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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-26
THE U. 8. sENAToRsHIP.

Another week has passed and still
the Minnesota Legislature is wrest.
ling with the United States Senator
ship. Since our last issue there has
been very little change in the situa.
ton. Mr.. Window arrived upon the
field Monday evening and his pres
ence has put renewed enthusiasm into
his supporters. but there IL yet too
many struggling votes to base guess
upon rs to who will eventually get
the required 70. One thing is APP.
parent, however, and that is Mr..
WINDOWS support is us solid as the
rock Of ages, and give evidence Of
staying on the track until something
favorable shows up.
The opposition held conference
at the Metropolitan last evening for
the purpose OF concentration of forces
the outcome of which will be found
in another place.
Senator Window retains his accus
toned equilibrium. and appears rs
unconcerned about the result as the
most casual observer. But of course
there must be lurking within his 10
som hidden anxiety, which Is hut
natural and right. He appreciates
with what fidelity his friends have
stayed by him in this fight, while his
friends feel well repaid thus far in
the knowledge that they are laboring
for the good Of the people Of Mime.
sofa and carrying out the wishes of
large majority Of the voters.
While Mr.. Windows chances are
not in as hopeful u condition as his
friends could wish, If break comes.
rs now seems inevitable, a very pala.
table slice will be saved from the
wreck, and Mr.. WINDOWS friends
will be OH top.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-26
THE ANTS CAUCUS.

One would not have thought that
the mighty horror the anti.Windom
men had for the caucus a couple of
weeks ago could so easily and spon.
taneously disappear. But such is. the
fact. The great moralists congregat.
ell 1T the Metropolitan Hotel last
evening and remained in session for
fully two hours. the only thing nc.
complished being to resolve to
stick to their respective candidates.
Representative Morris WAS one Of the
Cole strikers and anti.caucus men,
but he caucused all right last night.
In all probability a Senator will be
elected by the middle OF next week,
but who the choice will fall upon is
decidedly uncertain.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-26

TIE Iowa Ddiryndn dwells on facts
wien il says that butter worth thirty
cents per pound is made from the
same milk that grease worth five
cents pound is made. 1t takes as
much milk to make the one AZ the
other. The one Is the result Of ignor.
ance. the other Of intelligence. The
one goes begging in the market and
brings disgrace and poverty to the
producer, the other is everywhere in
demand, and brings honor and wealth
to the market. The one honors the
COW, the other disgraces her! The
one builds hovels and sheds! The one
covers the farm with mortgages. the
other removes them! The one brings
ignorance and disgrace 10 the chill
drcn, the other knowledge and re-
spectability. In 10 way are ignOr-
ance and knowledge more plainly
brought in contrast than in the manu-
facture of butter. Ignorance sits in
poverty and clothed in want and dis
grace, while knowledge is clothed i'll
plenty and respectability. Within
the last ten years knowledge has
struck a terrible blow right on top of
the head of Ignorance. cracked its
skull and laid il up for repairs. This
knowledge had its birth in the West,
and the creamery ID its legitimate
offspring.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-26
Mapleton Items.

Thermometers range from % to 33
degrees.
There has been no mail for four days.
Mrs. Is. F. Steadman visited our
town last week.
Mr. Ben. Smith was snow bound here
four days.
Rev. o. o. Rundle's family arrived
here last Thursday night and expected
the elder to get through by team but
failed ON account of the storm.
The proceeds OF the donation party
for Rev. +. A. Howe was about thirty.
one dollars and rocking chair.
Mrs. W. n. Plymatt has been quite
sick.
Mr.. Chas. Proehl has bought Mr..
Praegel's saloon.
= Mr.. Waddle an old man living in
Bcauford, died recently of cancer, he
leaves large family of children.
The railroad war has been transferred
to the feed mills in this town.
We are glad to say that the Minnesota
Lake report that Albert Fritchie's fam
lily had the trichin@ 10 mistake, they
are recovering from Rheumatism.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-26
Farming and Dairying in Mime.
sofa.
From the Utica, IN. Y.)2erald.

From the Utica, IN. Y. Aerald.
Editor Reall, of the agriculture!
Reciep, has been making a trip to the
Northwest, and in the current mum.
Der of that excellent publication he
writes up what he calls "A Grand
Section of Country" He Is enthusi.
astIc over the prospects of farmers in
Minnesota. and speaks of All old
Oneida man in the following terms
Mr.. H. NJ. Burchard. one Of the
first settlers of Marshall, and to whose
enterprise the place owes much Of it's
prosperity and high character. WAS
surrogate of Oneida county, New
York, of which Utica is the county
seat, and q practicing lawyer there
with Roscoe COnkling, Governor
Seymour, and others of the Utica
bar who have achieved Il national re.
putatioD. He came west for health
and got it. lie is one Of its best and
most valuable citizens, of recognized
ability, high integrity, and the friend
of the settler, He has fine farm
near Marshall, and has produced some
good results in growing grain, harv.
esting over two hundred acres this
year. Mr.. Burchard occupies the
responsible position of agent of the
lands for sale in this district. and has
held it for many years, and his treat.
ment of purchasers has been such as
to make his dealings with them most
satisfactory. Mr.. Charles E. Sim.
mons, the land commissioner Of the
Chicago 4 Northw estern railroad
with headquarters In Chi
cagO. is the executive officer of these
lands and of the other tracts owned
by the company in Wisconsin and
Michigan. Mr.. Burchard, contrast
ing this section with central New
York. considers that the lands about
Marshal, IL In Oneida county, N. Y,
would bring $500 per acre, 80 rich
and productive are they. Forty years
ago the farmers Of Herkimer county
were poor, and the land there only
SIS per acre. They changed their
system OF farming, took up dairying,
just AZ the people in the belt are
doing, and their land Is now worth
$50 to 800 per acre, and they have
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-26

The National Republican commit
tee met in Washington last week. at
which time Stephen Dorsey rendered
his resignation as Secretary, which
was, it is needless to say. promptly
accepted. The basis of representa-
ton To the National Convention was
fixed at four Delegates at large from
each State and two for each member
of Congress. Upon this basis, Mill
nesota will be entitled to fourteen
delegates in the next conventions
gain Of four over the last representa-.
ton. Among other resolutions adopt
ed, the following shows the broad
field that the Republicans will occupy
in making an appeal to the people to
come to the support of the Republi-
can candidates in 1884:
Resolued, that the call of the next
Republican national convention shall
be 80 broad and liberal as to invite
the CO operation (without imposing
any other test Of fealty) of all citizens
who are i'm favor Of elevat.ng and
dignifying American labor, protect
Ing and extending home industries,
giving free popular education to the
inasses of the people, securing free
suffrage and honest counting of bal
lots, and effectually protecting all
human rights in every section of our
common country, and who are vii.
ling to support the nominees Of the
convention.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-26

IT is suggested by the Chicago
Inter Ocean that the Northwestern
Travelling Mems Association through
their members secure the inspection
of the hotels ut which they are ac-
customed to lodge and publish 4 black
list of such us are found to be unsafe
as regards protection from fire and
means of escape. This is a good idea.
and it would 60 long way TO show
that 90 per cent. of the hotels through
the country are mere fire traps.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-26

become rich. The lands here are as
accessible now as those in western
New York were forty years ago, and
It takes no longer to reach them and
costs no more 10 market the produce,
ny reason OF the introduction of rall.
roads. In this district prices for pro
duce are double what they were in
central and western New York at
that time, while twice the quantity
can he produced TO the acre. AS an
Illustration Of what good, profitable
farming in this section may be started
upon. the following estimates are
given Supposing 100 acres Of lard
are wanted. 1t can he bought for IS
per acre; only One.fifth cash is re-.
quired, and the interest for one year
on the remainder In advance.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-26
COOLING MILK.

The management OF milk when once
obtained is the great practical consider
alton with the farmer and cheesemaker.
The just handling and care devolvc
upon the farmer. The cheesemaker's
duties begin with the delivery Of the
milk at the factory. Much, very much,
depends upon the treatment Of the milk
at milking time aud Immediately after
milking. Ii person is handling much
milk be can afford to make trough
long enough to hold all the cans for
the purpose OF putting cold water
around the cans. If not, tubs made by
saving a kerosene barrel in two will
answer. In hot weather it is best to
put one pail o! cold water into the tub,
before the first pail OF milk is emptied
into the can, the can should be placed
in the tub at first SO that it may be
cool when the first milk is turned. AT.
ter the can has received milk enough
to hold il down, more cold water may
be added to the tub. Thus it will be
seen the milk occasionally pouring into
the can stirring and agitating it, the
cold water ON the outside combining
with the air serves to cool it down,
driving out the animal heat and with it
the gases, rendering it pure, and Of
sweet, delicious flavor. After the milk.
ing is completed the water in the tub
will be warm and must he drawn off
and the tub refilled with cold water,
then with the long handled dipper the
milk must be stirred until il is cooled
down to IS or 10 degrees. Every pat.
ron of a cheese factory should be turn
ished with thermometer so that he can
tell when it is cooled to proper tenn
pcrature; then there could be no mis-
taking it. This explains the care of the
nights milk, which remains in the tub
of water until morning. When two or
more cans are used should recommend
at milking time In the morning that The !
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-26

AN unclaimed box in an express
Office in New York Is said to have
been opened and found to contain the
body of fair.haired, good.looking
girl. about IA years Of age, supposed
to he one of two girls missing for
some time
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-26

The st. Paul Dispatch was very
fresh" with its resume of the rail.
road commissioners report. Very few
Country papers in the State but were
a full week ahead of the st. Paul
evening paper with the bit Of news.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-26
MANKATo FREE PRESS,
FRIDAY. JANUARY 20. 1883.

A TELEGRAM received from Hon.
c. G. Spaulding, gives to.day's vote
on L. :. Senator as follows: Window.
40: Wilson, "a; Cole Is Dunneli. 10;
Hubbard. :; Kindred. &. The Leg.
isIature adjourned until Tuesday
noon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-26

THE senatorial deadlock still con.
tinues in Michigan. Nebraska and
Colorado, as we'll rs in Minnesota.
In New Jersey, Mcpherson was re.
elected by a majority of two in joint
session, and Plumb was declared
reelected III Kansas.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-26

SMALL pox is again prevalent in
the Eastern cities, and is travelling
West. Several cases are reported in
Chicago. and with the cold weather
We are having. Its progress will be
rapid. \ few cases are reported in
MINNEAPOLIS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-26

\ FELLOW we'll dressed and evil
IDENTIFY a Hebrew, raised about 5000
in Milwaukee last week by pretending
to solicit aid for the sufferers Of the
Newhall House fire. He gave the
name Of G.. Lewis.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-26
TOTALS OF BALLOTS TAKEN.

For the benefit of our country
readers. we give below the result of
all ballots cast for United States
Senator up to date. The first being
by separate houses and the others in
Joint session:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-26

BODY snatchers have been dis.
coved at Shakopee. 1t is believed
that they came from Minneapolis,
and If caught will receive their just
deserts.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-26

\ NEW hote will be erected OIL the
site occupied by the Newhall house,
and every safeguard for the protec.
ton of guests and inmates will be
supplied.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-26

iuE Democratic part! keeps men.
tioning the name of ANDREW Jack.
son, the Father of Democracy" The
parent would not know his offspring
in these days
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-26

II Is now reported that the losses
by the fire at Moorhead, will exceed
Sl25,0O0. The only person injured
So far rs can he learned was a fire.
man. whose leg WAS broken.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-26

sc. CoIlstock received one vote on the
eighth ballot II. c. Waite received two votes
on the sixteenth and seventeenth ballots and
one vote on the eighteenth ballot. c. D.
Gilnllan received one vote on the LIST, ind and
3rd bollota.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-26

THE Elgin Adrocate has this to say
of the Dairymen's convention The
Northwestern Dairymen's associa.
ton. which holds its seventeenth an.
nual convention at Mapkato, Mimi.
February Il to Is. promises to he the
most important meeting Of the kind
10 he held In the Northwest this sea.
son The secretary is daily receiv.
ing assurances from some Of the most
noted makers and farmers in
Illinois. Iowa and Wisconsin, that
they will attend, while Of course
Minnesota will furnish her quota OF
speakers. The railroads will return
members for one.ffth fare. The
farmers and stock.grOwers of Mime.
sofa will assuredly have full feast
for three days. and they should 60
prepared To stay to the close Of the
meeting. Often the best papers and
discussions occur toward the close Of
the session. Ihe programme will be
issued in a few days and will he scat.
tered far and near, so that all may
learn of the good things provided for
them.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-26

THE Marquis of Lorne does not
travel free. The transportation ex.
penses of his party from Louisville
10 Richmond were $3.50.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-26

The consumption of beer in the
camps of the railway builders is
enormous. At Bismarck 1 saw an
entire freight train of thirty cars la.
den with bottled beer from a Chicago
brewery, bound for the town nearest
the end of the track. The chief
engineer Of the construction force
said that an average of one bottle for
every tie laid was consumed, and that
the tie and the beer cost the same
nifty cents. Thus the wOrkmen pay
rs much for their drink as the com.
pany for one of the important ele.
ments of railway constructions E.
V. Smalley, in the February Century.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-26

The publishers of Rutledge's Month
ty offer twelve valuable rewards in
their Monthly for February. among
which is the following:
Twenty dollars in gold to the per.
son telling which is the middle verse
in the Old Testament Scriptures by
February 10th, 1883. Should two or
more correct answers be received, the
reward will be divided. The money
will he forwarded to the winner Feb.
18th, 1888. Persons trying for the
reward must send 20 cents in silver
mo postage stamps taken) with their
answer, for which they will receive
the March Monthly. in which the
name and address of the winner OF
the reward and the correct answer
will he published. This may be worth
$1,000 To You cut it out. Address
Rutledge Publishing Company. Eas.
ton, Pa.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-26

ROUGH ON RATS"
Clears out rats, mice, reaches, dies, ants
bed-bugs, skunks, chipmunks, gophers. loo,
Druggists.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-26

QUITE u manner OF our people are
very much surprised at the course ia
ken bv Senator $. ID. Peterson in re-
gard to the Senatorial question. We
know not what the cause may be for
the course Mr.. Peterson has taken.
unless it be to assert his independ.
ence. but we do know that large
majority of his constituents are in
favor Of Mr.. Window for United
States Senator from Minnesota. Nee
I'm Rerier.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-26

The Senate has passed the 2.cent
postage bill, to 20 into effect the LIST
Of July.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-26

The year 1882 was a hard one for
insurance companies. 1t is roughly
estimated that property TO the value
of $4,000, 900 WAS consumed by fire
that year, and many of the smaller
companies are preparing to retire
from business, their losses go far ex.
ceeding their profits that they were
compelled to draw on their reserves.
The present year starts out as If it
meant to break up all the insurance
companies in the United States.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-26

THE death list of this Congress
comprises six Representatives and
one Senator, as follows: Mr.. Allen,
(Missouri), who died April s, 1882 |;
the next was the Hon. II. NJ. A.
Hawk the next J. T. Updergraff
(Ohiol. Nov. 90, 1882; GOdlove 5.
Orth Indiana), Dec. IS, 1882; and
then J. W. Shackelford, Jan. Is.
1853. Senator Ben Hill died Aug. l6,
1882. John @. Smith died prior to
taking his seat, therefore no record
of his death is kept by the House. his
name never having been placed on
the roll.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-26

You can keep your hair abundant and
glossy. and retain Its youthful color, with
Parker's Hair Balsan.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-26

FROM the biennial report Of the In.
spectors and warden Of the States
prison at saltwater. it appears that
the preponderance OF penitentiary
crimes ARG committed by men be.
tween the ages of twenty and twenty
five years. and the next In rank are
those between the ages Of twenty-five
and thirty. The ages Of convicts In
confinement according to the report
are rs follows:
Under tw enty years q Forty to fifty-...... q
Twenty To twenty Fifty To sixty. Is
five ............. 90 sixty to seventy 2
rwsHty'tiv' to 'hir- AZ Over seventy !
Thirty to forty ..... n Total.......... I'D
OF the total number given. Blue
Earth county supplies nat three--the
smallest quota Of any county Of her
population in the State.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-26
WE clip the following from the
Pioneer Press of Wednesday. the cath.
To the Editor OF TIM Pioneer Press


Pioneer Press of Wednesday. the cath.
To the Editor Of tho Pioneer Prsss
MANkATO, Jan. 90
The people OF Blue Earth county have
watched the pending senatorial contest for
the past week with unusual interest and no
little disappointment. This county Is prob
ably one of the strongest Window counties
in the State, and has ever stood by him since
he first entered public life. A combination
of local affairs resulted In the defeat OF two
Republican representatives ut the fall cleo
ton. But let me here state that the difficuity
which brought about this end was entirely
foreign TO the Senatorial question, and In this
connection 10 irrelevant and immaterial.
The Republican members elected, Senator
Fletcher and Representatives Spaulding and
Morris were we'll understood to be Window
supporters, although the first two named
gentlemen had taken no especial pains 10
make their preferences known, while the
latter-Morris-I am informed, on reliable
authority, not only pledged himself In implied
terms to InLre than score OF influential
gentlemen In various portions OF the county
that he would support Window for ie-elec-
ton. but actually wrote lotter and placed
IL In the hands Of the chairman Of the county
central committee, declaring himself un-
oualifiedly Window man, s.nrst, last and
", :. =. 49,, 80 g.. ....,. e., 49,. ~.
aii' NJ INC SAINT '''ne 'e"''as 'u"' no oe
Iieved "Mr. Window TO be the almost un-
animous choice OF the people Of the county
Mr.. Morris instructed the chairman arore-
said To use this letter among the Window
men, which was accordingly done, and on the
strength OF this letter Norris was elected.
wurRn Ia NoRRIsp
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-26

A ticket In sold from Chicago tn
Tracy, TO those visiting the land with
the view Of purchasing, for $2l. and
to each purchaser of 100 acres the
entire sum Is returned. With one
thousand dollars Il start cai. therefore
be made. The first season flax may
he planted, out OF which 50 per acre
may he realized, say 40 acres are put
In, while some corn may also he
planted.
Return xaoo IN
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-26
Notice to Banks and Bankers.

Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Audit of Blue Earth County up to
noon Feb'y ., 1888, at the Office of said County
for the payment of interest on monthly bal
anccs for the year ending Dec. 81, 1893, as
provided by an act approved March s, 1881.
Mankato, Jan'y Is, 1883.
S0w2 JAMES b. SWAN,
Chairman Board of Audit.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-26

The second year, 10 acres more Of flax $50 70
And the first 20 acres In grain, say $40 400 90
$T2U 10
and in five years, with fair seasons
and fair farming, he ought to have
his land paid for and be worth So, 900
tn 81 O(O
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1883-12-15
National Regulation.

Senator ingalls, will soon introduce
a bill providing that any person who
cncloses an area of public lands to
which he has no title shall be liable to
a fine of 800 a day for the time such
Enclosure IS maintained; andany per-
son who obstructs the passage of
another over or through the public
domain shall, for every o%ffense, pay
the aggrieved person $500. Repre-
sentative Cassidy will shortly intro
duce a bill to provide for the abol.
ishment of the Territorial Legislature
Of Utah and the appointment instead
of a Legislative Commission of thir-
teen OF fifteen members, to be ap-
pointed by the President and con-
frmed by the Senate.