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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-04-20

THE details OF the organization of a
farmers elevator company or syndicate
to be controlled by the Farmers Al
liances of Minnesota and Dakota were
published by the Minneapolis Journal
yesterday. 1t will operate more es.
peciallv in the Northern part of the
state, and the principal offices will be at
Duluth and Minneapolis. The Journal
says : The object of the company is to
get wheat from the farmers to the millers
at the lowest cost of handling and in its
purity as grown. 1t is asserted that all
of the wheat, except that used in Min
neapolis, becomes mixed in course of
transit, and that it ID impossible for
miller in an Eastern or foreign market
to get pure No. / hard wheat. This mix
ing greatly reduces its commercial, as
well as It's milling value. In conse-
quence of this mixing large and illegiti-
mate profits are secured by intermediate
handlers, to the great loss of the farm
ers and millers. By having an elevator
composed of farmers and millers most
interested in the wheat, it is expected
that the large margins in buying, the
shortage in weights, heavy dockage, I'M
der-grading at interior points, deprecia-
ton by mixingin transit and the various
other evils will be largely done AWAY
with. While the company is not COM
posed exclusively of farmers, the AL
lance will have control of it. Some
Eastern millers will have stock, as they
are as interested in getting pure wheat
as the farmers are in selling it to them.
The company has secured control of an
elevator at Duluth, and it will build one
in Minneapolis in time to handle the
coming crop. 1t will also have elevators
at Buffalo and other terminal points
By the time the new crop begins to ar
rive it is expected the company will
have 200 or 800 elevators in the country.
Wherever an elevator is independent,
the company will take il under its con-
troll and in return issue stock to the
owners. In this way it is expected that
all the Independent elevators in Mimi
esota and Dakota will be united. At
each warehouse, the company will
furnish samples ofregularly established
Minnesota grades, SO that farmers can
Judge for themselves if they receive
proper grade, and listers will also be
furnished. The company will handle
grain but all sales will be made by
! sample and not by grade.
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tFrom MONDAYS Daily Free Press,

"A young man can secure desir-
able position and at the same time
learn architectural drawing by applying
To Mr.. +. Thayer.
THE Outlaw" was repeated at the
Catholic College yesterday afternoon
and gave the same excellent satisfaction
it did the first time il was presented.
-Messrs. rfefier Il Hogge, two enter
prising young men from Minneapolis.
have opened a cigar mandatory at 407
North Front street. The building has
been fitted up neatly. The young men
are deserving of success.
The members of Mankato Canton,
Patriarch Militant, received their uni
forms Saturday, and they are simply
beautiful. The Canton starts out with
twenty-five members, and the indica-
tons are tlattering for healthy growth.
John X. Thomas, of Ojard Il
knott, called at our Office this morning,
his face wreathcd i'll smiles and n box
of cigars in his hand. cts ten pound
er" was all he had 10 say, but We learn
ed later it is a boy and arrived Sunday
morning.
Architect Thayer is drawing plans
for n graded school bcilding at St.
James, TO cost Sl0,500. Ii is to be fine
structure. He is also drawing plans for
Il summer hotel to be built at Lake
Shetek by Mr.. John Sweetman at cost
of 5000; also plans of a $1,000 dwelling
to be erected by Mr.. q. Larkin in De-
coria.
One of our clothiers has received a
large invoice of sun hats that will be
popular on the lakes next summer.
They are something like dIminutive UNI
brellas, to be fastened TO the head by
means of Stills" They are not very
beautiful, but the cool breeze can blow |
under them in a most refreshing man.
ner, while the fisherman is waiting for |
bite.
Contractors are figuring on Mr.. Geo.
+. Brett's proposed new residence. tits
expected that work will begin on it |
within a month. 1t will probably be a
little the finest house in the city and
will cost about 81 900. 1t will be erect
ed on the site of the present residence,
the latter to be moved to the corner of
the lot next to the Methodist church |
until the new one has been completed |
when it will be moved TO the old fan
ming mill property.
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From Saturdays DAILY FnEE PRESS


During the last storm lightning
struck the barn of James Morris IN Ka-
sofa township, and killed four horses
and a blooded calf. One other horse
was in the barn but was saved. The
property was not insured.
No news has been received at the
county Offices of any county bridges be-
ing washed away by the recent high
water. Several small wooden bridges
across the Maple river went out but
will not entail much loss.
The call for Republican county
convention to select delegates to the
Congressional and state conventions Is
is published in another column. The
convention will meet May 10th, and the
primaries in the various wards and
towns will be held Tuesday, May 9Th.
"A meeting of the directors of the
Southern Minnesota Live Stock and Fair
Association was held at the city hall last
evening and Sept. Is, 10, 20 and q was
fixed as the date of the next annual fair.
1t was decided TO put superintendent
on the ground at once. Every effort
will be made to make the next fair ex-
coed all previous ones in magnitude and
success.
Taking effect April Is the NJ. & St.
L. announces the following freight tariffs
between Mankato and St. Paul and Min
neapolis (car loads): Lime, &c; Cement,
stone, clay, brick, drain and hollow
building tile, &c. Fire brick, mixed or
car load lots, 72c. The Omaha put the
same rates IN effect some time ago.
The dates for the annual inspection
of the companies composing the Second
regiment are as follows:
A, New Ulm, Friday, a; b, Faribault,
Monday, %; c, Winona, Saturday, ID;
ID, Faribault, tuesday, s; L, Wabasha,
Saturday, 26; F, Mankato, Saturday, 5;
q, Austin, Wednesday, 8; II, Blue Earth
City, Monday, z; /, St. Peter, Friday, 4;
X, Duluth, Wednesday, 30.
-Messrs. 6. o. Welding and o. p.
Hamberg, of this city, have been grant
ed patent Oh an ingeniously made box
1t is the exact counter part of book to
all outward appearances, but lift the GOV,
er and it is a box. 1t can be used by to.
bacco manufacturers or for almost any
other purpose.
Mr.. J. G. Roller has made an OPEN
ing IN his building into the room recent
" vacated by o. Nicholson, where he
will fix himself upa tasty business OF
flee. Mr.. X. is working up an exten
sive business, and now that the season
for farm machinery has arrived, he vii
give his personal attention to those
needing anything in this line.
Mr.. w. p. Warner, of st. Paul, at
torney for Mr.. saulpaugh, will give hi
opinion on the title of the hotel sit
Monday. Everything looks faverabl
for an early commencement of work
Mr.. Saulpaugh has left photograph
the building at this Office, and cut OF
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-04-20
RESOLUTION OF THANKS.

The following resolutions were adopt
ed last night by the Knights of Labor
in respect to the hospital proposition:
WHEREAS, Deeming the action of Gen.
J. f.. Tourtelotte in donating the sum of
S., OG0 to this city to be expended in the
erection of hospital for the benefit of
the sick and distressed poor to be
worthy of the highest commentator by
all public spirited citizens, and believing
further that his action was prompted
solely by kind and benevolent DISPOSE
ton, therefore be it
Resolved, BY the Knights of Labor of
the city of Mankato, that the warmest
thanks of this assembly are due to him
for the humanity and public spirit which
prompted him to make this donation to
our city for the benefit of the poor who
are sick and in distress. And it is our
wish that he may long survive to witness
the good which his benevolence shall
accomplish.
Resolved, That an engrossed copy OF
these resolutions be at once forwarded
to Gen. Tourtelotte, and also that they
be given to the papers of our city for
publication.
Unanimously ordered this Tuesday
evening, April 18th, 1888.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-04-20
Don't You Know.

that You cannot afford to neglect that Ca
tarrh? Don't you know that it may lead
to consumption, to insanity, to death?
Don't you know that it can be easily
cured? Don't you know that while the
thousand and one nostrums you have
tried have utterly failed that DIR. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy is a certain cure? 1t
has stood the test of years, and there
are hundreds of thousands of grateful
men and women in all parts ofthe coun-
try who can testify to its efficacy. All
Al rpouiStc
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-04-20
syrup or kigs

ls natures own true laxative. 1t is the
most easily taken, and the most effective
remedy known to Cleanse the System
when Bilious or Costive; to Dispel Head
aches, Colds, and Fevers; to Cure Habit
ual Constipation, Indigestion, Piles, etc.
Manufactured only by the California Fig
Syrup Company, San Francisco, Cal. j.
r. Jones druggist. sep9 lyd&w
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-04-20
The chief signa, officer gives noti

The chief signal officer gives notice
that as the season of cold waves has
passed the indications officer at st. Paul.
Mimi, will, May LIST next, discontinue
the preparation of all indications. Com
mencing on that date they will be pre-
pared by the indications officer at WASH
ington for Minnesota, Dakota, Wiscon-
sin. Nebraska and Iowa.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-04-20

eral at Point Pleasant belonging to the
private cottages. The ice is expected TO
break up within few days.
Alderman Kron's idea about side
walks is a good one and should be car
ried out NJ the next meeting of the coun-
Gil. Front street from Rock to the
slough has outgrown wooden sidewalks,
and all that are made in the future
should be of squared stone or cement.
Aid. kron is also in favor of enforcing
the sidewalk ordinance and having
every person who owns property where
the grade has been established and who
has not constructed walk to do so i'm
mediately, and not construct it out of
cinders, either, as too many have done
during the past year. A walk of cinders
is worse than no walk ut all and the
former council is to be severely censured
for ever allowing such walks to be built
in the thickly settled portions of the
city. Mr.. Kron's ATTEMPT to better the
sidewalks will receive the support of all
Two weeks ago tonight the memora-
BILE rain occurred that did so much dam
age. The returns are not all in yet.
Among other things, the water that
swept down Walnut street became back
ed mp a foot deep against DIR. Fullman's
store and flowed into his cellar in vast
quantities setting afloat large stock of
liquors. The DIR. claims that this over
flow was the result of carlessness on the
part of the city in not having the cutters
out so as to give the water
egress, and he proposes TO hold the city
for his losses. He figures
these up at about 5000, including every
thing. A large quantity of wine was
ruined and other damage done. The
city will soon be asked to settle this lit
tie bill or stand suit.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-04-20
Can a>Man Swallow a Cannon-baIl !?
Woll 1fhof donandn - Ha cor, if bic

Well, "that depends" He can if his
throat is large enough and the cannon
ball not too large. The question really
seems worthy of some consideration in
view of the size of some of the pills that
are prescribed for suffering humanity.
Why not throw them ito the dogs" and
take DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pei
let's? Small. sugar-coated, purely vege-
table, perfectly harmless, in glass, and
alwaya Trash
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-04-20
Minneapolis " st. Louis Hailwa
HOME JOTTINGs
From Fridays DAILY FREE Pass

From Fridays DAILY FREE Pass
The annual inspection of Company
+ will occur Saturday, May 9Th.
Two hand cars collided AT Madelia
yesterday and the section foreman was
severely injured.
The gas company has completed the
repairs on its mains on East Jackson
street and the street lamps i'll that part
of the city are again lighted al night.
Two monster boilers have just been
turned out al the Mankato Manufacture
ing Company's works, by c. c. Quinn,
for the Jennison Bros, of GAINESVILLE, TO
be used in their Touring mill. The
boilers are a good advertisement of
Mankato work.
The council increased most of the
salaries of city officers last night, but re-
duced those Of the day police and
poundmaster - month each. The
city engineers salary was increased a
half, he 10 devote his whole time 10 the
city hereafter. The assessor received
an increase of 800 year, as did also the
city attorney.
The funeral of the late WIN. Klein
yesterday was one of the largest ever
held in st. Peter. Ont of respect TO the
deceased the mayor issued proclama-
ton requesting that all busin ess places
be closed, and not n store was open III
the city during the progress of the obse
quies. We understand il is the desire
10 dispose of the large furniture business
of Mr.. Klein
Chief Fowler went TO st. Paul this
morning taking with him the stomach
and intestines Of the late Andrews to be
given a chemical ANALYSIS by an expert.
Excelsior Hose Co. No. at It's an
nual meeting elected the following Off
GERS for the ensuing year:
Foreman-P. W. Pitcher.
First Asslstant-GeO. Pond.
Second Assistamt-Chas. Crouch.
Secretarv-Geo. Fox.
Treasurer-A. NJ. Smith.
The company is composed OF IL fine set
of young men, who have proven them
selves very efficient in dealing with the
fiery element.
The storm of last week did con slider
able damage in the county, details of
which are just coming in. A strip of
country extending 10 the southeast of
this city suffered from high winds. Nu-
merous dwellings, barns and one or two
school houses were demolished \ Mr..
Ried, living near 81. Clair, was buried in
the falling of his house, but was rescued
fortunately unhurt. Some of the tim
bers of school house in Mcpherson
township were carried eighty rods by
the gale.
Mrs. Anna Wickersham, wife of DIR.
NJ K. Wickersham and mother of Mrs.
J.. T. Williams, died this morning at
1880 O'Clock of heart disease. Mrs.
Wickersham had been a resident of this
city for thirty-two years, and had won
the universal respect and esteem Of the
community. She was the mother of six
children, four daughters and two sons,
five of whom survive her. She lived TO
the ripe old age of u years and Was be-
loved by all who knew her. The funeral
occurred Sunday.
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Total-eight deeds. ..........

THE Lake Crystal Union in continually
criticising the FREE Press doubtless has
the satisfaction enjoyed by any other
whiffet which hope to secure notice by
keeping up an insignificant bark.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-04-20
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

The Register of Deeds reports the fol-
lowing transfers for the week ending to-
day:
j. X. Tinkcom and wife to F. w.
Morse lot A, sub. of lot /, blk 2
Tinkcom's add. .......-.......".... 500
c.. III. Parker and wife and q.
Stone and wife to A. S. Robin
son, VIZ nef sec. 35, los, 29......... 800
L. E. Kennedy and husband to j.
Lowen, e3 lot 80, Marsh q Broeh- 900
er's add. ..............-......-. lO0
Geo. A. KEENAN, and wife to wv.
Morse, WI lot 8, sec. q, los, 81. 500
G. Peterson to A. f. Hitler, WI
set sec. 25, 107, 27-........"...".... 1880
A. F. Hitler and wife TO j. Hitler,
nd nei sw4 sec. 2, LOG, H........... 600
M. Wagner to A. Renne, all of
sl4 61-l00 of net net e of road
sec. 33, 10S, 26..............."."... 25O
One unpublished. $500
Tofal-eioht deeds - Sc 750
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In calling for the above letters please say
"advertised" and give date of this list. Let
tiers remaining unclaimed at the expiration of
30 days from this date will be sent ID the Dead
Letter office.
JAMES CANNON Pm.
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MANKATo FREE Press.
THE RAILROADS
Chicag" Northwesteru

wINONA 4 ST. PETER.
Going East DEPART. Arrive
'La Crosse Milwaukee n
chicago Day Express e. IL .l5 am. l2:lap IN,
la Crosse Milwaukee n
Chicago Night Express III :3Op.m. l2:a>p.Iu,
WaScsa X Rochester Ac. l:IOp. ~
Going West
Redwood Falls, Tracy
Huron Day Passenger ... 3:l5pm zap m.
-RcdwCyI Falls, Water
town, Aberdeen \ Pierre
Through Express ...... &c. 2:lNa.m. 2:ihO IN.
st. Peter. New Ulm and
Tracy Accommodation .. E:'N.t. Ia. in:-'si. IN.
'DGiIv. Except sunday.
'bIilV. No SUNDAY train To Redwood Fails.
Minneapolis " st. Louis Railway.
CANNON Valley
Depart. Arrive
-. Louis, Kansas City,
81. Paul. Minneapolis,
Redwing, Faribault,
Mortified, Passenger, 2:i5 y. IN. l:lO pm.
waIcrYiile Accom-. 5:;s5a. IN. 1858 pm.
L. +. POWERS, Agent.
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LETTER LIST.

List of letters remaining uncalled for at the
postoffice at Mankato, Minnesota for the week
andfpu nril 10 1888
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-02-24
TO OPEN THE CHICKASAW'
HA RIVER.

At q meeting held by the citizens
of this Congressional District, or
gauized at Waynesboro, on the
18th of February, 1888, with NJ. u.
McRae, chairman, and o.. w.
Bunch, secretary. The object OF
the meeting was explained, to me-
morialize Congress and request our
REPRESENTATIVES to ask an approprl'
alton by Congress to open out the
Chickasawha river for navigation.
Resolced, That a committee OF
FIVE be appointed to draw up suita-
BILE resolutions stating the great
necessity and Importance OF the
| enterprise. Committee appointed /:
r. S. Burke, d. NJ. Taylor, w. X.
Graham, John OdOnell aud LovicE
Bunch.
Resolred, That the Chairman OF
this meeting, NJ. L. McRae aud j.
j. Golden, president Of Farmers
Alliance, be added as honorary
members to this committee.
ReSOlced, That the Mississippi
Argus, The Pascagoula DEMOCRAT.
STAR, Mississippi Messenger, Meri
dian Nelos aud Clarke County Times
be requested to publish these reso
lutions.
ReSolred, That this meeting ad
iourn, subject to a call Of tue Chair
man. NJ. L. MCRAE, Chairman.
G. w. BUNCH, Sec'y.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-02-24


The Masous have come and gone,
leaving us unenlIghtened on the
subtle aud profound subject of Ma
sonry. "FOr ways that are strange"
aud deeds that are kept dark, they
far suTpass the "heathen Chinee.o
We wonder what the men would
say if three hundred OF the hand
soonest women in our State we're to
meet for three successive days in
our city, and refuse to admit a mar
even as reporter to their meetings.
Great C8sarf wouldn't there be a
rowf Cries of. mischief and trea-
son would ascend FROM the four
quarters of the State, and doubt
less some of them would die of
curiosity because of these affairs ia
~ secret. Tue men don't tote fair
with women, that's a fact.-COlum-
bus Dispatch.
The dashing widow editress of
the Dispatch is always complaining
of the conduct of the men. Won
der if she wouldn't like to have
one for better or worsef
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-02-24
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE.

State of MiSsissippi-Wayne Co.
At a meeting of the citizens of
the 9th Congressional District, at
Waynesboro, on the 18th day OF
February, A. ID. 1888, the following
resolutions we're passed and a COM
mittee appointed to memorabilia
Congress and ask for an %appropria-
ton to clean out Chickasawha river,
and said committee having met
elected Nj. L. McRse, chairman and
d. NJ. Taylor, secretary, and said
committee presented the following
resolutions, which we're adopted
ResolCed, That in Chichasawha
river we have a natural outlet and
highway for the transportation OF
the vast amount OF cypress aud pine
timber, rosin and turpentine, and
the immense quantities of hickory,
ask, oak and other hard wood, also
the cotton aud other agricultural
products, sheep, wool, cattle and
minerals of East Mississippi.
ReSOlUed, That though SAID river
is How navigated 10y the Viola and
other steamboats,, for a limited
period of the year, navigation is
|, greatly impeded by reason of snags
and overhanging trees and other
Instructions.
ReSOlUed, That we earnestly re
quest the Congress Of the United
States to make an appropriation o
seventy-ftve thousand dollars fol
Improvement and cleaning out O.
said stream, thereby opening up q
new outlet for the various product;
of the country, as above mention
ed, thereby giving this section Of
country uuimpeded water commun
ication with the markets of the
world and will enhance the value
of the large quantities OF timbeFeC
. and agricultural lands lying on ant
: adjacent to said stream.
All of which is respectfully sub
mitted.
NJ. L. MoRAE, Chairman.
: D. M. TAYLOR, Sec'y.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-02-24
THE PUBLIC LANDS.

The following letter from Gen.
Joseph Wheeler, of Alabama, mem-
Der of Congress, aud who is a mem
Der of the Committee on Public
Lands is published for the informa-
ton OF our people in this section:
House OF REPRESENTATIVES, I
WASHINGTON, Feb. g., 1853. !
P, X. Mayors, Esq:
Dear Sir: A subcommittee OF
the Committee on Public Lands
consisting OF Messrs. Holman, OF
Indiana, Stone, of Missouri, and
PaysOn, of Illinois, have prepared
and submitted to the whole com
mittee u bill which proposes to
make extreme changes in the laws
governing tue disposal and occupa-
ton Of the public lands.
The proposed law provides that
all public lands chiefly valuable for
deposits of coal, iron, or other min
eral, shall be disposed of at not less
than ten dollars per acre.
The proposed law also provides
that public lands chiefly valuable
for timber shall not be sold, but the
| timber thereon shall be appraised
and sold at not less than the APP
praised value, but not less than ten
dollars per acre.
Feeling convinced that the pro-
posed legislation would take all the
public mineral and timber lands in
the South out of the market during
the present generation and thereby
retard our development, 1 am siren
uously opposing the bill, and shall
endeavor to prevent fnal action by
the Committee until l can hear from
the people.
AS a substitute for the proposed
measure l am striving to secure an
amendment which will bring al
public lands of every description,
whether mineral, timber, Oh other,
under the operation of the Home
stead laws.
l am anxious in this matter, ia
promote the best interests OF the
people Of the South aud only hope
to succeed in this by being definite
Is informed what the people regard
as their best interests.
To assist me in obtaining this
definite information will you be so
kind as TO ask those of your readers
who have studied and thought upon
the subject, to let me know what, in
their opinion, will be the effect OF
the proposed legislation.
Tie committee is now disposed
to make some concession IN the line
of my views, aud it will be a great
assistance to me to be possessed OF
q thorough knowledge of the wishes
Of the people. With high regard.
Very truly yours,
JOS. WHEELER.