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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-07-28
Sterling.

| llOt.
Corn growing.
Farmers harvesting barley.
Haying in full blast.
Grain ripening slowly, but surely.
James Hawieson is very low from tn,
effects OF rheumatism and measles.
Johnnie Johnston went to Dakota las
week, but will soon return.
Miss Frances Cornell closed hcl
school in Danville last Saturday anG
has returned home. She won many
laurels as teacher, and brought away
the good will of all her patrons and love
of her pupils.
The old settlers enjoyed a retrospect
of the last twenty five years, on Sunday
last. Revs. Conrad, Hunt and Pratt
conducted the exercises, and Messrs
Wild, L. A. Cornell, McBroOm, F. v.
Golf and others, joined in producing
"reminiscences and anecdotes of times
gone by. The church was filled to
overlooking.
The Y. p. NJ. 1. society had rousing
meeting on Saturday night. New Of
ticers were elected, as follows: President
Joseph Stevens; Secretary, Will. John
ston; Treasurer, George Johnston; Mar
shal, Albert Hammond Vice Pres,
Mary Lewis; Assistant Sec., Nellie John
ston; Critic, Alice Roberts; Executive
COMMITTEE, VIM. Hawieson, Emma
Drcws and Mary Roberts. The society
is young, but robust. The material
which it is composed of is sufficient
guarantee that it will still progress and
become Il medium of great benefit to
the young of this vicinity.
FITZNOODLE.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-07-28

the Democracy in this county
is plainly visible on every side. The
edict has gone forth that the AL
lance will be used as breast. plate
for fortifying and strengthening the
weak column of the Democratic par
ty. and the leaders hope. by dividing
the Republican strength on this issue,
to nlecta few men to position.
TIE FREE PRESS feels called upon
to speak of this matter thus early,
believing us it does, that if the Re
pnblicans throughout the county be.
come acquainted with the situation
us it actually and indisputably exists.
they will remain firm to the principles
of true Republicanism and stand up
like tried and true men that they are,
and support the Republican ticket
from top to bottom. &.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-07-28

THE temperance people of Minneso
ia have entered upon IA determined pol
icy to obtain an opportunity for vot
ing an amendment to the COnstitu.
ton of the State in the way of Il pro
hibitOry plank. If we understand
the movement correctly it is not the
intention 10 put an independent legis.
lative ticket in the field, for that
would certainly prove disastrous. The
modus operundi, while not yet fully
matured, will he 10 gain the positive
and unqualified ASSURANCE from every
candidate who is nominated for legis.
lative hOnOrs to agree, if elected, to
vote aflirmatively Oh the question of
submitting to the people the PROPOSED
amendment. To this proposition
there ought to be no opposition by
the men who are chosen to make our
laws. The people are the govern
ment of State as well as Nation, and
If they demand an opportunity of
testing their relative strength at the
polls upon question OF so much I'M
portance as is this of prohibition or
anti.prohibitiOn, that demand should
with all reason be acceded to. The
submission Of this question is not il
matter of politics in any sense. We
have a free and independent form of
government which delegates the pow
er of authority to the majority, and let
the people, through the ballot. say
whether Minnesota shall or shall not
prohibit the manufacture and sale of
Intoxicating beverages.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-07-28
Biographical

Hon. Milo White, of Chatticld. is one
Of the oldest merchants in Minnesota
and Is direct descendant of the first
child born in Plymouth colony. Mr.
White WAS born in Fletcher, Franklin
county, VI, August IL, 1880, his parents
being farmers. After receiving an
ordinary common school education he
became clerk in general store in
Fletcher ut the age of fifteen. From
there, after three years experience, he
went To Cambridge, and after remain
Ing one year went TO Burlington, where
he remained four years. In 1853 he
entered store in New York, and
worked two years, after which he
travelled 10 Chattield, and in the autumn
of 1886 started in business. In 1871
Mr.. White was elected State senator
and represented his district for five
consecutive years in the Legislature,
being chairman of the committee ON
claims the first three or four sessions
and OF finance afterwards. Mr.. White
was married June, 1858, to Miss Han
nah \. Ellis, of Fairfax, Vt. lie and
his family attend the Methodist church
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-07-28
THE FIRST DISTRICT CoNvEN
TION.

Not Unexpectedly, the First Dis
trict Convention held in Rochester.
Wednesday, nominated Hon. Milo
White, of Olmsted county, for Con.
gress.
The convention was called to order
at 2:30 p. NJ, and was one OF the
most orderly and largely attended
conventions ever held in Southern
Minnesota. The organization was
effected by electing III. Il. Collins. of
Freedom county, chairman, and W.
l.. Henderson, of Mower county,
secretary. After the usual formality
of appointing committee on creden-
tiais, and report of same, nominations
were in order. The nominations were
made of the various candidates by
chosen representatives. and werel all
neatly rendered and heartily APP
plauded.
One noticeable absence was the
name of Hon. Mark ii. Dunnell, who
gave up the fight and left for Wash.
ington before the convention was
called to order.
Upon the second formal ballot, the
following result was announced:
w mite. ..............i6 Yale. l6
thompson ...........6 j. A. Leonard.
The announcement of such il deci-
Sive majority for Mr.. White was re-
ceived with tremendous applause, and
huZZas.
The First District has reason to
feel proud of her days work ut Roch.
ester. and Mr.. White can feel high.
ly battered for the honors conferred
upon him. That he will make an
acceptable and praiseworthy Con.
gresham is admitted by all, and his |
at once seals the divisions
and dessensions that have threatened
The party in the First District for the
past two or three years.
Mr.. Dunnell has run his race and
should be allowed To retire from pub
nc life as silently AS he did from
on the afternoon OF his
" aterloo.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-07-28

TIE bill of Gov. Pound, of Wiscon-
sin, to provide additional industrial
training schools for Indian youths has
passed both branches of Congress.
and only requires the signature of the
President to make it law. The bill
provides that military barracks I'M
used and not needed for military pur.
poses may, if the secretary of war 50
desires, be set apart for the establish
ment of industrial training schools
for Indian youths, thereby saving the
expense of erecting buildings for the
purpose. Ii the secretary of wal
chooses he may detail an army officer
to take charge of the schools" The
provisions of this bill are made to
apply specifically to such tribes as
have educational treaty claims upon
the United States, and cannot but
exercise Il salient influence in rcmov-
Ing the tribal relations and influences
that have 50 long retarded the pro-
gress of civilization among the vari-
Gus tribes of savage5.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-07-28
PROBATE NOTICE.

CTATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Earth. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Mary Ann
Slocum, deceased.
The State of Minnesota and the said Probate
Court to all persons interested I'm the estate
Of Mary Ann SlOcum deceased, greeting:
Whereas Chas. e. SlOcum, Dora A. Slocum,
Isaac Slocum and Francis L. Towne, have
fled their petition in the Probate Court of
the county of Blue Earth for letters of adj
ministration to issue to Chas. e. SlocuEl, of
Watonwan county, upon the estate of Mary
Ann Slocum, late Of Blue Earth county,
deceased.
Therefore you and each of you are cited
and required to appear at the Office OF the
Judge of Probate In the city of Mankato in
said county on Monday the 2lst day of August
1882, at 10 O'clock In the forenoon of that day
and show why letters OF administration upon
said estate should not issue to SAID Charles
E. Slocum as prayed for in said petition.
In testimony whereof have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of the Probate
Court this cath day of July, A: D. 1852:
G.W. MEAD,
SeaD Judge of Probate.
Attorney for Petitioners.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-07-28
COUNTY CORRESPONDENTS.
MapletOn

MapletOn
Harvesting will commence in this
section next week, wheat though not
heavy, will be of excellent quality.
The Misseshnderson, of Madelia, are
visiting at Re-. A. j. Davis.
Coriiss and Brown, have enclosed
and painted tleir bank building and
painted their sore, and made changes
generally which arc more convenient.
Mapleton his butcher shop.
Mr.. Ed. Dyer visited st. Paul this
week.
L. A. Berry closes his school at
Grapeland thil week, also Mrs. w. N.
Plymat who las taught ia Whitney's
district this sumner.
Miss Frank Cornell closed her school
in Vance's district last Saturday with a
nice picnic.
Old Mr.. Weston, father of Darius
Weston, died quietly of old age, Sun.
day morning, July 23. He was in his
93d year. In III. o'oninis VI .i...s a..J
Mrs. Addi0 Rlma died of consumption.
Che had fingered for months, and at the
last wished death to come to her relief.
She was in her 2Sth year.
The Mapleton school board have
offered the schools for the coming term
10 Mr.. w. II. Geddes, of Winnebago
Agency and Miss Anderson of Made ia,
who comes well recommended. She is
graduate of the State Normal School
at Mankato, holds first grade certili
cate and has had number of years
experience in teaching. Mr.. Geddes
is thorough scholar and holds first
grade certificate. You who are intend
ing 10 attend school ut Mankato, try
schools nearer home.
Many OF our young people attended
the 25th anniversary of the Old Settlers
Organization, in Sterling, Sunday, July
2,3d. Service commenced ut eleven
O'Clock and held the audience interested
for two and half hours. The first
speakers was Rev. Conrad, who gave AN
early history of the church and spoke
II few words of praise and eulogium in
behalf of our late p. NJ, Taylor, in the
same discourse. Mr.. Wide spoke for
a few minutes on the Temperance ques-
ton in general, and on Sterling in
particular. He was followed by Mr..
l.. A. Cornell who rendered very In.
terestlng address on early life in this
State. MIR. Golf, who only claimed
to be young settler, next took the
floor, succeeded by Jas. McBroom, of
Danvillc, who in turn was followed
by Rev. Pratt, and last but not least,
Rev. Hunt, whose remarks were closely
followed by the entire audience. The
services us whole were interesting for
they were OF nature pertaining to the
surrounding district. The music as
rendered by the male quartette was
particularly good and shows training
with natural talent. The house was
crowded and everything so far as known
passed off with complete satisfaction to
everybody.
There are no. hopes entertai ned of
the recovery of little Ray Clark, Geo.
Clark's three year old boy. The disease
is whooping cough followed by lung
fever. During the whooping cough
he had the measles, and before it, the
mumps.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-07-28
MONEY ORDER REVISION.

The committee on Postoflices and
Post-roads, of the House, has had
under Amusement for some weeks n
bill looking to the revision of charges
for money orders, postmasters' sala.
.ries and commissions, but until Fri
day last had been unable to find a
time when the lower branch of Con.
gress was willing to consider them.
Upon this date, however, by previous
arrangement, the committee obtained
the floor, and succeeded in pushing
through several bills that materially
affect the postal service. Since the
withdrawal of fractional currency
from circulation the necessity for fix
ing reasonable rate for the trans
mission of small sums of moneys
and undor by mail, has bsoouno q
necessity, To meet the general de-
mand by dealers in merchandise, by
the newspapers, on account of the
difficulty of transmitting small sub.
scriptions, and by all classes of peo-
pie, for cheap and simple method
of transmitting small sums by mail,
the committee has advised with the
money-order officers of the postoilice
department, and, with their assist
ance. matured the bill providing for
the sale of postal notes ut all money
order offices. The proposed postal
note differs from the money order in
several particulars, us follows: No
written application is required from
the remitter; il Is to be issued for
sums of IS and less, without advice
to the poStoflice ON which it is drawn,
and is payable to bearer, either ut the
Office ut which it is issued or ut the
Office upon which it is drawn; it is to
be valid for three months, ut the eX-
piration of which time Il duplicate
may he issued by the postoflice de-
partment upon production of the
invalid postal note and upon the pay
mcnt of an additional fee OF 5 cents
by the holder. y duplicate of Il
postal note can not be issued if the
original he lost OF destroyed. Like
the money-or,ler, the postal note is
made payable at Il particular money
order office. to he selected by the re.
mittcr. The fee for postal note
is To he ) cents. The postal-nute
system is To be under the control Of
the superintendent of the money
order system, because the two are
near akin, and this arrangement will
involve less expense to the govern
ment. 1t is proposed that the postal
note shall he printed on paper similar
to that used for bank notes. The
bill provides, also, that money-orders
shall not be issued for more than
800, and that the fees for money
orders shall hereafter he us follows:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-07-28

FROM information received from the
western Counties of the Second Dis
trict. everybody appears unanimous
for Hon. Jas. Il. Wakeiield's cleo
tion. They are all willing to take his
speech of acceptance as his creed and
await the results, and they are conf
dent that he will fulfill every promise
he has made.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-07-28

One section of the bill settles the
question as to whether the money.
order commissions at first class Offices
shall belong to the postmasters at
those offices as part of their com.
pensation, Or shall be applied TO the
expense of the clerical force for the
money-order service. 1t provides
that poStmasters at first.class offices
shall not be allowed any compensa-
ton for money. order business, but
they may employ such additional
clerical force as the postmaster gen.
eral may deem expedient. 1t is also
proposed that at all other none. or
der offices the compensation for cleri.
cal labor, including the issuing and
payment of postal notes, shall be 81
cents for each domestic or interna-
tional money.order issued or paid,
and at repositories 81 cents Tor each
certificate of deposit given in receipt
of surpl::s money.order funds; l cent
for each postal note issued, and "a of
a cent for each postal note paid; and
that the salaries of postmasters, as
fixed by law, shall be deemed full
compensation for risk and response.
bility and for personal services by
them us clIstOdians of mOney.Order
funds. These provisions make "a
large reduction in the graded rates of
fees now allowed to postmasters; but
Il uniform rate of 81 cents is estab-
lished, which, it is believed, will be
as equitable and satisfactory us it is
simple. ....
Under the existing law there is 10
provision whereby the amount of UNI
claimed money-orders can he disposed
of, while this bill provides that all
such shall be deposited in the treas.
ury for the service of the postoilice
but preserves the rights
of the owners. The committee says
that the total amount of unclaimed
at the close of the
fiscal year, June 80, 1881, was 81
COS, 0G6.5G, and of this amount il is
estimated that 81 $50. 900 will never
be called for.
There was no opposition to the bill
as reported by the committee, and it
is every way likely the Senate will
concur and the provisions herein set
forth become Il law.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-07-28
THE GROWTH OF OUR RAIL
ROADS.

Poor's railroad manual contains
some interesting points relative to
our immense railroad system, which
are worthy Of perusal. 1t says: The
length of lines constructed in 1880
was only Fe3 miles and it was 9j
years later, or just half n cen.
fury before the date TO which Mr..
Poor has brought down the figures.
During the fifty years the average
annual construction was 1904 miles,
or less than One.lif th of the cOnstruc
ton last year. The total cost of the
ii ,l42 miles of road constructed last
year was 1888, 750, 900, and the total
investment in construction and i'm.
prOvements was about 300, 900. 900.
The average cost of reconstruction was,
therefore, $2l 900 per mile, in round
figures, and the capital invested was
ut the rate of over $4,000 per mile
on the average.
Mr.. Poor reports the gross earnings
of all the roads last year to have been
1925, 325,ll0. or $ll0,000,000 more
than in lSS0-an increase of nearly
rs per cent. The net earnings were
$780, 54,1l9, or $2l, 100000 more
than in 1880. This increase is some
what remarkable in view of the fact
that crops were much below the aver
age last year, and Of the delays and
extraordinary expenditures of the
first four months of the year, espe-
cially in the Northwest. The cur
rent expenses of the roads were $549,-
j68,01l. The interest paid on funded
debt was $l2S sa7 0O2. and tho amount
of dividends paid was 500. 344 200,
against $77,l15.5l1 in 1880. The
cost Of operating, above stated us
"current expenses" was 81 per cent.
of the gross earnings. The amount
expended in constructing new lines
and operating and improving old ones
was over $3.50, 100000. The number
of persons employed in operating the
lines is estimated at ii 200, 900, and
the number employed upon construc.
ton at 400, 200 more, making 1 ,600,-
900 in Ill employed upon the rail-
ways. The freight carried is estim-
ated at $50, 000, 900 tons, which was
seventy times the tonnage hauled in
1851, although the number of miles
of road was less than ten times as
great. The fact that the increase of
tonnage in thirty years was more than
seven times as great as the increase
of mileage shows pretty conclusively
that, on the whole, railway construc-
ton has not been overdone, although
it may have been excessive in some
years.
The manual contains 4 table show
ing the tons of freight moved, the
cost of moving per mile, and the net
earnings per ton per mile on Il. num-
her of the principal roads from 1855
to 1881. This table will show IL won
derfnlly rapid growth of tonnage dur
ing the period covered, and very
decrease in cost of transpOr-
tation. In this connection it shows
that the charge for moving Il ton of
wheat from Chicago to New York
was reduced from $3.50 in 1855 to
Isl, or more than three-fcurths in
1881.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-07-28

WORD comes to us from what we
consider reliable source, that many
Democratic Alliance members in this
county have already designated their
intention of voting straight for the
Democratic nominee-if one be put
In the field. With the Republicans
for Wakefield. where is Mr.. Lat
timers strength to come fromi
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-07-28

The latest piece of news is. that
Dunnell will run for State Senator in
Steele county, this fall. and if elected,
will prove more formable candidate
for WINDOWS place. 1t is not al
ways policy to count your chickens
before they are Matched.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-07-28
LOST OR STOLEN!

On or about July 4, a draft ON First National
Clark: one wheat check No. 202, drawn ON
John Graham for $3.50: one promissory note
against Dennis Flynn for $50 90, dated about
middle of February, 1882, and one promissory
note against Charlotte Cole for s., and old
cents, dated in January of this year.
Any and all persons are hereby notified
against paying any Of the above notes, draft
or check tn any person other than myself and
the public Is hereby warned against purchase
ing them.
Any person returning the above described
papers tn Inc will be literally rewarded,
Dated July 5th, 1882.
GEO. w. WARD,
sw3 Garden City. MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-07-28

IT has finally occurred to Congress
that some measure should be devised
for settling contested election cases
other than that now in vogue. Early
next session the matter will be
brought up and if possible the courts
will be authorized to take testimony
and submit only actual facts to the
lawmakers. Congress should Ger.
tainly change the matter in some way
so as to save much of the time that
is now consumed in settling disputes
of who is and who is not entitled to
seats.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-07-28

THE Pioneer Press. when speaking
of the Third District, should learn
that Major Strait and not Gov. Wake.
field is their candidate for Congress.
Mr.. Wakefield is in the Second Dis
trict
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-07-28

MIR. TREsCoTT has written Il letter
vindicating Blaine from the charge
of improper and impure motives in
South America, and explaining that
his mission was purely that of Il
peacemaker. Mr.. Prescott need hard.
ly have taken the pains to write this
explanation. The public quite well
understand that Mr.. Blaine is fan
above the slanderous vituperation of
his would be traducers, and his only
object is that which prompts the acts
of every true and noble American.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-07-28

SOME two-hundred refugee Hebrews
landed at 81. Paul last week destitute
OF even the means To procure the
neceSsaries of life, and while they
were starving for want of food at the
depot, the members of the Chamber
of Commerce were quarreling as to
whether the city should render the
poor beings pecuniary assistance or
not
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-07-28

1T is too apparent that Congress
may as well adjourn. The roll-call
of the House Oh Saturday showed
over 100 members to be absent from
Washington. There are many fences
out of repair.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-07-28

the advantages which constitutional
prohibition nd over Legislative prohi.
bition. He as very emphatic in his
remarks thatyhe majority demanded
any particulai legislation their wishes
should be resected. Upon the ground
that prohibitin would drive away bust
ness and capi,l, he argued was all nom
sense.
The spcake Is address was listened to
with wrappcdattention for nearly two
hours, but we lave only space to out
line his princinl points.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-07-28

THE Treasury Department has pre-
pared table showing the public debt
of the United States, from July LIST,
1853, to July Ist lSs2. The public
debt reached its highest point Au.
gust 3lst. 1866. it being at that date
S2,S44, $40 ,626.56 or debt per capita
of S76.9S. This enormous load has
been materially lessened. as the fig
ures show our Indebtedness July LIST
of the present year, to he Sl,9ls,.
3l2, .99403 or S3l.12 per capita.
Interest per capita has been reduced
from S4.229 to Sl.U9.