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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-08
MANKATO CITY.

The city Of Mdnkoto has a population Of : ,sss, ii
situated ~ Soutsc,cestern Minnesota and is snrrorno'
siby oneofth, finest agriculture district'fn the 'fdt'
Has four railroads, ria: The c. NJ. d ~. r., TIE L I"
NM, the C. st. p. NJ. d o., and the hdnkd'o "
Eimor,. The state Normal School islocdfed hert'
and its Public Schools are among he6rsf t"m
Northeast. For the superiority of its clay, orieS
limestone. building stone, de-, Mdnkdto IS nofc'
hrou9houf the land. As a point for Jobd'ng dn'
n inafacturino IL has no superiorin the Northpes''
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-08

COMRADES of the Second Minnesota
Veteran Regiment have been notified
that the reunion appointed for January
18th has been changed TO the anniver-
sary of Chicamauga Tor as n it as may
be- in September. The battle occurred
if our memory serves us right, on the
oath. and 25th. OF September, 1868, and
il is probable that the reunion will be
held on one of these days.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-08

JoHNC. FREMONT Is seventy-two years
old and says that he camped on the
sites of the three great cities, Chicago,
Minneapolis and Salt Lake City before
the places had their birth. This will
give our readers a reliable conception of
the wonderful growth of the West.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-08

As might be expected, the Reris~
comes 10 the defense of COMMISSIONS
Sparks in his arbitrary, inconsistent
and altogether unjust rulings on many
of the land cases in Dakota. If Sparks
we're a Republican, and his rulings as
damnable as they are and have been,
gore would run through every column
of the Democratic sheet across the way;
and no language which the editor could
command would be too severe with
which to puncture him. But Wise is
determined to stand by the admins
tratlon'' for good or bad.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-08

A GREAT many Democratic editors who
would not permit their perfect accord
with the administration" 10 be question
ed, are finding it a little difficult just
now to adjust their situation since Sena-
tor Beck's speech on the silver question,
with which Cleveland and Manning take
issue. and with which these editors
arrAa
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-08

The snow storm of Sunday covered a
large expanse of country. The fall &c
the East and South of us was even great
er than in Southern Minnesota, while
in Dakota there was practically none,
Iowa and Wisconsin seem 10 have re-
ceived the heavy part Of the storm, re-
ports from those states give a fall of
eighteen inches. Wind is reported TO
have accompanied the storm at all
nnintS
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-08

THAT things are not always what
they seem" was amusingly illustrated IN
Virginia IL day this week. A great
burly, bully ola fellow ~insulted a young
lady in the presence of her betrothed, a
sickly consumptive boy, but a scienced
boxer. He resented the insult, and
promptly pitted his science against the
big fellows muscle, and so completely
demolished him hat he had to be car
ried off the scene. II was probably a
case Of mistaken identity or the part OF
the bully.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-08
Bucklen'S Arnica SalYa.

The best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Self Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
C%hilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup-
tons, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money refunded.
Price % cents per box. For sale by j.
Il. Jones.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-08

The proposition to erect a stone-arch
bridge across the Mississippi river at
Minneapolis on the site of the suspen-
sion bridge is agitating the pspulace Of
that metropolis to a very considerable
degree. The government has been
asked to interfere tor the purpose of
defeating the project, as it is claimed
that the erection ofsuch immense piers
i'm the stream as would be necessary,
will greatly menace the value of the
water-power, besides largely damaging
the government Improvements put in
atthe falls. From present circumstances
it looks as if the arch bridge scheme
will be cancelled.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-08

DuLrrH's new Chamber of Commerce
building was opened OH Tuesday with
elaborate ceremonies. Large delega'
tions from 81. Paul, Minneapolis, and
other important points in the North
ern part of the State were in attendance
Ii VAS a great occasion for the zenitl
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-08

warm and from that time we had tho pleas.
ATTEST summer we have had In twenty years.
We had n numbe of rain storms but they
were light showers, just enough to keep
every thing growing nicely. Farmers general.
ly commenced seeding April LIST. n com.
menced harvesting about July 10th.
q. III. pUr,pa
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-08
LncruRu.

The attention Of all the S~candinavians
Of Mankato and vicinity is called :" q
lecture on "Personlighed" Gnd;v;d.
nality) to be delivered BY Prof. O I
Boeda of Minneapolis at the Lutheran
church opposite Pleasant Grove schooi
Sunday evening January 18th. Boeds
who is professor of Scandinavian Ian
guage in our State University is an able
speaker and all who understand the Ian.
guage cannot afford to miss his Interest.
ing. lecture. Admission only 25 cents
Tickets now on sale at Sundt's Tailorino
establishment, at Odjard & Knoff's Fur.
niture store, Empire Store and at Tom.
my Sherks.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-08

The Republican majority in the Ohio
legislature on joint ballot is but three,
vet it is believed that there is no doubt
of Senator Sherman's re. election.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-08

The Minnesota delegation i'll the House
have been given positions on commit
tees same as in the last congress. Con,
gresham Wakefield is on the Postotfices
and Post roads.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-08

CoNGREsS is at 1t again, and on Tues
day the Minnesota delegation alone in
troduced about fifty bills, mostly of 4
special nature.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-08

THE State Dairymen's convention will
meet at Albert Lea on the End and 3rd
proXimo.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-08

The Ohio legislature contains three
clergymen. That should be sufiicien,
leayening for the mass, surely.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-08

Granulated sugar, Is 90
Confeclioners A sugar IA ibs.....-....$l.O0
Light q sugar 10 fbs.....-....-.......$l. 90
New Orleans sugar IL ibs..............$l.O 90
Good green coffee 8 tbs. ....".-.....$l.0 90
Good Roast coffee = lbs ...............$l.0 90
A~rbuckle's Coffee, per paper,..-.-..l5c
xxx Coffee, per paper-.-..--..."l5c
White Syrup, per gallOn...............50c
Pure Sugar Syrup, per !gallon..".""...4Oc
Three gallon pals, White syrup.....:$l.5 so
Yellow Syrup......$l.25
Pure Maple Syrup, per gallon.........$l 90
Pure Maple Sugar, per pound, .-......12}c
Three ID Can Baked Beans,............16c
2 pound ian Good Baking Powder. ..25c
Three cans Tomatoes for .......-......25c
do Corn
do String Beans or...........25c
do Lima Beans for...........25c
do Peas for...................25c
do Pumpkins for.~........".25c
do Apples for.-..~--.--..-.25c
Gallon Apples.
Herring. per box...-..~".....- ..-."..20c
Cod Fish, whole, per pound-........ sc
3 boxes Sardines
Rice -four per package......."........15c
Buckwheat -four per pound ............4c
Smoked Salmon per pound..-.......lSc
Salt Salmon per pound ...-."...-.....l0c
Tongues 4 Sounds per pound.........l23c
Halibut fins per pound-............l23c
Yeast to &c
Is Id. New Currants for ....".........$l.0O
10 Id. Prunes ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. LOO
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-08
Annual Meainr Of Stockholders,

The annual meeting of the stockholders OF
me First Nationa Bank of Eankato Mime
s0ta, for the elec'f Ion Of a board of seven
directors, will be held at their Banking House
In SAG city on the 18th day of January 1885.
Polis open from Q to 4 D. m.
u GEO. Fl. CLARK, Cashier.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-08

We have no reports as to the amount
of butter made, but assuming that the
cows would average so pounds per year
iowa claims 80 pounds per year for
each cow, W. have the following result:
Pounds of butter made I'm 1870 ......1 II, sSi $50
=" " 1850 .......al Dol, 100
-" " 1885 =. ...... 81, 000,uUU
i have found II impossible III the linn
tied time at my disposal to get full and
reliable information regarding the man
ufacture of cheese. 1t il q business
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-11-25
Opening of Turkeyfoot Hall.

Turkeyfoot Hall will be opened on the
night of December 9Th, by the Graham Earle
Company, who will occupy the boards for
one week. The Hall has been recently fitted
up with stage and an entire new set of seem
cry, and in all respects is place of comfort
to the amusement loving public, The COM
pany which has been selected to open the new
hall is one of the best on the road, giving
perfect satisfaction wherever they appear.
Read what the Tiffn Herald has to say of the
company:
The Graham Earle company played last
evening to the largest audience that has as
yet assembled in the new opera house. Fully
800 people were present and many were turn
ed away. This for the opening performance,
is fattering endorsement of this excellent
company and is an indication that they will
be greeted with crowded houses throughout
the week.
The appearance of Mr.. Earle upon the
stage was the signal for vehement applause.
His laugh is very infectious and chuckle
from Joe Blossom would provoke a roar from
the audience. Miss Agatha Singleton still
retains her old powers of fascination and in
the character of Blanche, the orange girl,
won many new friends. Miss Madge Tucker
is valuable acquisition to the company and
appeared to good advantage. Mr.. j. E.
Anderson, as Mosier, the Jew, was very fun
ny.
Tonight the company appears in the new
society play, Forget Me- Not" Genevieve
Wards great success now having phenom-
enal run in New York City. The piece will
be put on with superb settings and elaborate
costumes and as it is essentially ladies play
will draw crowded house.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-11-25
Badger State
SHAWLS!
j. E..
Couch.
A Dead-Shot Ch air.

"Yorick" sends the following to the To-
ledo Bee:
NAPOLEON, Nov. 22.-Mine Host Blair of
the Miller House, is in bad fix, and all on
account of a chair in the dining room. 'Tis
now known as the fatal chair" and has this
| history. Before Blair took the house less
than than three years ago, Prof. Austin oc-
cupied the chair and in short time was
married. His assistant in the school, Harry
Adams, took the chair vacated by Mr.. Austin.
On account of its position, affording view
of the entire dining room, Cupid had his lit
| tie dart ready and it soon found. "a resting
place in the heart of the haxen-haired boy
and Harry was a married man. Charley
| Van Hyning came next in line of promotion,
and with sigh of satisfaction took the COW
eted chair. Charley was an old heart masher
and laughed at the hazard the boys pointed
out to him as sure to be his if he insisted on
taking that chair. He was no spring chicken,
and his heart was of pot metal and he detied
Cupid to touch it. But Charley fell, and soon
too, and Blair lost his first boarder.
| John Malley was the next man to fall heir
to the famous chair, declaring if he had to
go he might just as well go then as any time.
The first June roses bedecked the head of his
bride, and Blair was only kept from break
| ing the chair up by Sam Facy, an old time
I tried bochelor, who voted for Andrew Jack
son, saying he would take the chair and he'd
! like to see the color of of the woman's hair
that would catch him. He was thanked by
Blair, who felt that Cupid was at last van
quished. Sam went over to Ottawa one day
and saw a color of hair that was new to him,
and in few short months it was Sans hair
and Blair was again considering the feasibil-
| ity of making tooth picks of the fatal chair.
When Jim Donavin came into the Court House
as Clerk of the Courts, engaged board at the
| Hotel de Miller, and as Wallace had positive
ly refused to allow any one to occupy the
Chair of Fate, it was vacant, and Jim acci-
IDENTITY fell into it and the Union School Board
soon mad vacancy to fill, and Jim joined the
caravan.
Win Frease now declared that he would
have that chair Just to show that there was
nothing in it." He did fill the chair, and
Notwithstanding the fact that Win has danced
the german and everything else, with the
youth and beauty of the entire neighborhood,
the pet of all the girls for the past ~ years, he
fell IN love, and he has Joined the band of
Benedicts, all of whom four years ago were
confirmed old bachelors, ranging, with one
exception, from 30 to 50 years.
The chair Is now vacant again and Capt.
Willard wants it, buL Blair says No." The
Captain was born in 1912, but Blair says he
is too good boarder to lose. Mike DonnelIy
has offered dollar week premium for the
privilege of sitting in the chair; Blair says
Its no object" He has the chair draped
in mourning and it costs $40 a week for board
to the man who hereafter occupies that chair.
In the meantime Blair is kept busy answer
ing the question, who has the chair now,
Wallace!"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-11-25
Arrested for Robbery.

On Friday night last man by the name of
Kessler, while under the influence of liquor,
claims to have been "held up'' and robbed
of a pocketbook containing 800. Upon
investigating the matter the Marshal arrest
ed one John Bade upon suspicion, he having
been seen tussling with Kessler near Jones
livery stable. The pocketbook was found in
a yard near by. Bade had hearing before
the Mayor Monday, when he was bound over
to the Court of Common Pleas upon the
charge of robbery.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-11-25

Why is it that when parents announce the
birth of child they always mention the
weight? Is it considered a credit to the faith
or, the mother or the infant? This is par
ticularly the case with young married people.
Parents of age and experience know that the
care and anxiety and dlabor of raising baby
are not apportioned to the number of pounds
it weights. Six pounds of baby represents
just as many nights of foor-walking as ten
pounds, and an eight-p0und baby can hold as
much collie as tenG FOUNDER. In fact,
when you come to weigh little incidentals
like these, you will have to throw away the
steelyards and bring out the hayscales.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-11-25

Our citizens who are needing supplies for
winter shOeSld look over the advertisements
and ascertain who of our merchants are
handling the largest line of goods. Oar
home markssti is well supplied with goods of
the best quality and there is no need of seeking
other markets. Our merchants and business
men support the town by paying taxes and
contribute TO the success of all enterprises,
and our citiDeas owe them their patronage.
A safe and profitable rule is to patronize
your own merchants for all merchandise sold
by them
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-11-25
Big Crop of Apples.

Mr.. John Davis, of Harrison township, on
Saturday gave US some pointers concerning
his apple crop this year. Mr.. Davis says
his crop this year was the finest he has had
since he has been in the county, and that is
about 36 years, and that from one belldower
tree he gathered 81 bushels of sound winter
apples. A generous sample of these apples
Mr.. D. left at our sanctum, and we must say
they are the finest bellfowers we have seen
since our residence in Henry county, now
fourteen years. He has our thanks for the
present. AS we have said before, we believe
we can raise as good fruit from the soil of
Henry county as can be raised from any other
soil in the country.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-11-25

Something @ew. The durable duck rub
ber boot. This boot is manufactured with a
centre of cotton, 10 OF duck, with coatings of
rubber, so incorporated into the fibre of the
duck by machinery as to make water proof
material that stands the severestte test of wear,
and renders it neNt to impossible for them to
crack or to be cEtor torn from contact with
rough or sharp surface. They have no
superior for strength and durability. For sale
only at the Cash Dry Goods House of Rohrs
& Suhr. 3t
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-11-25
Napoleon, O., Nov. Is, 1s86.-novl
Fire Department Parade.

The Napoleon Fire Department will parade
to-day. They will be joined by part of the
Defiance department, accompanied by the
Harmonica Band, and other companies are
expected to be present and join in the parade.
In the evening grand dance will come off
in the Rink, which no doubt will be plea
SAINT affair.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-11-25

Somebody gives the following advice tc
young girls, which we think is worth volumes
of fiction, poetry and sentiMentalism. "Men
who afe worth having want women for wives
A bundle of gewgaws bounded with string
of flaps and quivers, sprinkled with cologne
and set i'm carmine saucer-this is no help
for man who expects to raise family Of
boys and girls or bread and meat. The piano
and lace fabrics are very good ia their place,
but you cannot make dinner out of the
former or Blankets out of the latter, and un-
romantic as such an idea may seem to you,
both the dinner and bed blanket are neces-
sary to domestic happiness. Life has its
plain realities as well as gaudy fancies; do
not make it all decorations by remembering
the curtains and forgetting the bedstead.
Supposing man of good sense be looking
for wife what a chance would the "roman-
tic, decorative girl have?" Render yourself
worth catching and yon will not need the help
of shrewd mother to find you market"
fy.zI .,-ooA f.nnh lo.J % KnpnR e. DadIar
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-11-25

Young man, how are you spending your
winter evenings. Are you wasting them by
mere temporary engagements, which are
employed to "kill time" Are you so spend
ing them that the close of winter you will be
no stronger in knowledge, which is power,
than you were when the long evenings began?
If SO, had you not better change your course
at once, and provide for such use of your
evenings as may prepare you for usefulness?
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-11-25
Thanksgiyin q Dinner.

Mine host Blair of the Miller House will
set an elaborate thanksgiving dinner to-day,
in honor of his regular and transient board
ers and few invited guests. Under the
management of Mr.. Blair the Miller House
is spoken of as one of the best hotels in this
section.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-11-25
Everybody Likes 1t.

Any person sending fifteen cents to the Ad-
vertising Department of the Wabash Route.
St. Louis, Mo-, will receive by return mail
handsome, well-bou nd book, entitled $50
cal Amusements," containing all the latest
and most novel Parlor Games, Charades, etc,
The best publication ever issued for anyone
giving an evening party. 2t
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-11-25
What to do Winter Evenings.

Our long winter evenings furnish splendid
opportunities for posting up in history, scien.
tifics or even the general doing of the day
Books are cheap, magazines are cheap, and
papers are cheap. For two or three dollars
one can go to Saur's Book and News Depot
and get reading matter enough to last a
whole family all winter. Not cheap, trashy
dime novel literature, but productions from
the best authors the world has ever known
just such literature as is best calculated to
make good useful men and women from the
rising generation. Saur has also full and
complete line of elegantly bound books suit
able for making presents to old or young,
which are attracting much attention not only
on account of their beauty but the very low
prices at which they are quoted and sold.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-11-25

The State Board of Health, through DR..
Hunter, furnishes the following:
Acute Bronchitis the prevailing disease.
As compared with last week Bronchitis, Plur-
isy and Scarlet fever have increased in fire.
quency. Malarial fever, Typhoid fever, Con-
sumption, Erysipelas, Group and diarrheal
diseases have decreased. Diphtheria and
Pneumonia about stationary. Diphtheria,
90 cases with deaths in Cincinnati; 15 cases
with deaths in Cleveland; cases with A
deaths in Oxford; II deaths in Springfield.
85 cases of measles and 23 of scarlet fever in
Cincinnati. Scarlet fever still continues in
Napoleon. Parents would do well to guard
their children from exposure.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-11-25

The muskrats have built huge houses. the
corn kRsks are thick, hickorynuts are plenti-
full, tive goose-bone is clouded, the caterpil-
lars are black, the moss is unusually on the
north side of forest trees, Henry Meyer, at
the Eagle Clothing House, has laidln heavy
stock of overcoats and other clothing, all
natural indications of cold weather, yet there
are those who guess On mild winter. Stand
by the old signs and go to the Eagle and lay
in supply of warm clothing. 3t
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-11-25
Pulled.

Marshal Rakestraw pulled" the Modem
place on Saturday evening, resulting in
bringing four parties before Mayor Thiesen.
They deposited $40 for their appearance on
Monday morning, which of course was for
feited. Let the Marshal keep on pulling"
The corporation treasury will be the richer
and the community rid of number ofplaces
of i'll shape.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-11-25
Sausage and Weinerworst.

We wish to state to the public that we have
an experienced butcher, and will make fresh
sausage every morning and will also make
our own weinerworst and have it fresh at all
times. Give us trial and be convinced.
KoPP & RRDDERsEN.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-11-25
GARDENERS LOCAL.

You can find the largest lot of picture
frames, and the finest assortment at Gard
ner's ever brought to Napoleon, and will be
sold for less money than any ever offered in
the county before. 1t will pay you to cali
and get prices before buying elsewhere.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-11-25

A fine March of medium difficulty and as
we'll adapted for the piano as for organ is the
Knights of Labor Grand March by J. Y. NJ.
1t should not surprise US if in ashort time
this March would be whistled on the streets
as is generally the case with captivating
melodies that please the public at large.
Price 40 cts, duet 80 cts. Ign Fisher, Pub
Usher, Toledo, o.