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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-02-17
An Explanation.

Ii has been wonder to many why
Frind d Richards, of the Golden Lion
Store have kept so quiet of late in our
advertising columns.
An explanation 1s perhaps due 70
their many friends and customers, and
the public in general, that they have
been too busy disposing of their odds
and ends and natural Accommodations OF
undesirable stock. In consequence OF
the immense business they have tran
sacted in this city in the past three
years. All remnants and undesirable
goods having passed from their store
shelves to the hands of the highest bid
der, under the influence and charms of
the junior member of the firm, Mr..
Richards, as an auctioneer.
They can now boast of having in their
new and elegant store the newest, choi-
cest, freshest and most desirable stock
of fine dry goods and notions in South
western Minnesota. No old stock left
to show their customers 10 impress them
that they are looking at new goods, but
a new, first-class, clean, fresh stock o!
goods which were purchased direct from
, manufacturers for spot cash before the
late sharp advance IN prices. They
extend thanks to their numerous friends
and customers for their liberal patron
age in the past with every assurance
that whoever deem it profitable to pur-
chase goods of them that they shall be
protected in every particular and more
especially as regards goods and prices
For proof of the same read their new
lad. which appears next week.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-02-17
CnIcaI.S SJrta western
t,u,e,p ~. Louis hallway
HOME IOTTINGS
IRON Friday. pAnY Fnhe Pnrss. 1

-Cla ra Loui Kellogg will occupy the
Opera House in this city on the 2lst OF
26th March.
John Albert has made arrangements
TO build fine residence on North Third
street, next I" Leo Lamm's residence
1t will be a two story brick vaneered af
fair and will cost in the neighborhood OF
5000.
Lake Madison property promises to
be active this year. With the Point
Pleasant Hotel rebuilt, new boats put
on the lake and more handsome cot
tsges lining the shore it ought to be as
Interesting a resort as heretofore.
The Daily FREE Press will contain a
page of matter devoted To Washington
on Washington's birthday, the 22nd
inst. Among the topics To be treated
are: Washington's Lite Prior to the
Revolutionary War; His Character as
shown by Incidents in his Life; The
Poet Whit or on "Y"ktown;" Mount
Vernon in It's Palui'-t DAYS; The Wash
ingtou N"num, h. New York Sub
Treasury Sta;ue, E.. The whole are
emhellished wrh p'"rrIate iliustra-
tons. TIE W,ekn FREE Press of the
path will al-o cong am tins matter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-02-17
From Thursdays Daily
ANOTHER OLD SETTLER CONE.


After towering between life and death
for nearly week, Mr.. w. l.. Coon pass
ed away at ten o'clock last evening. The
cause of his death dates back to the war,
when he received an injury in the back
which had troubled him ever since.
About Il wear ago he WAS stricken with
paralysis, and his right side and lower
extremilies We're seriously affected
Since then he las suffered considefabiy.
though his wonderful vitality kept him
mp until cold weather set in last fall.
During HE warm weather his friends
would see him on the streets daily, al
though hardly able 10 move. lie has
remained within doors constantly dur
ing the winter. last Thursday he was
stricken second time, involving his left
side. Ii was seen at once that ii was
merely matter of time when he would
succumb. DR.. Davis attended the suf-
ferer during this last spell, and did ev-
erything possible to relieve him. He
gradually sunk, however, until last night
his spirit passed away. Mr.. Coon was
conscious and was able 10 speak and
swallow with comparative ease until
about two days ago.
w. l.. Coon was born in December
1921, in Duchess county, New York.
After leaving school he taught for twelve
years IN New York, Wisconsin and Mis-
souri,. In 1860 he was admitted to the
bar of Wisconsin, having IN 1852 COM
menced the study of law. Sept. lst,
1856, is the date of his location in Man
kato, and he took a prominent part in
the early history Of the city. In 1862 he
enlisted in Co. +, Second Minnesota
cavalry, and served with distinction
through the remainder Of the war, since
which time Ile has prast :ssl law in this
city. In 1853 he mariner t1ary j. sister
of u. and w. w. Paddock, of this city,
by whom he. had three children. Only
a daughter, Mary, is now living of the
latter. @
For several years Mr.. Coon was Justice
of the Peace in this city, before the Mu-
nicipal Court was established At the
death of Mr.. Muff three years ago he
succeeded as Special Judge of the Mu-
nicipal Court, which position he held at
the time of his death. He was also Dis
trict Court Commissioner when he died.
The deceased was well-known through
out Blue Earth and the adjoining coun-
ties. His long residence in the city has
made him familiar figure upon the |
streets, and one that will be greatly |
He was member of the q. A. |
X. and one of the most regular attend
ants of Wilklu Post.
As man, Mr.. Coon was possessed of |
as much energy, perhaps, as any man in |
Southern Minnesota He was very in
dustrious, seldom idle, and was impa-
tent of his forced quiet during the last
year. He had ut one time quite an ex-
tensive practice in law. A man of very |
decided opinions, he was not easily |
moved from position once taken. The !
news of his death viii be received with !
sorrow wherever he was known.
A wife and one daughter survive him,
and to these we join with the community |
in extending onr sympathy in this hour
of bereavement and sorrow.
The funeral will be held SATURDAY., and |
the hour will be announced tomorrow. |
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From Saturdays DAILY FREE PRESS.


F. J. 10, Ii tie, OF Eagle Lake. died
al his home FRIDAY Of typhoid fever.
The funeral occurred al ten o'clock Sun
daN fortI oon.
Freight tram number 26 going North
met with an accident last night by going
through trestle near Blakely. Road
men were Immediately picked up from
this city TO that place and the work of
repair pushed as rapidly as possible.
The 1928 passenger going south was de-
layed about three hours to-day.
John Mccall had the misfortune to
lose the thumb of his right hand this
morning at the tub factory. The hand
came IN contact with with a saw and was
terribly gashed.
MIR. r. ;. Griffith, mother of Fred
Griffith, OF Rapidan, died a. the home
vices will lie hel'i from thu residence of
J. @. A. Marsh Tomorrow afternoon at
2 o'clock. For number of years the
deceased had been an invalid, and the
RhNf utei p''Ssiuit NoiN
during her afn criOn. She was one Of
the early settlers IF the county.
AS Jonn Meredith and daughter, of
Judson, were crossing the railroad cross
ing of the Omaha road at S"uih Bend
this morning. the engine of passing
train struck the rrar rud Of their cutter
throwing the occupants against wire
fence with great fmrce The young lady
was quite badly cut about the head, anu
considerably bruised about the body.
Mr.. Meredith escaped with little or no
injury to his person, but it is presumed
that his fortunate escape from bodily
harm is attributable to his firm hold
upon the lines which broke the force OF
his fall. The team did not get loose
from his grasp. 1t is fortunate that the
cutter had so nearly cleared the railroad
track before being struck, or both occu-
pants must have been ms ntly killed.
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From THURSDAYS Daily ]

"A marriage license was issued to-day
to Carl A. Gustafson and Thilda NJ. An
derson, both of this city.
Mr.. Geo. NJ. Ray will leave in few
days for What Cheer, Iowa, where he
has business engagement. His family
will remain in Mankato.
L. d. Saylor's saw burst into thous.
and pieces this morning at his saw mill,
but strange to say no one was hurt al
though several people we're standing
near.
The NJ. E. Society will be entertain
ed by Mrs. Geo. A. Clarke on Wednss-
day afternoon, Feb. %. Gentlemen in
vlted to tea at six O'CLOCK.
Some person has favored We editor
by sending HIM very beautiful valen-
tine. As work of art il is rare
specimen and deserves to be framed and
handed down to posterity among the
best works of the old masters. Though
the features are more suggestive than
expressive the gift is just as acceptable.
Rev. J. C. Jones will remove his
family to Minneapolis within week,
having accepted call some time ago.
Rev. d. NJ. Jones, of Wisconsin, is ex-
pected to succeed him in this city. The
latter was the pastor of the Mankato
church number of years ago. 11 .sa q.
We are informed that Rev. j. G.
Jones. of Judson, lost his only child yes.
terday. Mrs. Jones is q daughter of Mr.
Joshua Wigley, of South Bend. Friends
OF the family will be grieved to know o.
this great affection, and the sympathy o.
all is extended to the sorrowing family
The funeral will take place at the resi-
dence of Joshua Wigley, in .Judson, q
noon tomorrow. 7f 81. |
An unusually large house, consider
ing the circumstances, turned out las
night to witness the second rendition o
Streets Of New York" There wer,
some improvements over Saturda.
nights performance. The characte
portrayals by Harry Gilfoil and the fir
scene were the most taking features o
the play, though all parts were excep
tionably well rendered. The little "cop'
never failed to bring laugh, and Mrs
Puffy was comical, but all were ecipse'
by Geo. c. Boniface as Tom Badger. Tn
troupe is an eminently good one an
should it ever come to this city agsil
will be assured Of full house.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-02-17
THE DEMOCRATIC CLUB RE-
SOLVES.

The following preamble and resolutions
were adopted by the Democratic Club
If Ibis ei.,- - its :3ceSip: "Wednesday
evening.
WHEREAS, Believing that the great
curse of monopoly, with its long train of
attendant evils with which our country
is afflicted, is directly traceable to the
laws which govern our tariff relations
and
WHEREAS, Believing that these laws
have worked great injury to the best in
terests of the Nation, tending to pauper-
ize the laboring class, while building up
immense private fortunes out of the
products of their tod and
WHEREAS, We believe such state of
affairs is cruel and unjust and was not
contemplated by those who handed
down to us for cafe keeping the free in
situations for which they sacrificed their
property and their lives and
WHEREAS, Believing that this great
injustice can only be remedied by the
intervention of the Democratic party
headed by our illustrious Chief, Grover
Cleveland; therefore be 1t
Resolved, That we, whose names are
attached to this preamble, shall form
ourselves into an organization to be
STYLED "The Democratic Club ofthe City
of Mankato;" and be it finally
ResolDed, That we extend to all per-
sons within the boarders of oUr State
who hike ourselves) believe that the
best interests of the country will be
served by adherence to the principles of
the Democratic party, and redeemlng
our beloved State from Republican rule
to join with us.
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THE PLANT 5F the cARRlgR.
His Grievances Unfolded--Nott the
snap He Thought--The Ca
mines Take a Hand.

In the search for the festive item, as
few and far apart as hens teeth, as the
saying is, FREE Press reporter ran
across letter carrier to-day who un
bosomed himself far enough to make
known the unenviable plum that had fall
en- to his share in the general picking
of the governmental tree. From his &C.
count it appears that the carrier has to
get up at five O'Clock I'm the morning)
in order TO get around in time to attend
to his duties. Then there follows twelve
to fourteen hours of hard and incessant
toll incident upon the assortment, de-
livery and collection of the various
mails. The carriers of many of the
larger cities are petitioning for the ex-
tension Of the eight-hour law to them
and the Mankato carriers would not be
averse to its passage.
In the course of the day the carrier
who walks manages to get over some
twenty miles. On cold day
with slippery walks it is no easy
thing to do. The carriers complain that
there are too few people who have let
ter boxes. If those who are not supplied
with these would only leave the front
door unlocked so they could leave the
mail within the carrier would be saved
many an unnecessary step. But very
few either have boxes or leave the front
door open, and so the carrier is obliged
to 60 to the back door. The carriers es-
innate the amount of extra walking
caused by this at five miles.
This back door arrangement is made
much too hot for the ordinary carrier by
the number and fierceness of the dogs
that guard the rear doors. There are
several dogs in the city that almost get
away with the carriers as well as with
the seats of their pants which are offer
ed up on the shrine of their devoted
zeal. The carriers naturally do not
court such intercourse. The first few
days that the carriers,re rrsgr 1t seemed
to them that all ofthe dogs in town We'd
with each other III robbing life of its
charms for them.
The carriers have now become ac-
quainted with their beats and are tough
ened up to their work and are getting
along much better than at first. Before
starting out they arrange the mail in the
order in which the houses come and
much time is saved in delivering. Some
ofthe business houses have gone back
to the postoffice plan since the free de-
livery went into effect, but the number
of private residences coming under the
list is increasing,
Upon the whole the carriers consider
their jo0 no snap though they are in
hopes that it will be easier when warm
weather comes.
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ON THE DEATH Or REV. r. D
ERWIN.

Editor Free Press:
That our people may the sooner know
of the bolt that has fallen, and symps-
thize with and pray for the stricken
ones, allow me to say in the FREE PRESS
that our beloved brother, Rev. r. d.
Erwin. who supplied the pulpit of the
Presbyterian church here last summer,
has gone to his eternal reward. Soon
after leaving here he started with his
young wife for mission field at Zacate-
cas-, Mexico. Being detained at Ell
Paso, Texas, he preached few times
for the Presbyterian church there, and
was Importuned to remain, but as he
had chosen foreign missionary work he
declined. Soon after his arrival at Ia
catecas, Mrs. Irwin was stricken down
with infammatory rheumatism. The
Synodical Missionary, brother of Rev.
J. B. Little, urged him to return to Ell
Paso; that church also sent him call.
Deeming this the Masters call he car
ried his helpless wife back to Ell Paso
and took up the work there. HIS wife
improved but ne very soon succumbed
to nervous prostration, as was not sur
prising after the strain put upon him.
Two weeks ago his physicians told him
he must have absolute rest for some
months, so he declined the church's call
and Lstarted for home. Friday tel
egram informed his father that he died
the evening before at Jetmore, Kansas,
and that his earthly remains would reach
Albert Lea Saturday morning. What can
we say to such an affliction? We can but
be dumb because Thou didst it." He
tried to do his Masters will, but the
willing worker IS taken although "the
fields are white to the harvest" Yet
He who doeth all things well knows that
greater things shall be done for Him
through his swift taking off than if he
had remained. ....
We shall not soon forget our dear de-
parted brother, and our hearts are sore
for the stricken wife and father. We
can do no more than commit them to
Him who sees the end from the begin
ming, and who has underneath them
His Everlasting Arms" ,- w.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

The Register Of Deeds reports the fol-
lowing real estate transfers for the week
ending to-day:
Lydia Z Kennedy and husband
to Geo NJ Ray, tot 5, block 3,
Lewis & Shaubut's Ad............S1,5 00.0
w II Humphrey TO Ella LOwens
100 #, lot II, block 5, Lake
rystal......-.......".... 4oo.OO
David Hanna and wife to Helm
rich Krugel nR net swl, sec. 4,
lO6-2b. Observation-Disclosures. 4UO.UO
Daniel Buck and wife to Caroline
Person, lots 80 and "a, More
land, Freeman & Bucks ad.... 10000
Caroline Person and husband to
Geo r Lobdell, lots SO and "a
Moreland, Freeman d Bucks
ADDITION. .......".......".......... 3UU.Uo
Geo A fuller to Henry G fuller,
20 in undiy. } govt lot 4, sec -.
80, 1925. ....................... 10000
Geo A fuller to Henry c fuller,
undiv. ! swf nwi sec 80, 100,
70 ....."....................., DOO w
Thomas G. Baynes and wife to
Geo A fuller, set nwi sec 80,
lO9, .............-.............. ,ZoU.UU
Henry fuller to Geo A fuller,
undiv. ! nwf nwf and WI, lot
4, sec 80, 100, %, exc. 81 A.. 10000
Chas F Oakley and wife to Asa E
Osgood, lots and g., Oakley's
outlots, Lake Crystal............ 10000
Asa f. Osgood and wife TO Peter
A Hansen, lots and 8, Oak
ley's outlets Lake Crystal. 2lO.OO
Chas A Fischer and wife to Ern-
est Franska 50 sci ST sec 4, and
l0a of nwf mel sec 9, lO7, % 10000
Aaron n Dukes and wife to w
Fresholtz. fractional lot 7, blk
9, Dukes ad ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10000
Alva B Hough and wife to + A
Barnard, in nw4 nwf sec 80
1OS, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 25O.O0
Frederick kron and wife to Ad. .
Zeugner, lot 3, blk II, Rand
airs ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10000
III p Christensen and wife to
Rosalia Unzeitig, lots and &,
blk |, East Mankato.. 100
Total-16 deeds.............. $s,ss5.OO
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Sec local Of Kennedy & Yates, gro-

See local of Kennedy & Yates, gro
Gerry.
1t should be known that the knights
of Honor lodge room is in Odd Fellows
Block and that the meeting night is on
the Second and Fourth Tuesday of each
month.
DIR. Halves desires us to state that he
will be at Lake Crystal Feb. 10th and
2lst, and at Amboy the 22d and sd, pre-
pared TO do dental work.
The funeral of Mr., ID. b. Owen &C.
Cured at the residence on State street
at two O'Clock this afternoon, Rev. W.
Whitney officiating. The funeral was
attended by large number of friends
of the family. 81 ,.....r.
j. Garrett, of Msdelia, lost his child
the first of the week of diphtheria. Mrs,
John Swingler kindly laid it out, the
others being afraid of catching the dis
ease. We understand that Tuesday she
was arrested for doing this and was fined
$40 for the so-called offense. This caus-
ed considerable excitement and at the
last accounts purse was to be made up
to pay the fine. s
Talking about guerrilla items" will
the Lake Crystal Union inform us where
it got its information regarding the acct
dent which overlook Mr.. John Meredith
and daughter, at the South Bend cross
ing? Geo. Washington n. had better
pull in his "phins." What little local
news his sickly sheet contains is culled
from the columns of other county pa
pers, and still he cries guerrilla"
The open meeting of Wilkin Post
last night was well attended and as in
teresting as usual. The events from July
LIST, 1862, until the close ofthat year were
under discussion. Col. Il. w. Mead read
a paper on the movements of the Army
of the Missouri during that time, DR..
Davis took for his subject the Army of
the Potomac, while Mr.. Lorin Cray fol-
lowed the movements of the Army Of
the Cumberland. A number of the vet
Grams gave very interesting personal
"reminiscences of the Battle of Bull Run.
Miss Trix Jgems recited "rhe Georgia
Volunteer" in very effective manner.
The exercises were interspersed with
music. The next open meeting will be
held the FIRST Wednesday night Of March
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From Tuesdays DAILY FREE pREss.l
AN OLD CITIZEN GONE.


II is with profound sorrow that we an
nounce the death of David b. Owen,
which occurred at his residence in this
city at half past five o'clock Mon.
day afternoon. The deceased had
been sick for seven months and the inn
mediate cause of his death was acompli-
cation ofneart, lung and kidney trou-
bles. DIR. Harrington has been in at
tendance upon the sufferer and did all
that medical science suggested, but in
vain.
Mr.. David b. Owen was born in Eng
land, of Scotch ancestry, "a years
and months ago to day.
At the age of two wears his
parents moved into the northern part
of New York and soon took up their
residence at Cape Vincent. 1t was here
that Mr.. Owen grew to manhood. He
learned the shoemaker's trade but did
not long continue Mt the business. He
early showed an aptitude for politics
and was interested and somtimes an ac-
tive participant in them until quite re-
Gently. He was Republican in politics.
At Cape Vincent he was appointed a
collector of customs, which responsible
Office he held for eight years, or two
terms. lie afterwards moved to Ogdens-
burg, from which clty he moved to Man
kato in the fall of 1872 with a small col
ony, including his brother, j. c. Owen,
who died in this city several years ago,
and the PAYNE family. He WAS appoint
ed deputy revenue collector and held
the office several years, until the district
WAS consolidated and the Mankato dis
trict abolished. For a couple of years
past he had been engaged with the Me-
Cormick Harvester Company. While
working for this company he was taken
sick last summer and mas never recoy-
cred his health. Sunday he was taken
much worse and Yesterday afternoon
passed away as before stated.
Mr.. Owen leaves widow and a son,
Geo. b., of this city, and a daughter,
Mrs. Samuel Mccoy, of st. Paul. -Four
sisters survive him: Mrs. Jane T.
Cross, of Los Angeles, Cal; Mrs. Ann
Jennison, of Chicago; Mrs. Jeanette
Bell, of California, and sister in Liver
pool, England.
Mr.. Owen was Mason and was at
one time Master of the Mankato Lodge.
The funeral, however, will not be
conducted by that body. He was an
active member of the Presbyterian
church, and WAS always most liberal and
and won the love and re-
spect of host of friends in the city and
vicinity. .......
The deceased was perfectly resigned
and expressed himself Yesterday morn
ing as glad that the end was so near.
The funeral occurred from the resi-
dence on State St., between Record and
Marshall, at two o'clock Thursday after
noon, Rev. w. Whitney conducting the
services.