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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-05-06

A RECORD kept in Que of the central
counties Of Dakota shows but thirty-three
days when the thermometer was at zero
or below The winter before had fifty-two
cold days, the one before that fifty and
Tint Of 1ssO-sl had ninety-one days.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-05-06

DrHNd the first nine months Of the
present fiscal year, ending june 30th next
there was an increase of over $L0oo.0oo
in the revenues of the United States gov
crnmeut as compared with the correspond
Ing period last year; and the expenditures
for the first nine months Of this year were
over $l6oo0ooO loss than thee1pouditures
for the Same period of last year making
net gain of over $28oo0,0oo.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-05-06

TnE oldest man in New England is said
to be Chesley Heal, of Searsmont, Me,
who is l07 years old. It is recorded that
he has been married three times, twice TO
the same woman; that he has chewcd
tobacco 100 years and drank New Eng
land rum for nearly as long time; that
he voted for Jefferson the first time he
was presidential candidate, and has been
a democrat from that day to this, and
TINT he can and does read tina newspapers
without spectacIes.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-05-06

THE plan of throwing bridge over the
Straits Of Messina that separate Sicily
from Italy, viii, when contaminated be
one of the most striking feats Of modern
engineering. The place selected is where
the channel IS two and one-half miles
wide, and aGl feet deep, aud two piers will
support a yiaduct of steel rails to q
height Of 82s feet above the water
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-05-06

CuDA may not be very large but her
people do some travelling. During the
past year the street car company of
Havana transported 5o22,322 passengers
whose fares amounted 10 $129,3G315 in
bank bills, and tho number of persons,
members of the company, Of the police,
and for other persons that travelled gratis
on same, amounted TO S9O,OW
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-05-06

The value ST the hardware produced in
the United States each year is now about
S60.00o0o1. and nearly half If il j. made
III Connecticut.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-05-06

senate The Fourth of July claims BILL
after some debate, was passed. The post
office appropriation bin was then taken
APP Sem Beck having the floor A long
debate ensued, in which Sens. Beck and
Pluub joined Sen. Beck occupied the
floor. though with considerable interup-
uon~, three hours and half. Sen Hale
then addressed the senate in favor OF the
amendment appropriating eight hundred
Thousand dollars 10 pay for carrying the
mails To Central and South America.
Australia, China and Japan. but before
he concluded the senate went into eXeeu-
i've session. and when the doors were re-
opened, adjourned.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-05-06

The result is guaranteed to be as sat
isfactory as it is in Ireland. where the
people are said to point to the new moon
with a knife and say:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-05-07
JOSEPH COOK.

This renowned thinker and champion
of the tenets of orthodox religion adj.
dressed large audience at the Opera
House Monday evening upon the sub
ject: "Does Death End ALP" He took
the negative ground, and pursued his
argument through three separate and
distinct divisions. viz: Conscience.
Physiology and Revelation. He showed
that man has an organic, constitutional
instinct of a hereafter, with rewards and
punIshments, and cited many facts well
known to everyone in proof of this be-
lief. Upon reverting to physiology, he
demonstrated that matter could not pos
sibly organize itself into such perfect
completeness of structure as is found in
the human system by any haphazard
process nor without an omnipOtent intel
ligence to direct the construction. Upon
taking up revelation as proof of the i'm
mortality of the soul, he quoted from
scores OF the most eminent thinkers and
writer's of every age, who had made this
Issue profound study and put their
conclusions in compact utterances, ex-
pressive of the truth of the ground the
speaker was maintaining. He also al
luded to the condition of the nations
who have lived for centuries under the
teachings of the scriptures, as compared
with those who have followed other be-
liefs for ages. He dwelt with emphasis
upon the fact that the Bible from begin
ming to end, though written and COM
piled through many ages, and by
numerous writers, teaches. the one
truth, that is, that man exists
hereafter. This, in his oplnion, was
enough mt That TT the scriptures
power. 1t was lecture that those pres
ent will not forget soon. While there
was none of the standard style of oratory
about it, the discourse was scholarly,
and manifested deep, penetrating in
tellect.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-05-07
Tile linnizinn of Left Dluia

The lionizing of jeff Davis through
portions of the south has caused much
comment and some very just and peril.
nent criticisms. The remarks of Gen
Gordon, at Montgomery, Alabama, when
he said: 81 tell you to do honor to ex-
president Jefferson Davis. if for the dis
charge of so manly and natural duty, we
should be buried beneath an avalanche
of votes at the next election" shows
that the old secession spirit only wants
the application of the torch to make il
burst forth with all the blazing fury that
dominated the southern heart when
they took up arms to dissolve the union
and retain possession of their human
chattels. "There are some things of
more value to a people than holding Of
flee with all its honors and powers"
says Gordon, which, if the author of
such language, used in the connection it
was, be correctly interpreted, means
the keeping alive of sectional feeling and
honOring an arch traitor 10 his country
"a country made free ut the cost of
thousands of brave sons. And then
read this paragraph, quoted as jeff
Davis utterance at Savannah on Satur-
day.
want to thank you from my heart for the
manifestation OF your kindness, which con-
ylnces me that our cause Ia not lost, but lives
eternal In the hearts of the sons OF 1870. We
are now at peace with all the world, and sim
MAJ rAf oil
does not involve the abandonment OF princi-
pie or the. denial of truth. In this sense re-
ceiye this manifestation, and for this | am
heartily thankful.
For saying that the marked attention
and manifestations of kindness shown
him, convinced an unhung culprit that
"our cause is not lost" he was cheered
to the echo. When such sentiments as
these are expressed, and the old fires
kept burning with fresh fuel, is it any
wonder that murder and intimidation
occur periodically through tho south9
The Republicans have for years been
charged with Haunting the "bloody
shirt, but it has been left for southern
Democrats to honor, feast and glorify
he one man of all others most guilty of
nigh treason to his country and upon
whose soul rests the guilt of rendering
of thousands of once happy
ZONES desolate and comfortless.
The one act of this government of
too much charity" was when jeff. DAY.
was allowed to escape the gallows. u
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-05-07

WEDNESDAYS Pioneer Press contains
quite an exhaustive article on the
Second District congressional question,
pretty freely illustrated with what are
purported to be pictures of several of
those who aspire 10 Wakefeld's shoes.
If the PRS political resume comes no
nearer TO giving the true key to the sit.
uation than some of the pictures of the
candidates do to looking like the men
they are said to represent, then indeed
there is little hope for those mentioned:
In this connection the Pioneer says that
a. II. Bulls, of Winnebago City. has
been decided upon AZ the Democratic
candidate for congress. If Mr.. Ii. con-
sents 10 the empty honOrs of a Candida
cy, and the bosses shelve him as they
have Mr.. Thornton, he will know more
about the gratitude" of the ringsters
than he now does. But while the
Poner Press was ut it why did it not
mention all the candidates? Only six
were named-one ofwhich, Col. Thomas,
is not candidale-while some five or
six were omitted altogether. II should
be understood that the Second District
does not want it to 90 abroad that we
have less than an even dozen good men
all willing TO sacrifice personal interests
for public good.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-05-07
Anboy.

Four of the greatest sports of this city
are out on fishing expedition. We
learn that ID. +. &. has ordered some
extra barrels and IL car of salt.
Our new landlord and the. parties that
run the Purcell Exchange, have built a
new cross walk
The business men of our city are
grumbling because the farmers don't
nv "a. We don't blame them, rs -.; al &:
bills should have been paid long befor,
this time.
| The smiling countenance of -
adorned our sanctum one day this week
Mr.. -- has been living i'm Californi,
for the past three years and has taker
the advantage of cheap rates to visit ms
many friends in this vicinity.
Our school opened under the man
agement of Frank White, and we are
personally acquainted with Frank, anC
know that those large boys will have t.
toe the mark or they will pick them
selves up down in Iowa somewhere.
The health officers of the village O.
Delevan and Mapleton have ordered
| that all filth and manure be removed
from the streets and back Yards. Would
| it not be well for our health officer to &C
and declare likewise.
jeff. Davis is remodeling and paint.
| ing his hotel. You can bet your boots
| mister that when jeff. undertakes a lob
it is going to be done up in systematic
manner.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-05-07

There is no class of people who give
as much time to their employers as dc
the clerks in stores, and the humanitari
an step taken by the dry. goods houses
to close their places of business at eight
O'Clock in the evening should be follow
ed by the grocers. If all will join in
such move no one will be the loser
while the young men who labor from
six o'clock i'm the morning will certainly
gain little leasure time before retiring
to rest. People who buy groceries can
get their supply for the day just as well
by o'clock as to wait until IL. If the
truth was known, we do not believe
there is trade enough in any store after
seven or eight o'clock in the evening to
pay the shoe leather worn out by the
clerk in walking the floor to keep from
falling asleep. Then WHY not close up?
Thirteen or fourteen hours is long
enough for any one to labor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-05-07
Good Thunder,

Miss Augusta Graf has gone to Min
neapolis to study music.
When Crafts bell rings we may know
that it is time for us to look up the wash
dish.
The rains have been refreshing an,
the green fields look beautiful ant
promising.
The schools are progressing finely, bu
we would like to ask Carl not to lool
over across Cornell's garden quite sc
much:
August Wendlandt will build mann.
moth motel in the near future and hints
that he will keep but one boarder.
Paul tried to run Il steam engine in
Barnards barn Sunday morning. His
mode of operating proved unsuccessful.
He will try smaller engine i'm the flu.
ture.
w. +. Mickle will lecture in the Acade.
my of Music on Friday eve. Subject
The past, the present and the future
greatness of Good Thunder correspond
ents.
Ed. Terry went to Mankato Wednes-
day. We will not solemly affirm it-but
we are of the opinion that we saw a
license certificate stick up out of his coat
pocket the next day. Well, well, Ed.
do you really mean it?
Alas for our young men! Another of
Good Thunder's fairest maids il gone.
Il. J. Atwood, Of Minnesota Lake, was
joined IN the silken ties Ofmatrimony to
Miss Ella Cornell of this village, on Sa-
turday evening last. The Cadet band
took occ sion to serenade the happy
couple both ut the house and at their
departure ut the depot. Everybody was
happy and wished the smiling couple
much joy and all possible happiness
Harry-we have not seen HIM
lately. MEDIcUs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-05-07

THERE are three names prominently
mentioned for Governor-Gibbs,M cGill,
and Gilman. As the FREE Press has
previously taken occasion to remark,
Gilman is not wanted in Southern Min
nesota, and his nomination would be
the most unfortunate, not to say dis
astrous result that could possibly be-
fall the Republican party of Minnesota.
Gilman would bring nothing to the office
of Governor, unless indeed, we except
the one and everlastingly predominating
element i'm his physical as well as men
tai make-up-"ways that are past find
ing out i'm politics" That he ID a
shrewd politician, and that, too, in its
most offensive sense, is thoroughly well
knows by all who are i'm any way fam
iliar with his questionable methods OF
manipulations. A state administration
under him would be IA blank IN every
thing save political intriguing. lie
POSSESSES none of the finer sensibilities
of gentlemen who should be consid-
cred in connection with an Office so OK
allied as that of Governor of II great and
growing state like Minnesota, neither
has he ever exhibited any special ability
during his public career for such an Of
flee; while on the other hand he is guilty
of many acts which should consign him
To the waste basket of defunct political
hulks.
Mr.. Gibbs is personally clean man
He is an honorable, upright citizen. but
to the mind of many is hardly up to the
requirements for such IN Office as he as
! pires To-. However, should he be select
ed, the people could rest assured tha
his administration would be fraugh
with no harm if no particular good.
Mr.. Mcliill, the present State lnsur
: ance Commissioner, while not at thi
time an avowed candidate, is by odds
the most popular man yet mentioned
and would unquestionably make thu
) most desirable candidate thus far sug
, gested lie is gentleman whose pub
lie service has been such as to especially
fit him for the duties of chief executive
of our commonwealth, and no more af
fable, obliging and ut all times good-na
, tured man can be found anywhere. i
> is believed by many well posted gen
tlemen in various sections of Southern
Minnesota, that McGlll, should he de
termine to become Il candidate, woult
, secure almost the solid delegation iron
this locality, and so far as the southwes
: corner is concerned there is little doub
;, but he could secure the entire represen
;, tation. His nomination by the Repub
lican convention would mean 10000 ma
jorlty. What the mills will grind out in TIN
4 shape of a candidate is as uncertain a
1 this time as the verdict of petit jury
s But may the Lord save us from Gilman
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-05-07
Eagle Lake.
Corn will soon be planted.

There is plenty of feed for stock.
The prospect for fruit is good.
Mrs. Macbeth is very sick. DIR. Haynes
has the case.
Mrs. Ewers is not expected to live
Old age is the cause.
Miss Minnie Haslip commenced hel
school at the White School house Mon
day.
The school at the Racket school house
commenced last Monday under Miss
Coles charge.
Seeding is done, and grain looks spien.
did all through the woods. The ground
is in good condition.
The Rev. Mr.. Brown, of Gle veland
preached ut Eagle Lake and White
school house last Sunday for Rev. N. b.
FOOte and gave good satisfaction. He
lectured Monday night i'm M. +. church
Eagle Lake, on Andersonville Prison
and army life to crowded house. His
lecture is good and was well liked.
The Sabbath school at the White school
house was re-Organized April IL, 1886
Mr.. Charles Mallet, Supt. Mr.. Ira b.
Reynolds, Asst Supt. Mr.. Ii. T.. Hag-
gard, Sec'y; Mrs. Charles Mallet, Treas.
Mrs. Handy Britt, chorister. The school
starts out with good attendance and
interest. They will meet every Sunday
ut | O'Clock u. M.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-05-07
First ins. Eay7; last ins. May %,
PROBATE NOTICE.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of hin.
~ Earth-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter OF the guardianship of Flora
schroeder and Albert s. Schroeder, minors
Or reading and filing the petition of Louisa
Z. Schroeder, guardian of the persons and
property or Flora Schroeder and Albert s.
schroeder, minors, for license to sell the real
estate OF her said wards; and IL appearing
from said petition that IL Is necessary and
would be beneficial to said wards that said
real estate, or part thereof, should be sold.
1t is ordered, that the next of kin of the said
wards, ana all persons interested i'm the estate
OF said wards shall appear before said Probate
Court, ut the Probate Office i'm the city of Man
kat0 In the county of Blue Earth aforesaid ON
the 10th day of June, A. ID. 1886, at ten O'clock
IN the forenoon, to show cause why license
should not be granted for tho sale of said real
estate.
And 1t is further ordered that a copy OF this
order be personally served on the next of kin
OF said wards residing I'm said Blue Earth coun-
ty, and on all persons interested I'm said estate
ut least fourteen days before the hearing of
said petition as aforesaid, and by the pubiica-
ton thereof for four successive weeks i'm the
MankatO FREE Press, weekly newspaper
printed and published at the City of MankatO
In said Blue Earth county, the last of which
publications shall be at least fourteen days be-
fore sand day of hearing.
Dated May 9th, 1886,
by tho Court,
u. w. MEAD,
Judge of Probate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-05-07
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
Madison Lake.


Wheat crops are looking splendid.
Mr.. Murtaugh's little children have
the mumps.
+. Austin is delivering fruit trees t.
Mr.. Coleman.
A select school is IN progress in Aus
tins hall. Miss Eva Small, teacher.
A number ofemigrants passed through
here last week enroute for Dakota.
Allyn & Fuller are building portico
i'm front of their store.
Minnie Haslip commenced three
months term of school in district no. III
on Monday last.
The people on the west side of the
lake talk of organizing Sunday school
The place of meeting will be in &. ii
Austin's hall,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-05-07

Tie insinuation made by the Pioneer
Press special correspondent that Mr..
Wakefield has written to Mr.. Freeman,
promising to support him for congress,
is utterly without foundation, and the
same may be said of Lind and Smith
So far as our information goes Mr.
Wakefield will mot NEEDLE with the mat.
ter in any way, rs nearly every man yet
mentioned as his successor is personal
friend, and to choose between them is
something that he will not do. This
phase of the congressional question may
be set down as settled fact.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-05-07

THE Dakota constitutional convention
met at Sioux Falls on Wednesday, and
after several hours deliberation passed
resolution declaring that if congress
adjOurns without action on the Dakota
admission bill, steps will be taken by
the populace To 80 govern their elections
next fall that none but friends of al
mission will be chosen to office. tn,
convention adjourned until July 18th.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-05-07

ONE of the walls ola five story brick
structure i'm course of erection al Min
neapolis, fell Wednesday afternoon,
burying above dozen of the workmen
beneath the ruins. A force of rescuers
was set to work promptly, and most of
the men were taken out alive, though
badly injured. Some of these have
since died. and others have little chance
for recovery
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-05-07
NOTES.

Seventeen hundred laborers i'm the
Deering Harvester works left the shops
Wednesday.
Four thousand workmen in the Pull.
man car works struck Wednesday.
Even the gas men are on strike in
Chicago.
All the weavers and others employed
in the silk industry at Jersey City and
vicinity-2,5O0 in number-struck for q
decrease of hours and increase of pay.
Several establishments will remain
closed indefinitely.
Five hundred and ten workmen i'm
Louisville resolved TO hold out against
the furniture manufacturers, who will
close down to-day rather than submit to
eight hours.
A general strike occurred yesterday
among Jersey City machinists, foundry
men and cOopers for eight hours. In
most cases the proprietors conceded the
d emands.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-05-07

SINCE our last issue dispatches from
Washington bring the gratifying news
that the Minnesota items in the River
and Harbor bill have been passed, in,
Guiding the appropriation for the Min
nesota river Improvement or survey
This latter fact will be appreciated by
the people of the Minnesota Valley in
particular, and pretty well determines
the fact that the river will once more bt
made navigable. All credit for this i,
due congressman Wakefield and the
Minnesota delegation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-05-07
MANKATo FREE PRESS
FRIDAY. MAY z. 1880.
MANKATO CITY.

The city Of Mdnkdto has a population Of 1885, is
iitudted ia Sou,wwestern Minnesota and surround
eddy oneof finest ldstrictsin the state.
Has tour railroads, ris: The G. NJ d 81. r., the @. d
Nv, the e. 81. y. N. o., and the Adnkato d
Elmors The State Normal School is located here,
and its Public Schools are among the first iH the
Northeast. For the superiority Of its clay, brick,
limestone, building STONE, DC, Mdnkdto is noted
hronghOut the land. As a point for jobLing ana
featuring IL has no supsriorin the Northeast.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-05-07
Bucklen's Arnica Salye.

The best Salve in 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 % cents per box. For sale by J.
X. Jones.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-05-07

- 20 10 congress, too. This farming by
'proXy" won't do. Let us have a man
who follows his occupation and who
does not delegate it and then try and
steal the thunder. If we are to have u
farmer candidate let him be genuine
tiller of the soil. Any one can farm by
proxy" but it takes pretty good man
10 be practical agriculturist. and when
he attains that perfection i'm his pursuit
AS TO make him success. he will make
about AZ good congressman as the
average professional man.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-05-07

THE'' best informed man IN the state, -
from II political standpoint, We presume,
predicts that Hon. f.. 7. Freeman will
De Congressman Wakefield's successor.
If thls man proves 10 be Il prophet, the
Second district will be certain of being
we'll represented.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-05-07

TIE First Congregational church at
Minneapolis was totally destroyed by
fire last Sunday afternoon. The BALD
ing was wooden structure and was
erected i'm 1874 ut u cost of So 900. The
cause of the fire is unknown. The Con-
prepation will rebuild ut once.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-05-07

The citizens of Winona propose to
give a handsome cash bonus to some
one who will put up hundred thous-
and dollar hotel there. Winona is an
enterprising city and never does things
by halves