the most competent Wardens ever at the
head of any institution of the kind. HI
was warmly greeted by his hosts Of ole
friends.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-06-03
GREAT EXCITEMENT I
At the NesU York. SIiOe Store sOIsere
Great Bargatms are offered!

GfeOt kSOf0Otn0 are OVefeU!
The largest and most complete stock
of all grades and qualities of Boots and
Shoes, from the cheapest make to the
finest, ut lower prices than any Other
store in Mankato. This is the cheapest
store under the sun. Three times as
large stock to select from. We will
guarantee that you will save from 25 to
80 per cent. on all goods bought of US,
and it is to your interest to buy where
you can buy the cheapest. We will
give you special bargains in Ladies'
Slippers and Walking Shoes. We keep
the finest and best made Shoes for La.
dies, Misses and Children. We have a
fine line of Mems Shoes OF the very best
make known, and at prices to suit the
times. We have $50 pairs of Ladies'
Walking Shoes which we will sell for
Is cents, sold for $1.25 at other stores.
We have 375 pairs of Women's Shoes
that we will sell for 81, sold for $1.75 at
other stores. Also 200 pairs of Mems
Kip Boots, which we will sell for 81 so,
sold for $2.75 at other stores. Forty
dozen bottles Of French Dressing for
ladies shoes at 10 cents per bottle, sold
for 30 cents at other stores. We have
the finest line of Ladies', Misses and
and Children's fine shoes and slippers,
not to be found at other stores ut Man
kato, and at prices to suit the times.
We will sell in the future as in the past,
strictly for cash. Everybody knows
that in dealing on credit an additional
profit is taxed to cover the risk of bad
debts. We will give our customers ex-
ira inducements for the next thirty days.
We carry the largest and best selected
stock of boots and shoes in southern
4Jw6 J. G. ANDREWS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-06-03
West End Items.


The much-talkcd-0f and lamcnted
ioot-bridge spanning the Van Brunt
slough is to be Immediately repaired.
a conference of citizens of West Man
kato was held at the Wells depot Satur-
day evening, May Fl, when the import
ance of the speedy repair of said way
was fully canvasscd and approved. Cal.
Smith and +. b. Hitchcock were there
upon appointed TO solicit funds to that
end. The citizens of the city proper and
the West End have responded cheerfully
the necessary funds are nearly raised,
and the work is already begun and it is
expected will be in passable condition
by Saturday night. Messrs. Ambrose
Knapp and son have the contract at
$40. All will rejoice at this news, as it
will relieve many people from the fears
entertained by them that the action of
the City Council would remit all per
SONS using this prominent highway to
the mud and slush of podauger times.
MIR. Negeli has just completed a
beautiful picket fence around his house
and garden plat, and garden abound
ing in flowers and vegetables, giving to
the whole an mir of ncatness and COM
fort. We doubt not many poor devil,
AS he passes that way,
Leans DER the gate and thinks the while,
Oh, that some home like this for me would
smilcn'
some hamlet's shade to yield my sickly form,
Health in the breeze and shelter in the
Storm"
Mr.. Weaver is making Improvements
in his house, not the least of which is a
neat fireplace, reminding one of the
cheerful things of the olden time
Georges head is level !
Geo. w. Mead, Judge of Probate, has
built a new and substantial fence around
his house and lot, the old one having
become demoralizcd by Esquire Finley
frantic grey, and finally swept TO parts
unknown by the late high water.
A new frame is up on the Marvin
lot and is receiving its finish by that in.
deia:igablc worker and former proprie-
tor, j. II. Marvin, Esq.
Here she gocs-thcre she goes. Grit.
filth Owens new house, at one end, went
down from undermined earth in the
flood 80 that it gave an angle of forty
five degrees. 1t is now on level, and
Grit. is at home once more.
Wednesday, June I've counted to-
day twenty-one horses running at large,
and 1t wasn't much of day for horses
Robinson Chief Robinson, OH your
nerve
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-06-03
City Council.

The council held regular mectin,
last evening. Among the bushes
transacted was peddlcr's licens
granted to John Meany; petition of W
Is. Smith and others to vacatc the blui
road and extend Fourth street
Mayor Wiswell appointed DIR. Frisbi'
health officer, and Perry Wysong, Sam
uel Winship and G.J. French Il boart
of health inspectors.
W. W. Paddock presented his rcsig'
nation rs Alderman of the Third ward
The poll tax for the year 1881, was
fixed at $500 or two days work.
The city engineer was authorized to
purchase a stone crushcr, the cost not to
exceed $3.50.
The chief of police WAS ordered to
keep hacks and other vehicles Off the
railroad crossing on Washington street.
Grading of Rock street was referred
to the street commissioners.
The sidewalks were ordered repaired.
500 feet of new White Anchor hose
was ordered purchased at 80 cts. Il foot
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-06-03
n Direct Loss.

Nearly every week witnesses large
drove Of young cattle being driven thro
town for the corn fields of Iowa, and all
purchased in this and adjoining counties
The question is, cannot our farmers raise
this young stock until they arrive at
maturity as cheaply AZ spectators,
thereby receiving the additional profit
!hat now goes into the pockets of specu.
lators! TO be sure the price paid for
yeariings, viz, $40 and Sl2 head, is an
inducement to sell. but if they are worth
that sum to drovers, are they not worth
MS much to the producer 2 If the re-
placement of this constant depletion be
not kept up, farmers will soon recognize
the error they have fallen into and the
loss thereby incurred.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-06-03
DEspERADoEs IN LIMBO,
Three OF the Old Middleton Gang Passed
Through Town Tuesday Morning.

Three Of the Old Middleton Gang Passed
Through Town Tuesday Morning.
Three of the most desperate border
ruffisns that ever trod tho mountain re-
ccsses of the Black Hills, passed through
this city last Tuesday morning under the
protecting care of Deputy United States
Marshal Byron Pay Of Dakota, and
assistants. This trio of highwaymen
is the last vestige Of the once famous
Middleton gang that have for the past
three years operated SO successfully in
robbing stage passengers, and killing
overland travellers and eluding the
clutches of the Government officers upon
the prairies and in the mountain fast
nesscs of Dakota. Their capture was
made at Pierre, where they had ventured
to have the wounds OF one of their party
dressed. One of them had three fingers
of his right hand blown off and his
right side torn to pieces with buckshot,
yet he and his two companions had
rode over three hundred miles on horse
back and ventured amid the haunts of
civilization for surgical assistance.
Arriving at Pierre, they were suspected,
arrested upon suspicion and held until
the Marshal, who had pictures of the
entire gang, could arrive and identify
them. This he did, and brought them
from Pierre last Monday, changing cars
at Kasota to tho Sioux City road, bound
for Yankton to lodge them with the
proper authorities. They were young
looking men for so desperate characters,
and one of them unblushingly admitted
that he had killed three persons "just
Tor fun" The Deputy Marshal is Il
brother of B. ID. Pay, and familiarly |
known to all our residents.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-06-03

At noon Saturday there might have been
seen. lying in the roadway outside the Inte'
Ocean, the CORY and bullet-riddled corpse OF
Il dog, and thereby hung tail about three
inches lonY.--iRter OCEAN, 30th.
Entirely wrong. That same purp
strayed up here to Mankato and was
squealing and yelping that same Mon
day morning in the Reuieo office. We
know it's the same wlelp by the descrip.
ton in the last sentence.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-06-03
The Deadlock Broken !!

The country is safe once again, and
the turmoil incident to tho exciting con-
test over Street Commissioner is ended,
the Council electing at their last meet.
ing Mr.. A. T. Noble, the Republican
nominee, consequently the undivided
six who have stuck to Noble all the
spring are happy. Every one admits
that the capabilities of the newly elected
are sufficient to warrant his making a
good officer.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-06-03
4 Useful Machine,

Through the kindness of Mr.. G. G.
Burt, we were shown this week an illus
tration of Il rock breaker that is well
adapted for localities like Mankato,
where ample quantities of rock can be
had, from which the waste could DC
crushed and used for grading over our
streets. One would pay for itself every
season, and we think it would DC econo-
my for the city to purchase one.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-06-03
PROBATE NOTICE.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County Of Blu
y Earth, ss.-In Probate Court.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County Of Blue
- Earth, ss.-ln Probate Court.
In the matter Of the estate of Samuel w.
CASTILLO, deceased.
On reading and filing the verified petition of
Samuel II. Foster, of Blue Earth county, rep
resenting among other things that Samuel VI.
CASTILLO, late of Blue Earth county, on the
18th day OF May, A. ID. 1881, ut Mankato town
ship, died intestate, and being a resident of
this county at the time of his death, leaving
goods, chattels and estate within this county,
and praying that administration Of said estate
be to him, said Samuel H. Foster, granted. II
Is ordered that said petition be heard before
the judge OF this court, on Saturday, the 25th
day Of June, A. d. 1851, at 10 O'Clock in the
forenoon, at the Probate Office I'm said county.
Ordered further that notice thereof he given
to the heirs of said deceased and to oil persons
interested, by publishing copy of this order
for three successive weeks prior to said day
Of hearing I'm THE MANKATo FREE PRESS, q
weekly newspaper printed and published al
Mankato In said county.
Dated at MankatO, the 3lst day Of May, A.
d. 1881.
BY the Court, G. w. MEAD,
4sw4 Judge Of Probate
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-06-03

Barbed wire fencing is fast superced'
ing all other kinds of fencing on the
great prairies of the West, and the fact
that one firm in the United States has
sought through the courts to obtain {
monopoly of its entire sale and manufac
ture, has aroused the farmers in various
sections to form alliances for their OWL
protection. Such an alliance has beer
formed in Iowa with capital stock fixee
at 100000, for the purpose of manufac
turing their own wire.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-06-03

C. II. Austin Il Son have in stock a
line Of Ladies', Misses and Children's
fine shoes, that is hard to beat. Among
others are ]. N. Cloye's make, of Utica
N. Y, and ]. F. Wagner's of Philadcl
phia. Gents shoes of every style mag.
Unable. Prices are lower than they were
last season. Your best interests arc
furthered by calling on them before
purchasing elsewhere. (44wC
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-06-03
NOTICE.

l desire to respectfully state for tn,
reading public that when a. X. Pfau
stated before the City Court in case be
fore the City Justice that l, W. A. Sellars
called Joseph Waddle s. of b
that he stated what was false and un
true; that used no such language, az
the written testimony shows.
w. A. SELLARs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-06-03
North Remembering.

Now that good times are again upon
us, before indulging in extravagant
show, it is worth remembering that nc
one can enjoy the pleasantest surround,
ings if in bad health. There are hun,
dreds of miserable people going abou,
to-day with disordered stomach, liver
or kidneys, or dry, hacking cough,
and one foot in the grave, when so ct
bottle Of Parker's Ginger Tonic, would
do them more good than all the expen-
sive doctors and quack medicines they
have ever tried. 1t always makes the
blood pure and rich and will build you
up and give you good health at little
cost. Read of it in another column.
(4Sw4
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-06-03
Sudden Death.

Last Friday night Mr.. Orr, who was
stopping for the night near Pleasant
Mound, with b. Kennison, dropped from
his chair to the floor, dead. His body
was taken by his relatives to his family
near Fairmont, who were wholly I'M
prepared Cor the sad news.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-06-03

We have about given up all hopes Of
redeeming our contemporary from the
slums Of journalism, into which he has
SO irretrievably fallen, but which by
nature he is so admirably adapted to
occupy. His sluggish mind fails to
comprehend the conventional language
appropriate to men of his capacity OF
compass of mind, and all the tender
solicitudc that his friends have squan'
dered upon his fragile body fail to make
him understand the truth of the saying
that
"whilo the lamp holds out to burn,
The fullest sinner may returnF
But he is gone-gone where the wood
bine twineth-and the printing is let tc
the highest bidder So, goodbye, thou
lcviathan lump Of sweetness and may
your shadow never grow less while you
continue to hip-it-a-hop, with tlip-it
Atop, across the horizon of our vision
like a tire-bug in a Doggy meadow
Goodbye, sonny, a long farewell
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-06-03

Old Mother Duffy came down from Manka'
to ono evening last week TO see the boys
Policemen Colby put her In cozy little ski
room in tho jail over night. She was brought
before Justice Montgomery the next day on
Costs or ten days in the county jail. A sus
pensiOpof Judgment was granted to give
the old lady chance to return to the city OF
nor choice, Mankato. She made u straight
shoot for the w. & st. p. depot and she Is nov
no doubt in the arms of loved ones I'm Manka
to, where shc Is more appreciated than she II
here.-St Pter Tribune.
Knowing the innate modesty of the
Rsvisuman In publishing the movement
Of his personal friends, prompts us t.
notice the above from the Tribune.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-06-03
4 Btu Success.

MY wife had been ailing a long time with
WI dyspepsia and nervousness, and was In
bed two years with complication OF disor-
ders her physicians could not cure, when l
was led by reading circular 'efa at my S Soor
90 often deceived by worthless mixtures,
nothing but my wife's dangerous condition
could have led US to make any moro expert.
Ties CURED her, ct O cost Of $3.50, and she is
now a. strong - any woman, and regularly
does her household duties.-R. D., Buffalo
"a other column. 8ew