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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-06
Communication.


Editors Free Press:
l was glad to see you take up the
cause of the farmers vs.. the wheat
robbers and other ku klux combina.
tions, in your last issue, your article
contained the truth and may be the
means of setting some of the clique
to thinking before they get so far
there will he no way left open for
retreat. The farmers need some one
to champion their cause for it would
seem they have got past helping them.
selves. Their vitality, if they ever
had any, is so nearly gone they can't
even ask for protection.
Our last legislature ought to have
done one thing more land I suppose
they would had the idea occurred to
them, and passed law amending
our constitution by striking out the
word male where it occurs and SUBJ
stituting female in its stead, for !
think we would stand a far better
show of getting wholesome laws
passed in the interest of the many,
instead of open bribery and shameful
corruption as now practiced in the
interest of the few. Can you tell me
what has become of that st. Paul
abortion, known rs the Farmers
Board of Trade! What is that insti.
tuition for, and why are they not hay
ing hand in fixing the grades of
wheat? have heard it stated, and
with shGy Of reason, that nearly
one.half the members composing that
ornamental institution are men who
are directly interested in other occu.
pations than practical farming
one wheat buyer, another a mer.
chant, one an agricultural dealer, and
one a manufacturer OF farm machine.
ry. Now. these may he all good men
In their way, but I candidly ask what
relief are we, as farmers, to expect
from men whose interests are not
with ours! The Farmers Board has
been in existence long enough to have
accomplished something besides draw
ing mileage and three dollars per
diem, but think it would require a
glass of the greatest pos
sible power to detect one single item
which they have accomplished for
the benefit of the agriculturists. The
thing of it is that body was never
created with the intention Of accom-.
plishing anything and well it done it
lit acts as a tail to Minneapolis and
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Another Old Settler Gone.

John Frescho.tz died last Monday
night about one o'clock, from injuries
received by falling from the trestle
work of the Milwaukee company. 1t
was Monday afternoon when Mr..
Frescholtz cndeavored 10 walk out to
where the railroad company are build
ing their round house and while doing
so, slipped and fell to the ground below,
striking on his head Medical aid was
at once sought, but it was Immediately
seen that no earthly aid could benefit
the injured man, and he fingered along
until the above hour and expired. Mr..
Frescholtz is ranked as an old settler
and has accumulated sufficient of this
worlds goods to place his family in
moderate circumstances.
The funeral took place yesterday
afternoon, the cortcge following the
casket from the residence of the deceas-
ed 10 the Congregational church. where
Rev. Freeman delivered very touching
sermon. Quite Il number of farmers
came in to attend the last said rites of
one who has ever proven a friend.
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We persist in saying that our peo-
pie need some quiet resort near the city
to which they can 80 after business
hours if necessary, and more especially
during the hot, sultry days Of every
summer. Minneopa Falls, is that place,
and can be made very attractive as a
resort by the expenditure of very little
money. Since our first mention of the
subject few weeks since, considerable
interest has become manifested and the
property around the Falls has changed
hands and the owner assures us of his
hearty cooperation in any improvement
of this beautiful spot, which the people
may insugerate.
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PROBATE NOTICE.

STATE OF MINNEsoTA-County Of Blue
- Earth--ss-In Probate Court.
In the matter Of the minor heirs Of Georee
Maynard, deceased, viz. Judson II, CARR
May, Henry Edward and Laura Bell Mayn
ard.
On reading and filing the petitias of Heaon
N. Kerr, formerly Helen u NhsnaEd eusr.
dian Of said minor heirs yspt ese6tSng among
OF certain real estate therein Described and
that 1t 10 necessary that the same be sold for
the support maintenance and education OF
her said wards and praying for license to sell
the same.
It is therefore ordered that all persons
interested in said estate appear before tina
Judge Of this Court on the 18th day OF Febr,I.
airy, A. ID. 1881, at 10 o'clock A. M, at the
Probate Once In the city Of Mankato IN aaid
county then and there to show cause az any
there beg why license should not be Granted
to said guardian to sell said real estate sccord.
ing to the prayer Of said petition.
And II Is further ordered that CODY Of thia
order shall be published for four successiye
which publications shall be at least fourteen
days before said day Of hearing In the Nsn-
kato FREE pREss, weekly Newspaper print
ed and published at Mankato in said county
and personally served on all persons inter.
eeted In said estate residing in said county Ct
least fourteen days before said day Of hearing
ana upon all other persons interested accord
ing to law.
Dated at Mankato, January &th, 1854.
BY the Court, g. w. MAD,
Judge Of Probats.
WAITE q PORTER,
Attorneys for Petitioners. ssw4
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"A communication from Mr.. Conrad.
of Sterling, detailing the Christmas
doings at Amboy, was received too late
for publication last week, but they had
q tree thirteen feet high and so beauti-
full that after being dispoiled of its load
Of presents was set in one corner of the
church building rs an ornament. Mr..
Conrad was the recipient of fur TRIM
med buffalo overcoat and purse of 50 in
silver. Mrs. Conrad received very
nice dress, all of which Mr.. and Mis-.
Conrad tender their thanks to the good
friends who gave them.
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The season of navigation on the
Mississippi river for the past year closed
last Monday, and 1t is said to be the
longest period on record. The year
1857 was the shortest one, navigation
having closed Nov. 10th, that year.
E. ID. Cornish, of Vernon, threshed
over 300 bushels of timothy seed from
so acres, last fall, and began hauling
the seed to this market this week. He
has sold his entire crop to Gerhard &
Mohr for 1928 per bushel.
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PROBATE NOTICE.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County Of Blue
- Earth, ss.-In Probate Court.
In the matter Of the estate Of Mary Crane,
deceased.
Letters of administration on the estate of
said deceased having been granted unto
Daniel +. Crane Of said county,
II is ordered, that all claims and demands
OF all persons against said estate be presented
to this Court for examination and hearing, ct
tho Probate Office in the city Of MankatO on
the following days, viz On the 7th day Of
April and on the 10th day Of July, A. D., iesa,
at 10 o'clock In the forenoon on each Of said
days.
! IL further ordered, that six months from
the date hereof be allowed to creditors to
present their claims not presented to said
Court, or not proven to Its satisfaction, shall
be forever barred, unless for cause shown
further time be allowed.
Ordered further, that said administrator O.
Aforesaid, shall cause notice Of the time and
place OF the hearing and examination Of said
claims and demands, by publishing Q notice
thereof for four weeks SUCCESSFULLY, In the
Mankato FREE PRESS, a Newspaper printed
and published at Mankato I'm said county.
Dated, January Z, 1882.
BY the Court. G. w. MEAD,
Judge Of Probate.
LoRIN CRAY,
Attorney for Administrator. Sswl
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The Western Union telegraph COM
psny have just put up second through
wire from ST. Paul TO Sioux City. 1t is
q larger wire than the other, capable of
more work, and connects only with the
most important offices on the route. 1t
will be used exclusively for commercial
purposes, and Mr.. A. B. Smith, the
operator at this city, can now more fully
accommodate the large increasing bust
ness than he has heretofore been able to
accomplish. The company have also
reduced their rates of transmitting mes.
cages very materially.
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License your Dogs.

At the special session Of the legisla.
ture 1t will be remembered that an ACT
was passed relative to licensing dogs,
which if enforced, will be Of material
advantage to sheep raisers. The Jaw as
it reads is as follows
Every owner or keeper of a dog shall
annually, on or before the thirtieth day
of April, cause it to be registered, num-
bered, described and licensed for one
year from the first day of the ensuing
May, in the Office of the clerk of the
city, village or town wherein he resides,
and shall cause it to wear around its
neck collar distinctly marked with its
owners name and registered number,
and shall pay for such license one dollar
for each male dog, and two dollars for
each female dog, over the ages of six
months.
The clerk shall annually, within one
week after the first day of May, post and
maintain in some conspicuous public
place list of all dogs licensed for the
current year and shall furnish copy
thereof to the police officer of the city,
village or town or one of the constables
of the township in which the owner of
such dogs resides. and shall also from
time to time furnish said officer with q
list of such dogs as are subsequently
licensed during the year..
Whoever keeps dog contrary to the
provisions Of this chapter shall forfeit
ten dollars, to be recovered on complaint
to the use of the city, village or town
wherein the dog is kept.
Whoever wrongfully removes the col
lar from or steals dog licensed and
collared as aforesaid shall be punished
by fine not to exceed fifty dollars; and
whoever wrongfully kills, mains, en-
tees or carries away such dog shall
be liable to its owner for its value in q
civil action. Whoever distributes or
exposes any poisonous substance with
intent that the same shall be eaten by
any dog, shall be punished by fine not
exceeding fifty nor less than ten dol
lars.
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Representative Burger, of this city,
has presented the State Library with
two volumes of Wagner's statutes of
Missouri, valuable book. We also
notice in ST. Paul paper that Mr.. Bur
ger has it in black and white from
Governor elect Hubbard that he is TO
succeed Capt. c. E. Davis as keeper of
the state arsenal. Certain it is, Capt.
Burger has made arrangements to take
up his residence in ST. Paul within a
few days.
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JOttings from the county Buildings

By little inquisitivenes on our part
we are able TO present to our readers
few interesting statistics CLEANED from
the public records Of the county.
Through the kindness of Mr.. VIM. G.
Durkee, Clerk Of the Court, we lvarn
that there has been recorded since 1871,
1.-THE year that the law compelled record
ing the same,) 6342 births divided as
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Total 24sl

The above figures do not include the
year 1881 from the fact that the sta
ticians have not yet completed their
work, but it is highly probable that
1881 will not fall far behind 1880. The
increase of births over deaths, tend to
show the healthfulness of our climate,
and it will he further noticed that the
year 1879, in which are recorded the
greatest number of deaths, was also the
most prolific as regards the number of
births.
Since writing the above, We have been
able to obtain the births and deaths
from several towns for 1881 as follows:
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N A II IL lie ID.

SHARP-BURRILI--On tho 2Sth ult, at the
residence Of the brides father, in Belgrade,
by Rev. l.. Gleason, William II. Sharp To
Miss Nettie +. Burrili.
LEN-GILISON--At Washington House,
this city, Friday morning, Jan. 0, 1882, by
Rev. Z. w. Savidge, Mr. Joseph Allen, of
Wells, and Miss Bertha ellison, of Mapleton.
SHANNON the residence of
the brides parents, Monday, January End,
by Rev. j. A. Freeman, Cyrus N. Shannon
and Miss Maggie Keenan,, both of Blue
Earth County.
TRIMBLE-COONLEY- the residence of
g. w. Trimble, Dec. 18th, 1881, by Rev q,
+. Wells, Alfred Trimble and Ida Coonley,
both OF Lake Crystal.
BAKER-TRIMBLE-A the same time and
place, Charles Baker of Shelby and Addie
Trimble of Lake Crystal
R1CE-OAkLEY-At the residence of the
brides father, Dec. 10Th, 1881, by Rev. G. f.
Wells, Emory j. Price, of WATERFOWL, Wis,
and Emma Oakley of Lake Crystal.
MILLS-BURNETT-A the residence of the
brides father, January LIST, 1852, by Rev. G.
+. Wells, Edward p. Mills and Clara E.
Burnett, both of Garden City.
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Commenting with this week. Geo.
w. Monks assumes the duty of Sheriff
and Jacob Wagon those of Register of
Deeds, while Mr. VIM. Jones will not
take up the mantle of Treasurer until
March LIST. These are all new men in
Blue Earth County politics, but they
are credited with an abundance of good
common sense and business ability, and
We hope to see them win laurels in their
respective offices. At least THE FREE
PRESS wishes them success.
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1T appears that Charley Slocum,
postmaster at Blue Earth City, has got
his foot in its full length, so to speak,
for robbing the mail, but yet he conf.
IDENTIFY asserts that he can explain in a
satisfactory manner just how he hap
pened to do it, but &c nan ~ . tree
it looks doubtful, for this is not Slo.
Gums first offence. His Office has been
under suspicion for some time, not only
by the residents of Blue Earth City but
by others who have had mail matter
pass through his hands. We dislike to
chronicle this, but Slocum has not felt
disposed to profit by experience, and
now when his crime is so palpably clear
he must accept the inevitable conse-
quences of his wrong doing. We I'M
derstand he is endeavoring to create
sympathy by alleging that his arrest
Eliminates from the differences which
exist between Mr.. Dunnell and Mr..
Child, the post-office agent. This is
too flimsy an excuse, for we know by
years of acquaintance with Mr.. Child
that he is not the man to vent his dis
like in any such boyish manner. He
10 above sllo wing his personal preju-
dices to interfere with his duty as a
government officer. Mr.. Childs, through
all of our acquaintance with him, has
never proved recreant to his duty,
whether it be friend or toe implicated
We are sorry for Slocum's family be-
cause they are well connected and held
in high esteem by the community in
which they live.
Mr.. Freer one of Slocum's bondsmen,
has charge OF the post-ofiice until after
the June term OF court.
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Aunt Rachel. writing to the Cincinnati
think you must take medicine, for goodness
sake get the best If you need a remedy
that will make you regular in your habits.
give you good natural appetite, make your
and blemishes that indicate ill-health If you
wish to bee free from mental depression,
fretfulness, peevishness, wakefulness and
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II. W. Teasdale, general passenger
sgt., of the Sioux City road, is distribut-
ing very neat calendar showing the
day of the week, month and year for
1889, also the years 1881 and 1888, be-
sides containing the latest rates of
postage, and other valuable information.
Every farmer, mechanic and merchant
should have one, and Mr.. Teasdale will
forward one free of charge upon applica-
f,nn
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Great Bargains in Millinery

will offer rare bargains i'm hats and trim
mings, also fancy goods. for the next fifteen
days at TODDS Chicago Millinery Store
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Mrs. Lucy E. Mccormick, Covington, KY,
writes: my constitution was completely
shattered by rheumatism. l suffered in
AIRY relief. tried Browns Iron Bitters. 1t
has cured me completely, and / felt better
and stronger than ever did in all my life be-
fore"
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MANKATo FREE Press
FRIDAY. JANUARY G. 1881.
Now Is the Time

fitted IN v"nr c,o ,rn tn pax y" WE Nm
will sell you better Lenses at half the price
charged by trdreiiRy humbnns.
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Backache is almost Immediately relieved
by wearing one OF Carter's Smart Weed and
Belladonna Backache Plasters. Try one and
be free from pain. Price IS cents.
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DIED..

BATES-In this city Saturday. Dec. 81, Mrs.
Harriet w. Bates, wife of Elisha Bates
aged So years. Mrs. Bates was an exam
plary member OF the NJ. Z. church and died
In the full belief Of the blessed promise of
the Gospel.
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Dyspepsia I'm its worst forms will yield to
the use of Carters Little Nerve Pills added
by Carriers Little Liver Pills. They not only
relieve present distress but strengthen the
stomach and digestive apparatus.
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l nave two span OF mules to trade for wood,
am also buying wood and paying the highest
market price. w. II. VERNON,
Corner Main and Sd st. Mankato.
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COuph Ralaau

Il 25-cent bottle of DURKEE'S BALSAM will
cure you? Every family should keep bot
tie in the house. 26tf
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Aside from the above figures are many
Others of smaller amounts which has not
wholly escaped our observation but
being unable to procure them in time
for this weeks issue, will have to post
pone publishing them until next week.
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Improper medicines only aggravate human
diseases. Don't experiment with your health.
II you don't just know what ails you, nse
Browns Iron Bitters. 1t will strengthen you
and assist nature in removing every symptom
of distress.
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The liberality of our citizens is
conspicuously shown in the quick re-
Spouse they made toward raising fund
for the family Of Mr.. Roway, who was
burned out this week. The fund col
lected amounted TO over $50 in cash be-
sides the labor employed in putting up
q new house, which will be ready for
occupancy by the middle of next week
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PROBATE NOTICE.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
y Earth.-ss.-In Probate Court.
In the matter Of the estate Of Elisha A.
Parks, deceased.
The State of Minnesota and the said Probate
Court to all persons interested I'm the estate
OF Elisha A. Parks, deceased, greeting:
Whereas, Joseph w. Oily, Of Blue Earth
county, State Of Minnesota, has filed his peti-
ton in the Probate Court of the county Of
Blue Earth for letters Of administration to
issue TO some suitable person upon the estate
Of Elisha A. Parks, late Of said county, dec
oased.
Therefore, you and each Of you are cited
and required to appear at the once Of the
Judge Of Probate, In the city Of Mankato, In
said county, on Monday. the both day Of
1882, at II O'Clock in the forenoon Of
that day and show cause why letters Of ad-
ministration upon said estate should not DO
granted as prayed for in said petition.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal Of the Probate
Court, this 9TH day Of January. A. d. les2.
(SRAL. g. w. MEAD,
7Sws Judge Of Probste.
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w. NJ. Byington, representative
from Parker & Co, mail contractors at
Atchison, Kansas, arrived in this city
last Monday to look after the contract
between this place and Minnesota Lake,
which his company took at fifty per
cent. less than any responsible party
could afford to do it for. What the re-
suit of his research will he remains to
be seen. But one thing is morally Ger.
tain, Parker x Co, will be most mighty
careful in the future that they do not
assume any more mail contracts which
will cost them $500 year more to fulfil
than they contract for. And on the
other hand the government should learn
q lesson from this and similar contracts,
that they can get their mails carried
more expeditiously and with greater
promptitude by awarding their contracts
to those who live in close proximity to
theroute and who are consequently more
familiar with the route they bid upon.
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OF the year TO make arrangements
Tor your reading matter. Go to James
Shoemaker's News Depot at +. G.
Collins & Co.'S Drug Store, three doors
north of Post Office, and you can sub
scribe for any thing you want at pub
fishers prices. Those wishing TO con
tinue their subscriptions in the club
for the New York Sun and New York
Tribune, are requested to send in their
names soon. JAMES SHOEMAKER.
Mankato, November Is. 1881. (2ltf
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An Old lYonnan,s AdrIce

Trimmed hats for so cents and upwards.
Fancy shell boxes Is cents and upwards, at
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Report OF Secretary OF Blue Earth
County Agriculture Society for 1881.
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Mules for Wood.

TODD's is the place for dolls, from cents
to 81 each.
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Two minds with but single thought,
Two hearts that beat as one.

In the Judge of Probate's office we
learn that there has been recorded since
January 1858, no less than 1872 cases of
administration, guardianship and insane.
In the matter of law we ascertain
that there has been since the county was
organized, 1906 civil cases and 334 crim-
inal cases commenced, all of which are
on file at the Clerk of Courts office.
1923 of the above cases have been COM
menced during Mr.. Durkee's a1minis-
tration of the office.
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OFFICERS ELECTED.
J. A. Diamond-President,
Jos. MISUNDERSTANDING,
David Evans-Treasurcr,
Danl Buck,
Jos. Englerth,
Jos Dobie, Vice Pres.
I. N. Boynton,
4. L. Perry,
VIM. Thomas, cor. Secretary.
DR.. Yarnall will visit this city the
three first days Of each month to allevi-
ate the wants Of the distressed.
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The number of marriages which have
been consummated since 1865, is 285S,
being an average of l66 year. Mr.
Durkee has had the felicity during his
term of office, of granting 2l60 of those
precious documents which bound
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Mooney TO LOAN on Real Estate in sums
Nl from $500 to 5000 at LOWEST RATES
OF INTEREST. Interest payable yearly or
half yearly, as parties may desire. Privilege
granted of making payments on account Of
principal IL requested. Principal and inter-
est payable at my office. JNO. G. NOE.