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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-02-10

The Toledo RLGde publishes state
ment that syndicate of New York,
Toledo, Chicago and Detroit capitalists,
representing S25, 600 900, held a meeting
Tuesday night and organized to build a
pipe line from the northwestern oil
fields of Ohio TO the city of Toledo, and
to erect retineries, so as to compete
with the Standard Oil Company. They
claim TO own patents on new process
of refining, and can place the product
on the market at cheaper rate The
capital stock of the new company il
Sl0,000,000. The only name that has yet
been publicly connected with the enter
prise is Geo. +. Clark, of Chicago. The
syndicate needs TO be wide-awake and
very vigiiant if it hopes to compete with
the Standard Oil Co., which is rs relent-
less on opposition as it is rich IN gold.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-02-10
VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1887.

The returns of the Board of Health
and Vital Statistics to the Clerk of Court
for Blue Earth county for 1887, are as
fnllnms.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-02-10
ALBERT LEA Stondord: thousands Of

ALBERT LEA Standard: Thousands of
old-time Republicans are hoping that
their party will give them a National
ticket this year that s abreast of the
Nmes upon the great moral and econo-
mical questions, and such one as they
can conscientiously and heartily sup
port.
When, Mr.. Standard, has the party
failed IN this respect? There is no eX-
cuse for any lack of confidence in the
Republican, party at present more than
there has been IN the past 1t is only
bv u perversion o! facts and false repre-
sensations mixed with weak sentiment
tality that the present leaders of the
party are mede any weaker than those
who have in the pas. won the great VIC
tories.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-02-10
MnnId Nnn knnw the keen delirht

Would you know the keen delight
Of q wholesome appetite,
UnrestraIned by COLES dire,
Headaches curse or feyer's fire,
Thoughts mornse, or icy chilis!
Then use DIR. Pierce's pills.
DR.. Pierce's Purgative Pellets-the
original and only genuine Little Liver
Pills; % cents vial.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-02-10

Chicago Inter 0cedn:-The New York
Sun exhorts the Democrats "to stand to-
gether." That's it. Stand Pulitzer up
bv the side of Dana. Stand Erer Jones
or Brer Wattersou up by the side OF
Brer Grady. Stand the President up
back and back to Congressman Randall,
and then ask the President to rol! Nofl q
few ofthe high-sounding sentences of his
free trade message. How quick the mG,
sic would begin. The Sun might consist,
emily have asked Democrats to vote TO,
gether, but to make them stand toge.
Their" would fill the air with gouged
eyes and pieces of manned ears.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-02-10
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

The Register OF Deeds reports the fol-
lowing real estate transfers for the week
ending to-day:
T. n. Boynton and wife to Gus
tave I. Bethke, nl, mel, sec =
lOo-29.. .........................Sl,lO DOO
Geo. Ii. Barnard and wife to A.
NJ. Mickle, n9, blk 3, Barn
ards add, Good Thunder.... l05. 20
+. p. Cook to F. w. White, I'M
div'd lot Is, and undIv'd J,
NJ, lots l6 and IL, blk 8, Am
Observation-Disclosures. l,l67. rs
Perry Zimmerman and wife to
ID. G. Evans, block q, Mime
opa ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .OU
Olney Edwards and wife to +.
Carpenter, swi, swf, sec "a,
lCS-2G ........ ........................ 10000
VIM. +. Lewis and wife to Rob-
ert and John Swartout, sw(,
nwf, sec Is, 07-26........-........ 22.2O
VIM. F. Lewis and Wife to La
vina j. Swartout, 81, nwf, sec
Is, neutrality-suspicious.. GA 40
l.. +. McKibben and wife to j.
w. Mckibben, e., mel, sec SO,
1929. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 10000
J. A. Gilmore and wife TO John
Block, W., nwf. sec 30, 1925. 2,000.0 90
II. l.. McCallum and wife to AL
ice McCullum, parts of lots 10,
10 and II, blk IL, Van Brunt's
10000
A. Ii. De Wolf to F. T.. Craver,
part of nwi, nwf, sec |, and
mel, nel, sec ., 107-27............. 10000
Julsus Blume and wife to j. l..
Roerig, So, NJ, nwi, sec "a,
1927 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ,2UO.OO
j. Hagner and wife to G.. John
son, NJ, lot 8, blk Is, Waite &
Roelfson's add NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10000
J. X. Tinkcom and wife to J. p.
Hartman, s7la of visa of ne9,
sci, sec II, 2OS-26.. 10000
j. Z. Hartman and wife to J.
Gunther, So, e9. nw9, sws, mel,
sec IL, -26~.......~............. 10000
Rosalia Unzeitig to Fred Kron,
lot 2, blk 7, Fletcher d Will
iard's add. ........................... $500
T,,oI Ie l.oa, do -gS o.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-02-10
THE LETTER.

MANKATo, MIMI, teD. /, 81.
To the Hon. Postmaster General, Washing
ton, ID. c.
| herewith enclose a slip from the Pho
ISoer Press of Yesterday in relation to the
pOstotiice at this place, wherein ! am
quoted by Col. O'Leary as having said
that this "hank in the conduct of its bus
mess made two days allowance for bad
service" This is unauthorized and i'll
correct. A bank TO do its business cor
rectly must do it promptly, and has no
control over time. This bank has never
suffered any loss or inconvenience that
is any way chargeable TO this postoffice,
and we never made any complaint in
any way, and protest against being used
against Capt. Jas. Cannon, whom we
have known as an honorable man for
thirty wears. trust YOU will place this
with the files in your office, pertaining
to this post office, and as showing our
correct views
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-02-10
UNDERWEAR

30 dozen gents shirts and drawers in white and grey
SO c. worth 6oc.
% dozen gents shirts and drawers camels hair at 6ec
worth 81 LOO
20 dozen gents shirt and drawers, scarlet all wool at
90 c. a bargain, worth SIoo.
30 dozen shirts and drawers in clouded red fancy strip
ed and scarlet at $500 fully worth $I.5o.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-06-14

the coming contest" and then follows
another question and answer that is
commended to the attention of Yer
mont republicans who have long pin
ned their faith to the Boston Journal,
but who still seem to 'N'Dk that the
republicans can afford to IL votes
and voters sss-t..t
Why should we not make it easy for
these men to return to the party in
which, by their sympathies and opin-
ions, they belong, and to vote for the
republican candidates next November ?
A strong ticket and a good platform
will win thousands of such voters, and
hold thousands more who might be
alienated by mistaken policy. We
think that the republican prospects
are good, but they are not so good that
we can afford to repel any voters who
belong with Us. We cannot precieve
the wisdom in the course of some of
our republican contemporaries in Writ
ually taking the ground that "nO indie
pendent need apply" for recognition in
the party. We want to see the defeat
of the democracy and the sham reform
er who is the democratic candidate
made as overwhelming as possible, and
to that end would have candidates
and platform which would win the
warm support of the voters whom we
are considering.
Having been repeatedly read out of
the party and having prospered under
the treatment we are content to be
classified in any way that will best
please the ring leaders, but we believe
there are many men outside strict party
lines today who we're forced there and
who continue there because of the at
titude of republicans and the republi-
can press toward any man who dared
to vote as he thought and prayed
in 1884. The Journal is wiser now
than it was then and is to be commend
ed for it's advanced position. We
hope that this change of front is not
taken too late, and that those who,
"by their sympathies and opinions"
belong to the republican party may
not be driven away from it by the IN
wise and suicidal policy of few par
tisans who cannot tolerate any freedom
of thought and action in others.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-06-14
NOTE AND COMMENT.

Gen. Sheridan seems to be better,
but Emperor Frederick is worse and
may not long survive.
Rev. James Freeman Clarke, the dis
tinguished divine and writer, died at
his home in Boston on Friday after a
long illness at the age of 70.
While undoubtedly every free trader
is a tariff reformer, it by no means fol-
lows, says the New York World, that
every tariff reformer is free trader.
The republicans won the state cleo
ton in Oregon last Tuesday by ma
jority of over 1000, and will have 80
members of the legislature to 20 for
the opposition.
Those who are reading the Century's
articles upon Siberia as place of exile
for Russian prisoners may be interest
ed to know that the Siberian exporta-
ton system is to be brought to an end.
The cause of this action is not disclos-
ed, but no doubt the publication of the
Century and similar articles has con-
tributed to the desired end.
The free school text-b book system in
Massachusetts and particularly in Bos-
ton is proving a success. While the
increased cost to the city taxpayers is
about $4,000 it is estimated that the
saving to the parents is 100000, to say
nothing of week saved in each year
because of the carelessness in delays
of parents under the old system.
The Boston Cultivator estimates that
the crazy land speculation which has
swept over the West and Southwest,
and also the Pacific slope, has left be-
hind it new mortgages aggregating
g., 600, 100000 in amount. Nobody
knows just how mnch of this vast sum
has been put into paper secured on real
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-06-14
THE MUGWUNIP VOTE.

1t is interesting to note the attitude
of the republican press these days
toward the independent voter. If one
is to judge from the tone of the New
York Tribune the party prefers defeat
without the aid of the mugwump vote
in 1888 to victory with it. No other
reasonable construction can be put on
the editorial utterances of the Mont
pelier Waterman and st. Adams Mes
senger in this state. Another curious
feature of the situation is that these
papers seem to think that by thus
scowling upon the mugwump they are
inf1icting the worst possible punish
ment.
But there are republican papers that
hold broader views, notably, among
those circulating in this vicinity, the
Boston Advertiser and of late that
stalwart of the stalwarts, the Boston
Journal. The Journal in answer to
the question, Do we want the mug
wump vote frankly answers Yes. eve
do want their votes" it emphasizes still
further, "and hope to have them in
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-06-14
Still Shouting for Blaine.

The Boston Records canvass for the
first choice of Massachusetts republi-
cans for presidential candidates brought
in 27I votes for Blaine. That old dem
ocratic joke about voting for General
Jackson can be laid on the shelf now,
and its place will be taken by the man
who is for Blaine, dead or alive. AprO-
pos of this continued clinging to Blaine
comes the news from Ohio that the
citizens of Springfield in that state
held a big mass meeting Thursday
night which is described as enthusiast
tic beyond anything held since the
last Blaine meeting in 1884, and the
burden of it was Blaine, whose name
was held to give greater assurance of
victory than that of any other republi-
can. Judge Miller, who presided, said
that nine-tenths of the republican par
ty want Blaine, and it was "arrant
hypocrisy to sit still and see the will
of the masses defeated" A telegram
from the Chicago Blaine club was read
indorsing the object of the meeting
and "uttering the campaign cry
Blaine means victory"
And now it is said that Blaine has
written a private letter to Whitelaw
Reid to the effect that he (BIaine) will
run after all. Next.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-06-14
SUTTON.
Sadly Afflicted.

Silas Leach, who moved from West
Burke on to his fathers farm just be-
fore sugaring, has been greatly affl{ct-
ed. Last week Wednesday the only
child, bright little girl about two and
one-half years old, died of diphtheria
and was buried Thursday. The wife
and mother was sick with the same
disease some days before the child
died, and she died Saturday about
o'clock and was buried on Sunday
Thus in few days Mr.. Leach's whole
family are torn from him and he left
alone. Mr.. Leach had touch of the
disease but was better at last accounts
Mrs. Leach died very happy as only
the Christian can die. Mr.. Tracy at
tended both funerals and they were
buried in the new cemetery at Burke
Hollow.
The roads in town are being put in
first-rate order by the selectmen with
the road machine.
Mrs. L. w. Gordon continues quite
poorly from heart disease and dropsy
and is gradually failing; also G. w
Wiley is very sick.
F. A. Holmes and wife have been in
town visiting friends the past week
They are going from Bethel to Rut-
land into the Bardwell house to work.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-06-14
Thurman's Bandana.

1t may not be ont of place to explain
how Thurman's famous bandana be-
came so necessarily part of his per-
sonal equipment, and therefore the
battle-fag of the democracy. Mr..
Thurman takes snuff. When he
sneezes it is like a foghorn, and then
he needs business-like handkerchief
When in the senate he was wont to
rest himself and give special emphasis
to some passage in speech by taking
from his old fashioned snuff box a
pinch of its contents and than to
sneeze into huge red silk bandana
Thus the red flag is put to new and
novel use in the campaign of 1888.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-06-14

estate which the investors have never
seen, and which in many instances is
worth far less than the mortgage.
However it may be with her hus-
band, Mrs. Cleveland seems to have the
rare faculty of saying just the right
thing, in just the right place, at just the
right time. In answer to a letter of
inquiry concerning certain scurrilous
stories recently started she wrote a
brief but pointed denial. Every state
ment she declared "basely FALSE" and
added, "I can wish the women of our
country no greater blessing than that
their homes and their lives may be as
happy, and that their husbands may
be as kind, attentive, considerate and
affectiOnate as mine."
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-06-14
PROHIBITION CONVENTION.

seeIye and CroweII Head the State Pro-
hibitory Ticket.
"No more enthusiastic convention
will be held in this state than the one
just closed at Capital hall, Montpelier"
So says one who was present at the
state prohibitory convention Tuesday.
The convention opened with over 100
delegates, every county in the state
being represented. Convention opened
with w. L. Pearl of st. Johnsbury
as temporary chairman, Rev. j. F.
RhOades of Barre being afterward
elected permanent chairman. This
state ticket was put in nomination.:
Governor, Prof II. M. Seelye of
Middlebury.
Lieut. Governor, George E. Crowell
of BrattlebOro.
Secretary of state, A. o. Ferguson of
Burlington.
Auditor, G.. S. Parker of Elmore.
Treasurer, A. B. Bixby of POultney.
Congressman, Ist dist. Peter Dakin
of Ferrisburgh ID dist. G. w. Wyman
of BrattleborO.
elected Chairman and w. L. Pearl sec
rotary of state committee. About
$3.50 was raised for election purposes.
In the evening there was a mass
meeting with stirring address by
Chairman Dickie of the national COM
mittee, who first considered some Objec =
tions this movement had raised in Yer
mont. He next considered the necesi-
ty for third party. Mr.. Dickie does
not expect to see any good temperance
legislation until there comes to the
councils of the state party that is out
of debt to the saloon and under no
obligation for it's favor. Mr.. Dickie
dwelt considerably on the subject of
high license and brought many illus
trations to prove it's fallacy which
evoked loud applause. He closed a
very eloquent speech after having
spoken an hour and As minutes.
The resolutions adopted were in
effect, that the manufacture and traffic
in alcoholic liquors should be regarded
as crime and punishable as such !;
that state and national constitutions
should be so amended and such laws
enacted as to prohibit the manufacture
and sale of liquors; that a third party
is demanded on account of failure of
the republican party to effectively sup
press the liquor traffic; that license,
taxation and regulation of liquor traffic
should be abolished that freedom of
ballot from influence of intolerance
and intimidation should be maintained;
that right of suffrage irrespective of
sex should be secured that the reve-
nue. system of taxing liquor should be
abolished; that the operation and
sympathy of all citizens is invited.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-06-14
RYEGATE.
A Ryegate Man Killed i'm Conn

A Ryegate Man Killed i'm Connecticut.
While workmen were engaged in
erecting the soldiers monument at
Milford Monday, portion of the der
rick fell, owing to a defective guy rope,
striking p. McGinn of Ryegate, the
foreman of the job, inflicting injuries
from which he died an hour later.
James Mills who had his leg broken
while shooting horse, is improving
quite rapidly.
The Reformed Presbyterians are hav-
ing preaching by Mr.. Reed, a brother
of former pastor.
AS yet there has been very little done
on the roads in this town, and they are
in shOckingly bad condition.
Eugene Abbott who went to Atlanta
about one year ago is in town again
and we hope to stay, is the universal
expression of everyone.
Mrs. w. j. Gibson fell and hurt her.
self quite seriously short time since,
fracturing at least two of her ribs, and
injuring her head slightly.
Two large barns were raised in town
last week, one for James Johnston and
one for John III. Symes. George A.
Gibson also adds 30 feet to his barn
this week.
Alex Cochran and wife are expected
home from the Convention this week.
A valuable horse he bought before
leaving home, has caved in and become
food for crows. DIR. Beattie bought a
nice horse of Rev. d. Harris last week
M. III. Gibson the outside superin-
tendent of the Ryegate Granite works,
has been to Pennsylvania on business
connected with the corporation, and
has accomplished the end for which he
went, if the smile on his face is any in
dicatiOn of success.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-06-14
ST JOHNsRITRy CENTRE,

E. E. Turner of Boston is spending
his vacation with his grandmother
Mrs. Graves.
Mrs. Florence Miles accompanied hel
father, Col. J. R. Thompson, as far as
Burlington on his way home.
Messrs. Cook 81 Wiley had two good
yearlings die in pasture last week
also E. D. Bradley lost valuable cow
w. F. Kelley has. bought the late
Charles King place. Mr.. Kelley will
rent or sell the place as soon as posi-
BILE; it would make nice cheap home
for shop man.
The Ladies' club of st. Johnsbury
kindly furnish musical entertain
ment for the benefit of the Ladies' Aid
society, at the Congregational church
Saturday evening next. Literary Sc
lections will be rendered by Miss jose
phine Hartman. Strawberries and ice
cream served.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-06-14
tate prohibitory convention at Mont

state prohibitory convention at Mont
pelier this week.
The annual children's service at the
Methodist church will be held next
Sabbath afternoon.
The family of S. S. Mattocks leave
for Nantucket next week where they
will spend the summer.
Austin Beams little boy Willie is
very sick with iphtheria.-David s.
Tute's little child is very sick.
Rev. III. N. Burton of East Burke
who has supplied the Congregational
pulpit very acceptably for several
Sundays, has been hired for the re.
mainder of the year.
The Congregationalistsr resumed their
Wednesday evening prayer meetings
this week under the leadership of their
new pastor. This was the first week
day meeting they have held this year.
The examinations at the school were
held last Thursday and Friday and the
closing exercises on Friday afternoon
Fully 100 of our townspeople attended
these exercises which consisted mainly
of recitations by the older scholars
Twelve scholars were promoted from
the primary room to the intermediate
grade and six went from the latter
room to the highest room.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-06-14

The New York Mail and Express
publishes list of the removals made
by Cleveland's administration up to
June IL, 1887, year ago. Out of 55,
$50 Offices there had been up to that
date changes in 42,797, leaving but
1908 of the old officials in place. In
view of this emphatically clean sweep
it is not to be wondered at that such
independent papers as the New York
Times declares, in view of Mr.. Cleve-
lands denomination, that "no civil
service reformer will support him
blindly in the next canvass, and very
few can give him hearty and complete
support he might have commanded"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-06-14
WEST CONCORD.

Rev. Mr.. Wallace was in Barton
Tuesday.
There was "a slight frost here Tues
day morning.
DR.. H. III. Jewell is in Burlington at
tending Masonic gathering.
Curtis Stacy attended the prohibito-
ry convention at Montpelier this week.
o. F. Harvey has sold his Rex Patch
en- colts to Jerry Drew of Newport, and
a good roadster to Frank Joslyn.
A few of our patriotic citizens are
planning to attend the republican
county convention at Guildhall next
week.
In the pastors absence next Sabbath
the Universalist pulpit will be sup
piled by Rev. E. A. Hoyt of ST. Johns
bury.
Willard Chase and Rev. j. P. Eas.-
man go to Huntingville, Canada, next
week to attend the convention of the
Northern Universalist association.
Frank Cobleigh and Horace Kidder
rode to st. Johnsbury on their bicycles
Wednesday night. The distance OF
eight miles was covered IN just 80 min
utes, which is pretty fast tiue.
There will be strawberry and ice
cream festival at G.. A. r. hall on Sat
urday evening, June 10th, under the
auspices of the w. R. G. There will
be singing, speaking and select read
ing.
Diphtheria has entered another fam
lily during the week and two of Mr..
Gero's children are sick. Mrs. Wheat
on and the two children there are
slowly recovering, but the little Davis
girl is still in a critical condition and
several times within the week her life
has been despaired of.
Prof. Elmer Chase, superintendent
of the Ramona school for Indians at
Santa Fe, New Mexico, is visiting his
brother, Willard Chase. Mr.. Chase
gave some of his experiences at the
Universalist church last Sabbath even
ing to an interested audience, and will
speak on the Indian question at the
same place next Sunday afternoon at 4
o'clock.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-06-14
A. Fl. MCLEOD, To-,
Isl WILLIAM S. STREETER, "onini
Notice of Probate of VIII.

GTATE OF VERMONT, CALEDONIA DISTRICT, IS
- In Probate Court held at the Probate Office in
ST. Johnsbury, within and for said district, the
18th day of June. A D. 1883.
An instrument purporting to be the last VIII and
Testament of Abraham R. Ross late of Waterford
in said district deceased being presented to Court
by Charles Ross one of the Executors therein
named for Probate:
1t is ordered by said Court, that all persons
concerned therein be notified to appear at session
of said Court to be holden at the Probate Office
in st. JOhnsbury, on the Goth day of June,
a. D. 1889, and show cause, if any they may have
against the Probate of said Will for which
purpose it is further ordered, that copy of the
record of this order be published three weeks sue
cessively in the Caledonian, printed at St
Johnsbury, previous to said time appointed for
hearing
By the Court, Attest,
WALTER P. SMITH, Judge.
A true Copy of Record Attest
55-5T WALTER p. SMITH, Judge.