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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-04-23
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store, raising the ceiling and fitting the space
overhead into sleeping apartments.
Mrs. Jessie Houk SaXtOn's millinery trade
has increased to such an extent she has boon
obliged to send for an expert assistant hat and
bonnet trimmer.
At the Lutheran church last Sunday, the rite
of confirmation was administered to between
thirty and forty persons, between 400 and sol
persons being present.
Mr.. Richard Houck has returned from his
southern trip, bringing with him his nice @
Miss Zetta Rodgers who Will preside over our
school during the coming summer
Tho Messrs Morrow and fam lilies have NOV
ed into the Wendlant block, and We unde rstand
that Mr.. John Saxton will locate wi tn us per
manently, occupying the premises at present
used by his mother.
The autocrat of the village, Mr.. Paul Glaucke
says that tho FREE PRESS has an other CORE
spOndent i'm place OF Mickle. w o wish the n CIV
correspondent much success. Poor Nickel
Miss Ida Glaucke made Good Thunder bu g.
mess visit OF three days, and has returned t.
Wisconsin. She reports Minnesota far ahead
of Wisconsin in Spring work. While here she
visited the Glaucke homestead, the ri eedorns
ManlaZhs, P0esins and brakes.
MT. 1cnTy Dyer VIII icuVc LOT washington
Territory some time during May. We had
hoped to be able to keep him with us. but as he
advertises his household effects, ETC., to be sold
Mt public auction on April 30th. II would seem
as though he was determin ed to leave us.
One of the owners of the Cable Mill, Mr.. w
Itedfern, has taken except on to our item in
the last issue of the FREE Press in relation to
net fishing. The same was written I'm good
faith, as the communication purported to come
from the mill direct, but we are always willing
to retract and explain when any misundcr.
standing occurs, and take this occasion tn say
that MIR. Redfern states that he has no Objcc.
ton To the use of the dip nets for the purpose
of catching redhorse, suckers, and soft fish, al
this season of the year.
Mr.. Charles Sohre has returned from his tril
to Europe, and will undoubtedly engage in
general mercantile business. Cha rlie has a
host of friends, and was heartily welcomed by
the people. Tuesday evening the Cadet Band
with large Lumber Of our citizens took the
Graf homestead by storm. and proceeded tC
wake the echoes. August Graf and wife, with
Charles Sohre and wife. acted as hosts, and on.
tertained the party with thu. genuine old time
hospitality. The wee sma' hours still saw the
merry party enjoying themselves, and not till
near day break did they dispense.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-04-23
FARMERS INSTITUTE.

Editor Free Press:
A Farmers Institute will be held at
the Nj. +. church, Eagle Lake, Thurs
day and Friday, April 18th and 3Oth,
under the direction of the College Agri-
cultural State University of Minnesota.
The following speakers will be present:
o. G. Gregg, ESD, of Camden, will add
dress you on the "Milk Cow" and
DAIRY Farming for Minnesota" GLOW
to make Gilt Edge Butter. "-"HOw TO
Scale" or "Judge Butter"
G. l.. Smith, Esq, will speak on
"Fruits'-"Tree neutrality-suspicious.
and Schrubs," etc.
Mr., John S. Harris, late president OF
the State Agricultural Society will pre-
sent the subject of General Agricul-
tural Society"-"Stock Raising" etc,
etc. There is no expense attached TO
this. No collection. These gentlemen
are sent out by the State University.
Every farmer is earnestly requested
to be present. And bring your wife
with you. You are also requested to
bring sample of butter.
"Come and learn how to make gilt
edged butter and get 30 cents pei
pound for it," GLOW to raise $50 bush
els of Strawberries to the acre."
Remember the date: April 10Th and
3Oth, at Eagle Lake. The sessions will
be held ut $3.50 a. M, 80; and 1870 p
m. each day.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-04-23

SCIENTISTS who have made atmosphere
ic phenomena a close study object to
the storms popularity classified as cy'
clones being thus termed, they contain,
ing all the elements of the historic tor,
nado. The Winona Republican of Mon.
day contains the following language in
regard to the opinion of a well known
scientist, expressed two years ago,
Lieutenant Finley, in 1884, called at.
tention TO several points i'm the cOnsid.
Grafton Of the subject which warrant
repetition. In the first place he rejects
the name of cyclone, as applied to the
elemental disturbance of last week, and
uses the word tornado instead. The
storm was not of the cyclonic order. II
has been observed that the general Iii.
rection of the movement of the tornado
| il invariably from southwest to north
| east, This was the trend of the storm
the other day that struck Extra and
Coon Rapids, Iowa. So far as Sank
Rapids, st. Cloud and Rice's Station are
concerned, the movement was more To
the north and northeast. Lieutenant
Finley, who has devoted much attention
to the subject, states that the tornado
with hardly an exception, occurs in the
afternoon, just after the warmest part oil
the day. The hour of greatest frequen.
cy is between three and four o'clock
and they rarely, if ever, begin after six
O'clock
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-04-23

A couple of citizens of Rochester, Of
Polish nativity, engaged in social
drink" a few evenings ago at the home
of one of them who is married, his com
panion being single. After their jolIity
got to a high state of enthusiasm, they
entered upon business negotiation of
rather unique nature, the benedict
selling his better half to the other for
u consideration of 800. The money
was paid over, but when the purchaser
proceeded to claim his purchase she
pointedly refused on the ground that it
takes two to make such sale. The
sheriff arrested the husband the next
morning and required him to pay back
the purchase money, and now the other
is musing upo the fickleness of woman
kind.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-04-23
CONSERVATORY OF MR.. WAKE
FIELD.

k1fIOr free fress:
In the last issue of your paper ] see
you give publicity to the fact that Mr..
Wakefield will not be u candidate for
congress again. As my business calls
me through this and adjoining counties
find wherever ! go, and the fact is
made known that there is feeling of
regret that Mr.. Wakefield has decided
To Withdraw from public life. The opin-
ION seems TO prevail that were he Il
candidate again, owing to his straight
forward, manly course while in con-
gress, his denomination would come as
a matter Of course, and that he would
receive larger majority than ever be-
fore. The dominant sentiment seems
to be that he has been faithful repre-
sentative, always at his post of duty,
and eyer ready to respond to the wish
of any of his constituents when consis-
tent with truth and honor. He will re-
tire, having the confidence and esteem
of the entire District. He could wish
for no greater honor, and AS the time
approaches let us find some one worthy
To have the mantle of James b. Wake
held fall upon. If Blue Earth county
uuites upon one or the other of the
names mentioned success is almost as
sured, if she divides into factions the
prize may 20 somewhere else.
OBSERVER,
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Sterling.

Miss Jennie Pratt has been very sick for
some time.
w. II. Johnston sports the finest driving
team I'm this town.
The s. G. NJ. s. have concluded to meet Sat.
urIay evenings now instead Of Thursdays as
heretofore. The last meeting was we'll attend
ed, considering the busy times.
A millinery shop will be the attraction in
this village in about two weeks. Tho stock is
on the way now. Don't buy your spring bon
nets, ladies, until you see all the latest styles
that will be ON exhibition by Mrs. Lizzie Rima.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-04-23

ATToRNEY GENERAL GARLAND was be-
fore the telephone investigation COM
mittee Monday and told the story of his
connection with the pan-electric com
pany. What the effect of his testimony
will be, cannot be determined yet, but
from the construction put upon it by
Democratic Journals it is safe to con-
clude that he is guilty Of the charges.
The most forcible vindIcation they can
draw from it is, that Garland was not
shrewd enough for "stOck sharps" and
whatever may have been wrong in his
doings was simply blunder. Blunders
are not always excusable, "alle samee."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-04-23

TIE criticisms heaped upon Repre-
sentative Nelson, of the 9Th congress-
ional district for attempting to have
congress render some aid to the cyclone
sufferers in his district. is just a trifie
abusive, and very unreasonably so.
Mr.. Nelson represents the afflicted pee
pie, and his endeavors in their behalf
were proper enough, and demonst rates
that he will work for his constituency,
when anything can be done for their
welfare
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-04-23
fire during the year;

The ex-chief of fire department re-
ported poorconditlon ofbellapparatus
and requested that it be attendedto May.
or Carney recommended that it be put
in proper working order ut once, and il
was vo ed to authorize the committee Oh
fire department to follow out the recon-,
mendation, and report ut next meeting
The Mayor recommended that the
chief designate series Of signals tor in,
dicating the location of fires.
On motion Council adjourned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-04-23

IT is folly for the Republicans to talk
of nominating G. A. Gilman for Govern
or unless, indeed, they want Demo
crat elected. There are ten thousand
clean Republicans in Southern Mime
sofa who would refuse to support him,
and would stamp their seal of disap-
probation upon the kind of politics as
well as business methods he represents,
by voting for any good Democrat who
may be nominated. The only safe
course, therefore, for the Republicans to
take, if they hope to succeed in electing
their candidate, is TO drop Mr.. Gilman
from the list. Any good Republican
can be elected by a rousing majority but
his name is not Gilman.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-04-23

TrE long felt want of more rapid pas
senger transit from the northwest to
chicago is about to he supplied, and on
the 2d Of Nav limited trains will he
put on between Chicago and st. Paul
that will make the trip between the
hours of : y. IN. and J Il. m.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-04-23
IMPORTANT FOR THE MINNESOTA
RIVER IMPROVEMENT.

The editor of THE FREE PRESS received
on Tuesday last the following letter
from Congressman Wakefield, dated
April 10th, which will be read with in
terest by everyone interested i'm the
proposed improvement of the Mime
sofa River.
81 see by the report of proceedings of
the River Convention held ut MankatO
on the l3th, that committee IL TO be
appointed To come to Washington to Sc
cure survey of the Minnesota River.
As have already secured provision
in the River and Harbor bill for that
purpose, which will be allowed, and as
that is nil that under the law can be
done this session of congress, the work
of n committee here does not seem to be
demanded.
notified Mr.. Barney of my action
some time since, but saw no mention
of il at the meeting.
In Justice to Mr.. Wakefield the letter
referred to as being sent to Mr..
Barney should .haye been presented to
the convention. IL was written on the
9th of March, and contained the infor-
nation that the River and Harbor COM
mittee had agreed to incorporate an APP
preparation in their bill for survey of
the Minnesota, provided he Wake
field) would furnish them with brief
of facts. This was done. The commit
tee having pledged to do this and no.
tice having been sent here to that eff
feet, Mr.. Wakefield supposed there
could be no doubt or misunderstanding
regarding the matter. But Mr.. Barney,
hearing nothing further, supposed that
the committee had failed to embody the
appropriation i'm their bill.
Mr.. Wakefield is entitled to no little
credit from the people of the Minnesota
Valley for the prompt and thorough
manner in which he has defended their
interests in this case. Had he not Sc
cured the action of the committee, il
would be too late to do anything now,
as the bill is before congress, and the
result would be delay of an entire
year if not more.
1t would be very graceful act on the
part Of our Board of Trade to in some
way recognizes the very important and
gratifying as well rs commendable eff.
forts of our congressman i'll this matter
that the public may know the omission
To bring bis action before the conven-
ton was unintentionsi.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-04-23
CITY COUNCIL.

An adjourned meeting of the city
council was held Tuesday evening, ana
transacted some necessary business,
among which was the confirmation oil Of
ficers elected by the fire department on
the previous evening.
petition was received from the fire
department praying for the council TO
empower the head officer of each COM
pany to appoint from the members OF his
company two fire police, with the same
power 10 act ut time of fire as other ofli-
GERS of the peace.
On motion of Alderman Wood the mat
ter was referred to the city attorney,
with power to draft a resolution granting
the prayer of the department if not con-
trary to the provisions of the city char
ter, the same to be reported for action at
the regular meeting in May.
Another petition was received from
the department, asking the council to
furnish horses or other means of loco
motion for drawing apparatus to and
from fires. The petition recommends
one horse for each hose cart and two fol-
the hook and ladder truck. They ask
that this be done, or arrangements be
made with persons owning horses to dc
such service. The petition was referred
To the committee on fire department.
The mayor presented to the council
/ L., 4.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-04-23

" the North don't study up her NOR
al catechism more thoroughly, and be-
come more practically observant Of
regulation ethics, the "debauched" and
''illiterate" South will become It's dicta
tor i'm time not far distant. This bit o
logic is inspired by an account of 60 in,
dictments being brought against those
who attended a prize fight in Henry
county, Kentucky. the other day. Ever
the railroad agents who furnished thu
train to convey the crowd were among
the indicted. In the North Star state
these things can occur for several sue
cessive Sabbaths with immunity.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-04-23
Lime.
Tast yOlIr saed corn

Tast your seed corn
We believe that Brooks cast the first see,
I'm this section.
John Kunz now barn is about finished. JOIN
Is q gO-a-head fellow.
Kunz is making various improvements upOr
his Limo farm, suoh as building fences. plant
ing trees, etc.
Several new buildings are going up near the
quarries, where they are doing Gland Office
business" judging from the noise made.
Miss Amelia Bradley Is contemplating q
visit to her sister Luella who is a teacher IN
the public schools of minneapolis. and brothc,
Charley, who is a freshman at Hamline.
Geo. j. Koenan who has been teaching at, oil
near Sterling Center made flying visit 10 his
brother 8. F. He takes back with him his
embryo trotter Fox. Fox is little beauty
and bound to make a record so the trainer
says.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-04-23
Madison Lake,

Farmers have all finished seeding.
A few of our neighbors are making
garden.
Mr.. Coleman is making some improve
ments on his lot.
G. II. Austin paid visit to his farm 6
few days ago.
Miss Emma Pitcher, and Miss Maggie
Frazier, who were visiting friends here
have returned to MankatO.
w. B. Smith, of Mankato, has com.
pleted his boat.house, and placed there
steamer, the Eclipse. Mr.. s. has an
eye to pleasure, and Madison Lake is
Just the place to find it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-04-23


THE Rerie~'s explanation of the act,
ion of the new council in increasing
sundry salaries of city off cials to the
amount of 500 is hardly tenable. In
the first place DR. Warner has hereto
fore received pay for the service per-
formed, or if lac has not, no one Is al
fault but himself. The salary Of asses:
sor was extrayagant ut $500 and is made
more so by the recent increase. IL Mr..
Shoemaker was not satisfied with five
hundred dollars for couple OF months
work be could have resigned. The
council would have no difficulty in sup
plying the place with competent man
at even less price if it so willed. The
assertion that the chief of police re-
ceives fees which aggregate as much as
his salary is not true, nor half true, no,
and you may divide it into thirds and
then the statement lacks the element Of
truth. From information that we have
been able to gather, the chiefs fees dc
not average over $l2 or $li per month
The fact tina: WinOna pays her city ut.
torney 800 per year is no more reason
why the council should raise the salary
of our city attorney, than that our aid
erman should become public plund erers
because some New York aldermen are
TIE FREE PRESS cares very little about
the sundry and dryers increase of ex
pense that the new council inaugurated
but when the great reform editor vii
charge needless extravaganza" upon
Mayor Barr's administration i'm a gen
eral way, and fears to itemize to tn,
public, we thought it might not be on
of place to specifically call his attention
to few items of public concern in way
of needless extravaganza" made un
der Mayor Carney. 1t makes differ
ence whose OK is gored.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-04-23
FIRE AT DE CRAFTS.

During the thunder shower Tuesday
afternoon, lightning struck one of the
barns on the DeGraff farm, one mile
southwest of GAINESVILLE, and ignited the
structure. The building which received
the bolt was 32x70 feet in size, and was
known as the"trotter barn. 'and one OF
the most famous of his trotting animals,
"Esperanza" was killed, and the struc-
ture with quantity of hay destroyed. His
stud barn next took fire, and was soon
laid i'm ashes, and then the element
selzed upon another barn and it was de-
stroyed. All horses, buggies, ETC., were
saved except the one named.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-04-23
VETERANS RIGHTS.

Below are given the articles of associa-
ton adopted at the meeting of delegates
from the posts throughout the State in
this city last week, for the purpose of or
ganizing Veterans Rights Union:
LIST. The name of this association shall lao
the veterans Rights Union OF Minnesota
ID. The objects of this Union are, under the
auspices OF the q. A. L., to secure To those who
States during the late war, tho rights and priv
ileges guaranteed tn them by sections 175i and
1865 of the Revised Statutes, u. s., as also sec
tio9 >, chapter 2s1 laws OF n ls.S' ana any u s.
ter he enacted for their benefit:
ID The business of this Union shall be
transacted by and through u general commit
and Senior, and Junior, Vice Dept Command
ers, tex-Officio), and Of one member from each
post OF the q. A. H., In this Stntc, who shall
hold their Offices as members OF said commit
tee until the next annual Department Encamp-
mont, and thereafter for the period Of one
year, or until their successors are elected.
tth. Tho members OF the general committee
from each post shall be elected ut tho annual
meeting for tho election of officers Of the post,
and shall enter upon the discharge of his duty
| as such member, mt the time Of the next De
partmcnt Encampment occurring after his
9Th. The officers of the general committee
shall consist Of Il chairman. vice chairmcn, Il
| secretary and nm assistant secretary, to be
elected ut this meeting, and hereafter ut the
annual meetings Of said general committees.
9th. The delegates elected at this meeting
| and one momber from each post of this State
| elected by slch post, shall constitute the gen
eral committee, until the next annual meeting.
eth. Tho annual meeting of the general com.
mittee shall be held hereafter ut the time and
place OF the @. A. Il. Department Encampment
| Special meetings may be called by the chair
man I'm his discretion, and II special meeting
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-04-23

A newspaper reporter at Washington
picked up the courage to interview the
president upon his reported matrimon-
ial alliance, and Grover got mad-act-
ual!y spunky, and greeted the gentle
with the interrogative: "Why don't
you say word in behalf of the sacred
immunity of pure womanhood from be-
ing made the common talk ola contin-
ent2" The crestfallen knight of the
pencil could not answer the question.
but thought that Grover must have
been thinking about MARIA
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-04-23

ABorT the most childish thing the St
Paul and Minneapolis papers have ell
iulged in for some time is quarreling
about which city's physicians did the
best service at the scene Of ruin and
death at 1t. Cloud and Sank Rapids
Minneapolis accusing st. Paul of at
tempting To steal their glory. Many OF
the scraps" between these cities are
.udicrous, but on this occasion they ap'
pear in the aspect of two great big-blub-
herring babies.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-04-23

HENRY WARD BEECIIEI stated i'm an in
teIview with a newspaper correspondent
Il few days ago, that "the Democratic
party is double-eared ass" lnasmuch
as his reverence has ridden the animal
for about year his knowledge of its
physical anatomy ought to be reliable,
and being man Of precise truthfulness,
he must certainly express this know
ledge as il is. But what has the double
cared quadruped done to the reverend
gentleman TO prompt him to diagnose it
so publicly.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-04-23
Bucklen'S Arnica SalYe

The best Salve i'm the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Self Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, 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 rs cents per box. For sale by J..
X. Jones.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-04-23

THE failure of the senate TO confirm
toe nomination of John &. Wise, post
master at Mankato, has caused a decid-
~ sensation. The fact that Senator
StDin made IL personal fight against
Mise seems TO excite considerable feel
ing. Ii might not be out of place to
note the fact that Mr.. Wise has made
q bitter and determined fight OH Sena-
iDr Sabin for the past half dozen years,
and yet nobody even thought Of soOth-
ga. the Senator or cursing Wise for his
personal fight" The man that falls
under ought TO know why he was
.'downed. "-EigertOn Enterprise.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-04-23

TIE most horrible of disasters has be-
fallen the village of Stry, in the King
dom ofSilicn, Austria. The town has
hcen almost entirely destroyed by fire
and upwards of 100 persons burned to
.lcatk The suffering and distress is
simplv awful.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-04-23

WHETHER lac wants it or not-and he
probably does not--P. ii. Kelly is get
ny quite boom for congress over the
election of Ames. 1t is more probable,
However, that Ames will be the nomi
nee, with Kelly's advice and consent"
And, if nominated, there is some dan
.,crof his election-some, but not much.
~ p,ter Tribune.